Customer Ratings & Reviews

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

Great sound quality - when it works. The soundbar will constantly get stuck and refuse to change input forcing a power cycle. The app is next to useless.

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.

Setup up was pretty much plug and play with my new Sony Bravia TV. It is super punchy bassy out the box so I had to lower to about -6. Didnt realize the rear speakers upward fire sound as well which is a bonus. Movies are so fun to watch with this-The Outpost, Ready Player One, Wonder Woman, Netflix Daredevil, The Old Guard. Atmos is out of this world. One annoying thing is that when im watchin something with Atmos signal, and I rewind or fast forward, the speaker rotates down and back up once it gets that atmos signal again. I paid a pretty penny for this thing but totally worth it in my opinion.

Good product with the price money it comes with. Great sound quality.

Sound quality is clean, clear and solid. Subwuffer is pretty powerful. The first time I tested it by playing The end game, my neighbor knocked on my door told me that he wall was shaking.

I just received this system this afternoon. I was worried that the setup would be a challenge due to all the criticism written here regarding the application/firmware. However I should not have worried. Perhaps Vizio has released updated firmware or an updated application for Android? Not sure, but the setup was EASY and flawless. Sits perfectly on my glass TV stand. After the easy setup it auto detects Atmos from Disney Plus over my Apple TV 4K. Also tested Vudu and MoviesAnywhere. Haven't tested my 4k Sony Blu ray yet, but I assume that won't have any issues either. I moved from an older Yamaha 7.1 system to this... and I have to say its impressive. Perhaps the surround isn't quite as "wide", but the clarity of the speakers front and back is amazing compared to my previous setup. I am hearing things with this system + atmos tracks that I never heard or never appreciated before. So if you have a modern TV like me (Sony x900H with eARC) and an Android Phone... I say you will have no issues. I didn't. For $699 it's a steal.

Great sound quality, good bass but may be too strong for some, and feels well made. The Atmos speakers turning up is a cool effect, but don't know if the motor will remain strong long term. Unfortunately, the constant flipping through inputs for the soundbar to work was too much for me and was returned. If you can look beyond these gripes, then you could get this soundbar at nearly half the price when it was first released.

great sound, easy to install and setup, dolby atmos! the app made it easy, ten minutes after unboxing I was listening to dolby atmos content, amazing.

After returning my Sonos arc full system I am pleasantly surprised by the performance of this bar. So far no discounting or surround issues. It recognized my atmos contents so I left it under “Auto”. I am using it with my LG C7 so no eArc. There are my pros and cons: Pros: Very clear vocal and dialogue and I don’t even need to turn up my center level (unlike my old vizio bar and Sonos). or Keep adjusting volume to hear dialogue Pretty good deep bass performance Very good surround performance Pretty good atmos (similar to full Sonos Arc system) Cons: Software is Meh and dated, unlike Sonos’ Lack auto calibration, but even without it sounded good. Some minor popping sound, I have experienced it twice, once in YouTube music video and once changing source. It only popped once or twice so I don’t have any concern, hope firmware fit this minor thing.

Sound is really good. Atmos is not very noticeable but haven’t tried much. Bass is punchy and you can actually feel it. I am very pleased with this sound bar!

Received the Vizio in the mail today. Package damaged and the right speaker only rotates up 2/3 of the way. I can see these parts wearing down over time. Still was excited to check it out before exchanging at Best Buy due to the damage. Getting it setup through the app was actually pretty easy - I've read a lot of reviews that setup takes forever. No kinks there. Confirmed running the latest firmware. APP (Using Android) Is HORRIBLE. Constantly freezes. If you change slider settings, they don't apply. If you multi-task and go back to the App, 70% of the time it says the Vizio is no longer connected to the network when I have it hard-wired over Ethernet. I force closed the app, re-opened it - same issue - can't find the Soundbar. Also Chromecast features - meh. Very slow to respond. I usually cast from Spotify to my YAS-209 and it's nearly instant. Vizio is like 20 seconds to connect! And if your TV is turned on, it won't auto switch input to play music via Chromecast. Yamaha does this flawlessly. Sound. It's good. Bass heavy, needs some tweaking. Checked out Mandalorian - sounds good but not worth $999. I got this on sale for $699 and I'm still returning it and going back to my $349 Soundbar. Primarily because of the app, but I also suspect a Sonos Arc even without the sub and surrounds would be better. Overall, relatively disappointed. For a $1000 soundbar, Vizio needs to heavily invest in their App ecosystem. This isn't 2014.

I have multiple items that I wanted to connect to the sound system - TV, Roku, Blu-ray player, PS4, and PC. I also wanted to take advantage of Dolby Vision and Atmos, available on several of my components. I was thinking I needed a compatible AV receiver and speakers with an end cost of over $1500. The VIZIO Elevate was on sale for $800 and included bass and rear speakers for surround sound. I was able to connect it to my new LG tv's eARC HDMI port. The Elevate passes Dolby Vision from the connected compatible Blu-ray player to the TV, plus plays the Dolby Atmos. The Roku is connected to the TV, which passes Dolby Atmos to the Elevate speakers. No need for more expensive separate sound components and everything works brilliantly! The sound quality exceeded my expectations and Dolby Atmos really adds to movies that support it.

Anguished over spending this much on a sound bar, but got a great deal a few weeks before Christmas. Easy to set up and program. Remote is a little difficult to use and app laggy, but those are secondary to the sound and overall performance.

Amazing sound, I thought after seeing this online that it might be gimmicky with the rotating speakers but after hearing it in the store I was blown away and it sounds amazing in my home. Perfect companion with my Vizio Oled tv and game consoles

Great sound bar that gives you home theater feeling. The rear speakers come with long enough wires which connect to the subwoofer which is great. The auto turning speakers are great, but not that amazing tbh. The remote has a display on the top, which is great, but if it displayed numbers (like 1 to 10) for volume it'd be much better. Cons: it makes motor noise while turning off. Also if you switch equalizer (for example from 'movie' to 'game', the speaker calls it out loud "Game", is that really necessary?). The bass is really heavy on this one, I had to manually take it down using the remote/app. Overall a nice addition who don't want to get full home theater set up.

Amazing sound quality and was super easy to setup. I would highly recommend this to anyone. Great bang for the buck.

Are you ready for the best sound by a sound bar ever?? I put this in my room and it sound like I am in a theater every movie I watch. It makes movies so much better. I was hesitate to buy this because it was expensive for a sound bar. It is worth the price.

Love this System, Great Home Theater set-up! Loud and Clear, Sound fly's all over my living room, floor shaking sub you can feel. Soundbar mounted at ear level, sub in between love seats, rear speakers behind and a little above ear level, WOW, you can hear everything, Great Dolby Experience. Bought Geek Squad Certified, Great Deal!