Things change rapidly in the tech work, its assumed for example in this day and age that if you buy a large Television then you also have a surround-Sound System or Soundbar to connect to it, as I said in an earlier eMail the speakers in Televisions these days because of the thickness in the main, sound God Damen awful.
I can't help feeling that the absence of speakers from these Television sets would save everyone a whole heap of Bother. On 10 May 2014, at 10:47 am, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > ********** 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
