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I am profoundly hard of hearing and I am considering buying a sound bar for the TV. Question ? Does a sound bar provide extremely loud volume ? A window rattling power ?
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31-03-2021, 03:17 AM
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Re: Sound bar for tv

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I am profoundly hard of hearing and I am considering buying a sound bar for the TV. Question ? Does a sound bar provide extremely loud volume ? A window rattling power ?
I am the same (deaf I mean) but rather than a sound bar I bought a Yamaha amp and a set of speakers for that gut rumbling sound. It has the advantage of being able to connect to my server, internet, many video or audio sources and has an AM/FM tuner. I can also control it from a computer or tablet if I want.

My camper has a sound bar but I wouldn't say it was that loud, on the other hand the Yamaha drives seven speakers plus an active bass woofer so my neighbours can enjoy 5.1 surround sound as well.

Probably depends on how much you want to pay for a sound bar but there are other options
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This is all tosh, connecting this to that to the other, got up this morning and attempted to switch the Tele on, switched on the Freesat first, of course, just got a blank screen on the Tele, then switched the Tele on. As usual eventually the Tele comes on and defaults to an obscure channel selection we never use so, have to scroll across to find HDMI3, meanwhile the Tele wants our geographical settings confirmed. Selected both and Freesat comes on to the selected channel when switched off last night, no problem with that but there is no sound, that is because I haven't switched the Sound Bar on. Got to be careful here and make sure Youtube was not on when the system was last powered down otherwise, the Sound Bar will come on at about 130 decibels.
Such craziness at 5.00am in the morning, even more crazy is that once the tele is on I don't watch it, my back is to it whilst doing my work on the computer, might just have well have put the Radio on, just one operation.
Bakerman, my advice is don't bother, just struggle on.
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31-03-2021, 07:28 AM
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Re: Sound bar for tv

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This is all tosh, connecting this to that to the other, got up this morning and attempted to switch the Tele on, switched on the Freesat first, of course, just got a blank screen on the Tele, then switched the Tele on. As usual eventually the Tele comes on and defaults to an obscure channel selection we never use so, have to scroll across to find HDMI3, meanwhile the Tele wants our geographical settings confirmed. Selected both and Freesat comes on to the selected channel when switched off last night, no problem with that but there is no sound, that is because I haven't switched the Sound Bar on. Got to be careful here and make sure Youtube was not on when the system was last powered down otherwise, the Sound Bar will come on at about 130 decibels.
Such craziness at 5.00am in the morning, even more crazy is that once the tele is on I don't watch it, my back is to it whilst doing my work on the computer, might just have well have put the Radio on, just one operation.
Bakerman, my advice is don't bother, just struggle on.
Just because you have your system set up so badly you shouldn't really try to put off other people

My amp is set as master on a power board into which are plugged the TV, woofer and WD TV Live as slaves. When I have finished watching or using the system I just turn off the amp this also cuts power to the TV etc.

BTW The power saving board is available in the UK because when my brother saw mine he bought one when he returned home.

When the system is needed just use the remote control to turn on the amp and everything else is switched on in the same state as it was turned off. Nothing is too loud - So easy to set up and control.

The power board also has two sockets that are not slaves so that I can plug in my Wifi extender and LAN switch which need to remain on at all times.
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31-03-2021, 08:00 AM
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Re: Sound bar for tv

Bakerman, stating the obvious here but have you had your hearing checked lately..?, you could try some wireless headphones, can you ring an audio/tv specialist who could advise you..?
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31-03-2021, 08:04 AM
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Re: Sound bar for tv

Originally Posted by spitfire ->
This is all tosh, connecting this to that to the other, got up this morning and attempted to switch the Tele on, switched on the Freesat first, of course, just got a blank screen on the Tele, then switched the Tele on. As usual eventually the Tele comes on and defaults to an obscure channel selection we never use so, have to scroll across to find HDMI3, meanwhile the Tele wants our geographical settings confirmed. Selected both and Freesat comes on to the selected channel when switched off last night, no problem with that but there is no sound, that is because I haven't switched the Sound Bar on. Got to be careful here and make sure Youtube was not on when the system was last powered down otherwise, the Sound Bar will come on at about 130 decibels.
Such craziness at 5.00am in the morning, even more crazy is that once the tele is on I don't watch it, my back is to it whilst doing my work on the computer, might just have well have put the Radio on, just one operation.
Bakerman, my advice is don't bother, just struggle on.
That sounds like an awfull faff spitty, I have an amp and surround sound set up on mine, hdmi cable from it, the sky box and the ps5 into the back of the amp, I turn on the amp then tv
both switch on no probs, I don’t think yours is set up correctly...
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31-03-2021, 08:49 AM
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Re: Sound bar for tv

I have sound bars on a couple of TVs and they certainly give a better quality sound than the TV's own speakers. The sound bars don't have separate base speakers but I'd expect them to give even better sound if they did. With or without a separate base speaker, good quality sound bars give louder sound without distortion than a TV speaker can give.

The sound bars connect to the television with HDMI leads plugged into the ARC (Audio Return Channel) sockets. This means that the sound bar is turned on an off and the volume turned up and down using the TV remote control. No need to use the sound bar's own remote control for these functions.

Your TV has likely got an HDMI socket with ARC written next to it. If it has, this would be the one to plug your ARC compatible sound bar into.

My main TV has a surround sound system. 6 speakers and a base unit (Dolby Atmos). Excellent sound and connected to the TV via HDMI (ARC) sockets. Control for sound system volume and on/off all done using the TV remote control's buttons. The remote control for the sound system sits on the shelf gathering dust.

Headphones are also a good idea but possibly not ones that completely cut off other sounds going on around you (knocks at the door/doorbells for instance).
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31-03-2021, 09:23 AM
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Re: Sound bar for tv

Originally Posted by Primus1 ->
Bakerman, stating the obvious here but have you had your hearing checked lately..?, you could try some wireless headphones, can you ring an audio/tv specialist who could advise you..?
Yes, I have had my hearing checked many times. Dr's say my hearing is described as profoundly hard of hearing. I can usually hear various noises BUT it is nearly impossible to understand human speech. Especially the voices of woman who speak at a much higher frequency. The only way I know if a woman is speaking to me is if I see her lips moving. A few men, those with a very deep voice I can usually understand provided they don't speak with an accent.
Yes, I have tried wired and wireless headphones. the problem is that many videos, especially on youtube have terrible volume. I always use subtitles. The general idea is for me to get the full impact of music and action scenes. Hence my interest in a sound bar.
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31-03-2021, 09:48 AM
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Yes, I have had my hearing checked many times. Dr's say my hearing is described as profoundly hard of hearing. I can usually hear various noises BUT it is nearly impossible to understand human speech. Especially the voices of woman who speak at a much higher frequency. The only way I know if a woman is speaking to me is if I see her lips moving. A few men, those with a very deep voice I can usually understand provided they don't speak with an accent.
Yes, I have tried wired and wireless headphones. the problem is that many videos, especially on youtube have terrible volume. I always use subtitles. The general idea is for me to get the full impact of music and action scenes. Hence my interest in a sound bar.
Well , my only suggestion is to speak to an audio/tv specialist who might be able to advise you on what you need, if you can go into their shop( not sure what your lockdown rules are) , they might be able to demonstrate some systems that meet your needs...
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31-03-2021, 11:43 AM
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Re: Sound bar for tv

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I am profoundly hard of hearing and I am considering buying a sound bar for the TV. Question ? Does a sound bar provide extremely loud volume ? A window rattling power ?
Is your TV screwed to the wall, or is it a freestanding table-top model?
My largest TV is free standing and sits on a Maxell sound plate and for me it greatly improved the sound of my large flat screen TV to such an extent, I also bought one for the smaller 42" free standing TV in the rear sun lounge :thumbup: The improvement in sound quality AND volume was truly amazing.
 
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