- Mar 26, 2005
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I got a 51' Visio LED 3D TV, and I love it, but it's sound really sucks... It can get fairly loud, but the sound is muddy or garbled. I cannot make out the words in movies. Many times the music drowns out speech which is even more annoying.
I live in a New York City apartment, in a large building and I got neighbors all around me who love to complain to the management as soon as they hear any loud noises. So I need room filling sound, but not something that will make neighbors' walls shake.
First I was looking at sound-bars, but they seem to be best for wall mounted setups. My TV is standing on a small glass top stand. Also SoundBars are extremely expensive. There are some cheap Visio ones but quality is horrible. Anything better costs $300+
I was thinking about adding two floorstanding speakers, but I know nothing about how these things operate. Don't they need an amp?
Also do I need to buy any audio cables separately to make this setup work? I want to be able to use it right away.
My budget is $100-200 but I want to spend as little as possible.
I live in a New York City apartment, in a large building and I got neighbors all around me who love to complain to the management as soon as they hear any loud noises. So I need room filling sound, but not something that will make neighbors' walls shake.
First I was looking at sound-bars, but they seem to be best for wall mounted setups. My TV is standing on a small glass top stand. Also SoundBars are extremely expensive. There are some cheap Visio ones but quality is horrible. Anything better costs $300+
I was thinking about adding two floorstanding speakers, but I know nothing about how these things operate. Don't they need an amp?
Also do I need to buy any audio cables separately to make this setup work? I want to be able to use it right away.
My budget is $100-200 but I want to spend as little as possible.
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