Super cheap surround bar

EndersShadow
EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
edited December 2012 in Speakers
Need to find a super cheap surround bar for the bedroom. Doesn't need a sub, doesn't need to be super loud. Just needs to be remote controlled and possibly have 2 inputs, if not I can just run the audio out of the TV since I only need stereo.

Suggestions?
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited December 2012
    get a vizio from wal mart and call it background sounds.
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,092
    edited December 2012
    TNHNDYMAN wrote: »
    get a vizio from wal mart and call it background sounds.

    +1 had one at one time and it was good.....
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited December 2012
    I would for sure go with the Boston Acoustics model 25 with the wireless sub for $130 on amazon

    http://www.amazon.com/Boston-Acoustics-TVee-Model-25/dp/B004V1DAC4/ref=sr_1_1?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1356937677&sr=1-1

    If you want super cheap then the LG 160 watt for $68 but you will have to add it to the cart

    http://www.amazon.com/LG-NB2420A-160W-Sound-Bar/dp/B007BWWVAC/ref=sr_1_4?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1356937677&sr=1-
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,655
    edited December 2012
    I have a Sony HT-CT100 for sale but don't have enough posts yet to post it here. Shoot me a PM and I can give you details. I have it posted locally on CL.

    http://store.sony.com/p/HT-CT100/en/p/HTCT100
    http://desmoines.craigslist.org/ele/3503337459.html
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  • logo896
    logo896 Posts: 322
    edited December 2012
    instead of a soundbar I would suggest powered monitors. You can either buy something like some computer speakers, personally I run the audioengine A5's they are going to outperform most any of the sound bars since they have real space for the driver to move. You just hook them up with a headphone jack and then your TV remote does all the volume control for you.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited December 2012
    logo896 wrote: »
    instead of a soundbar I would suggest powered monitors. You can either buy something like some computer speakers, personally I run the audioengine A5's they are going to outperform most any of the sound bars since they have real space for the driver to move. You just hook them up with a headphone jack and then your TV remote does all the volume control for you.

    I suggested that to the wife and she said "Heck NO!". She didnt even want me to look for a cheap HTIAB on CL to do a 2.0 setup.

    Honestly I dont want super good performance, otherwise I will have to hear the stupid "Housewives of NY, ATL, etc" even louder than I do now when trying to go to sleep.

    The wife just wants something thats a bit louder than the built in speakers on the TV.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited December 2012
    ZLTFUL wrote: »
    I have a Sony HT-CT100 for sale but don't have enough posts yet to post it here. Shoot me a PM and I can give you details. I have it posted locally on CL.

    http://store.sony.com/p/HT-CT100/en/p/HTCT100
    http://desmoines.craigslist.org/ele/3503337459.html

    Appreciate the offer and it looks nice, but trying to get something local at this point as shipping something like that just isnt worth the hassle.

    Thanks again though!
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • astar13656
    astar13656 Posts: 164
    edited December 2012
    Honestly I dont want super good performance, otherwise I will have to hear the stupid "Housewives of NY, ATL, etc" even louder than I do now when trying to go to sleep.

    Headphones?
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited December 2012
    astar13656 wrote: »
    Honestly I dont want super good performance, otherwise I will have to hear the stupid "Housewives of NY, ATL, etc" even louder than I do now when trying to go to sleep.

    Headphones?

    Not really wanting to drop cash into wireless headphones since she will be watching TV from the bed and its about 7 feet away from the bed.
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    edited December 2012
    May want to look at Insignia at Best Buy. They have them on sale every other week.
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  • naturallight
    naturallight Posts: 689
    edited December 2012
    To be honest EndersShadow..I only have an old 27" Sanyo in the bedroom. Even that gets too loud with just the old speakers in it.
    When i come to bed..it's pretty much..thats why i'm here..NOT to listen to your Sci- fi junk. It always ends up to be can you turn it down..i just want to sleep deal. I would never buy a soundbar...LOL
    Maybe a set of headphones for her is worth the money......
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited December 2012
    yeah or a comfortable recliner in the music room lol
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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