Does speaker work okay by itself to provide more sound to tv with low volume? I know nothing about speakers/soundbar.
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I don't know if this, or any other, speaker would boost volume for a tv with low volume. It might help to go into the settings screen for the tv and see if the volume can be adjusted. A powered sound bar might be helpful. Buy one at walmart and if it doesn't help you can return it.
189105
You need some kind of amp to push the speaker. A sound bar has a powered internal amp.
550198
Nope. This speaker requires an amplifier to drive it. If you want a TV speaker system, you can search for "TV Sound Bar" or "TV Speaker Bar". You want either a speaker that is driven off USB power (and you provide the USB power, or use the TV's USB port), or a self powered speaker (with a power adapter).
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It's ok....nothing.spectacular. I probably wouldn't buy it again honestly. My.tv speakers are almost just as loud. We made a lateral move buying this sound bar
239051
volume will not be louder but sound quality? Hell yes. Use the Vizio speakers and the HT12B together if you can. Some hookup methods will allow tv remote to mute both speaker sets, others will mute only tv speakers as mine does. I use minor volume on the HTB with maximum bass. This way I get better directional sound and a much fuller bass, but when muting a tv ad the volume is minimal. Cheers
460350
There are audio settings in the menu, I was able to play with those and get good volume. The TV is at another location so I can't help you with specifics now.
832312
I would highly reccomend a subwoofer. It adds that extra quality of sound. While my soundbar has subwoofer in it , it doesnt compare to a subwoofer added. Go for it!
710415
Think of this soundbar as being a replacement for traditional speakers so you'll need an amplifier. If you don't have an amp or your TV doesn't have speaker outputs, you'll want to find a soundbar that has the amp built in and accepts some sort of digital input.
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Dear Russ, Thanks so much for your inquiry. If you have RCA audio output jacks you can use those to connect to the YAS-103 Soundbar. That will in all probability require you to go into the menu of your television and disable the television's internal speakers. The result will be much better sound! Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Regards, Eric Cohen Worldwide Stereo
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Probably no more volume than your TV already. This would be similar to LCD TV or good laptop speakers.
1197011
Hi J., make sure that your TV is set to use the SoundBar and not TV speakers. -Vincent
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This item is meant to provide a simple solution for computer monitors that lack internal speakers. My answer is yes, if you were just adding additional audio to supplement the sound of the TV, but you'd also need to purchase an inexpensive adapter (stereo to RCA) to be able to mate it up. This system though is ill equipped to handle surround audio if that is your intention. Hope this helps.
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The TV sound is OK but the sound bar makes theatre like sound in the room. You can really tell the difference. As far as it having to be a 'smart sound bar' - the TV seems to be able to do everything the soundbar can do.
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If the TV speakers are turned up you hear and echo chamber. Not good. I just us the sound bar, which I like except for the small remote which is not easy to operate. When you turn on the soundbar it comes on at full volume.
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It is designed for speakers to work in pairs, try adding another speaker to the output where you only have 1 speaker and see if that helps. Also if you have the volume up high on the reciever and then turn the volume up with the tv, it might be to much wattage output. Turn down the volume on the tv & use the volume on the reciever.
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This is a good small soundbar, especially for the money, but if I understand your question correctly it will NOT sync directly with your TV's volume control, but the volume will become quieter or louder when changed on your TV. For example, if you turn the volume on your TV up it will not turn the speaker's internal volume up, however the sound coming through the speaker will become louder. The speaker has its own independent volume control, that you adjust with the black knob you can see on the right-hand side in the picture (and unfortunately the speaker does not come with its own remote). So basically, once the speaker is plugged into your TV you can raise the volume either by raising your TV's volume or the speaker's volume, but one will not control the other. Hope that helps! :-)
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I do not know if the sound bar works on this tv but i do know that the sound on the tv could be better. now i wonder if the soundbar would be better for this tv i just bought.
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That's how I use mine. (FYI - with an older HDTV set - since the output is external - you might not be able to control the volume of the sound without adjusting the amp's control. That is a bit of a pain.)