People still continue to buy the Bose TV Speaker even after we made a dedicated video on it…. To get you to stop, we took to facebook marketplace and gave ourselves the SAME budget and managed to buy a 5.1 surround sound setup with dedicated receivers!
Considering this is the home video section, I thought this would apply to this community. Reminds me of when I had my tiny dirt cheap 5.1 system, which sounded great to me. Especially when playing Bad Company 2 on my Xbox360.
No I’m not watching Linus tech tips talk about how great Facebook is.
I’m certainly not wasting time on the ground breaking news that buying used can save money.
Not gonna watch the video but thanks for the post I agree with the sentiment. Most of my friends and family i know have soundbars and they work better than TVthan speakers but my old roommates don’t seem to remember the 5.1 setup I had later in college accumulated over about a year costing around $270. I still have the sub to this day and just replaced the $95 center last month.
I took a road less traveled and use studio monitors for my TV. You can get 4-5” options for around $200-250 and at that price, they pack a punch. I’ve since upgraded to HS-8s , which admittedly are much more expensive, but for most, are complete overkill.
Most things I watch are only stereo anyway and having used a 5.1 in the past, surround is ultimately novelty for me.
I would always recommend paying attention to your room acoustics. Better speakers than what your TV has will make a difference, but beyond that you need to treat the room.
If you kill immediate high frequency reflections from walls, floor and ceiling to your listening position, and reduce energy of low frequency standing waves, you make a bigger difference than spending piles of cash on new equipment. And if you have a subwoofer, play around with the placement as even fairly small shifts can have a notable impact in your listening position.
