Advice re TV and Sound Bar please

LadyDee

Rather aged Freeview LG TV (Model LG 32LK330U ) bought in 2011. Still going strong but sound is not so good with hearing aids.

Would this sound bar LG LAS260B (a) work with the TV; and (B) improve clarity of speech?

Limited budget and found this sound bar for a very good price so would be very grateful for any help please.

Many thanks.

[Deleted User]

Yes, that would be fine, just use an optical cable to connect the two. Almost any soundbar improves on the audio from your average LED/LCD TV.

JohnB47

Before you go a sound bar route - have you tried playing around with the sound settings? In the manual for your TV there is a setting called 'clear voice'. You can find it under Customizing TV Settings/Audio Settings:




Sets whether to enhance human voice clarity. You can adjust the level of clarity when you set this feature on.


If you haven't got the manual, you can download it from here:


https://www.lg.com/uk/support/support-product/lg-32LK330U

LadyDee

Hi John, yes I have tried changing the Clear Voice setting but I haven't really noticed any difference. I've also turned treble down and bass up but that doesn't make any appreciable difference.

Stoke

JohnB47 wrote: »

Before you go a sound bar route - have you tried playing around with the sound settings? In the manual for your TV there is a setting called 'clear voice'. You can find it under Customizing TV Settings/Audio Settings:




Sets whether to enhance human voice clarity. You can adjust the level of clarity when you set this feature on.


If you haven't got the manual, you can download it from here:


https://www.lg.com/uk/support/support-product/lg-32LK330U

No amount of EQ'ing is going to make those tiny tinny speakers sound anything other than poor. They're fine for day to day viewing, but when you want to watch a film and really enjoy the sound definition, a bar or better yet a proper audio setup is really required.

I have half. I have a 5.1 surround sound system, but have only plugged in the front 3 speakers. The other 2 are in my garage. I think it suffices for the time being.

LadyDee

Stoke wrote: »

No amount of EQ'ing is going to make those tiny tinny speakers sound anything other than poor. They're fine for day to day viewing, but when you want to watch a film and really enjoy the sound definition, a bar or better yet a proper audio setup is really required.

I have half. I have a 5.1 surround sound system, but have only plugged in the front 3 speakers. The other 2 are in my garage. I think it suffices for the time being.

Nothing so fancy required, just trying to improve on the "shushy" sound experienced when using hearing aids.

RumRat

As said, any soundbar is going to improve your TV's sound. Even a pair of £20 PC speakers would improve it.
I've no experience of the soundbar you are looking at, but, even though it's an older model, it seems to get reviews on the good side.

LadyDee

Thanks everybody, will give it a try.

JJ_Egan

Amazon Prime sale starts today might be soundbar offers .

Stoke

They do very cheap soundbars in B&M as well (<£30). Goodmans I think. I suspect they're Chinese knockoffs with a brand stuck on the front, but even so, they'll blow your TV speakers away.

It's the price we are all paying for the 'thin' product generation. Everything needs to be 'thin', 'hip, and 'cool' but then we moan because they sound like crap. Simple physics people.... it's borderline impossible to get good quality (or loud) audio from speakers with a cone the size of a watch battery.

I recently sold a junky (and chunky) old Technika flat screen TV. It was horrendous, but it still sounded better than my current 'sub 1 grand LG' because it had significantly larger speakers mounted at the side rather than tiny speakers mounted at the back.

JohnB47

I would recommend auditioning some before you buy. I have no experience of hearing aids but you might find that a sound bar does not significantly improve things for you.


I have a sound bar and it really is a vast improvement on the built-in speakers but then my hearing is reasonably good.


If you have a branch of Richer Sounds or similar they could set you up in a quiet room to listen to a few.