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Walmart has TCL Alto 5+ 2.1 Channel Home Theater Sound Bar w/ Wireless Subwoofer (S21BW) for $49. Shipping is free.

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Product Features:
  • Wireless subwoofer for pulse-pounding bass: Experience deep, rich bass to make movies and music truly come to life. Feel the beats in music and the impact of an action scene in movies. And because it's wireless, you can place the subwoofer virtually anywhere in the room to adjust your exposure to bass.
  • Included Wall Mounting Kit: Provides a step-by-step guide for easy mounting and includes a mounting template to ensure that you get it right the first time.
  • Balanced sound at any volume: Advanced audio processing and expert tuning combines to deliver clean audio as intended by the artists, without adding color to the sound.
  • Bluetooth

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Model: TCL Alto 5+ 2.1 Channel Home Theater Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer, Bluetooth 5.3, 31.9 inch, Black - S21BW

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I bought this for BF from Walmart and returned it right away. I love subwoofers, but this one is too much for the sound bar—they just don't seem to work all that well together. The max volume isn't all that loud.

I have a 24" Vizio sound bar that puts it to shame in terms of loudness, sound quality.

Either way, worth a try if you might have a different experience/opinion than mine. But, for me, it was a clear no-go.


PS: I don't get the downvotes to this comment. I'm just sharing my experience for those wondering.
I bought this on the last $50 deal. I read the reviews and the warnings and I just had to find out. I was a little upset with myself that I opened this the night before recycling pickup and got rid of the box. I might have returned it. A pair of inexpensive bookshelf speakers would have been better in almost every respect. The sub isn't really a sub. I don't know that it's actually capable of sub-bass. It's more like a mid-range mud-box. The bar itself isn't terrible, except that there is no mids. It might as well be filled with tweeters. Honestly if your expectations are low, and the audio you currently have is not usable - this does get the job done, it's just not a high-fidelity experience.
I strongly recommend this $65 refurbished Vizio V21d-J8B-RB 2.1 sound bar instead: https://www.ebay.com/itm/374235908892

It is refurbished and sold directly by Vizio, you get free returns, and it comes with a 2-year warranty—longer than new products' 1-year.

There is also an SB362An-F46 2.1 sound bar for $55. But it's a little older, so it might be missing some features compared to the above. (https://www.ebay.com/p/1604927654...4921227833)

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12-22-2023 at 08:06 AM.

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I bought this for BF from Walmart and returned it right away. I love subwoofers, but this one is too much for the sound bar—they just don't seem to work all that well together. The max volume isn't all that loud.

I have a 24" Vizio sound bar that puts it to shame in terms of loudness, sound quality.

Either way, worth a try if you might have a different experience/opinion than mine. But, for me, it was a clear no-go.


PS: I don't get the downvotes to this comment. I'm just sharing my experience for those wondering.
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12-22-2023 at 08:07 AM.
I strongly recommend this $65 refurbished Vizio V21d-J8B-RB 2.1 sound bar instead: https://www.ebay.com/itm/374235908892

It is refurbished and sold directly by Vizio, you get free returns, and it comes with a 2-year warranty—longer than new products' 1-year.

There is also an SB362An-F46 2.1 sound bar for $55. But it's a little older, so it might be missing some features compared to the above. (https://www.ebay.com/p/1604927654...4921227833)
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12-22-2023 at 11:34 AM.
12-22-2023 at 11:34 AM.
Read previous posts, this thing is trash.
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Shokar530
12-22-2023 at 03:43 PM.
12-22-2023 at 03:43 PM.
Bought this on BF and returned it. Cheap build quality along with poor sound. Also arc port is pointed straight out making it difficult to wall mount.
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12-22-2023 at 04:39 PM.
12-22-2023 at 04:39 PM.
Quote from mihscr :
I strongly recommend this $65 refurbished Vizio V21d-J8B-RB 2.1 sound bar instead: https://www.ebay.com/itm/374235908892

It is refurbished and sold directly by Vizio, you get free returns, and it comes with a 2-year warranty—longer than new products' 1-year.

There is also an SB362An-F46 2.1 sound bar for $55. But it's a little older, so it might be missing some features compared to the above. (https://www.ebay.com/p/1604927654...4921227833)

These aren't the current prices on the Vizio bars, how are you getting these discounted prices?
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12-22-2023 at 10:00 PM.
12-22-2023 at 10:00 PM.
Quote from mihscr :
I strongly recommend this $65 refurbished Vizio V21d-J8B-RB 2.1 sound bar instead: https://www.ebay.com/itm/374235908892

It is refurbished and sold directly by Vizio, you get free returns, and it comes with a 2-year warranty—longer than new products' 1-year.

There is also an SB362An-F46 2.1 sound bar for $55. But it's a little older, so it might be missing some features compared to the above. (https://www.ebay.com/p/1604927654...4921227833)
I don't see the same prices. Did you apply any coupon?
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12-22-2023 at 11:25 PM.

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I bought this on the last $50 deal. I read the reviews and the warnings and I just had to find out. I was a little upset with myself that I opened this the night before recycling pickup and got rid of the box. I might have returned it. A pair of inexpensive bookshelf speakers would have been better in almost every respect. The sub isn't really a sub. I don't know that it's actually capable of sub-bass. It's more like a mid-range mud-box. The bar itself isn't terrible, except that there is no mids. It might as well be filled with tweeters. Honestly if your expectations are low, and the audio you currently have is not usable - this does get the job done, it's just not a high-fidelity experience.
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12-23-2023 at 03:13 PM.
12-23-2023 at 03:13 PM.
Quote from mihscr :
I strongly recommend this $65 refurbished Vizio V21d-J8B-RB 2.1 sound bar instead: https://www.ebay.com/itm/374235908892

It is refurbished and sold directly by Vizio, you get free returns, and it comes with a 2-year warranty—longer than new products' 1-year.

There is also an SB362An-F46 2.1 sound bar for $55. But it's a little older, so it might be missing some features compared to the above. (https://www.ebay.com/p/1604927654...4921227833)

Coupon for the supposed price ?
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12-23-2023 at 11:02 PM.
12-23-2023 at 11:02 PM.
Quote from mihscr :
I strongly recommend this $65 refurbished Vizio V21d-J8B-RB 2.1 sound bar instead: https://www.ebay.com/itm/374235908892

It is refurbished and sold directly by Vizio, you get free returns, and it comes with a 2-year warranty—longer than new products' 1-year.

There is also an SB362An-F46 2.1 sound bar for $55. But it's a little older, so it might be missing some features compared to the above. (https://www.ebay.com/p/1604927654...4921227833)
Had this snd LOVED the sound, but had a delay using ARC that could never be fixed. Returned a got the V20-J8, which is shockingly good considering it is only 2.0.
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12-24-2023 at 07:58 AM.
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Quote from All4theglory :
I bought this on the last $50 deal. I read the reviews and the warnings and I just had to find out. I was a little upset with myself that I opened this the night before recycling pickup and got rid of the box. I might have returned it. A pair of inexpensive bookshelf speakers would have been better in almost every respect. The sub isn't really a sub. I don't know that it's actually capable of sub-bass. It's more like a mid-range mud-box. The bar itself isn't terrible, except that there is no mids. It might as well be filled with tweeters. Honestly if your expectations are low, and the audio you currently have is not usable - this does get the job done, it's just not a high-fidelity experience.

Same experience. The audio quality is remarkably poor.
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12-24-2023 at 08:14 AM.
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It's okay I bought both of mine on clearance for $10 and $30 respectively. It's not the best but you get what you pay for. I would wait and see if this gets cheaper before you purchase.
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12-24-2023 at 09:25 AM.
12-24-2023 at 09:25 AM.
For $50 the sound experience isn't bad. People slamming this saying that it's poor quality, are expecting a Bose theater experience on a budget price tag.
I await the thumbs down.
The sound can be tweaked and also depends on the size room you're using this with. But feel free to continue the shame wagon
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12-24-2023 at 10:12 AM.
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Absolute trash. Returned mine from BF. Sub disconnected constantly. Couldn't use any remote besides one included. Sound blew chunks.
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