This thing has no business sounding this good, given what it costs. It is a tremendous value for a simple, home theater audio in a box solution.
Now the "good for what it costs" part is important. It doesn't break the laws of physics, you can certainly spend more and get more, but the little dedicated subwoofer really does a solid job in compensating for the relatively small speakers in the main unit. It also gets surprisingly loud for its size without introducing meaningful distortion.
Are you going to put this thing in a giant, dedicated home theater or a huge great room with a cathedral ceiling and be happy with the results? Probably not. But in a bedroom, an apartment or an average-sized living room or den, this is likely going to give you results you are happy with for both movies and most casual listening.
When you give it a workout across a bunch of different genres of music, you find the results vary between adequate and excellent. There are some basic physics reasons behind why you normally need much bigger speakers to get truly excellent high fidelity sound. So occasionally the results are a bit flat and uninspired. But it does a pretty remarkable job for what it cost and how big it is. What you will notice if you listen with a very critical ear is that there is some muddiness in the mid-range and the bass rolls off too early because the little sub runs out of steam, but that almost seems unfair to criticize at this price point. Most people won't even notice any of that.
On the other hand, don't get super excited about the strength of the Dolby Atmos effects here. Atmos is designed to create a 3d sound field and place sounds in the physical space around the listener. It is a cool new technology and movies are starting to be mastered in it. Normally that 3d sound effect means you have to have additional channels physically mounted in the ceiling. Like all of these sound bars, it doesn't have actual ceiling speakers and instead has to make do with pointing some speakers up at the ceiling to bounce the sound off the ceiling indirectly.
If you stick it in a basically square or rectangle shaped room with an 8 foot ceiling and no obstructions, it does sort of work. But if you have a cathedral ceiling or sloped ceiling or anything other than the basic box shaped room it likely won't do much of anything. On the other hand, the more basic, 5.1 surround sound effects are perfectly adequate, assuming you can place the little rear speakers properly.
Installation wasn't hard, although note that there are specific requirements that the system sit in front of and a certain distance below the TV because of the Atmos, up-firing speakers. The rear surrounds connect to the subwoofer with standard speaker wires and the separately powered subwoofer then connects wirelessly to the main unit. The little sub is ported, so it can't be set absolutely flush against a wall. It all came pre-paired up and worked perfectly right out of the box.
I have a modern tv, and was able to connect with eARC/HDMI successfully. I also paired my phone to the device using bluetooth and that worked easily too. I can control the volume with both the TV remote and the Apple TV remote control, and so I will almost never need to use the included remote for much of anything beyond initial setup.
There is a reason why this unit got such good reviews on the big audio review channels. It really is a good value for the price.
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M Series
Cinematic 5.1.2 Home Theater Sound
Surround Speakers
Low-profile surround speakers are volume-adjustable and can also be placed in front for a customizable 5.1 surround sound experience in any room.
6” Wireless Subwoofer
Rock the house on movie night with powerfully deep bass that really booms.
Backlit Display Remote
Full-featured remote with comfort grip and easy to navigate.
Cinema-Quality Surround
Dolby Atmos and DTS:X bring movies, music, and games to life with thrilling 3D surround sound, even from above, turning any room into a captivating personal cinema.
Voice Assistant Input
Connect Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant devices to the sound bar for an amplified audio experience.
Unlock the Highest Quality
Get the highest-quality audio from your sound bar with the included HDMI cable.
Control with your TV Remote
With HDMI, use your TV remote to control your sound bar.
Upgrade Your Gaming Experience
Dolby Atmos and DTS:X sound technologies utilizes object-based audio decoding to pinpoint exactly where sound is coming from, whether that’s in front, to the side or even above you, to get you the advantage you need on your opponents.
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| Sold By | Amazon Resale | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
| speaker size | 6 inches | 4.5 inches | 5.25 inches | 36 inches | 5 inches | 2 inches |
| power source | Corded Electric | AC | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric |
| connectivity tech | USB, Bluetooth | HDMI, Optical | Bluetooth, HDMI, No Optical Output | Bluetooth, HDMI, No Optical Output | Bluetooth | wireless, wired |
| speaker type | Subwoofer | Soundbar | Soundbar | Soundbar | Soundbar | Soundbar |
| mounting type | Wall Mount and Table Top | Wall Mount | Wall Mount, QuickFit (Compatible with select VIZIO TVs.) | Wall Mount, QuickFit (Compatible with select VIZIO TVs.) | Bar Mount | Wall Mount |
| weight | 6 pounds | — | — | — | 28.35 pounds | 5 pounds |
| control method | remote | remote | application | remote, application | remote | voice |
| model name | M512a-H6 | V21x-J8 | SV210M-0808 | SL512X-0806 | AX5125H | M213ad-K8 |
| frequency response | 20000 hertz | 20000 hertz | 50 hertz | 100 hertz | — | — |
| surround channels | 5.1 | 2.1 | 2.1.2 or 3.1.2 | 5.1.2 | 5.1.2 | 2.1 |
| subwoofer diameter | 6 inches | 4.5 inches | — | 6 inches | — | — |
Good sound,easy setup,looks nice.
The soundbar was easy to setup. Doesn't take up much space. Sounds really good especially in the space it's in. It makes playing game realistic like the new Indiana Jones game and call of duty black ops 6. Movies are awesome. Would highly recommend a soundbar from vizio. They are a really good alternative to the more expensive soundbars.
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Jorge contreras LabordeReviewed in Mexico on March 8, 2023
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