That was definitely the case for me. My TV had "meh" speakers built in, so we bought a sound bar to mount underneath of it. Surround sound was never seriously

That was definitely the case for me. My TV had "meh" speakers built in, so we bought a sound bar to mount underneath of it. Surround sound was never seriously considered, the sound at (and the subwoofer that came with it) are more than adequate.