do you use your television speakers?

[jeh]

my tv speakers are always turned off and i have all sound going through my ascends.

[bikeman]

For the most part, I route the sound through the receiver but if I'm just listening to the weather, I'll just leave the TV speakers on.

David

[curtis]

Sometimes...but it is rare.

[Kpt_Krunch]

Never in the H/T room - everything is wired through my receiver! As for my upstairs family room, only when watching a VCR tape of a TV show (don't have my VCR in through the receiver upstairs).

[BradJudy]

I guess I'm the odd one out - I always listen using the TV speakers when watching television programming unless there's something special. Naturally, DVDs and CDs go through the system.

[Cliff_L]

I'm with ^-------^ BradJudy. While watching regular TV shows, I usually just use the TV speakers, unless it's something in the musical genre (Grammys, etc). DVDs/CDs are always through my receiver. The reasoning may be that I just have regular antenna TV reception too - I reserve the best, pure digital signal for my receiver.

[Lou-the-dog]

Same as Brad and Cliff. With a 2 and 3 year old at home the TV is essentially on most of the day. No use burning up my good gear for SpongeBob.

Randy

[Quinn]

I'm the opposite. Kids programs are bad enough compound that with terrible sound from the tv speaker and I can't take it. Always thru the HT.

[Derek]

Same as Brad, Cliff and Randy. For analog tv, is use the tvs speakers. For hdtv or dvds, I use the receiver and the ascends.

[picasso]

TV speakers are always turned off.

Expensive gear should be used.