$150 soundbar setup from Best Buy is good enough for "most people"

Yeah sure, but this guy was talking about luxury cars. I've seen B&W bundled in Maseratis, Aston Martins and McLarens. BMWs and Volvos too but that's a more recent market expansion.

Personally I think think the soundbars are a waste given that they'll never beat the stereo imaging you get from the second hand entry-level Hi-Fi. Soundbar is more convenient and I totally get many people don't always use it for intensive listening sessions, they just need a bit more tear free volume than the TV can output and maybe some background music.

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Arubis 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And for those that still care and are willing to put in the legwork, $150 will score you a nice pair of Advents or similar on Craigslist, and almost any receiver you’ll find at your local thrift store will beat the pants off a cheap soundbar.

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bluedino 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Never seen any decent audio gear at a thrift store.

Plus, does all of that stuff integrate with your tv remote like the right soundbar can? Most people don't want multiple remotes or have to manually turn a receiver etc on

	▲	skydhash 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		As long as it's a recent enough AVR. The technology name is HDMI-CEC.

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baq 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It probably is for listening at -30… don’t let it play anywhere louder though.