Sound Ramp is a television sound deflector which allows you to hear your TV’s audio more clearly. Does it work? Read our Sound Ramp review.
About Sound Ramp
Sound Ramp is a device which deflects the sound from the bottom of your television toward you, instead of having the sound project toward the ground. The official product website is soundramp.com, which was first registered in 2012, although the item currently marketed on that site didn’t appear until around October 2016. Below is a screen capture of the official website from October 2016.
Claims & Features
- Peel and stick
- Points sound toward you instead of toward the floor
- Works for any flat screen TV
Cost
You can get Sound Ramp for $19.99 with free shipping. You can add a second unit to your order for another $9.99 fee. As of this writing, Sound Ramp is not available in stores.
Sound Ramp Review
Sound Ramp is best described as a sound deflector for flat screen televisions. Modern flat screen televisions have speakers on the bottom that point downward, which is not an ideal sound experience for viewers. Some consumers opt to purchase sound bars that point audio toward the viewer, but with Sound Ramp we have a different solution that merely deflects the sound in the proper direction.
Sound Ramp is essentially a curved piece of plastic with double sided tape along one edge. To install, you’ll first want to locate your television speakers, then install Sound Ramp so that the speaker points into the curved section of the device.
The visual aesthetics of Sound Ramp will be subjective, and some will like its look while others will not. For wall-mounted TV’s, the bottom edge of Sound Ramp will protrude a few inches beyond the front of your television set. Televisions on a stand may not need Sound Ramp to be attached to them, as it could simply be placed below the set in order to deflect sound.
Surprisingly, sound deflection devices like this actually work in most cases. The audio is directed toward the viewer and will provide a more clear audio experience.
You may want to check what’s immediately above your speaker on the back of your set, to make sure that Sound Ramp can be attached without obstruction. While you’re at it, you should also verify that your television’s speakers are in fact on the bottom of your set.
Overall, we think Sound Ramp will work pretty well on most sets, although some consumers may think $20 is too expensive for what appears to be a curved piece of plastic.
Alternatives
Sound Ramp uses the same premise as “Television Sound Deflector.” A patent for that item was filed back in 2013.
You may have seen a product called SoundVerter, which also works similarly to Sound Ramp.
DIY types could probably construct something that functions similarly.
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