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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat soundbar for size and price
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2022
My entertainment unit, as pictured, has a little space that seemed perfect for a compact soundbar. Since TVs are getting thinner and only apple can make great sounding tiny speakers, even a small soundbar like this can make almost any modern tv sound much better. This has been a great budget solution for a person who wanted budget, aesthetics and good enough sound.
This soundbar solved three main things for me:
1) Perfect size to not be an eyesore in my living room.
2) Superior sound to my tv by a huge leap; while there are much better sounding systems, a soundbar is always meant to be about cost and convenience compared a true sound system. Perhaps a 2.1 setup would be preferable, but for under $100? Forget about it!
3) No more rear-firing speakers!! I love modern tv design, except that there’s no good place for built-in speakers. So by firing towards the wall, with bad quality is a lose-lose in my book. Additionally, with two young children, I can watch tv with my wife after the kids go down at a higher volume since the speakers are no longer firing back in the direction of their room.
Downsides:
1) bass: not a downside for me; it has superior bass to my tv and it doesn’t hit the lowest frequencies but there are limitations to physics and sound output. Small speakers mean no big bass.
2) volume cutoff: this is a peculiar one. If the registered sound input is too low, the speaker will not output the sound. You’ll see this as a frustration for most reviewers. The solution is to keep television volume high and adjust the soundbar volume. Small adjustments to tv won’t effect quieter scenes, so you’re not 100% dependent on soundbar control, you’ll just need to find a sweet spot or only do soundbar control.