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Big TV and impact on sound

kolestonin

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Speakers are Monitor Audio Silver 500 7G and the distance between them is 2,20cm. Distance from wall is 46cm.

I plan buying a big TV and while an 85’’ would make more sense given the viewing distance is 3,6m, I have concerns regarding the impact on sound. An 85’’ TV is 1,9m and that will bring it really close to the speakers. I also think it might be aesthetically overwhelming, or even having light reflections on the gloss of my speakers, but what I would like to know is if sound reflections to the screen can also be a problem.

Should I consider the 1,66 long 75’’? Or it will make no difference?

Maybe a projector, as their screen materials are more sound absorbing, is a better idea sound wise?

I would like to keep the speakers at current 2,20cm. I could put them a bit further away, but I don’t think I can do more than 2,30cm.

Reason I want to buy a bigger is TV is cause with my current setup I pass most of the time as can be seen in picture 2, with the TV acting as a sound barrier for my left speaker.
 

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I have concerns regarding the impact on sound.
Could you wall-mount the TV? That would minimize the impact on sound.

Maybe a projector, as their screen materials are more sound absorbing, is a better idea sound wise?
Projectors quickly fall apart in image quality when sunlight or artificial light bleeds into the room, so keep that in mind.
 
Negligible impact, I‘d say. All my systems had a large TV incorporated in them & the quality of the measurements/sound I achieved in my setups depended on entirely different factors than the presence/absence of said TV between the speakers. Several friends also have TVs in their audio setups - same experience.

I recommend buying the biggest OLED you can afford and second the advice of wall mounting it if possible.
 
This works great for me. TV 85", isn't wall mounted but still only about 6" from rear wall. Rooms dimensions, MLP,and positioning are such that the TV fills in nicely between speakers. Audio is combined 2.2 for audio and 7.2.1 for video. Front panel speakers are shared, though respective subs are not. There are large ASC bass traps hidden behind panel speakers. The room has some acoustical issues that I'm working on, but it still sounds terrific. There aren't any obvious problems from the TV. Cheers,

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