Soundbar and wireless subwoofer for the TV

In our last house, I had about $25k invested in the family rooms hardwired surround sound system... Adcom, Rotel, with B & W speakers in the front & center and in the rear.. a huge 800 watt B & W sub woofer and pair of B & W tower speakers. Integrated into this system was a Russound 6-zone keypad system (5-zones interior and 1-zone in the back yard), which gave me the ability to choose from any of the sources, as well as any of the 300 CD's on a Sony CD changer!

In this house, in the family room... I have a SONOS sound bar hardwired to and under my 65" Samsung LED TV, a wireless SONOS sub woofer and wireless SONOS speakers on wall brackets in the rear, which sound better than the hardwired stuff in the last house. I also have a pair of wireless SONOS speakers in the kitchen, master bedroom, office, garage and SONOS's portable wireless speaker for the deck. All of this is more easily controlled through the SONOS app than the hardwired system was through the keypads and for a fraction of the cost! Lately, we find ourselves watching TV in the master bedroom and am considering adding SONOS's smaller sound bar and sub woofer for a surround sound setup.
 
I have a Sony sound bar with a wireless sub coupled with a 65" Vizio QLED TV. This replaced a Bose Acoustimas 10 5.1 system with a 400W Kenwood A/V tuner that I have had for years. Served me well for years. But the Sony sounds amazing for a fraction of the price. YMMV.

I have a set of Polk tower speakers in my basement with a Yamaha tuner that are new in the box. My wife's uncle passed away in 2021 and he wanted her to have them. He got the setup from a local high-end A/V shop and the receipt was for $12K for the set. These will eventually replace my sound bar. But I ruined my hearing by operating heavy equipment without ear protection, so it will be lost on me. My frequency range is something like 200 - 12,000 Hz.
 
Blueone said:
I do Sonos…. Couldn’t live with out it….. the sound bar is wired….they might be wireless now…..something to check out. Everything else is wireless with Sonos….excellent quality…..
I just bought a new Samsung 75” flat screen…..the technology now is crazy….. I can get You tube TV Prime and Netflix with out a fire stick…. What blew me away is in YouTube Tv the Samsung remote previous channel actually works…..that was my biggest complaint with the fire stick
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We have same set up with the Samsung 75" and the sonos wired sound bar. There are also two more wireless speakers that create some kind of surround sound that are spaced apart in the room....great combo...

Bennett
 
I live in a small old house, with small rooms, and sold the last big house with the big stereo equipment and TV. Literally, on Craigslist 12 years ago to some kid. My bump bump boom boom impress my friends/neighbors days are behind me. A 75" TV would overwhelm any room in my house, and get watched 3-4 hours on a good week. And, there is only one TV in the house. Man, I never thought I would say any of this, I am old.

And I love it :)
 
mrsrobinson said:
I live in a small old house, with small rooms, and sold the last big house with the big stereo equipment and TV. Literally, on Craigslist 12 years ago to some kid. My bump bump boom boom impress my friends/neighbors days are behind me. A 75" TV would overwhelm any room in my house, and get watched 3-4 hours on a good week. And, there is only one TV in the house. Man, I never thought I would say any of this, I am old.

And I love it :)
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Bathrooms excluded (we have tablets for that) I have an LED TV in just about every room of our house and our condo. 10 in total.
 
mrsrobinson said:
I live in a small old house, with small rooms, and sold the last big house with the big stereo equipment and TV. Literally, on Craigslist 12 years ago to some kid. My bump bump boom boom impress my friends/neighbors days are behind me. A 75" TV would overwhelm any room in my house, and get watched 3-4 hours on a good week. And, there is only one TV in the house. Man, I never thought I would say any of this, I am old.

And I love it :)
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I have a 65" tv on my patio and an 85" in my new theater room. Age doesn't have anything to do with tv size. I would think a louder sound system would be in order to match your "age" :D
 
mrsrobinson said:
I looked at Sonos and my head spun, too many models/options. Which do you have? And now, Dolby Atmos? More to figure out...

My goal was to not spend more than $500, otherwise I'll go the receiver and speakers route on the cheap reusing some of what I already have.

https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/entertainment-set-arc-sub
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This is what I went with Arc + Sub. It supports Dolby Atmos, if your media is w coded with Atmos it will enhance the sound through the Arc - don’t overthink it.

The sound is really good. And my room is not large, like 12 x 18 or something. Sometimes I play music through the Sonos to hear it in the kitchen. I cashed in credit card points for Best Buy gift cards and that covered the whole thing.
 
Sonos all the way. You can add as your budget lets you. Start small with the sound bar and two small speakers .. then ad the sub in when you have the $$$
 
b_arrington said:
I had that. It was getting pretty bad.

I got hearing aids to help with the hearing loss I also have, and the tinnitus is 99% gone. Getting hearing aids was life-changing. It also saved my marriage.
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How can hearing your wife save your marriage?……you think it would be opposite :)
 
b_arrington said:
I had that. It was getting pretty bad.

I got hearing aids to help with the hearing loss I also have, and the tinnitus is 99% gone. Getting hearing aids was life-changing. It also saved my marriage.
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My hearing loss has gotten progressively worse over the last 5 years or so, along with tinnitus, I am having a hard time hearing my granddaughter’s. I really need to get aids
 
JayhawkCurtis said:
My hearing loss has gotten progressively worse over the last 5 years or so, along with tinnitus, I am having a hard time hearing my granddaughter’s. I really need to get aids
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If you’re ready, go do it. Find a good independent audiologist near you they has lots of options and allows no-risk trials.

The thing is, YOU have to ready for them or you won’t wear them.

I was ready and have worn them 100% from day 1. Being able to hear again made me feel less isolated - which had made me also feel angry.

My father in law only got a set because his wife begged him to and his son paid for them. He never wanted them and doesn’t wear them so it was a waste. The thing is, he really does need them and it would help with the dementia they’re also appearing.
 
Some how I can hear ok but I also suffer from tinnitus. Always there. Basically constant white noise. Too close to nitro cars. 3 years on the starting line at the Gatornationsls acting like a photographer with a press pass. The real photographers always gave me a hard time. I did the Race Pages for Cruising Style magazine in Florida. It was an excuse for me to get free reign at the Florida drag races.
 
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