does this help eliminate the loud music that drowns out dialogue and is it compatible to a Visio 55 inch tv?
756396
I am using mine with a 42" LG with an added pioneer subwoofer and the sound and balance (music to dialogue and vice versa) is excellent. I use it for both tv and bluray viewing and have no complaints whatsoever.
1366100
This system hooks up to your TV but, you have option to choose input between the Bar and the TV on the included remote.. This bar works very well with top quality sound from several format chioses in addtition to TV speakers. I'm very satisfied and would recommend the Visio Bar sound system.
360968
Yes, it helps a lot. DE enabled at normal volume works great. Much better than default speakers on the TV.
866006
Not familiar with your TV, but on my Vizio, there is an RCA Audio Out. I use this for my headphones, works great. Cannot put TV on mute however, thus you also lose sound in headphones. To use headphones alone, just reduce volume on TV. Hope this might help.
1576294
Not being an audiophile, I don't have a clue even what your question is. My husband and I both have hearing problems but we need different volumes to watch TV. This gizmo has four plug-ins, each with independent volume controls, so it works for us.
183414
Hello dkline, it does! I connected it to the SPDIF on my Vizio TV and it works well. You may want to go into the audio settings on your TV and disable the TV's speakers if you are running audio through an external source instead.
594466
Hello: I am not sure that I can help you but here goes: My friend is severely hearing impaired and without this device the TV must be (on a scale of 10 with 10 being the highest) at 9.5, which means everyone else is blown out of the room. She tells me that the dialogue is clear as a bell so I am guessing that the soundtrack does not interfere with the dialogue. Hope this is helpful to you. Good luck!
711963
Yes. That type of preset is available, but you can also adjust bass and treble independently. There's also balance, auto volume, virtual surround, and Clear Voice II (which I haven't used, but apparently it tries to boost vocal frequencies to make dialogue louder). You can also disable the TV speakers, which I didn't realize until I looked just now. Same sort of thing for the picture settings. There are presets but you can adjust backlight, contrast, brightness, sharpness, color, tint, color temperature, etc. And that's before getting into the "advanced" picture settings. There's also a pretty good calibration wizard if you don't like the defaults but aren't sure where to start with adjustments.
735645
I am sorry to say that I got absolutely NO response from this unit. I have a Westinghouse flat screen, (which I hate) I installed unit according to the very limited instructions. FAIL. I think the best thing we can do is contact our representatives and start a drive to tightly regulate sound levels in TV & movie industry. The people are having their hearing destroyed.
2022415
Hello Philip. I assume you mean a Visio sound bar with subwoofer output. Baring an odd connection type on the sound bar, the subwoofer should be just fine. You do need, however, to ensure that the impedance is matched and that the woofer output of the sound bar is intended for a powered subwoofer, not a passive one. If not, you risk blowing the subwoofer.Best,David
426865
Yes! This also lets you have a lower signal from the tv, and then amplify it with the control nob, plus up to three other people can listen with headphones too, each with their own control, which is great for video gaming and watching movies when or where there needs to be quiet. Have fun!
1328086
Yes. Nice feature. You can mute the TV and not bother anyone else, or have your own volume.
994643
Yes. I own a 60" and a 70" Sharp smart TV and have the Vizio sound bar and bass woofer hooked to both of them. The sound bar works fantastic!
1513236
I would have to say it eliminates most background noise. Of course there are some things that are loud nearby that get in the way of what/who you are listening to. Overall it does a good job of keeping out unwanted noise. Hope this helps.
2049766
For the most part, at a low volume, you can block out most other ambient sounds, i.e. tv, talking in a room nearby, traffic sounds etc.
579867
Yes. There is a setting that needs to be enabled. I use it frequently for casual watching that doesn't need the full audio system playing.
1450414
Depends what hook ups you have. On my Visio, I plugged the coax cable converter to my TV, then the headphone jack looking end from the hub plugs into the other end of the converter. I hope that makes sense.... I dont know all the technical terms. :)