What is it about modern televisions and the spoken dialog on shows? Everyone seems to be focused on big boom box type sounds, with heavy bass for the explosions etc, but there’s not a lot of attention being paid to actually hearing what the actors say during the shows, which means it’s easy to miss important things simply because your TV won’t pick up dialog audio properly.

This Portable Voice Clarifying TV Speaker is designed to boost the sound of speaking dialog specifically, by amplifying the ‘human speech frequencies above the background noise’. The device also can be positioned anywhere in the room within 100 feet, which means you can bring the speaker closer to your ears, so you can hear better even if the television is across the room.

The unit features its own volume and tone controls and you can also plug in a set of headphones if you want to listen privately and not disturb the cat. It’s the perfect solution for anyone who wants to get up close to the action without blasting out the sound till your ears hurt. Priced at $149.95.