If you’re buying a new TV, purchasing a separate soundbar or surround sound system is virtually a necessity. If this is your first new TV in a while, you might think TVs come with adequate sound capacity…but you’d be very, very wrong. Not adding additional speakers to your TV set-up is akin to only listening to music through your mobile phone speakers or going through daily life with tissue paper in your ears. Yes, you may hear the basics, but you’ll lose depth of sound and will likely miss out on all of the details. You’re already putting your flat screen TVs to work with all of the streaming and binge watching of your favourite shows, and without a soundbar, you’re not getting the full, rich sound experience that you deserve.
TVs of today are thinner than ever, and while your old TV may have come with some space below or on the sides, today’s sleek TVs have tiny bezels, or none at all. Having the picture go right to the edge is fantastic for viewing experience but means that the speakers are wafer thin and most likely sending sound to the back, right into the wall where your TV is hanging. Another challenge is that audio is recorded in five separate channels, but most TVs have just two speakers in them. No wonder you can’t hear the dialogue—you’re combining multiple channels into two tiny speakers!
So, while you can certainly set up a surround sound system with a receiver, amplifier, multiple speakers and a lot of wires, most customer choose to purchase soundbars. Why? They’re easy to set up, slim, and can be mounted below the TV or in front of the TV. For complete audio immersion, you can add in a subwoofer to produce that rich bass that small soundbars just can’t provide on their own. Soundbars come with multiple speakers, and even if you don’t know what a beam tweeter is, you’ll appreciate its ability to give you a wider surround sound that goes beyond the size of your TV.
At Tepperman’s, we carry soundbars at many price points, many with built in subwoofers that provide surround sound. Like with many things, the top of the line soundbars we carry are more expensive, but they’re the ones that will give you sound from behind, as if speakers were there. The more budget friendly models will still be a major upgrade in sound clarity from your TV speakers but will only project sound from the front.
So, what are you waiting for? Hear every detail of what you enjoy when you choose a soundbar from our wide selection of options.
