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In Reply to: RE: Surround sound for the hard of hearing posted by David Aiken on December 22, 2008 at 13:09:40
Well, you certainly gave me some new things to consider.Thanks for a through explanation. As far as my parents age, my dad is 97 and my mom is 93. I believe they have more of a problem with sight rather than hearing which is why many times they park themselves in front of the tv to hear, which may negate the benefits of a center speaker, i don't know. The rest of the time they are in thir normal postion several feet from the tv with the sound blasting like a heavy metal concert! Now you mention a center speaker. Pardon my density, but does that get hooked up to an external receiver with interconnects going between the tv and receiver or would there be a center speaker already installed from the factory (they have a Toshiba Regza)that could be programmed though the tv's menu? Sounds like lots of possibilities. I hadn't thought adding a center speaker though.They can afford to get a good one,but they are very conservative and wouldn't want to invest too much.
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OK, at that age I'd probably be looking at a good mono setup, especially if I could boost the mids a little bit or roll off both the bass and treble a little to accentuate the speech range. You could even try just doing that with the tone controls for the TV's own speakers.
I don't think you want to start playing around with surround receivers and surround systems given your parent's ages. At most consider hooking up a stereo pair of speakers to something like the smallest NAD receiver and turning both bass and treble controls down a bit to accentuate the mids a little more.
Also, try running the TV or amp in mono rather than stereo to see if that helps. It will also give them a bit more flexibility about where they sit or listen since you can position one speaker centrally in relation to the TV screen and stick the other in the kitchen or somewhere else so they can continue to listen as they move around the house a bit. They may very well appreciate that.
If your parents are conservative, you don't even want to go anywhere near a more complex setup than stereo.
David Aiken
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