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Originally Posted by Jack Keck
I know that the sound is probably NOT a priority for any TV manufacturer, but I found it interesting that the less expensive TV sounded better with no sound augmentation.
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Most of the TVs in this size range have a tuned baffle box "sub" built into them, either a stand alone or part of the individual speaker enclosures. The "subs" hit a relatively short area around the bass curve, almost being a one-note boom box.
If your Samsung is an edge lit type, it's thinner than a back lit type (your Vizio might be a back lit if it's cheaper). Being a thinner TV, the baffle box sub is going to be thinner and less effective. The plastic is cheap enough, so a thicker TV can have a larger tuned sub box.
I also wonder if your cheaper TV isn't getting some reinforcement from the room or position it's sitting in. The only way to be sure is to swap them, but I realize you don't want to go through the trouble (I wouldn't).
John