scrtchypants
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My TV is driving me nuts. It's a Samsung 50" LED. I've fiddled with both TV and source settings (Motorola DSS) and while some provide different results, none are satisfactory. In order to hear dialog, I have to crank it and then I get blown away by background/effects.
Based on reviews and opinions (that I get from discussion groups - like this one) I bought a Yamaha YAS-108 and hooked it up. Oh great, I'm in the minority - because this thing sounds horrible to me. It's like people are speaking through a wet towel - yes, even with Clear Voice enabled. I've tried all the settings - not enough treble for this cat.
I was a bit bewildered by the connections at first - it seems weird to me that the sound bar should be the hub of my system. I'm old, I guess because I would have thought that the soundbar would simply be an "external speaker". As it stands, both the DSS and TV are connected to the soundbar through HDMI (ARC for the TV). And, even with the TV in game mode, I can't seem to eliminate the bad lip-syncing effect. Will changing the configuration and using the optional digital audio connection fix this? Will my DSS remote continue to function for power/volume control?
I'm not home right now, but my thoughts are that about 7 hours from now this thing is going back into its box. I very humbly ask if anyone has a tip or two they could share before that happens. And yes - all of this is quite new to me and so it is more than likely that I've done something dumb or not provided enough information. Please go easy on me.
Cheers.
Based on reviews and opinions (that I get from discussion groups - like this one) I bought a Yamaha YAS-108 and hooked it up. Oh great, I'm in the minority - because this thing sounds horrible to me. It's like people are speaking through a wet towel - yes, even with Clear Voice enabled. I've tried all the settings - not enough treble for this cat.
I was a bit bewildered by the connections at first - it seems weird to me that the sound bar should be the hub of my system. I'm old, I guess because I would have thought that the soundbar would simply be an "external speaker". As it stands, both the DSS and TV are connected to the soundbar through HDMI (ARC for the TV). And, even with the TV in game mode, I can't seem to eliminate the bad lip-syncing effect. Will changing the configuration and using the optional digital audio connection fix this? Will my DSS remote continue to function for power/volume control?
I'm not home right now, but my thoughts are that about 7 hours from now this thing is going back into its box. I very humbly ask if anyone has a tip or two they could share before that happens. And yes - all of this is quite new to me and so it is more than likely that I've done something dumb or not provided enough information. Please go easy on me.
Cheers.
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