Well, somewhat of a surround experience. To get a true one, sadly you will need all 5 or 7 speakers around your head. If you want it like the movie theater which I do.
-----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary Wood Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2014 3:45 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sound bars I've never heard one, but I thought in a post that someone said that he got that surround experience. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hamit Campos" <[email protected]> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 7:07 AM Subject: RE: Sound bars > I'll stick to a true surround sound system thanks. I understand the > fact that sound bars are way better then TV speakers, and hell yeah they are. > But > there are 8 channals in a 7.1 Blu-Ray movie, and each one has a set of > sounds. To hear them all you need a true system. Thing is sometimes > people try to sell them to you as if you are getting the full movie experience. > Not > so. At the movies you have all 6 speakers if 5.1, or 8 if 7.1. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Gary Wood > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 4:38 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Sound bars > > But I would rather hear it from a soundbar, or like I have it, with my > surround sound and speakers. Maybe I'll have to check those soundbars > out somewhere. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Kaufman" <[email protected]> > To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 7:47 PM > Subject: RE: Sound bars > > >> 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:[email protected]] 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" <[email protected]> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> >> 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 <[email protected]> >> 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" >>> <[email protected]> >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> >>> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
