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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/drilldo on 2024-01-19 11:37:40+00:00.
When I finally got my own place a couple years ago I bought a nice TV for the living room (Sony KD-43XH8505) and got some big ol' speakers from my parents house (Alesis M1 Active MK2) and fitted it all into the bookshelf.
The speakers work great but they are studio monitors and are not really built for this use. They are SUPER bassy and boomy and it's causing some problems watching movies, especially action films or films with music. I live in a dense block and it's not really fair on my neighbours. It's also difficult to hear the speech sometimes over everything else!
I want to keep the speakers but I just need to reduce the bass somehow. Is there a way to do this? Unfortunately there is no universal digital EQ on the TV settings as far as I can tell.
I thought about possibly buying some kind of mini amp that had a built in adjustable EQ, if this is even a thing? Some kind of cheap mini adjustable hardware EQ. The only thing i've found like that is the Loki Mini + which isn't for sale anywhere and quite expensive!
Currently the speakers are connected to the TV directly via the 3.5mm headphone jack on the back.
Is there a simple device or solution I can add to reduce the bass output from the TV?
Any help appreciated!