VIZIO - 3.1.2-Channel Soundbar System with 5" Wireless Subwoofer and Dolby Atmos - Black/Silver

I always have to have a soundboard and coupled this one with a 65 Vizio tv. Great sound and decent bass. No complaints at all.

This Vizio 3.1.2 soundbar setup with Dolby Atmos is said to be a budget soundbar for those new to Dolby Atmos. But to me this is high end sound for a solid enough price. Now it’s not cheap by any means. But compared to other brands this is at where it should be. If you have owned Vizio soundbars in the past you will know right off the bat that they make great sound products. I had the first ever soundbar when they had the 99$ price tag. That is when I fell in love with the sound quality and their emphasis on vocal clarity and all around balanced sound. This is no different. Only 10 times better. I personally can’t believe how clear the vocals/midrange are. It’s really amazing. It’s my personal preference to love the mids more than all other. But it’s like a movie theater. Highs are good to as well no worries there. But the bass while clear and hard is a bit too loud for my semi small apartment. Tho for those of you that have bigger places, y’all will be happy. The sub is in a new slim sub box. This is 100% a great idea. As some of us don’t like the big box subs. With these you can literally hide anywhere. And I mean anywhere. Great job on Vizio for that. I ran audio through both HDMI(ARC) and Digital Optical cable. Both sound great though I prefer ARC. Just sounds better. Also this soundbar supports Dolby digital Plus. I believe it’s a better sound output than regular I can hear a difference at least. Clear sound either way.i didn’t set up Bluetooth as I don’t really use these to listen to music. But you can cast everything anyhow so there’s that. Now Dolby Atmos is very cool. Kinda like 3D. But with sound. The 2 up fire speakers work well. Certain movies I could hear above me and over and past my head as well. Pretty cool. While playing video games is where I liked it the most as i am a big gamer. Adds something new and should take us into the future. Helps games That much more fun. You feel immersed! Note: I highly recommend downloading the Vizio SmartCast app from the google play store or apple store. It will make all the difference in tuning and setting up WiFi. The remote is the same remote we all love or kinda love. It has that tiny Screen that only works if you have light. Vizio should have made it backlit. But the smartcast app lets you tune EVERYTHING(see pic). You can even update the soundbar through the app as well. Awesome feature. Maybe I’m biased because I started off with Vizio. But I loved and love the time and effort they put into their products. This is an amazing set up for sure. Just buy it and thank me later. PS- I haven’t found any real downsides to this set up. Fingers crossed tho.Vizio has a winner here! Good luck and happy shopping.

I recently changed from having a wired 5.1 system with all the speaker wires ran through the walls and yada yada yada. My wife got tired of looking at all the speakers in the room and my young twins keep yanking on them, so I agreed to find a simpler unit. I was not and am still not willing to pay $1300 for a you know what brand of system, or even Sony for that matter, but for 149.99 this was a no brainer. I don’t love the subwoofer, it does not hit as well as my previous Klipsch 12 in, but it does get the job done. I often use the Vizio Cast mobile software to turn the bass down because it just tries to hard and sounds bad. I keep it around -3 and seems to be fine. It was easy to hook up and syncs to the sub and bar just fine. I’m using a Roku Ultra running to the sound bar with HDMI and then HDMI ARC to Tv. Handles the 4K HDR passthrough well.

This soundbar fits fairly perfectly with my 43" M series in a small room. If you have doubts about the subwoofer, you can put those to rest, the thing can hit (although perhaps not the most precise? I'm no audiophile). The main thing about this soundbar is that it can instantly make you wish you'd gone for 5.1.2 or 5.1.4. Atmos decoding really does make a difference, but the actual effect is limited in the 3.1.2 config. It's not so much a "surround sound" system, but instead you should view it akin to the difference between mono and stereo, only vertically oriented. Stereo Version 2, perhaps. A nicer way of putting it is that this soundbar sounds good enough that I kinda would've liked to have known how the beefier versions sound. But a full surround setup is impractical in the 11x12 room this is in. I recommend the 4k version of Blade Runner (1982), the Directors Cut, with Atmos. That movie's audio is (re)masterfully done, and really showcased the potential of even this 3.1.2 configuration.

I replaced my Pioneer Soundbase with this soundbar from Vizio. Overall I'm happy with it, but there are always a few caveats. The mobile app does not work... PERIOD! After a few days of struggle, I called Vizio and was told to set it up via the provided remote. That worked great, and it's functioning as anticipated. Does it sound as good as the Andrew Jones designed Pioneer unit, probably not. There's definitely more bass, but the treble on the now discontinued Pioneer was better. It gets good reviews, that's why I bought it (on sale). Should I have bought the Sonos ARC soundbar and Subwoofer for $1,400? I don't watch TV that much to need anything quite so expensive, I'll give it a qualified recommendation.

You're not going to get anything close to actual atmos. But its nice to know you 'have' it. I would say it is a step above in terms of just the bar itself compared to the standalone vizio 3.1 bar. The sub is what makes this combo. Its small and fits almost anywhere there's an outlet since it can be placed in a vertical or horizontal orientation. Good for a small to medium sized room. I would get something bigger and with more channels if you have a bigger room. If you want it get it. But get it only on sale.

The sound system was relatively easy to set up and the sound is great. My only complaint is that I couldn’t get the HDMI (ARC) connection to work with my Vizio TV, so I had to use the Digital Audio Optical connection. I also have to turn on the sound bar manually with the remote rather than it coming on automatically, but this could just be a setup option that I haven’t researched how to fix.

The picture quality is very good & the Vizio soundbar is amazing, at least compared to the stock set up. However as someone who grew up long before the age of smart phones, I found it difficult to set up the television. The E=manual included in the software should be interactive which would allow a Luddite like me to navigatethe system easier. Likewise the owner's manual was only marginally helpful. But perhaps the most distressing item was the smart remote. Only by trial and error was I able to figure out how to pause, rewind and fast forward a movie. Great service at the store, but Samsung needs to work on instructions