Mu-so connected to television dull sound

Posted by: Matthijs on 14 October 2015

Hello,

 

 I use the Mu-so as a way to listen to the sound of the television connected by an optical cable. Television is a Samsung. I am a little disappointed as I expected a brighter more pleasant sound. What I hear is a dull muffled sound. Does this sound familiar to you?

Posted on: 20 October 2015 by Suka47

My Mu-so connected to my TV, although full volume is only just loud enough via an optical cable, is far better than a dedicated sound bar that I have on another TV.

Posted on: 20 October 2015 by jasons

Just to add that mine is connected via optical to my 2013 Panasonic tv and the sound is brilliant for what it is, to the point that it goes on every time i'm watching tv!

Posted on: 20 October 2015 by Skip

Our MuSo is used as a sound bar 95% of the time and we are finally happy with it.  It takes a little commitment to get it right but it makes both music documentaries like 30 Feet from Stardom and Muscle Shoals, as well as popular movies like Django Unchained sound truly outstanding, and it is great for regular cable movies, music channels,  sports and original TV programming.

Posted on: 10 November 2015 by Matthijs

An update finally.. After comparing two Samsung televisions, same series but differing in size, experts concluded a different architecture in the audio part resulting in worse sound in my television. The Mu-so is nothing to blame as some of you had already suggested. I have to live with this until my next television arrives, which will take a few years.

I would like to thank everyone for your kind input!! 

Posted on: 11 November 2015 by nudgerwilliams

Thanks for the update.  Shame there is no easy good outcome for you.

Posted on: 11 November 2015 by Harty601

Matthijs - What sources are you using through the TV - I ask because I do not use my TV to feed my sons play bar. I use a optical switcher box which my Sky DVR, Apple TV and Sony PS3 feed into and the single output feeds into my sound bar. 

 

I did this because my Panasonic TV does not push out 5.1 from it's optical output. If there is an issue with how the samsung are doing this then it may be possible to bypass it. You may have a sync issue as unlike the sonos, I don't think there is any audio delay settings on the muso - but might be worth connecting one of your sources (Blurry player for example) directly into the Muso to begin with a see how that sounds.

Posted on: 12 November 2015 by Matthijs

Harty601, thanks for your suggestion! Just by coicidence I had to connect two sources, Samsung Television and a Dune mediaplayer. I had to find a way and came across the optical switch as you suggested too. But alas there is no improvement as far as the Samsung is concerned. The Dune however with a large collection of music on the internal harddisk sounds good.