Customer Ratings & Reviews

Audio Elevation Perfected! VIZIO 5.1.4-Channel Elevate Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer and Rotating Speakers delivers a breathtaking Dolby Atmos/DTS:X experience, enveloping you in sound from all directions. Home theater excellence achieved!

Excellent soundbar! Read lots of reviews on this Atmos soundbar and it doesn't disappoint! Easy to setup, does take some tweaking to get it sounding just right. Great for the price,even better on sale..paired with my new Vizio Oled tv..

This rig sounds amazing in a medium size living room. Very immersive. Don't get much height effect but that's the nature of these reflective sound bars. Still the upward firing drivers do add something. If using with a ps5, be sure to set ps5 to output dts. Channels can cut out using pcm, and Dolby output usually has some latency. I use it earc from a Sony x90j tv, ps5 plugged into x90j, and x90j outputting the audio 1 format. Usually can't even tell there is any latency. Low end is bananas. Might need to dial down the subwoofer a bit. This thing was a killer deal at $699. One of the best purchases I've made. Very happy.

Great sound for filling a medium-sized living room or slightly larger. The tiny rear speakers put out some good sound including height. The subwoofer adds a great depth to explosions and bass. The rotating speaker is neat but doesn't seem to rotate up that much (maybe it's the movies I'm watching?) That said I'm really impressed with the sound this puts out.

Out of the box one of the best dolby atmos sound bars you can get for the price. The build quality is great the brushed metal just works and the sound quality is great without dtx or dolby atmos. but when those speakers start to rotate it like another world experience sound from the front the side the rear and overhead and the bass wow the sound just fills the room. This sound bar is amazing never thought I would recommend a sound bar that costed a thousand dollars but is worth it and I got it on sale best buy ever.

Great sounding system with performance equal to that of much more expensive systems. Dolby Atmos sound with the rotating speakers really adds more depth to the sound of everything that goes through them!

Got the Elevate open-box, but probably would not have paid full price. The Atmos performance is meh at best, but as a 5.1 system, this thing is a beast. The sub kicks very hard, I had to turn it down to about -10db to balance things out. Definitely crank the levels on the up-firing speakers to max, otherwise you probably won't notice the "Atmos bubble" effect. Still love the added dynamics, but sometimes I would just prefer a wider soundstage as opposed to the height, luckily that is an option. Can be buggy at times, hoping for future updates. Clicks right in to the base of my Vizio OLED. That thing is a buggy mess, so honestly I can't tell whether its the TV or soundbar causing issues sometimes. Overall, the Elevate was a welcome upgrade to my old V51-H6. Crisp, clear surround with some extra depth I was missing before.

The setup process, firmware, and app are all terrible. The only reason this gets 2 stars is because of the sound quality. After using settings recommended by Rtings, this set sounds amazing! The speakers are powerful, the wireless connectivity never dropped or had pops, but the software really ruins the experience. The app never connects to the soundbar, the bluetooth drops out and is hard to get to pair, the volume up/down is super delayed and then will jump 25% in an instant, the CEC settings cause issues with an Apple TV (volume indicator stays on screen permanently after adjusting the volume), and to top it all off the Atmos speaker function doesn't always work. This speaker is over 3 years old in 2024, and there are better options now. For the price, I expect a lot more. Returning after 3 weeks of ownership.

Dolby Atmos comes alive with this soundbar and subwoofer. The remote gives you control of equalizer, inputs, and all speakers, even the up firing. Non Atmos movies sound rich and full. Music is well defined with full dynamic range. Forget the app, it’s hard to setup, and use the remote to modify all parameters.

I’m not necessarily an audiophile, but I previously tried a Samsung Q850T (5.1.2) which had very weak bass, even with settings adjusted to the max. If anything, you get the opposite problem with the Elevate. I leave the subwoofer & bass set to 0, and it still rumbles very heavily. The soundbar gives fairly wide sound, and the surround sound is pretty crisp. While not a lot of content features Dolby Atmos yet, it does work for some Xbox Series X games & is definitely a neat feature. I would highly recommend this soundbar if on sale, but not sure I’d go for it at the current regular price of $1,099. If I had to mention a hangup, it’s that the SmartCast app frequently has a hard time finding the soundbar when you want to adjust its settings.

Sounds great and looks great, too! Setup was easy, having no issues setting it up with my Vizio TV and Apple TV. Everything just worked. I thought I had a good soundbar before, but this one blows it away. You can really feel the subwoofer. Not a fan of rear speaker wires which can be a little cluttering. Overall, highly recommend!

The product itself is very nice with loud clear sound. How Vizio is unable to produce a better app than SmartCast is beyond me. It is, and has always been, a hideous piece of software.

This is my 3rd soundbar, LG was pure junk, didn’t have pass thru, then the original Vizio Dolby Atmos which had a few minor issues but now works fine. And Wow now! This Elevate blows everything on the market away. 18 speakers plus a massive down firing subwoofer. The dialogue follows one around your room, you don’t lose those speaking on the screen. I was hesitant to purchase because of the price even at $699.99, but with the generous holiday return policy I said why not. Now that I own, I’m definitely keeping. It’s as good or better than going to the theatre, plus it’s in the comfort of your own home, so it will eventually pay for itself. Well worth it!

I had a Vizio 5.1.2 sounder. I had some issues with the soundbar going to sleep after long hours of watching TV plus due to my setup at the moment I couldn't stream HBO & Disney +. I wanted to upgrade in the near future but decided to upgrade the whole system including the TV and the soundbar. I am very happy with this purchase. It is definitely an upgrade over the older system. It does have some clipping and popping every once in a while but its not enough to drive me crazy (it the reason for 4 stars). I have this setup in my bedroom and it definitely fills the room. If you don't mind an occasional pop during some of the content then you will enjoy these.

Really good sound bar! Seen a few bad reviews about the app and connection issues but I never had any of them problems. Everthing connected as synced as soon as I plugged up the subwoofer and the sound bar. The app wasn't the greatest but in my opinion the app is useless anyways. Everything you need to do when setting up or adjusting things to you're liking can be done with the remote which has a little screen on it to navigate the menu. I mainly purchased it for the dolby atoms feature and I do good bit of gaming and this sound bar makes you feel as if you were in the game itself. I love that it has e-arc and that it has 4k HDR pass-through so it doesn't kill you're video quality. It was definitely worth the money and I'd recommend if you have the budget.

No problems so far. Sounds great and looks great. Easy to set up.

Wow, this thing sounds awesome! We replaced a 12 year old Sony surround sound system with the Elevate. Setup was quick and easy and the Vizio plays nice with our new SonyXR TV. The sound quality is excellent and the Dolby Atmos is incredible. Highly recommend this soundbar!

Still playing with all of the features but what I've heard so far has been excellent. The Dolby Atmos feature is what I wanted when I started researching soundbars and surround systems. The reviews were overwhelming positive (though not unanimous) but so far I lean towards the masses and have listened to some music and some movies in a while new way. It's a little pricey, so I took my time. It's not a mid-range "oh, I'll give it a try" which made me ask a lot of questions. But now, I can't wait to pop in some more of my favorite movies to give them a try. * Do your own research - but if you come back to this system as I did - you will not be disappointed! Oh and download the remote app to your iPhone. The remote provided is "ok" but I like to see the levels and slide-bars on the app and the remote is a lot of guess work by comparison. 4.75 Stars

Very satisfied with my purchase, this is by far the best 1 they have at Best Buy especially because I live in an apartment 2nd floor & the upstairs neighbors do a lot of stomping but this set i bought has been doing a great job!! I no longer hear them stomping & now i can watch tv more comfortably i use to hate watching tv cause you could hear the neighbors upstairs & it would be louder than the tv but I’m very very happy i bought this, its so perfect i hope they keep making this 1 for years & years in case i need to buy another in 20 years or so, just heads up you will have to turn the bass down cause it will shake the walls & im talking about all the walls (if your living in an apartment)…..this is the greatest thing made!!!!

The speaker sound good when they aren't popping. Scrolling through Netflix or other apps causes the rear subwoofer and speaker to crackle and pop loudly. It seems every time it receives a new audio signal after being silent for any amount of time, the speakers pop. This makes using this set almost unbearable, online forums point to this being a firmware issue for years with Vizio wireless subwoofer + rears. I am hoping they release a firmware update to fix this in the future. As for the sound, it's great. Once you are playing the content (post crackle/pop) the bass is deep and responsive, the separation of dialogue and ambient sounds is clear and exciting. Unfortunately because of the jarring popping sound every time a Netflix trailer or input changes, I would not recommend anyone buys this sound bar system. Lastly, the build quality is pretty good. The design is elegant and fits into a room nicely. The speaker on the right side of my unit (rotating speaker) was lower than the rest of the center channel cylinder. It looks bad but, when in Dolby Atmos (the speaker rotates up) the speaker becomes aligned with the center cylinder and lies flush.