What speakers do you use watching Flat screen TV?

[wilson1]

What speakers do you use watching Flat screen TV?

Don't really want to have big speakers everywhere, wondering what everyone is using to augment the TV screen sound?
Soundbars?
Any suggestions?

 

[JackD201]

Ambience Speaker Systems In-Walls and Dali In-Ceilings. In walls and in ceilings are a lot of work though. For something unobtrusive and easy I'd go with little sub sats from the likes of Focal and Gallo.

 

[DonH50]

Magnepan MG-IIIa's L/R, CC3 center, MC1 surrounds and backs.

Flat TV, flat speakers.

 

[amirm]

I use a set of Revel Bookshelf speakers with my Pioneer AVR driving it.

 

[Orb]

Amir,
how good are the latest sound bar from HK?
Just curious if one is looking for something more day-to-day casual listening rather than traditional surround.
Cheers
Orb

 

[AMP]

I've had excellent luck with the top-end Niles in-walls. They're expensive, but work very well. We had a set in the bedroom of our old house and I was very pleased with their performance. When the living room was under construction I needed some music and drove them using my Rowland 301s and Wadia 861. The results were impressive... to the point that my wife started asking why we couldn't have in-wall speakers in the living room instead of those enormous "things."

In our current house in-walls won't work for the TV location so I'm using a set of Gallo A'Diva with the Gallo sub. I was quite surprised with how well they work given their size.

 

[daytona600]

ls3/5A

 

[Bill Hart]

I currently have a couple of dedicated home theatre systems set up, i.e., they are not part of the music system. The big system uses old Snells and a pair of large Velodyne woofers (also old). The small system in the 'den' uses a relatively inexpensive 5.1 system that came from Canada, small satellite speakers and a powered subwoofer. (The brand name escapes me right now, but I don't think the entire speaker array cost more than 1500 bucks). Powered by a large basic multichannel amp (a Rotel if memory serves) and some cast-offs from the big system (old Meridian processor). I use this system far more than the big 'theatre' one.

 

[flez007]

I use a Yamaha bar speaker, fulfills my needs.

http://www.iwirechicago.com/id86.html

 

[Orb]

Flez,
you compare it to any other bar speakers such as the newish HK ones?
I do wonder if the new generation have moved away from surround sound "box" speakers concept and more towards quality sound bars.

Cheers
Orb

 

[andromedaaudio]

Testing


DSC_0021 by andromeda61, on Flickr

 

[DonH50]

Seems like you might have a hole in the bass region...

 

[andromedaaudio]

When i am testing new mids and tweeters , i want to hear what the mid ads , the bass only interfears so i leave it out

 

[flez007]

Flez,
you compare it to any other bar speakers such as the newish HK ones?
I do wonder if the new generation have moved away from surround sound "box" speakers concept and more towards quality sound bars.

Cheers
Orb

I did not compare it with other bar options orb - I just liked them at the store and liked them better at my home studio, they play interesting tricks in the surround field.

 

[flez007]

Testing


DSC_0021 by andromeda61, on Flickr

Someone ripped your woofers!

 

[Orb]

I did not compare it with other bar options orb - I just liked them at the store and liked them better at my home studio, they play interesting tricks in the surround field.

One for me to consider for general tv watching, along with I think Samsung is meant to have a reasonable one, Samsung I know

Cheers
Orb

 

[treitz3]

This may not be "the Best" out there but I have heard the Polk Audio's flagship surroundbar at Polk HQ's and also here at the house and I must say that it sounded rather good. Not really being an HT type of guy, I' normally not in the market for these type of things but with that said, I was pleasantly surprised. You may want to add this to your list of things to audition.

Tom

 

[Orb]

Thanks Tom,
Yeah read good things about the Polk one and followed their forums for awhile.
Cheers
Orb