Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Marantz and Polk

Re:Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Mara... by hulitu on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @03:31PM (#43919744)

> Thus why do you need a separate box? It just seems like a waste

The sound quality of modern TV is absymal. The digital compression does play its part, but the speakers and the case are crap.

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Re:Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Mara... by bhouston on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @07:40PM (#43921586)

I have a Sonos hooked up to my TV via the arc-X port. I do not disagree that TV speakers are generally horrible.

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Re:Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Mara... by relwin on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @08:43PM (#43921923)

Most TVs have downward firing speakers which splat the audio all about -- bouncing around before entering your ears. I wonder if it's easy to detach the speaker and pull it out and face it forward just like my old Vizio did 15 years ago...

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Re:Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Mara... by ausaus on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:28AM (#43923611)

I have a Philips TV with awful sound connected to a Marantz NR1200 2.1 AV receiver. More than happy with it, handles all my audio needs and has so many inputs I don't think I'll need to replace it anytime soon.

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