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kc5rkg · 01-23-2021, 04:51 PM

Any recommendations for a good sound bar for home television use? Not looking for a whole sound system, just a simple sound bar. Thanks for your input!

Shane · 01-23-2021, 04:56 PM

I bought a JBL Bar 5.1 recently. Not the fanciest, but it's pretty nice.

rdorsett · 01-23-2021, 04:59 PM

We have a Polk and a TCL in our house. Polk with the Bluetooth sub is nice

bpa556 · 01-23-2021, 05:20 PM

We have a Yamaha that is pretty awesome.

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CabezaBlanca · 01-23-2021, 05:41 PM

I have a Samsung. Much better than the tv speakers.

sasqy · 01-23-2021, 08:37 PM

Sonos !!

Mike D · 01-23-2021, 10:12 PM

We had a Vizio 5.1 sound bar when we were staying in an apartment. The sound at transmits wirelessly to the sub and then the rear speakers wire to the sub. It was all plug & play. The neighbors complained a couple of times.

In the house we now have it on the back patio. Its awesome having surround sound on the patio.

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tkuehn5410 · 01-23-2021, 10:21 PM

Sonos is industry leader, and my wife won one at a conference raffle and it's great. We also have 2 or 3 sound bars from black friday from different providers and they all work well.

sailor · 01-23-2021, 10:56 PM

I got one from walmart, that works great...........

ateague11 · 01-23-2021, 11:56 PM

Klipsch

Black Ice · 01-24-2021, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ateague11

Klipsch

Only way to go. I have one mounted in my bedroom with a 65 inch Samsung and it’s great.

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jlinville · 01-24-2021, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ateague11

Klipsch

^^^^^this!

Quackerbox · 01-24-2021, 12:49 AM

Go head and get one with a sub

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Pacman · 01-24-2021, 12:50 AM

Songs

Pacman · 01-24-2021, 12:50 AM

Sonos.

W E H · 01-24-2021, 09:07 AM

How do the get the sound to the sound bar.? Do sound bars have separate remotes?

I have DirectTv with an hdmi cable that runs from a cabinet off to the side through the wall and comes in behind the wall mounted tv.

The tv is Samsung about 8 years old. I think it may have an rca speaker out jack.

Thanks

iamntxhunter · 01-24-2021, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W E H

How do the get the sound to the sound bar.? Do sound bars have separate remotes?

I have DirectTv with an hdmi cable that runs from a cabinet off to the side through the wall and comes in behind the wall mounted tv.

The tv is Samsung about 8 years old. I think it may have an rca speaker out jack.

Thanks

It should have an optical cable connection on the back of the tv and the sound bar should come with the optical cable.

SNKETR · 01-24-2021, 10:04 AM

I'm really happy with my Samsung 2.1, sound quality wise. I bought it hoping it would work better with my Samsung TV. About 5% of the time though it won't turn on with the TV and i have to use the soundbar remote to turn it on. Kinda random. I'm finishing a house build and planning on upgrading to SONOS. Not a cheap upgrade though.

Hotrodd · 01-24-2021, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sasqy

Sonos !!

^^^^This^^^^

bowhntrmatt · 01-24-2021, 10:30 AM

I have a Polk with wireless sub. It sounds great, but I have a hard time getting it to automatically turn on/off with the tv. That’s my only complaint but it’s very annoying.

tbgascorer · 01-24-2021, 11:26 AM

Samsung with a sub. It’s quality sound.

Marion · 01-24-2021, 04:10 PM

I do home audio and home theaters for a living and we install a lot of Sonos, I have several pieces of Sonos equipment in my house and it's a great product. That being said it isn't inexpensive. Almost any sound bar you get will have much better sound than the TV speakers and any of the name brands mentioned above will serve you well. What I would say for you to really pay attention to is the connection between the TV and sound bar. If your TV has a HDMI port labeled ARC then make sure you get a sound bar that has a HDMI input on it for ARC. This makes setting up your sound bar with the TV very simple. You will connect the two together with and HDMI cable, the TV and soundbar will set up volume control automatically and within a few seconds you're ready to go and no need to program the soundbar's volume control into another remote.

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kc5rkg Eight Point Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pearland, Tx Hunt In: South TX	Recommendation for home TV sound bar Any recommendations for a good sound bar for home television use? Not looking for a whole sound system, just a simple sound bar. Thanks for your input!

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01-23-2021, 04:56 PM	#2
Shane Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Abilene, TX Hunt In: Mismatched camo	I bought a JBL Bar 5.1 recently. Not the fanciest, but it's pretty nice.

01-23-2021, 04:59 PM	#3
rdorsett Six Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas Hunt In: McCulloch, Scurry, Childress	We have a Polk and a TCL in our house. Polk with the Bluetooth sub is nice

01-23-2021, 05:20 PM	#4
bpa556 Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Kinney County Hunt In: Terrell County	We have a Yamaha that is pretty awesome. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-23-2021, 05:41 PM	#5
CabezaBlanca Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Rock Island, TX Hunt In: Colorado County	I have a Samsung. Much better than the tv speakers.

01-23-2021, 08:37 PM	#6
sasqy Ten Point Join Date: May 2015 Location: Salt Creek Hunt In: my sasquatch suit	Sonos !!

01-23-2021, 10:12 PM	#7
Mike D Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Texas Hunt In: Haskell County, TX	We had a Vizio 5.1 sound bar when we were staying in an apartment. The sound at transmits wirelessly to the sub and then the rear speakers wire to the sub. It was all plug & play. The neighbors complained a couple of times. In the house we now have it on the back patio. Its awesome having surround sound on the patio. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

01-23-2021, 10:21 PM	#8
tkuehn5410 Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lubbock, TX Hunt In: Crosby, Dickens	Sonos is industry leader, and my wife won one at a conference raffle and it's great. We also have 2 or 3 sound bars from black friday from different providers and they all work well.

01-23-2021, 10:56 PM	#9
sailor Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Texas Hunt In: Texas	I got one from walmart, that works great...........

01-23-2021, 11:56 PM	#10
ateague11 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Taylor, TX Hunt In: In a tree!	Klipsch

01-24-2021, 12:49 AM	#13
Quackerbox Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Magnolia Hunt In: The woods	Go head and get one with a sub Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

01-24-2021, 12:50 AM	#14
Pacman Four Point Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Cypress, TX	Songs

01-24-2021, 09:07 AM	#16
W E H Six Point Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Yoakum Hunt In: Lavaca County USA	How do the get the sound to the sound bar.? Do sound bars have separate remotes? I have DirectTv with an hdmi cable that runs from a cabinet off to the side through the wall and comes in behind the wall mounted tv. The tv is Samsung about 8 years old. I think it may have an rca speaker out jack. Thanks

01-24-2021, 10:04 AM	#18
SNKETR Four Point Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Williamson County Hunt In: Robertson County	I'm really happy with my Samsung 2.1, sound quality wise. I bought it hoping it would work better with my Samsung TV. About 5% of the time though it won't turn on with the TV and i have to use the soundbar remote to turn it on. Kinda random. I'm finishing a house build and planning on upgrading to SONOS. Not a cheap upgrade though.

01-24-2021, 10:30 AM	#20
bowhntrmatt Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wimberley Hunt In: Comstock, Runge	I have a Polk with wireless sub. It sounds great, but I have a hard time getting it to automatically turn on/off with the tv. That’s my only complaint but it’s very annoying.

01-24-2021, 11:26 AM	#21
tbgascorer Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tomball, TX Hunt In: Mills County	Samsung with a sub. It’s quality sound.

01-24-2021, 04:10 PM	#22
Marion Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mesquite, TX Hunt In: Hamilton	I do home audio and home theaters for a living and we install a lot of Sonos, I have several pieces of Sonos equipment in my house and it's a great product. That being said it isn't inexpensive. Almost any sound bar you get will have much better sound than the TV speakers and any of the name brands mentioned above will serve you well. What I would say for you to really pay attention to is the connection between the TV and sound bar. If your TV has a HDMI port labeled ARC then make sure you get a sound bar that has a HDMI input on it for ARC. This makes setting up your sound bar with the TV very simple. You will connect the two together with and HDMI cable, the TV and soundbar will set up volume control automatically and within a few seconds you're ready to go and no need to program the soundbar's volume control into another remote.