Customer Ratings & Reviews

This sound bar is perfect for small bedrooms. Just what my ears wanted. I'm about 10 or so feet from my tv, i turned it up 7 clicks and it's loud.

BOTTOM LINE: The Insignia (a Best Buy Brand) 20-inch Mini 2.0 is a value oriented soundbar, for a smaller sized HDTV or a PC, providing 2-channel “stereo” sound enhancements versus stock HDTV or PC speaker systems. Note if your primary intended use is for your higher end HDTV, this soundbar does not support HDMI inputs or outputs. But there are programming workarounds for using your primary remote control. All in all, a cost-effective alternative to stock TV or PC speakers that I would recommend for smaller rooms or if you do not have unlimited funding. TL;DR CONNECTIONS: There are primarily two inputs, an optical port and a 3.5mm stereo jack, for use with a TV or PC. (Both optical and 3.5mm economy cables included.) There is also an USB-A input for music stored on a flash drive for WAV or MP3 audio files. And of course, similar to most all current soundbars, it supports Bluetooth wireless technology connectivity. (Note that if using mainly as a BT speaker, remember it must be powered by its AC power adapter.) And I really appreciate the back of the remote control including a color-coded Source Indicator legend that is very convenient for interpreting the soundbar’s front panel status indicator multi-colored LED. LEARNING REMOTE: Because there are no HDMI ports, there is no HDMI- CEC (Consumer Electronics Control). Therefore, you cannot control power or volume with your HDTV’s remote control without some additional magic. To overcome this limitation, vendors will incorporate learning-teaching (programming) their soundbars so the owner can use one remote simulating CEC. Following the steps outlined in the manual, I was able to program this soundbar to turn my HDTV on, off, volume up, volume down, and mute using my HDTV’s remote control. But it did take me a few attempts, event when programming for an Insignia branded HDTV. According to the manual, this soundbar can learn up to 13 different “button codes” if needed. SOUND QUALITY: Now expecting this 30-watt soundbar to compete with higher-end systems would be a mistake. So please set your expectations appropriately recognizing this is a compact 2.0 unit, with a compact stereo sound, and priced accordingly. It’s not bad sounding by any means, but it is not designed to provide a large room with a totally immersive soundstage experience. I will say, the 2.0 stereo sound quality is far superior versus most stock HDMI speakers. And it does include three EQ presets for News, Standard, and Theater. For my use, the Theater sounded very good for movies and general TV adding a virtual 3rd-dimension to the overall listening experience. But the Theater setting for music or concert DVDs just sounded artificial to my ears, with an unnatural slight echo artifact, so I would just switch back to the Standard preset. I will also mention, not having a center channel (3.0 system) used for dialogue, was not a major limitation. I could hear voices clearly and never had to rewind back to hear again or use Closed Caption to understand conversations peppered with movie special effects. Overall, very impressive for such a small economical soundbar. BASS CONTROL: There is a separate “bass” control that cannot compete with a subwoofer. But it can add or remove a small amount of bass frequencies depending upon you listening environment and personal preference. For my ears, the bass was set to maximum amount on. RATING: You definitely get your money’s worth with this Insignia 2.0 Mini Soundbar if you set your expectations correctly. And I believe this unit earned itself a solid 4-Stars for being a value priced Stereo Soundbar. Add another Star if you are able to purchase on sale at a discount! .

Insignia is a brand that I prefer because they offer innovative products built with high quality components yet are priced below most competitors. I seek out Insignia products for these very reasons. This 2.0 Mini Soundbar 20” is another example of Insignia excellence in design & engineering. Soundbars are available in various lengths & prices; this Insignia measures 2.58” × 20.08” × 3.11” & is a perfect size to enhance TV sound in the bedroom or kitchen. Featuring robust 30 Watt RMS power, this soundbar broadcasts crisp audio at excellent volume in a small to mid-sized room. The remote has “Bass+” to increase the low frequency response down to 70 Hz. There is no separate subwoofer with this soundbar, but it produces crisp, clear audio and offers a dramatic improvement over the sound from TV speakers. A 3-position equalization on the remote offers these choices: Standard, Theater, or News. Included with this subwoofer are: - Remote Control - 2) AAA Alkaline Batteries for Remote - Power Adapter - Wall Mounting Template - Digital Optical Cable - 3.5 mm Audio Cable - Mounting Hardware - Quick Setup Guide CONCLUSION: The Insignia 2.0 Mini Soundbar 20” offers a perfect solution to difficult-to-understand TV sound for a small room. It has a high quality appearance, is offered at a wonderful price & earns my highest recommendation.

Needed a small sound bar to fit in my space. Looked at name brand ones for about triple the price. That dog dont hunt! Settled on the more affordable option. This little bar does everything I need. Makes special effects and music sound better while watching shows and movies. Connects easily to the bluetooth on my Samsung tv. Self connects on start up after the initial pairing. Bass is medium strength but way better than the tv speakers. I am very spoiled by the sound bar already. The tv speakers make me cringe, but I thought they were okay before. For 50 bucks this is a no brainer purchase.

This Insignia™ - 2.0 Mini Soundbar 20" was very easy to set up and is simple to use. It provides crisp clear sound on the 'News' setting and is very enjoyable on the 'Theater' setting for watching movies. It gives more than enough volume for use with the bedroom TV and we are happy with this purchase.

BACKGROUND: I bought a 2023 TCL 40-inch Class S3 TV and am very happy with the picture quality of that TV, yet very disappointed in the extremely poor sound quality of that TV's built-in speakers. But since I paid $150 for the TV, I could not justify spending $100 or more to improve the sound quality. Based on the favorable reviews, I took a chance on this seemingly basic 20-inch soundbar with no subwoofer since it was only $40 - a much better price point to match the TV I bought. REVIEW: The sound quality of this soundbar is GREAT and completely solves the problem with the TCL TV's very poor internal speakers. There are 3 sound-quality settings to choose from: standard, news, and theater. Standard sounds like normal stereo, news is very thin with lack of bass, and theater creates a "stereo wide" effect that is very pleasing. I just leave the soundbar on this setting for everything. There's a surprisingly amount of bass response from this soundbar - really good. Voices are crisp. Before, the sound quality from the TV's built-in speakers was thin, plastic-sounding, and lacked anything but mid-range. Now, the sound quality is full-range with surprisingly good low-end bass, and it sounds like wood-cabinet speakers. Because the TCL TV has a 3.5mm "headphone" jack, this soundbar is a perfect match because it has a 3.5mm input. The soundbar comes with both a 3.5mm cable, and an optical (TOSLINK) cable, and also supports bluetooth, but honestly, using the 3.5mm cable has a lot of advantages. Since the soundbar is just a 2.0 soundbar, this means all that it does is reproduce stereo sound (2 channels, no subwoofer). This means there is no surround decoding happening, which means that the 3.5mm cable gives you the same sound quality and features as the optical cable. The ADVANTAGE of using 3.5mm is that when you adjust the TV volume with your TCL TV remote control, the audio output of the 3.5mm output raises/lowers accordingly. This means that you do NOT need to ever use the soundbar remote control. Just use the TV remote control to control volume and mute audio. It is a huge benefit not to have to use a separate soundbar remote control. The first time you set it up, you do have to press the power button on the actual soundbar (or using the power button on the soundbar's remote control), but once you've done that one time, turning on the TV "activates" the soundbar automatically. And when you turn off the TV, the soundbar automatically goes to sleep/standby mode. (If you lose electrical power to your house, then you do have to press the power button on the soundbar again but that's a rare minor nuisance.) I recommend turning on the soundbar, pushing the "+" button to turn the soundbar all the way up to maximum volume, using the remote control to set the "mode" to "theater" and then put the remote control away in a drawer. Now you can control the volume entirely using your TV remote and the soundbar essentially becomes part of your TV.

Great little soundbar for the kids room. Perfect for his games without breaking the bank. Setup in minutes and came with everything to mount it to the wall. All wires included and batteries also.

For the first time, I purchased an item that I was able to walk through the instructions with absolutely NO problems. It went fantastically AND actually works fine! Wow!

It’s really nice for the price. I love the Bluetooth feature so that it doesn’t require plug in directly to the tv. Really Easy to setup. And very lightweight.

This is a small soundbar with great sound.it really enhanced the sound of my new tv. I highly recommend this to anybody who wants to enhance your sound experience without spending a lot of money.

I have a tv in my bedroom that is not a Smart tv and I found out the hard way not all soundbars are compatible. I purchased a soundbar a couple months ago and after 2 hours of trying to get it to work I just gave up. Then I came across this one and after chatting with a Best Buy associate I decided to give this one a try and for the price I couldn’t pass it up. I had it hooked up in less than 10 minutes. I wear hearing aids and it still has good sound quality when I take them out. Definitely am happy with my purchase.

This was a good purchase, easy to install, great sound!

It was very easy to setup, I wish the bass was more defined but for the price - very worth it.

Audio sounds amazing for the price. Love the bass boost. Worth buying for a bedroom or even living room

The TV I had wouldn't increase volume after a certain point and I just needed a basic sound bar to get more volume out of my TV (especially over our dog that likes to whine a lot while he waits for us to finish dinner while watching TV). This sound bar gave me just what I needed at a good price. I can hear my movies and shows over the dog. I still haven't figured out how (or if its even possible) to get my roku remote volume buttons to work with it, but its not a big deal for me.

This soundbar connects easily to a device and has good sound quality. It's also a nice size without being too long. I have bought two of them since it works really well.

Great value and easy to use with Google TV. Helped with volume issues of our TV.

Words great. No issues. Had Bluetooth as well. Straightforward hook up.

Really good soundbar i use it on my pc since sound on pc isnt good its small to fit on a desk i love it.

I purchased this to solve a minor sound problem with a 40 inch Insignia TV. It did the trick but I found this bar to be too tall to sit either under or in front of that TV with the TV on a table top. It works fine just behind the TV though. Funny thing is the next model up in Insignia soundbars looks to be low enough, but it measures too wide to go between the feet of that 40 inch TV. Insignia really needs to coordinate their products to work with each other. Simply having taller feet on that TV would have fixed the problem. I love that they include a remote, an optical digital cable as well as a standard 3.5 mm headphone cable type connector. I ended up using the 3.5 mm as I found the digital sound to be too heavy on effects and music with dialogue difficult to hear. And yes I turned off surround and even tried the dialogue enhancing options and it still did this. Overall highly recommended at the price though.