New TV sound not great

[Geebo]

Recently bought a new TV & although the picture is brilliant I can't say the same for the sound.
So I tried a Bose Cinemate (the £1300 one) although it sounded better than the TV I wasn't blown away & couldn't justify the cost.
Maybe its an age thing the wife & I are late 50's so maybe we can't hear the "amazing sound quality" the Bose salesman talked about.
After a three week trial I returned it to the store.
I really don't want wires all over the room so I guess a sound bar is the way to go.
Im looking for an improvement on the TV's sound that represents value for money.
Any advice would be appreciated.

[Geebo]

Thanks for the replies folks.
I'll have to do more research on the products mentioned.
I wouldn't say our hearing was any worse than that of someone else in our age group sorry if my original post was misleading.
The Bose Cinemate did make a difference to the TV speakers just not the BIG difference I expected for £1300.
I originally thought about Bose because I have a Bose set up in my car (Audi) & have been very impressed with it.