Big Screen & Tiny Speaker

     I've been seeing many ads on TV for big screen televisions and decided I wanted a 55'  for my living room. Finally I saw an ad for a store just over a half mile away for a 55" for $299.00 + tax. I called to make sure they had the unit in stock and in less than 10 minutes was there at the store to pick up my big, bad boy TV.
     I'd already decided to put the TV on my mantle but after installing the feet found that the feet stuck over the mantle creating a rather unstable base. Being the crafty redneck that I am, I went to the storage building and woodpile for a remedy.  I found a 4" x 2" piece or particle board which I cut to 4 x 2 which was all I needed for a platform. Then to the woodpile where I found rustic braces which I like. Nothing more or less that a pair of about 2.5" diameter branches became the legs for my new redneck TV stand.

     The only thing that gets me is this... A television with a 55" screen has but a what sounds like a perhaps 1.5" speaker. So I have a ringside or 50 yard line  seat for when I watch wrestling or football but "nose bleed seats"  sound.
     I've an old set of 5 way surround sound speakers that I used years ago but have yet to hook up since I moved. Maybe I'll dig them out and see if they'll  hook up to my new big screen.