I thought so too until I bought a TV ~1.5years ago and regretted having bought a sound system as it added hardly any benefit (and it wasn't a cheap or low quali

I thought so too until I bought a TV ~1.5years ago and regretted having bought a sound system as it added hardly any benefit (and it wasn't a cheap or low quality sound system either). Through I do not have the space to have any speakers behind the couch so it's only 3.1 either way.