Just to close the loop I ended up getting a pair of audioengine a5s and plugging them into the headphone out jack on the TV. They sound great and were simple to hook up!
It has spidf out, headphoneout, and RCA red/white out.
it has 3 HDMI inputs - one core the cable box, one for the bluray player and one with chrome cast.
Mostly this is about hearing the dialogue more clearly - my wife is deaf in one hear, so surround sound does not help her, and I was never a...
I have an insignia 47" TV in a 13 x 17 room where the dialogue is hard to understand frequently. The couch is about 11 feet from the tv. In the past I have has low end brand surround sound systems attached - but tey usually break after a few years and end up in the trash.I am looking for options...