Cheap Boston Acoustics TVee Powered Soundbar Speaker System with Wireless Subwoofer (Black)

Not long ago I bought my second HDTV, a 52-inch Sony Bravia. Fine picture, but the sound wasn't as good as my 5-year-old Hitachi that it replaced. In particular, I frequently couldn't understand the dialogue in movies. I figured I needed some auxiliary speakers. I had no interest in a big surround-sound home theater system, just wanted clean clear sound. The speaker bar configuration looked like it would fit well in my setting, so I researched all the popular models, and listened to a bunch of them at my local Best Buy. The Boston Acoustics TVee Model Two was the smallest of the good ones, and one of the least expensive, and had as good sound as any of the others, so I bought one, and have been very happy with the results. I no longer have to replay dialogue segments several times to figure out what people are saying on the screen. The overall sound is richer and fuller than the TV speakers provide, also, thanks in part to the wireless subwoofer that accompanies the speaker bar (yes, it does look like an upside-down wastebasket, but where I have it it fits right in). Setup, including programming my existing TV remote to control the volume and muting, was maximally simple and error-free. The subwoofer has its own independent volume control, so it's easy to get just the right balance of bass and midrange sounds.

This is not a speaker system for serious sound geeks. It will only take an analog signal from the TV speaker out ports. Controls are minimal, just power, volume, and muting. But for someone who wants an order-of-magnitude improvement over the puny speakers that come with today's flat-screen TVs, for under $300, it will fill the bill very nicely.

There seems to be some confusion on Amazon about model names for this product. The product advertised and sold under this name is actually the Boston Acoustics TVee Model Two. I entered this review on the web page for that model name, noting that no new ones were offered for sale. Then Amazon informed me that the product on this page was what I had bought, even though the "Model Two" moniker doesn't appear on this page. Whatever.Get more detail about Boston Acoustics TVee Powered Soundbar Speaker System with Wireless Subwoofer (Black).