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You can use this to connect your TV to bookshelf speakers through an optical cable. Just need some speaker wire or banana plug cables to go with it
https://a.co/d/06KEUx7E
This one has HDMI ARC which most sound bars use for connection along with optical
https://a.co/d/0cKQrMAZ
Then offerup/craigslist/marketplace for used bookshelf speakers. Practically anything will be far better than your TV. Like $50 used polk, klipsch, and sony speakers are real common on the second hand market. They may be old but speakers last a real long time if you're not blasting them at super high volumes. Go for speakers that have 5.25"-6.5" woofers. You'll appreciate them for music too
There's a bunch of brands and you really can't go wrong compared to TV speakers. Edifer powered speakers don't require a separate amplifier. Other major brands like ELAC, Kef, wharfdale, paradigm, ...