TV Speaker Horn For Vizio TV
So while I like my big-ass living room TV, one of the concessions made is that the speakers are mounted forwarding downward. Speakers were definitely an after-thought as it was assumed one would use a receiver. We definitely do, but for times when I'm not watching something that requires amazing audio, I wanted to save power (and avoid throwing extra heat in the house on hot summer days) by using the TV speakers.
Well since the speakers are facing our entertainment stand instead of facing outwards, the audio is tinny, muffled, and requires turning the TV up louder than one should have to.
So I built a simple stand to try to better reflect the audio forward. It's not scientific. It can be improved (e.g. I need to make a top for it, or make the outlet more of a horn design) but, functionally, it works as a good first pass.
The dimensions are for my Vizio 65" which has a speaker grille that is around 38x108 mm with a stand that's around 63mm in height.
This thing was made with Tinkercad. Edit it online https://www.tinkercad.com/things/75Gt0YVMUry
This was my first silly part to share. I hope you found it useful but, by all means, imrpove it if you feel like it!