Does a television affect speaker sound ?

[Michael loves music]

I'm thinking of putting a 32 inch television a foot from one of my speakers does it affect the speaker sound in any way ? I read something years ago that you should never put speakers too close to a tv ? Any advice most welcome thankyou

[brian2957]

The speakers will need to be shielded Michael .

[Macca]

If it is a plasma or LCD you are fine. If it is the old style CRT you are not fine unless it is more than 6 inches from the speaker or the speakers have shielding on the magnets.

It won't harm the speaker or the sound but it will affect the picture on the TV.

[struth]

+1

[The Black Adder]

Magnetism asside make sure that the TV is further back from the speakers. I find this to make a marked improvement on the sound stage. If you can diffuse/treat the area around the TV, this may improve on things even more.

[Michael loves music]

It's a samsung 32 inch led tv was thinking of moving it from the other bedroom am I safe to put a speaker a foot away ?

[Macca]

You can put it on top of the speaker if you wanted it won't make any difference or cause a problem.

As Joe says keep the screen back from the plane of the speakers though or it may well mess up stereo imaging due to reflections of the screen.

[YNWaN]

The screen itself will act as a sound reflector and that is likely to have some impact. You don't need to worry about shielding with flat screen TV's though.