Your TV may come with many great features and enhancements to help process the sound that you hear. This article will show you what we have found to be the optimal setting for the most popular TV manufacturers (Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Vizio).
Please note: The following settings may or may not be found on your particular model of TV. We recommend that you take a look at the settings on your TV and then locate it on this list. If you have a sound setting that isn't on this list, please let us know so we can update our list!
Panasonic
| A.I. Sound: |
Menu → Audio → Advanced Audio → Set to Low |
| Surround: |
Menu → Audio → Advanced Audio → Set to Off |
| Distance to Wall: |
Menu → Audio → Advanced Audio → Set to either Over 1ft or Up to 1ft |
| TV Speakers: |
Menu → Audio→ Advanced Audio → Set to On |
| HDMI in |
Menu → Audio→ Advanced Audio → Set to Digital |
Philips
| Auto Sound: |
Home → Setup → Sound → Set to Personal |
| Auto Volume Leveling: |
Home → Setup → Sound → Set to Off |
| Balance: |
Home → Setup → Sound → Set equal balance for Left and Right |
| Equalizer: |
Home → Setup → Sound → Equalizer → Set all values to 0 |
| TV Speakers: |
Home → Setup → Sound → Set to On |
| Mono/Stereo: |
Home → Setup → Sound → Set to Stereo |
| DTS TruSurround: |
Home → Setup → Sound → Set to Off
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| Digital Output Format: |
Home → Setup → Sound → Set to PCM |
Samsung
| Sound Mode: |
Menu → Sound → Sound Mode → Set to Standard |
| Sound Settings: |
Menu → Sound → Sound Effect → Set to Standard |
| Virtual Sound: |
Menu → Sound → Sound Effect → Virtual Sound → Set to Off |
| Dialog Clarity: |
Menu → Sound → Sound Effect → Dialog Clarity → Set to Off |
| Equalizer: |
Menu → Sound → Sound Effect → Equalizer → Set all values in the center |
| SRS TruSurround HD: |
Menu → Sound → SRS TruSurround HD → Set to Off |
| SRS TruDialog: |
Menu → Sound → SRS TruDialog → Set to Off |
| Equalizer: |
Menu → Sound → Equalizer → Set to Default |
| 3D Audio: |
Menu → Sound → 3D Audio → Set to Off |
| Broadcast Audio Options: |
Menu → Sound → Broadcast Audio Options → Set to Off |
| SPDIF Output: |
Menu → Sound → SPDIF Output → Audio Format → Set to PCM |
| Audio Delay: |
Menu → Sound → SPDIF Output → Audio Delay → Set to 0 |
| Speaker Settings: |
Menu → Sound → Speaker Settings → Speaker Select → Set to TV Speaker |
| Auto Volume: |
Menu → Sound → Speaker Settings → Auto Volume → Set to Off |
Sharp
| Auto Volume: |
Menu → Audio Settings → Auto Volume → Set to Low |
| 3D Surround: |
Menu → Audio Settings → 3D Surround → Set to Off |
| Clear Voice: |
Menu → Audio Settings → Balance → Set to Off |
| Bass Enhancer: |
Menu → Audio Settings → Bass Enhancer → Set to Off |
| Output Device: |
Menu → Output → Select Fixed |
Sony
| Sound Mode: |
Home → Settings → Sound → Sound Adjustments → Sound Mode → Standard |
| Auto-Surround: |
Home → Settings → Sound → Auto-Surround → Off |
| Sound Booster: |
Home → Settings → Sound → Sound Booster → Off |
| Equalizer: |
Home → Settings → Sound → Equalizer → Set all values to 0 |
| Voice Zoom: |
Home → Settings → Sound → Voice Zoom → Set to 0 |
| Live Football Mode: |
Home → Settings → Sound → Live Football Mode → Off |
| Advanced Auto-Volume: |
Home → Settings → Sound → Advanced Auto-Volume → Off
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| Volume Offset: |
Home → Settings → Sound → Volume Offset → Set to 0 |
Vizio
| Surround Sound: |
Menu → Audio → Surround Sound → Set to Off |
| Volume Leveling: |
Menu → Audio → Volume Leveling → Set to Off |
| Balance: |
Menu → Audio → Balance → Set to equal Left and Right balance |
| Lip Sync: |
Menu → Audio → Lip Sync → Match display image to audio track |
| Digital Audio Out: |
Menu → Audio → Digital Audio Out → Set to PCM |
| Analog Audio Out: |
Menu → Audio → Analog Audio Out → Set to Fixed |
| Equalizer: |
Menu → Audio → Equalizer → Set to Default |
