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 31^st 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.

ajant11-15-2024 6:55pm

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elliottbnewcombjr Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,463 posts 11-16-2024 at 01:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It is not too close for the bigger 65", just a matter of appearance when off. Resolution: you can readily see in a store if you stand too close to a too big screen, typically not the issue. Too big: It really is the width related to your field of view, seeing both sides without needing to shift your eyes left or right any, Imagine reading sub-titles, while viewing. Paper is 8.5" wide based on natural field of view at reading distance. I chose a 55" Sony, nearly identical distance, I sit 10'-6" eyeball to screen. Moving up from a 47", I thought a 65 would just appear too big in the space when off. Since visiting a much bigger screen at a friend's home, his looked too big when off, but was not too big while viewing. Mine certainly could be 65" when on. Height: We made a temporary adjustable stack of books to find the best height because Donna is 5' tall, I'm 6' tall, and I wear eyeglasses with progressive lenses and it effects your natural gaze, neck muscles .... I made a 6-1/2" riser, and that allowed me to place the center speaker directly below the Screen, which has always sounded best for me. bottom of 28" high screen is 39", center 53" Center could be a bit higher like my friends was.
elliottbnewcombjr Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,463 posts 11-16-2024 at 02:27pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 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 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 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 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,463 posts 11-16-2024 at 03:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 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.
curiousjim Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,752 posts 11-16-2024 at 03:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 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 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 422 posts 11-16-2024 at 03:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 65" for sure. It might seem big at first, but you'll get used to it in minutes.