Can't see it, got a linky?
What soundbar?
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PaulSB
Squire
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- Chorley, Lancashire
Mo1959
Legendary Member
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Still got one of these too built into the tv unit. Still quite happy with it.
Just to update this. I ended up with a Sony ct800. I listened to many. I hooked up my amp and speakers too but dialogue just wasn't clear through it. I did buy one from Richer Sounds which I took back. It turns out the cutoff point for my discernment is about 500quid. In the end I got the Sony as an ex display from John lewis for 234 with a 2 year warranty. It was between it and the Samsung bar Mort recommended but I liked the mid tones better on the Sony, plus it has Chromecast and other clever stuff built in.
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Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
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- Plymouth
Glad you like it. In general, do you think they are better for hearing dialogue? I only ask because I'd like to buy my parents one as a gift. My Dad is getting quite deaf and has the TV up really loud. Perhaps if the soundbar makes things clearer he won't have to dial it up so much?
Compared to a hifi, yes, it's an area they are better in but they are not all equal. I found a lot of them to be muddy or small or tinny and no better then the TV, even though musically most of them were better. If you can, get your dad out to listen to them in Currys or elsewhere. It's very personal what will be clear to him and be prepared to take your time playing stuff through YouTube and Spotify. The Samsung had an equaliser on it which made a big difference to dialogue as well.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
My hi-fi speakers are close enough to my screen and all audio is routed through the hi-fi amp, so no need a for a sound bar... not that that stopped me from considering buying one. They do look kinda cool... but bearing in mind that my hi-fi speakers are close enough to my screen and all audio is routed through the hi-fi amp, I've no need a for a sound bar. I need to remember this when I'm in Curry's.
You need to also remember that you don't need that deep bass rumble when the imperial cruiser passes overhead or that extra clarity on those dodgy sound quality American series on Netflix, remember that....
Actually, there are occasions I don't like the sub woofer, great for films but sometimes irritating for TV but soundbars without it are either much cheaper or very expensive and quite large for the bass speaker, so it's a compromise.
Actually, there are occasions I don't like the sub woofer, great for films but sometimes irritating for TV but soundbars without it are either much cheaper or very expensive and quite large for the bass speaker, so it's a compromise.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
We thought my dad was going deaf in his last few years. He turned the TV up louder and louder as the months went by. It got really ridiculous, to the extent that I could hear it clearly from outside the house!
In the end though, it turned out that his ears were just severely clogged up with wax. Once they had been cleaned out his hearing miraculously returned. He got a hell of a fright when he switched his TV on and was blasted by very loud music! He accused us of having 'messed about with the volume'. It took some time to persuade him that we hadn't touched the volume control since he last messed about with it. Once his hearing was fixed he started complaining about worrying noises from his car engine which he hadn't been able to hear before.
My sub-woofer is a bit small and cheap so it produces a lot of mid-bass frequencies but not much below about 60 Hz. It sounds good enough on most material but can be a bit boomy on some deep male voices. If it booms, I fade the sub-woofer down a bit and it is then okay.
