Numpty moment & 4K telly question

[DarrenM343]

Firstly, I'm not a TV whiz kid and have put up with a 24" LED TV since 2012, in quite a large room. Finally decided now's a good time to upgrade so while sick today(ear issues) I popped into Curry's and did some retail therapy.
So, I picked up a new 43" 4k Sony TV. On using it I noticed a boomy sound. Deep voices and deep/bass sound seemed to cause a boom/kind of vibration. So, as I need to be away the rest of the week I returned the TV moaning like heck to myself as I hate carrying heavy/fragile stuff around (back issues). Anyway, managed to get the TV back before they shut and was issued a replacement only the new one does exactly the same thing. Is it normal? Am I just used to the old TV that I've tuned into something normal but thought it was a fault? The TV is on the floor at the moment but the boom definitely comes from the speakers. Feel a right idiot! Was rushing to get it back to them too as wanted to get it sorted so it wouldn't be something I'd have to do at the weekend.

On another note, Curry's tried to sell me a 4k aerial cable. Think they also mentioned about buying a 4k aerial too but erm, slightly deaf at the moment. I declined the aerial cable as I've found in the past their prices for accessories can be very high but as a non-TV geek as far as I know there are no 4k digital aerial broadcasts yet? The TV does have YouView but don't think that's 4K either?(will search on this later). I also didn't pick up a 4K HDMI either as I don't have any other equipment either yet that handles 4k, only a freeview recorder (non-4K) so will get one of those if I need one later, I just intend for no to stream 4K when available on Netflix and the like.

 

[DarrenM343]

Not had time to adjust the settings yet. Had it on for a while last night and kinda got used to it so maybe it is due to the weak speakers on the last TV .Still a bit odd though to be so noticeable. Hopefully when I can hear properly in a few days I can tell for sure but doubt there would be two with the exact same issue.
Yeah, regarding the cables, I bought a TV for my parents some years back from Curry's and tried to sell me a HDMI cable for a dce60. Got one off of Amazon to the latest version at the time for less than a fiver.

 

[DarrenM343]

I'm guessing it might be down to your ear issues Darren , im going to google 4k aerial cable lol

Hopefully. Put the TV on again this morning and still hear it there.
Yeah, whatever it was they said if I bought one with the TV they give £10 off, so expect it must have be £30+. Should have had a look at it just out of curiosity.

Our Sony 40" (about seven years old) has awful sound from the built-in speakers — Stephen Fry's voice rattles the plastic surround when watching QI.

Quickly got a 2.1 setup to run the sound through instead.

Seems like Sony still haven't solved their audio issues seven years later…

I was thinking I may just do that if I put the TV on a table and it still doesn't sound right.
Couple of reviews I saw mentioned good sound so I dunno .
Always had Samsung TV's in the past but after finding the best Laptop I've had to date for robustness is a Sony I decided to give their TV's a try. Nice quality looking unit at least.

 

[DarrenM343]

Did they offer you some snake oil for the contacts too?

My past two Sony TVs have had passable sound, like no rattling weird sound tone I always associate with CRTs. Difficult to know what you mean by booming, I think it might be your ears

It's like a "boom" sound that is heard with deep/bass sounds or deep voices, where most words seem to be accompanied by a background "boom" sound/reasonance. Also music causes it too but is less noticeable.
Ear is clearing now I think so will see how it sounds at the weekend. Think the TV is fine, and as someone else said, better off looking for external speakers /hifi.
Did wonder if it was a dodgy firmware update. Will update if I come to a conclusion but will probably look at getting an external speaker setup

 

[DarrenM343]

Got home the weekend and still thought it's odd so resolved it by spending yet more money on a sound bar and sub. Picked up the Sony HT-MT300. Problem sorted .
Thanks for help and advice all.