Sony Bluetooth TV Sound System w/Built In Subwoofer Price: $139.99 Shipping Options:: $5 Standard Shipping Estimates: Ships in 3-5 business days. (Wednesday, Dec 09 to Monday, Dec 14) + transit Condition: New
The sub-woofer is a 100mm (about 4"). Why do they call this a sub-woofer? I’m not even sure this would be a woofer. I would guess that at this price, a 4" driver would drop off pretty quickly below 90Hz. It’s just not this product, I just hate the way everyone throws around the term subwoofer to mean anything that is not a tweeter.
At this price is this a good deal? And can someone explain why or if this has to sit directly under the TV, as apposed to on a shelf just underneath of the TV.
It doesn’t have to sit right under your TV. It’s just made to be able to support the weight of the TV in case you don’t have the option to set it up otherwise.
Look carefully, this is not a sound bar. That is the only reason it can produce some bass. If you are not planning on hanging it on the wall, this should work fine.
Depending in your personal definition of “fine.” This sort of thing is good enough for me - better than the craptacular speakers built into flat panel TVs - but the audiophiles snort derisively at soundbases and their claims.
In short: soundbar with no separate subwoofer < this < soundbar with separate subwoofer < real satellite speakers.