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55” or 65” TV Screen Size and Your Speakers: Please Join Survey

 

With my two-way speaker build on hold as the clock ticks towards December 31st when my $1200.00 in Sony card points expire, I am struggling to decide between the 55” or 65” Sony A95L OLED TV. Sitting on chairs at Best Buy, I tape measured 11 ft from the 55”, which looked small, while the 65” looked too big at the same distance.

 

My largely empty living room is 20 ft x 11, with the west side open, crossing a 4 ft wide x 27 ft hallway and into a ~ 10 ft x 9 kitchen and then 3 ft wide staircase. A triangular ceiling that peaks at 11 ft is above it all.   

 

I plan to listen 10 ft from my speakers, with the TV between them and a foot or so behind the horns.

 

I built the 65” (56.9” w x 33” h) cardboard mock and to my eyes at 12 ft the 65” “screen” looks immersive.  

 

I will build the 55” (48.25” x 27.5”) mock as soon as I can get more cardboard from the local supermarket.

 

Meanwhile, it might be very helpful to learn of the experiences of other 55” and 65” TV users.

 

How far are you from one of those screen sizes?  

 

Do you sit on a chair or recliner?

 

Please describe the speakers that you use in place of the TV’s internal speakers, and how far you sit from them.

 

 

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elliottbnewcombjr
5,547 posts
 

Center Speaker. YES, centered right under the monitor! If you do not change a 5.1 program to forced 2.0 or forced 2.1, then all the specific center content will be MISSING.

Always use Center Speaker: NO

I often force a streamed source to 2.0 and it often sounds better, some pseudo processing may have been done along the way.

When the original 5.1 is done well, it is terrific!

Dual Mono Phantom Center at least captures the content, but just like any Stereo Imaging, there is an entire front, and the mix/positioning can be anywhere the director want’s it, that imaging will be compromised when processing the center content to dual mono.

This little Bose Center Channel can do a darn good job.

Bose VCS-10 Little Center Speaker

Bose VCS-10 Center Channel Home Theater Speaker - Picture 1 of 5

 

Initially I used it behind a Big CRT in a big cabinet, another time behind the open legs of a 47" Monitor, and lastly under the riser below my 55" monitor I showed above. In all cases, the sound appears to come from the Image, and the content’s imaging was created.

I switched to the Klipsch R-34C, no rear vent

 

Klipsch Reference R-34C Center Channel Speaker - Picture 1 of 3

It is very cool looking, but I didn’t compare, so better than the Little Bose? The Bose has some output from vents on it’s top, they were below but under by the riser’s glass shelf. Klipsch is super efficient, I had to cut my center signal’s strength in the AVR to blend with the DBX Soundfield 100 fronts.

elliottbnewcombjr
5,547 posts
 

OP, You mention horns,

I learned from the video-centric cross dispersion pattern of the DBX 100’s, and change the toe-in of my 2 Channel Music System Horn Speakers when listening with a friend, both of us off center

Toe-In Alternates, Stereo and Video

His speakers are on Spikes, they are amazing sitting centered, but when we are both off center, not great, we always end up talking a lot there, listening more here.

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curiousjim
4,834 posts
 

I have a 65” that is 8’ from my ears.  I’m using a 3.0 system (right center left) consisting of Klispch floor standers (RF3 MKll) and the matching center and a Denon AVR.  I have a SVS SB2000 Pro, that I seldom use because the Klispch really toss out a lot of bass in my room.

boxcarman
427 posts
 

65" for sure.  It might seem big at first, but you'll get used to it in minutes.

jrwaudio
350 posts
 

I also sit eleven feet away from my LG OLED TV I went with the 65 inch In all honesty I think a 75 inch would also work My setup is below and  speaker position is in the description 

 

https://youtu.be/E_Z0uLBPnBM?si=nJujmL-aUy-v0b_M

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