No, and don’t be an ass. My current screen is a 50" 2008 Panasonic 1080P plasma, running onboard speakers. I am not a big video person, I do 2 channel audio. This is mostly for the wife and our nightly TV watching, we like Star Trek series and other sci-fi. Will watch movies, but usually not more than one or two a week if that.

It was an honest question because I want better sound than what is going to be available on this thin  TV. But will not put in a full blown HT sound system.

i tried cheap soundbars under $300  big mistake    stuck with my AVR and BW speakers

@grinnell  The point of the post is that this is not a high performance installation in terms of sound. The wife is NOT going to use a HT system and doesn't want a bunch of speakers in that room. So an AVR and 5.1 or 7.1 system is not going to happen. 

The objective is to find a soundbar that can provide an improved level of sound and still be reasonably priced. I won't be buying the Focal or B&W units, but will not be going cheap. So looking for candidates that fit the bang for the buck niche. 

Best soundbars 2022: the best TV speakers you can buy

 

 

 

TRIANGLE ELARA LN01A active speakers ( 2-channel standmounts/ bookshelf’s);

BETTER than any sound bar: active 2- channel speaker system that will smoke every soundbar in audio performance, but still has the same easy features and setup.

- one speaker is an active with the built in amp andvtgevotgervis a passive slave with a single speaker wire ( supplied in the box) 

- full featured remote 

EZPZ; just use the optical outpost in the TV plugged into the active speaker optical input via a TOSLINK cable .

HINT: get a quality build optical glass fibre one and stay away from the cheap plastic ones

 

FEATURES: also had bluTooth and you can plug in a subwoofer to make it a full 2.1 killer TV system without the need for a separate amp etc.