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expired221b posted Nov 1, 2023 8:57 PM
TCL Alto 5+ 2.1 Channel Home Theater Sound Bar w/ Wireless Subwoofer
$49
$129
62% off
+ Free Shippingat Walmart
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PLEASE READ THE ABOVE QUOTES ^
This thing is TOTAL TRASH.
It has a slight delay, even with simple analog aux, especially to the trash wireless "subwoofer".
"The crossover is screwed up" this is an UNDERSTATEMENT. How can I describe it... with the bass all the way down, the "sub" is still too loud and while it plays lows (sh!tty "mid boomy" lows) it passes everything else thu, and kills everything coming from the bar. If this thing was free I *might* use it over a cheap TV's internal speakers with the sub unplugged. (okay I take that back.. no I wouldnt)
Im hardly an audiophile, but I do have some exp with both expensive (generally nice) and ghetto fraken-setups.
Its almost worth eating the $50 as a loss just to take this thing out to the field with baseball bat office space style... almost.
Return line here I come! Its already re-boxed and sealed, basically looks new (not that the Walmart people would notice/care)
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Can you confirm if this does or does not have HDMI input ... I see a few people mentioning HDMI connection but all manuals I am able to find for Alto 5+ 2.1 show no HDMI input (thus no CEC/TV volume control).
This version looks like the product photos for this deal and does have HDMI ARC:
https://www.tcl.com/us/en/product...ofer-s522w
This version doesn't match the photos for this deal and lacks HDMI:
https://www.tcl.com/us/en/product...bar-ts5010
Hopefully someone who has this sound bar can confirm.
This version looks like the product photos for this deal and does have HDMI ARC:
https://www.tcl.com/us/en/product...ofer-s522w [tcl.com]
This version doesn't match the photos for this deal and lacks HDMI:
https://www.tcl.com/us/en/product...bar-ts5010 [tcl.com]
Hopefully someone who has this sound bar can confirm.
Can you confirm if this does or does not have HDMI input ... I see a few people mentioning HDMI connection but all manuals I am able to find for Alto 5+ 2.1 show no HDMI input (thus no CEC/TV volume control).
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My biggest issue, however, is with the voice that tells you when you're powered on/off and what input you've selected. You can turn it down but not off, and it's very annoying.
I just pulled the trigger on the Alto R1 from Amazon; I'll compare the two when it comes and return the one I like least. This is for a bedroom TV, so I really don't care about bombastic bass.
My biggest issue, however, is with the voice that tells you when you're powered on/off and what input you've selected. You can turn it down but not off, and it's very annoying.
I just pulled the trigger on the Alto R1 from Amazon; I'll compare the two when they come and return the one I like least. This is for a bedroom TV, so I really don't care about bombastic bass.
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