Hello Mike and list: Although I've not heard or seen the Soundbar, I would have to say that most anything is an improvement over what the television sets themselves supply you as far as audio is concerned! It's a shame that you can get a great big 41-inch set...and have that audio sound like not much better than a little portable set! Of course I think I know that the idea is; the idea is that the manufactures of these sets want you to go out and hook a stereo sound system (maybe Dolby (or whatever it's called) would be simpler if they'd just go ahead and make the sets sound good; then people wouldn't have to go and buy extra equipment! I have my television back here in the room where I stay a lot going through my stereo. But the Sony 41-inch set currently isn't hooked to anything; I don't really know that it'd be practical to buy a stereo system just for the TV out there...maybe one of those Soundbars would do some justice for it! Tom Kaufman
-----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mike Thomas Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 6:50 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Soundbars The soundbar sits there in the on position 24 hours a day. I don't go to the trouble of turning it on and off. It makes no noise, and only when the television is turned on is an audio signal passed to the sound bar and amplified. Those little speakers inside a flat panel television probably could be made to sound better, but without any depth for an enclosure, they sound very tinny and cheap. The sound bar, even cheap ones help quite a bit. I'm not an audiophile by any means, but even I objected to the television sound quality. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 6:39 PM Subject: Re: Soundbars I'm sure I'm miss-understanding something somewhere in your post, if the Television's turned off then how do you get the sound from it to the Soundbar or don't you bother, do you just use the Soundbar with your smart device. On 10 May 2014, at 8:36 am, Mike Thomas <wheelt...@centurylink.net> wrote: > Hi, I made the mistake you're making, and thought I could sit a sound bar > on top of a flat screen television. Not quite so. The one I purchased is > about the shape of a distorted closed cylinder. Meaning it is the size in > length that you purchase, and perhaps somewhat oval with a flat bottom > surface. What happened with mine is it improved the television sound > quality immensely, but the television had to sit behind the sound bar, and > needed to be raised just a little so the television could "see" the remote > signal. I leave mine on all the time, and just turn the television off. > It makes no other sound and just sits in an idle mode. I do have a > blueTooth model, so I can put it that mode and play something from my > tablet or iphone with it. > > Hope this helps, > Mike > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" > <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 4:58 PM > Subject: Soundbars > > > Hi! > > Does anyone have one of these? I've not seen one before so perhaps someone > could give a description of what a soundbar looks like. > > I'm getting a bigger Television for the lounge so time to move the smaller > 19 inch set I have into the den, I'm thinking about placing this on top of > a soundbar, would be near perfect. > > So does the soundbar just sit on the floor, on a shelf, mounted on a wall > or what? > > > > ********** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
