Sony Wireless Handy TV Speaker for Hard of Hearing and Seniors - White (SRSLSR200.CE7) One Size

I Bought this for my mum who finds it very difficult to distinguish speech from our tv, although I can clearly hear voice dialogue she has hard of hearing issues. Modern Led tvs being so thin their speakers also have to be stripped down so they can fit in the tv assembly, this has also made the quality of sound often poor. We have a sound bar and this has made a big difference in the sound quality, but when my mum watches during the evening she tends to put the volume too high. The LSR200 was designed for just this purpose and it has lived up to its job. A few points I have highlighted below are: -Setup/ Build QualityThis device is very easy to setup, you connect the base unit to your tv via a 3.5 audio jack or optical cable and for power use standard USB C cable. The Base unit connects to the wireless speaker using Infra-Red. Note if you use optical you need to change the sound output to PCM on your tv. The build quality is the usual Sony standards, a high quality well-built device.Usability/PerformanceUsing this device was very user friendly even for my mum, you have all the basic remote tv controls and a big dial to adjust the volume. The sound quality is excellent the clarity of the vocals is amazing you can hear everything so clearly; we use the voice zoom feature and this boost the vocals. Listening to music from Spotify and YouTube music is also excellent, this produces a nice wide stereo effect. I was quite amazed at the wireless range as we take this into the kitchen and all the other rooms downstairs without any signal issues. The wireless base unit is also the charging cradle and charges the device within a few hours, the battery lasts almost a week with2 hours a day usage.ConclusionI recommend this to anyone who wants to listen to the tv without having to put up with poor sound quality coming from their televisions, it’s also a handy wireless speaker carrying your tv sound with you in various rooms, but more importantly if you are hard of hearing this will definitely enhance your audio experience.

Like some previous reviewers, I can't rate this product highly enough.My dear Mum is 93 this year, and is very hard of hearing. My Sister came to stay for a while but due to the level Mum needs the TV at, even with her hearing aids in, my Sister was being blown off the settee.Mum doesn't use the built-in speaker on what I will refer to as the 'radio' part, since she would still need her hearing aids to hear the TV adequately.Instead, I plugged the base unit in next to the TV and used the optical out from the TV to drive the base unit. The lead and charger for this base unit is plugged in all the time as the power consumption is negligible.The actual 'radio' part sits next to Mum on her chairside table, and I have purchased a second power lead and plug so that Mum doesn't have to remember to stand the 'radio' bit back on the base unit. In fact, she doesn't even have to remember to switch it off as it does this itself. Both parts being connected to power all the time means that it is trickle charging the batteries all the time and is always 'ready for action'.Another very good part of using the TV optical out is that because Mum is using headphones (or earpieces) with it, the volume of the TV has no bearing on the volume that Mum can hear. In other words, it can be quite loud in Mums ears, and my Sister can turn the TV up and down without having any effect on the volume Mum has got her own 'radio' part set at. The two levels are totally independent and do not go up and down together as I expect they would if you used the headphone output on some TV's. In fact on some TV's, using the headphone socket may mute the TV speaker altogether.So with this set up, my Sis can adjust her perceived volume with the TV volume control and remote, Mum can adjust hers to any volume she likes using the controls on her 'radio' unit. The two levels are totally independent when using the optical out on the TV.There are other features on this unit, but to be honest, we mainly bought it for the way that we are using it now, and it does this admirably.I realised that I had done the right thing pretty much straight away when I noticed that Mum was coming in and sitting down, immediately putting her earpieces in unprompted, rather than relying on listening to the actual TV speaker through her hearing aids.The enjoyment Mum has got from this little gadget has transformed her TV experience. She has been using it for six months now. No glitches, no dropout, no flat batteries and no more deafened guests!Honestly, buy this with confidence. You can always return it if it doesn't work for you. I'm sure it will though, and use the optical output on your TV if you have one since then everyone can listen at a level that is suitable for them, without worrying about others around them.Worth every single penny.