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05-31-2021, 03:43 PM
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Sound bar for Sunmit TV
I have a 50 inch summit TV in our 2020 cougar half ton. I am looking for a relatively inexpensive sound bar that I can connect to the TV to improve the sound when the air conditioner is running.
Currently watch TV by bringing up Fubo on a laptop with the laptop connected to the TV thru and HDMI port. I have another HDMI as well as an HDMI ARC port available.
Suggestions?
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05-31-2021, 03:48 PM
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Check to see what inputs your television has; there is a special audio on some, the HDMI and some also have the old headset type jack. Go to bestbuy.com or amazon.com or similar and shop using the connectivity presented by the TV. I have an HDMI on my TV but it is only input. Read the reviews as many sound bars have horrible remotes; at least mine is. I can't hear the TV unless through the sound bar with the A/C running.
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05-31-2021, 04:14 PM
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Mark I put one of the Polk soundbars with a wireless remote in our trailer. I've been very happy with it; actually very surprised. I wasn't even going to look at them but the guy at Best Buy said to not overlook them and I would be surprised at the quality of the sound for the price....I was. I did not have room for it to fit under the TV but is sits on the ledge right under/behind it unsecured and works great. Just push the TV back on the pivot arm when time to travel and strap it in, it holds the sound bar in place just fine. I will say that I don't use the wireless remote because my other remote controls the sound and volume of the soundbar.
Edit: forgot the link
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/polk-au...?skuId=6294107
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05-31-2021, 05:34 PM
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I'm not sure what kind it was, we're in the camper, not in the house right now, but we have a sound bar and it's connected with the fiber optic cable to the back of the television. Originally, we purchased it for our previous camper (Outback). It had 2 wireless surround sound and the Bass speaker. When that thing was cranked, the entire camper vibrated like a out of balance washing machine on it's spin cycle, and I could feel the vibrations in the ground 300 feet away, and hear the boom-boom on the other side of the campground,... and everything was INSIDE the camper. It worked so well, we ended up putting it in the house, as we have a very large living room and it made better sense.
In the hosue we had a Boise sound bar (yes pricey) and we ended up moving it to the camper. It connects with both a fiber optic cable and an HMDI cable. We use it in the bed room as that television had really puney sound and the living camper living room was already attached to a Furrion Sound bar system. For what it's worth, that Boise sound bar will blast as much as the other one, except we don't have the Bass speaker with it. It's an awesome sound bar.
Sorry, I don't know right off what brand the one in the house was, but I do know we didn't pay over $200 for it, including the Bass, but we did pay extra for the wireless adapter.
So, check your television and see what kind of connections are available on the back. Almost all of them, even the very cheapest television should have the HMDI connection and the Fiber Optic connection. Very few .... VERY, VERY few come with an actual ear phone jack any more.
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05-31-2021, 07:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markcee
I have a 50 inch summit TV in our 2020 cougar half ton. I am looking for a relatively inexpensive sound bar that I can connect to the TV to improve the sound when the air conditioner is running.
Currently watch TV by bringing up Fubo on a laptop with the laptop connected to the TV thru and HDMI port. I have another HDMI as well as an HDMI ARC port available.
Suggestions?
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Define "relatively inexpensive " is that $50, $500, or ???
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06-01-2021, 04:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dutchmensport
I'm not sure what kind it was, we're in the camper, not in the house right now, but we have a sound bar and it's connected with the fiber optic cable to the back of the television. Originally, we purchased it for our previous camper (Outback). It had 2 wireless surround sound and the Bass speaker. When that thing was cranked, the entire camper vibrated like a out of balance washing machine on it's spin cycle, and I could feel the vibrations in the ground 300 feet away, and hear the boom-boom on the other side of the campground,... and everything was INSIDE the camper. It worked so well, we ended up putting it in the house, as we have a very large living room and it made better sense.
In the hosue we had a Boise sound bar (yes pricey) and we ended up moving it to the camper. It connects with both a fiber optic cable and an HMDI cable. We use it in the bed room as that television had really puney sound and the living camper living room was already attached to a Furrion Sound bar system. For what it's worth, that Boise sound bar will blast as much as the other one, except we don't have the Bass speaker with it. It's an awesome sound bar.
Sorry, I don't know right off what brand the one in the house was, but I do know we didn't pay over $200 for it, including the Bass, but we did pay extra for the wireless adapter.
So, check your television and see what kind of connections are available on the back. Almost all of them, even the very cheapest television should have the HMDI connection and the Fiber Optic connection. Very few .... VERY, VERY few come with an actual ear phone jack any more.
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HDMI only on the Summit. I figured it would have the optical audio input as well, but didn't see one.
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06-01-2021, 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted by flybouy
Define "relatively inexpensive " is that $50, $500, or ???
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I would like to be in the $100-$125 range. Of course anything for $50 that does the job is fine by me. I'm not looking for theater sound, just something that can cut thru the din a bit better than the TV speaker.
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2019 F350, SRW, 6.2L, 4.30 gears
Sold: 2020 Keystone Cougar '1/2 ton' TT, 29RLKWE
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06-01-2021, 04:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sourdough
Mark I put one of the Polk soundbars with a wireless remote in our trailer. I've been very happy with it; actually very surprised. I wasn't even going to look at them but the guy at Best Buy said to not overlook them and I would be surprised at the quality of the sound for the price....I was. I did not have room for it to fit under the TV but is sits on the ledge right under/behind it unsecured and works great. Just push the TV back on the pivot arm when time to travel and strap it in, it holds the sound bar in place just fine. I will say that I don't use the wireless remote because my other remote controls the sound and volume of the soundbar.
Edit: forgot the link
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/polk-au...?skuId=6294107
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Thanks for the link. Polk does make some good stuff.
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2019 F350, SRW, 6.2L, 4.30 gears
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06-01-2021, 06:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markcee
HDMI only on the Summit. I figured it would have the optical audio input as well, but didn't see one.
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Perhaps this is why I mentioned being careful about INPUTS/OUTPUTS. My cheapo walmart TV doesn't have bluetooth or some of the outputs mentioned so just be careful your TV has an OUTPUT that connects to your soundbar input.
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