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Low sibilance TV

electricspark

Hi.  I was diagnosed with Asperger’s about five years ago when I developed (among many other things!) as intense dislike of sibilance.

When I have to use a TV, I have been dealing with this by turning the treble control to minimum on our fairly old TV.  When my wife and I stay away from home I have noticed that hotel TV’s have huge levels of sibilance, probably as they are newer than our TV.

My wife wants to get a new TV in the sales and I am dreading it as I anticipate having to leave the room each time she wants to use it due to the awful sound.  It’s difficult to discuss with her as I get told to ‘deal with it’ and usually an argument develops.

Has anyone else with this problem found any solutions and can anyone suggest a make/model of TV with low levels of sibilance?

Many thanks in anticipation.

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  • Hi Electricspark,

    The problem with newer TVs is that because they are very slim, they can't fit them with decent speakers.  The ones they do fit are usually quite small compared to the TV, and generally pump the sound out from the bottom and lower back of the TV - not ideal for decent sound.  I would guess that the TVs in many hotels are of this slim design.

    The better TVs made now do have audio adjustment settings, where one can alter not only treble and bass, but other things, like settings for changing audio depending on where the TV is situated.

    The problem still exists though, that most modern TVs are too slim to fit good speakers for good audio. The other solution might be to invest in a "sound bar", which is basically a separate speaker (or speakers) with an amplifier, which allow much better audio (and almost certainly less sibilance).  Some are quite expensive, but there are a few cheaper alternatives which should hopefully solve the problem.

    The fact that some people like to hang their TVs on the walls now (undesirable because of the strain on the neck) also encourages the manufacturers to put speakers right on the bottom of the TV.  We need more aspies in technical design departments!

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  • Hi Electricspark,

    The problem with newer TVs is that because they are very slim, they can't fit them with decent speakers.  The ones they do fit are usually quite small compared to the TV, and generally pump the sound out from the bottom and lower back of the TV - not ideal for decent sound.  I would guess that the TVs in many hotels are of this slim design.

    The better TVs made now do have audio adjustment settings, where one can alter not only treble and bass, but other things, like settings for changing audio depending on where the TV is situated.

    The problem still exists though, that most modern TVs are too slim to fit good speakers for good audio. The other solution might be to invest in a "sound bar", which is basically a separate speaker (or speakers) with an amplifier, which allow much better audio (and almost certainly less sibilance).  Some are quite expensive, but there are a few cheaper alternatives which should hopefully solve the problem.

    The fact that some people like to hang their TVs on the walls now (undesirable because of the strain on the neck) also encourages the manufacturers to put speakers right on the bottom of the TV.  We need more aspies in technical design departments!

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