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Modern televisions usually have thin-sounding speakers because of their flat design. While the chic OLED shows the action scene in a visually powerful way, the explosion sounds like it's coming through a yogurt pot. Rich bass? Not to be found! In order for picture and sound to be in the same league, you have to upgrade. We explain how to get started with sound construction, how to upgrade sensibly and what you need to consider. We also answer the most important question, namely how to design and set up the system so that there are no problems with the neighbors: Interestingly, more is sometimes less. With: Hartmut Gieselmann, Nico Jurran Moderation: Stefan Porteck Production: Ralf Taschke In c't 7/2024 you can read a practical article on measuring speakers and AV receivers. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:56 Reasons for bad sound 2:30 Soundbars 5:30 Subwoofers 11:30 Surround setup 15:03 Sound projection 21:00 AV receivers and speakers 27:46 Setting up and measuring speakers 43:36 How much do you have to spend? 45:03 How much did the guests spend? 50:01 Outro ► c't Magazin: https://ct.de ► c't on Mastodon: https://social.heise.de/@ct_Magazin ► c't on Instagram: / ct_magazin ► c't on Facebook: / ctmagazin ► c't on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/heisec.bsky.... ► c't on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ct_magazin ► c't on X/Twitter: / ctmagazin ► c't on paper: wherever magazines are available! #HomeCinema #Sound #Surround