Anyway, I figured I'd poke my head in here and see if anyone has any good suggestions or experiences with soundbar systems. I've been looking at some of the Klipsch options, but it's been decades since I've been serious about any kind of home theater/home audio, and have no idea where to go from there.
Anyway, I figured I'd poke my head in here and see if anyone has any
good suggestions or experiences with soundbar systems. I've been
looking at some of the Klipsch options, but it's been decades since
I've been serious about any kind of home theater/home audio, and
have no idea where to go from there.
i have no experiance with sound bars but i have been using closed captioning for years... even with headphones... it isn't the best thing but it works for the most part...
DaiTengu wrote to Rampage <=-
Re: Home Theater Audo suggestions
By: Rampage to DaiTengu on Wed Apr 08 2020 07:40 pm
i have no experiance with sound bars but i have been using closed captioning for years... even with headphones... it isn't the best thing but it works for the most part...
I miss too much with CC on. I wind up staring at nothing but the
text. I might as well read a book, and have the audiobook play
along with it.
I miss too much with CC on. I wind up staring at nothing but the text. I
I have a Bose sound bar (w/ subwoofer) on one of my TV's, and it's
pretty nice. Lots of bass and volume if you want it. *MUCH*
better than the sound that comes from the TV normally. It uses an optical/fiber cable from the TV to the soundbar. Worth the cost.
I have a Bose sound bar (w/ subwoofer) on one of my TV's, and it's
pretty nice. Lots of bass and volume if you want it. *MUCH*
better than the sound that comes from the TV normally. It uses an optical/fiber cable from the TV to the soundbar. Worth the cost.
DaiTengu wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Home Theater Audo suggestions
By: Gamgee to DaiTengu on Thu Apr 09 2020 07:23 am
I have a Bose sound bar (w/ subwoofer) on one of my TV's, and it's
pretty nice. Lots of bass and volume if you want it. *MUCH*
better than the sound that comes from the TV normally. It uses an optical/fiber cable from the TV to the soundbar. Worth the cost.
Back when I sold A/V equipment (25 years ago!) Bose was the
shit. The $2000 sound systems with the tiny cube speakers were mind-blowing. Now everything is that size, and I'd really kill
to have some big 'ol speakers with 15" woofers in them, I just
dont have the space or the money to invest in a full receiver/5+
speaker system.
is that size, and I'd really kill to have some big 'ol speakers with 15" woofers in them, I just dont have the space or the money to invest in a full receiver/5+ speaker system.
There's a great thift shop near me that's got collections of speakers with huge-ass woofers, cloth grilles and WOODEN ENCLOSURES. Had a reel-to-reel tape deck last time I was there, and a handful of old receivers with analog tuners.
Yeah, I've always liked Bose. I guess there is better stuff
available for the true "audiophile", but Bose seems just right for
me. I still have a pair of '901' speakers that I bought way back
in the very late 80's! (or maybe it was the early 90's, it's a
little fuzzy now...), and they are just awesome. Don't really
crank it up as much as I used to, but those speakers are hard to
beat in my book. They are "reflecting" speakers where most of the
sound goes out the back and is designed to be reflected back off
from the wall. Almost unbelieveable back in the day. :)
Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Home Theater Audo suggestions
By: Gamgee to DaiTengu on Thu Apr 09 2020 07:23 am
I have a Bose sound bar (w/ subwoofer) on one of my TV's, and it's
pretty nice. Lots of bass and volume if you want it. *MUCH*
better than the sound that comes from the TV normally. It uses an optical/fiber cable from the TV to the soundbar. Worth the cost.
I don't even know where the speakers are on TVs these days.
There are no front-facing speakers or other visible speakers on
TVs anymore, so I'm not sure where the sound comes from..
I don't even know where the speakers are on TVs these days.
There are no front-facing speakers or other visible speakers on
TVs anymore, so I'm not sure where the sound comes from..
They're hidden in the "frame", or facing out the back of the TV.
If you look closely you can usually find the "grill" covering
them. Most seem to be fairly decent, unless it's a noisy room and
then I often have trouble hearing them well.
I don't even know where the speakers are on TVs these days.
There are no front-facing speakers or other visible speakers on
TVs anymore, so I'm not sure where the sound comes from..
trivia tidbit: they're being pointed out the back to take advantage of reflection bouncing off the walls al la bose speakers... they're missing the tuned sound tubes that bose has/had, though ;)
I don't even know where the speakers are on TVs these days. There are no front-facing speakers or other visible speakers on TVs anymore, so I'm not sure where the sound comes from..
Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Home Theater Audo suggestions
By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Thu Apr 09 2020 06:15 pm
I don't even know where the speakers are on TVs these days.
There are no front-facing speakers or other visible speakers on
TVs anymore, so I'm not sure where the sound comes from..
They're hidden in the "frame", or facing out the back of the TV.
If you look closely you can usually find the "grill" covering
them. Most seem to be fairly decent, unless it's a noisy room and
then I often have trouble hearing them well.
Facing the back? I'd think that would be the wrong direction for
speakers on a TV..
I don't even know where the speakers are on TVs these days. There are
no front-facing speakers or other visible speakers on TVs anymore, so
I'm not sure where the sound comes from..
I hate these flat screens. I can't hear a thing unless I have it blasting. Without CC I'd be in deep shit. Head phones are an option but then they blast the commericials which ruins the entire experience all together. Thank goodness for Netflix on the PC! ;-)
Facing the back? I'd think that would be the wrong direction for
speakers on a TV..
Some TVs have that, and some face the front. The rear-facing ones
are designed to have the sound reflected back from a wall behind
the TV. They actually work pretty well.
Back when I sold A/V equipment (25 years ago!) Bose was the shit. The $2000 sound systems with the tiny cube speakers were mind-blowing. Now everything that size, and I'd really kill to have some big 'ol speakers with 15" woofer in them, I just dont have the space or the money to invest in a full receiver/5+ speaker system.
There's a great thift shop near me that's got collections of speakers with huge-ass woofers, cloth grilles and WOODEN ENCLOSURES. Had a reel-to-reel ta
I did a little reading yesterday. Apparently you can get "upward firing" speakers that are designed to bounce sound off the ceiling for a Dolby Atmos setup, as opposed to mounting speakers in the ceiling.
Gray-Bears?
Re: Re: Home Theater Audo suggestions
By: DaiTengu to Gamgee on Thu Apr 09 2020 11:53 am
Back when I sold A/V equipment (25 years ago!) Bose was the shit. The
$2000 sound systems with the tiny cube speakers were mind-blowing. Now
everything that size, and I'd really kill to have some big 'ol
speakers with 15" woofer in them, I just dont have the space or the
money to invest in a full receiver/5+ speaker system.
Yeah, Bose... OK enough about those guys. Sorry if this discussion is old. I'd go over and look at Monoprice. They have some 5.1 speaker packages that are reasonable, have decent sound, and won't break the bank. I think they even have a setup where the satelite speakers are wireless. I don't know how much I trust a wireless connection when you're talking about sound accuracy, but I think it's important to focus on a decent Center channel speaker. Just about everything coming out of Netflix is 5.1 of some kind, and having all the dialog front and center really makes a difference.
So if you're done saying, "well duaa". Again I was just chiming in. The only Home Theater system I have is a Sony ES50 reciever connected to a set of Boston Acoustic speakers that I bought between Collage (1995 roughly), and like in 2005 I replaced the satelite/rears and bought a second hand sub. System has Dolby DTS (the old version), and I use optical from the TV to drive it. Plug the Roku or BluRay into the TV and I'm good. The only thing I wish it would do is control the volume on the reciever.
Once I get settled in my house I'm building an ATMOS theater in my garage. --
Android8675@realitycheckbbs.o r g
Gray-Bears?Yep. That's the one shopping experience I miss the most while sheltering
in place. My daughter can always find a ton of books for $5 for a pile she c
man, i always buy my home theaters from the back of a van @ home depot!!
man, i always buy my home theaters from the back of a van @ home
depot!!
Ha, I used to work at "The Good Guys!" (RIP), and those vans were hilarious and really agressive. --
Android8675@realitycheckbbs.o r g
Re: Re: Home Theater Audo suggestions
By: Mastermind to Android8675 on Mon Apr 20 2020 05:41 pm
man, i always buy my home theaters from the back of a van @ home
depot!!
Ha, I used to work at "The Good Guys!" (RIP), and those vans were hilarious and really agressive. --
Android8675@realitycheckbbs.o r g
Android8675 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Next time you're there grab me a classic console with a couple games,
if you see one. I don't care which one. I'll pay you triple if you can find a Vectrex.
Grey-Bears is amazing. I love that they take electronics no questions asked. Do you have any idea how hard it is to get recyclers to take electronics? They just don't want to deal with em. --
Wiis are good if they are the ones with the Game Cube ports on the side. They are typically the Wii's where the WII lettering on the front looks right if the Wii is vertically oriented.Next time you're there grab me a classic console with a couple games,
if you see one. I don't care which one. I'll pay you triple if you can find a Vectrex.
I haven't seen one of those, seen stacks of Wiis. I'm tempted to get
another one, we brought my Wii up to my family's cabin.
Their half-off days are tempting to get another BBS box; their prices at half-off are about what Newegg charges.
My local waste management company takes e-waste up to about the size of a tower case in our recycling bin. I've gotten rid of a lot of stuff that way.
Wiis are good if they are the ones with the Game Cube ports on the side. They are typically the Wii's where the WII lettering on the front looks right if the Wii is vertically oriented.
Those Wiis you can easily put the homebrew channel and run all sorts of great emulators on it. I bricked my Wii when I made a rookie error. I should trade it for a working one.
Android8675 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Those Wiis you can easily put the homebrew channel and run all sorts of great emulators on it. I bricked my Wii when I made a rookie error. I should trade it for a working one.
Re: Re: Home Theater Audo suggestions
By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Thu Apr 09 2020 18:15:00
Ni> I don't even know where the speakers are on TVs these days.
Ni> There are no front-facing speakers or other visible speakers on
Ni> TVs anymore, so I'm not sure where the sound comes from..
Gamgee> They're hidden in the "frame", or facing out the back of the TV.
Gamgee> If you look closely you can usually find the "grill" covering
Gamgee> them. Most seem to be fairly decent, unless it's a noisy room
Gamgee> and then I often have trouble hearing them well.
trivia tidbit: they're being pointed out the back to take advantage of reflection bouncing off the walls al la bose speakers... they're missing the tuned sound tubes that bose has/had, though ;)
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