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FatalAccident posted...

Basically trying to settle an argument between a friend of mine who says sound bars are unnecessary in modern tvs as you cant tell the difference. I can tell the difference between my sound bar and tv, but idk if thats just me. Surely a 60W speaker cannot match the quality of a 360W speaker? Also surely in modern tvs you definitely can tell the difference because tvs are getting thinner and thinner so speakers are less and less powerful?

Just send them a link to the frequency response for a random TV, and then a random sound bar.
The physical shape of a speaker effects its response, so you have little speakers that are better at higher ranges and bigger speakers that are better at lower ranges. Despite all of our advancements in super cool speakers, we're limited by the fact that humans need moving air to hear, and it matters how much physical air we move.