Samsung PS50A557S3FXXU audio - bass

[Chandy]

Hi,

We have just taken delivery of a Samsung PS50A557S3FXXU plasma and are very pleased with the picture, but the speakers seem very, very weak. The sound is crisp and clear I suppose, but there is very, very little bass component. It sounds to me as if only tweeters were running and woofers were not. I have been into the sound settings and have it set to custom, with a high gain on the low end of the 5-band equaliser, but the bass is still very poor. It is bad enough that I can have problems understanding speech because there is no real timbre to the voices.

As this is our first flat or thin TV I don't know what to expect. Can someone tell me, is this quality of audio to be expected from modern sets? Are you expected to buy external speakers? Is this a consequence of the lack of a big box to resonate in?

Also, there is a flashing green light on a PCB within the rear of the set. Is this normal? Manual does not mention it.

Thanks,

Chandy

[Chandy]

Admins, should this be moved to Samsung PS50A556/557/558/S Owners Thread

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Ah wait, that post is closed, nvm.

[kjt2004]

Hi

Im afraid it is a trait of the samsung having weak audio because of the speaker used to get inside the bezel

A quick fix and one i use is to hook up a cheap2,1 pc speaker set via the 3.5mm headphone jack at around £25 from pc world or similar

Drastically improves the sound and the volume on the remote controls the volume

regards

[YellowSphere]

Also, the most efficient way to get the speakers to sound bassier (without upgrading, of course) is to reduce the treble and increase the overall volume.

[Chandy]

@kjt2004 + @YellowSphere.

Thanks guys, both very good tips! I changed to 'music' setting for audio and then upped bass and dropped treble from there and now it sounds a lot better. Going to look at PC speakers too.

Chandy