Is the sound really loud on the sound bar or does one still need to add a subwoofer?
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Depending on the setting, the sound is pretty loud. Our room is a small room, so it is relative. We are satisfied with the soundbar and its performance. Be advised, I could not get the optical sound line to work with our flat screen Samsung (about 1 year old) so I plug the sound bar into the headset port.
1926874
No, this is an active sound bar because it has a built in amplifier. A passive sound bar will be just the speakers in a bar and it will require an external amplifier to deliver sound. This type are usually installed as a Center Channel.
810535
It sounds pretty good without the subwoofer. We have a small room and have the playbar....two Play 3's and one play 5 and it sounds great. For our small house the subwoofer would be too much and that's saying something as my husband really likes to have some bass going. If you had a huge area to cover you might want the subwoofer. We used to have a bose system with a subwoofer and this sounds as good at that if not better. If you are really into your sound you probably will want something in addition to the playbar like the play 3's and/or play 5's. We went that route because we could move them into other rooms of the house easily. FYI - the playbar is not a petite piece so make sure you have room for it. I hope this helps!
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Hi J. Johnson, this is a self powered subwoofer and this unit may best be connected on an amplifier or receiver. Soundbar doesn't support on this. - Ella
1305740
Yes, the sub-woofer is down firing. The sound bar will fill a room but there is a sweet spot when sitting in front of it.
875855
Yes, the sound bar must have sub-out. If not then you'll have to use a receiver and connect the sound bar and sub. Which is the way I have it set up
27702
the subwoofer is integral with the sound bar - it should work with the other speakers in the sound bar assuming your other speakers are working - do not expect the bass to be as full as a separate subwoofer although the volume will be more than sufficient
197572
Sound bars are a waste of money unless you are spending over a grand and in that case, get a full blown surround system instead. This TV doesn't sound great but a sound bar won't improve anything. Trust me. I've tried many of them.
1550012
No sub, just the bar. It works well but obviously you don't have the bass like a sub would offer. I may get a bar with a sub later down the road and maybe move this bar to the tv in the bedroom.
788997
In general, a subwoofer does not need to be immediately near the source speakers. I have mine about 10' from the soundbar, which of course is under the TV, and it seems to work very well.
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I have yamaha powered subwoofer.Makes me feel like I am at the movies. SPll are great speakers but a sub will give you thunderstorm sound. Just check if you have a sub out on your system.
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It's actually a pretty deep bass. My tv has a lot of treble with absolutely no bass what so ever so this sound bar is a big improvement. The bass is adjustable on the sound bar too so that helps.
1550011
NO, there is no subwoofer in the package. The sound bar, in my opinion is sound bar is sub-standard. I have 42" Lg also, I purchased a Visio sound bar for it and I was happy with the arrangment.
748946
It's pretty loud but of course like any tv, they have generic paper cone speakers so you're not going to get the best sound. I don't go past 20 one the volume and that's about the quarter way of the volume bar so I'm sure it's pretty loud.
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The TV is about 10' away from where I sit. It has more than enough sound. If you like the surround sound/theater type speakers then yes I would get a sound bar or front and rear speakers w/sub woofer but I don't think it is at all necessary.
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There are settings that can diminish the subwoofer effect but turn it off completely,no.The subwoofer has a subtle effect to begin with,don't let that be a sticking point preventing you from purchasing an excellent soundbar.
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Rest assured there is no problem with the installation or the speakers. What you need is called a subwoofer.