Soundbar recommendations?

[PaulyT]

I'm going to be going out to Santa Fe to see my dad, and one of the things he wants to look into is a better sound system for his TV. He has an older tv and some sort of soundbar I think but I'm not sure if/how they've been set up. Anyway he wants a new tv at least, and hopefully I can find something decent for sound. I think we need to keep it simple; unfortunately his room is very open with high ceilings and a lot of echo, so "proper" placement of real speakers probably isn't feasible. So if I can find a good soundbar that works decently for voice (he watches a lot of football but is having trouble hearing it), that would be good. Especially if it's something I can get at the local Best Buy.

Any thoughts? Sorry this is sorta vague but I won't know much better what I'm dealing with until I get out there (next week).

 

[Batman]

Honestly for the sake of simplicity I’d see if a store like BB would give the the best deal if you package everything from the same brand….Sony, LG, Vizio, etc

 

[Botch]

Randy the “CheapAudioGuy” just reviewed the new Wiim soundbar, first I’ve heard of it. It’s $475, don’t know if that meets your price range but Wiim seems to be killing the Price/Performance market so it may be worth looking into.

There's a lot of tinkering you can do with the lauded Wiim app, your Dad may not be up to that but you may be able to set things up so it sounds good to him. I'm jealous you're going to Santa Fe, I need to take a few days and go down there to reconnect!

 

[mcad64]

If I may make another suggestion...what about an option like bluetooth headphones?

 

[PaulyT]

Ok thanks, that wiim looks interesting and is within budget, I will definitely check that out. And yeah I considered headphones too, may ask dad if he'd be interested in that.

Right, whatever I set up has to be pretty simple for day to day operation; dad is capable but his mental fitness is declining... it's a difficult situation.