I noticed a lot of my Twitter friends are using soundbars or do not have speakers at all. Here are some recommendations on studio monitors that are way better than having a soundbar for a small room and apartments. I am recommending speakers I actually used and tested. 1/6

I recommend are Studio Monitors. Why studio monitors? These speakers are the ones you see in studios to mix films and music and two these speakers have a built-in amplifier so all you need is a DAC(Digitial To Analog Converter)for your TV(More on optical later) 2/6

Here are the ones I recommend. JBL 305P MkII. Yamaha's HS5, Presonus(Eris E5), and the Klipsch R-15PM. I personally use the HS5 and 8. The bass on all these speakers are so good you do not need a sub-woofer but you can add one if you like. The R-15PM has a built-in DAC. 3/6

With studio monitors, you have to plug each speaker into the outlet and turn them on manually. Again, these speakers have a built-in amp. This is the typical back of a studio monitor speaker. I suggest getting the XLR into male RCA for cables to plug into the DAC. 4/6

With these speakers, you are going to need a DAC so your TV can send the signal to the speakers via optical. This is a 2.0 setup so you do not need ARC to get uncompressed audio. Optical gives you two channels of uncompressed audio I use this one with a remote. 5/6

In order for all this to work you have to put your TV audio(In the audio options) into PCM. If you don't you are going to have some crazy noise. Also, you need to have the gain behind the speakers at max to get that peak sound. 6/6

I suggested this setup instead of soundbars to a lot of my close friends and they are amazed at the detail, loudness, and near field experience. Nothing like a good film experience with amazing audio. All the items listed can be purchased at Amazon and go for under $400 or less.

Sample. Video doesn’t do it justice but it gives you an idea how loud and clear it is. This film has great audio with the DTS-MA track staying at 5Mbps.