Better sound for Sony TV

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Hi guys, I recently bought a Sony KDL-40EX503 TV which is spot on for video.

The problem is the sound; it's pretty poor.

My question is what's the most straightforward way of improving the sound without spending buckets of money? I'm not too bothered about surround sound or anything complicated.

I've a Humax, Sky HD and a Panasonic DVD player all connected.

Any help would be appreciated.

Lawrie

 

[Clare Newsome]

What's your rough budget, Lawrie?

 

[chudleighpaul]

A couple of stereo speakers and a stereo amp will do the trick. The amp probably wont have a optical digital input, so you will need a Scart out plug and feed the stereo pair to the amp.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Clare,

Thought aout £160 ish. Does that sound do-able?

Lawrie

 

[Anonymous]

This Sharp 3.1 channel sound bar (£147) seems to get good reviews on amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sharp-HTSB400-Channel-Soundbar-Technology/dp/B0035ZDPQI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1296499085&sr=8-2

Theres also this PS3 surround bar (£150) which might do the job.

http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/17197652/Sony-PlayStation-3-PS3-Sound-Bar/Product.html?_%24ja=tsid:11518|cat:17197652|prd:17197652

 

[D3CYPH3R]

chudleighpaul:A couple of stereo speakers and a stereo amp will do the trick. The amp probably wont have a optical digital input, so you will need a Scart out plug and feed the stereo pair to the amp.

IIRC the 503 has stereo phono outputs on the back so no need for the scart adapter.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi guys,

Thanks for all your help; the Sharp Soundbar sounds (sic) like the answer.

Lawrie

 

[Anonymous]

Perhaps look for a Sony solution re remote compatibility.