Most folks do not treat video and audio equally, but they should. I know too many people who have 85-inch TVs in their living room. 4K resolution, HDR support, maybe even an OLED or Mini LED display, but watching a movie, show, or even a football game at their house sucks because you can’t hear crap. They still just use the TV’s own built-in speakers which just aren’t up to snuff when compared against what else is out there. Picture and sound are equally important, so in order to achieve a dream home theater setup, you need to invest in both.
Luckily, it doesn’t cost all too much to seriously level up your audio system. A compact soundbar like this one from Bose is enough to hear a tremendous difference if you’re coming from just using your TV’s speakers. This Bose soundbar also happens to be on sale at the moment for 33% off. Normally, you’d find it selling for $299, but the Amazon discount has taken it down by a clean $100. That means for a limited time it will only cost you $199.
Enhanced Dialogue
You can experience much better TV sound with a soundbar. Audio will be way crisper and clearer as you now have left and right speakers that are angled to create a wide natural soundstage with deep bass. A center tweeter is able to produce crystal clear speech
One of the common pain points about watching newer media on newer TVs is that dialogue seems to be mixed poorly. That is, if you are using just your TV’s speakers. Anything anyone says can come off muffled, but if you raise the volume, it’ll be ear piercing as soon as any action happens.
The Bose TV soundbar’s center tweeted is dedicated to dialogue and can be independently controlled so you can get the best listening experience. You can even turn on Bose’s proprietary Dialogue Mode which can enhance the speech-heavy content over background noises automatically.
Setup is real simple. It’s just as plug-and-play system. Connect the Bose TV soundbar to your TV over HDMI. It should all work together in a matter of seconds. Plus with HDMI ARC or eARC, you can use the same remote you’re already using for your TV to control the volume of the soundbar.
The soundbar also supports Bluetooth. If you’re looking to play music or maybe listen to an audiobook from the comfort of your living room, you can just pair your phone and queue up whatever you want to hear.