Help me improve speech sound quality of my TV

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I mostly love my wall mounted Panasonic TX-42AS600B but my hearing is poor and even with the volume turned up I cannot always hear the dialogue, mostly in films and when the actors do not speak clearly. I am not interested in music quality (sorry guys!). I have looked at sound bars but I am mystified about how they connect to the TV. There seem to be many different methods. I do not want to pay much and Panasonic's own models are expensive and aimed I guess at music lovers. The TV instructions say there is:
- Digital Audio output PCM/Dolby Digital/DTS, Fibre optic
- Headphones M3(3.5mm) stereo mini Jack.
- There is no mention of Bluetooth.
- Use HDM12 for connecting an amplifier that has ARC function.
Do I need an amplifier or just speakers? What should I be looking for in the soundbar/speaker specs re connection?

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Topic - Help me improve speech sound quality of my TV - webwiz 11:08:14 09/30/14 (4)

RE: Help me improve speech sound quality of my TV - Dryginger2 14:55:23 10/23/14 (0)

RE: Help me improve speech sound quality of my TV - Sondek 11:57:30 09/30/14 (1)

Thank you! - Craiger56 17:40:10 01/14/15 (0)

RE: Help me improve speech sound quality of my TV - Victor Khomenko 11:49:11 09/30/14 (0)

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