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Gene363 Offline
#1 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 2:22 PM EST
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Looking for a soundbar recommendation.

I currently have a Sony Receiver with five small speakers and a sub-woofer that is going out. Every so often I get a loud pop out of the left rear channel. Since we only use it for TV noise I figured a simpler sound bar would be good enough.
Dg west deptford Offline
#2 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 2:29 PM EST
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Bose
Speyside Offline
#3 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 2:31 PM EST
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^ +1
Dg west deptford Offline
#4 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 2:32 PM EST
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If you have a Bose factory outlet near you you can get lucky if you stop by often enough
BuckyB93 Offline
#5 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 2:42 PM EST
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I have no valuable info, I'm not an audiophile. I just bought one on sale at Wally World earlier this week. 32" bar of some brand of some sort (Onn?). I have no meaningful info on them but you reminded me of a task I need to do today.

I gotta install it for a good friend of mine who refuses to get hearing aids so anything that's loud for him to hear. Thanks for the reminder.

Carry on...
plinytheelder Offline
#6 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 2:52 PM EST
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Gene,
not too pleased with the soundbar (Bose I think) I bought. You have to use the remote on it to adjust the sound level, and turn it on and off. The one on the TV remote doesn't do anything... kind of annoying.
deadeyedick Offline
#7 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 3:17 PM EST
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plinytheelder wrote:
Gene,
not too pleased with the soundbar (Bose I think) I bought. You have to use the remote on it to adjust the sound level, and turn it on and off. The one on the TV remote doesn't do anything... kind of annoying.


Same issue. Bought a Bose a few years ago from Costco. Maybe a little better than the speaker in that 55" Samsung but not by much.
Speyside Offline
#8 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 3:17 PM EST
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Roku if a good inexpensive one, but if your TV isn't Roku you have to put the app on your phone to interface.
rfenst Offline
#9 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 3:26 PM EST
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Same question as Gene here.

Been looking at the selection of Costco. Vizio, Sonos and Bose are the in-store choices. Looking at the Vizio with sound bar, sub-woofer and two satellite rear speakers for like $200. I am no audiophile and am hard of hearing. Hope the Vizio will work be fine. Otherwise, I'll return it and buy something better.
Speyside Offline
#10 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 3:39 PM EST
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It depends on your TV brand Robert you should know as soon as you try it out.
Smooth light Offline
#11 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 4:10 PM EST
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Just run it through your stereo system (AUX) input. Sometimes low teck is good.
MACS Offline
#12 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 4:15 PM EST
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I have some Klipsch ProMedia 2.0 speakers with subwoofer for blasting (and I do mean blasting) tunes from the laptop. They make a variety of soundbars and the sound is pretty damn good.

https://www.klipsch.com/sound-bars
ZRX1200 Offline
#13 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 4:17 PM EST
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Have you asked Ram?
rfenst Offline
#14 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 4:37 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Have you asked Ram?

I forgot.
Smooth light Offline
#15 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 4:38 PM EST
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Nuthing beats 400+watts,(wall of sound) sure ain't going to need a hearing aid 😉.
Ram27 Offline
#16 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 4:46 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Have you asked Ram?




No need................Speak to the hand
ZRX1200 Offline
#17 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 4:50 PM EST
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I ordered my 7.62x39 upper no thanks to you btw [rambat]

I still ❤️ You though.
Whistlebritches Offline
#18 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 6:58 PM EST
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Got a couple Vizio 29" a couple years ago.Sound great and about 2 bills for the pair.They sound great and haven't given us any trouble,that's all I ask for.
BuckyB93 Offline
#19 Posted: Sat, Jun 12 2021, 10:04 PM EST
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plinytheelder wrote:
Gene,
not too pleased with the soundbar (Bose I think) I bought. You have to use the remote on it to adjust the sound level, and turn it on and off. The one on the TV remote doesn't do anything... kind of annoying.


Can't you just run the audio out from the TV (either RCA jacks, headphone jack, or some have fiber-optic) to the audio in on the sound bar? Set the sound bar volume to something like 50%. Put the sound bar remote out of the way so the old man doesn't get confused with too many remotes.

Then the TV remote can be used to adjust the volume. That's how I set up the one I did. It was a cheapie Onn from Wally World for something like $35. Nothing fancy but it serves its purpose.
Mr. Jones Offline
#20 Posted: Sun, Jun 13 2021, 9:57 AM EST
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Christmas presales of from the garbage in rich neighborhoods...they always work fine...rich people throw away great soundboard ALL THE TIME.
rfenst Offline
#21 Posted: Sun, Jun 13 2021, 10:08 AM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
Got a couple Vizio 29" a couple years ago.Sound great and about 2 bills for the pair.They sound great and haven't given us any trouble,that's all I ask for.

Thanks, Bro.
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