Walmart has
Hisense 5.1-Channel 510W Soundbar w/ Wireless Subwoofer & 2 Rear Surround Speakers (R651) for
$89.
Shipping is free, otherwise free store pickup is available where stock permits.
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About this item:
- 5.1 Surround Sound - 3 speakers built into the soundbar. Left and right front channel, center channel, plus two Tweeters, surround the listener in 3D audio for room-filling sound that delivers a true Cinema experience.
- Whether you're gaming, watching your favorite movie or show, or listening to that new track on repeat, Dolby Digital Plus and DTX Virtual:X enhances the entertainment you love across all your devices. It goes beyond ordinary listening by transporting you with the breakthrough spatial sound experience that draws you in deeper, so you hear and feel more.
- Wireless 6.5" Subwoofer - A wireless subwoofer delivers robust low-end frequencies that punctuate your favorite movies, music, and games, without any messy wires. You'll feel the "boom" while the two front- facing speakers project bright, clear high and mid-range frequencies. The wireless module requires a power cord to function the Subwoofer.
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First, definitely not a rebadge of last year and definitely no Atmos, which honestly is no big deal IMO. DTS Virtual X is very similar in what it does in post-processing and creating a "sound bubble".
Secondly, the design is really nice on all the components, as would be expected. I do want to note that the soundbar itself is, by far, the lightest bar I've ever picked up. It almost felt like there was nothing in there. It's cloth covered (and so are the rear speakers) rather than the metal grilles from last year.
Thirdly, the speakers do hook up differently than last year's Atmos model. Those were wireless (and many of us had issues with hissing sounds when the volume was low or even when the main unit was off). These plug into the subwoofer like most of the past Vizio models. For me, I prefer having the sub in the back of the room by my listening position anyway. They give you an amazing amount of speaker cable for each.
I do want to note that there are eight speakers total. Three drivers in the bar along with two tweeters, the two surrounds and the sub. This does have Dolby Digital Plus, which is an enhanced, upgraded version of standard 5.1 Digital and what most streaming services use for their audio encoding (Atmos can be delivered via DDP), so combined with the DTS processing, this hopefully should do well with the 3D effects.
One thing this system does have that last year's didn't (at least to my recollection) is Hisense's Pure and Pro Surround settings. Pure delivers the 5.1 sound as originally intended from the source you're playing. Pro creates a "virtual" surround for those that want all the sounds coming out of the speakers at all times, like dialogue. I've always found those kinds of settings completely distracting. I want to hear true surround, not hearing someone speaking out of all five channels at once. That kind of defeats the whole purpose of surround, but some people mistakenly believe sound should be blaring out of their rear speakers at all times, so I guess this is good for them. I wouldn't suggest it myself.
I'll follow up once I've had a chance to listen. This is obviously a Walmart specific model for the holidays. There is zero info about it even on Hisense's website.
I have had a number of Atmos bars, both with and without up firing drivers, and I concur with another poster who said that they never got good results with them. My ceilings are the ideal height and, even after playing around with settings, none ever knocked my socks off. What they were always good for was the object-based audio. Sometimes sounds seemed to be coming from a totally different part of the room, but height effects? Not so much. I've always found that DTS Virtual X worked just as well for that. YMMV
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Hisense 5.1 Channel Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer (AX5100G)-Black
If you search and look for reviews on it you'll see how bad it was. Hisense isn't good in the sound department. I doubt they got any better since this release.
FYI - I used WOWFRESH at checkout and got an extra $10 off. I had to add I think another $50 worth of stuff to get it to work.
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If you're looking for something that's going to sound like a $500 or up system, you'll probably be disappointed. But to me, this has held it's own with any Vizio I've owned, and definitely better than the LG SP7R 7.1 system that Costco had last year and BJ's still sells this year (with the amended model number of SPD7R), which has Hi-Res audio capability and tuned by Meridian but was one of the most disappointing systems I've ever tried. It was just abysmal, especially considering LG has their suggested retail price set at $699.99 for that system. But I digress.
One thing I noticed right out of the box was that the sub was not overwhelming at the factory preset level. It was present and certainly effective, but it's one that I didn't need to dial down in any way.
I mentioned previously that the bar was extremely light, but that didn't seem to negatively effect the sound quality, surprisingly enough.
Lastly, I have to give props to Hisense for the very exhaustive manuals they include even with their cheapest systems. I know my way around these things so I don't really need it, but it's nice to see a company still including a full user guide along with the quick setup sheet, and they even include a good old-fashioned warranty card in there. I haven't seen something like that in ages. Most companies just give you a QR code to an online manual.
Anyway, sorry for rambling here. In short, this is a definite winner for the price.
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