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Leaving the TV sound off [message #82264] Mon, 21 March 2016 06:47 Go to next message
Finn is currently offline  Finn
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I just upgraded my home theater system and I was wondering if it is better to leave the sound off on the TV? I have a center speaker, a left and right speaker, a subwoofer, and two other side speakers. Will adding the TV sound distort the home theater system's sound?
Re: Leaving the TV sound off [message #82278 is a reply to message #82264] Tue, 22 March 2016 04:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Kingfish is currently offline  Kingfish
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I guess the best way to ask this is to just ask. If you leave the T.V. sound off, what exactly will be on to where the T.V. will not interfere? Without that information it's kind of hard to answer your question.
Re: Leaving the TV sound off [message #82947 is a reply to message #82264] Mon, 27 June 2016 05:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
drake is currently offline  drake
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Finn wrote on Mon, 21 March 2016 06:47
I just upgraded my home theater system and I was wondering if it is better to leave the sound off on the TV? I have a center speaker, a left and right speaker, a subwoofer, and two other side speakers. Will adding the TV sound distort the home theater system's sound?


You do not need the TV sound if you already have the home theater because you end up getting an echo-like sound. My TV volume is always off, unless I am not using the home theater.
Re: Leaving the TV sound off [message #82948 is a reply to message #82947] Mon, 27 June 2016 13:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
johnnycamp5 is currently offline  johnnycamp5
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drake wrote on Mon, 27 June 2016 06:38
Finn wrote on Mon, 21 March 2016 06:47
I just upgraded my home theater system and I was wondering if it is better to leave the sound off on the TV? I have a center speaker, a left and right speaker, a subwoofer, and two other side speakers. Will adding the TV sound distort the home theater system's sound?


You do not need the TV sound if you already have the home theater because you end up getting an echo-like sound. My TV volume is always off, unless I am not using the home theater.


The echo effect is my experience as well, with the tv sound on.
Re: Leaving the TV sound off [message #82949 is a reply to message #82948] Mon, 27 June 2016 16:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Not only that, but the television speakers are usually low quality. So you have an interference source that is low quality, messing up the sound of your (presumably) high-quality home theater sound system.

Definitely turn the TV speakers off.

Re: Leaving the TV sound off [message #82950 is a reply to message #82264] Mon, 27 June 2016 22:59 Go to previous message
drake is currently offline  drake
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The echo effect can be so annoying if you haven't yet figured out the cause. I had trouble realizing that it was my TV that was causing it.
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