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expiredNavy-Wife | Staff posted Nov 25, 2024 7:25 AM
Hisense 5.1 Ch 510W Soundbar w/ Wireless Subwoofer & 2 Rear Surround Speakers
$89
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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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- 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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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.
Thanks to Deal Hunter Navy-Wife for finding this deal.
About this item:
Thanks to Deal Hunter Navy-Wife for finding this deal.
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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Written by johnny_miller | Staff- Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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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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Also, did you check to see if the subwoofer paired successfully with the bar? I owned a Samsung in the past that never paired correctly, no matter what I tried, so there was zero output from the sub. You may need to check the back of the sub to ensure the connection is active or pair it manually if it's not. You won't get sound out of the sub or the surrounds if it never paired.
Just trying to be helpful here. You might've tried all this already. Trying to save you an unnecessary trip to the store. 🙂
The Sub is working fine as it gave me some good bass across my room. I also found that those small rear speakers are working just fine when I connect them to my 3.1 outputs. However, not working at all once I connect them back to the Hisense R651. Maybe the L/R audio out sockets on the Sub are having issues? Anyway I am going to return it and pick another one at the local store.
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The soundbar is definitely an improvement to my TV speakers so I am happy with the improvement for the price just for the soundbar.
The woofer is definitely not very powerful which I am fine with as I don't love it being overpowering. It is very subtle. I could definitely see some that think it is too weak.
The two surround speakers though are VERY weak. I did increase the surround settings to +5 and I need to go over to them to check if anything is actually coming out of them. I am not an expert at audio equipment, so maybe surround sound is supposed to be like this? Much stronger sound bar and then subtle sound from the rear speakers? I don't think so though.
They are truly barely audible even at max sound.
I am going to keep the system anyways as the soundbar itself is likely worth the price for what I need and the subwoofer and rear speakers do add somewhat to the overall system.
If I knew the rear speakers would be this weak, I would consider trying the 540W model instead for a bit more. This accomplishes most of what I needed though so I will be keeping it.
EDIT: I just moved the rear speakers to by directly behind my couch rather than against the L/R walls and I am happier with the effect. My room is not particularly large, but this system appears to be made in mind of being a very small room where the rear speakers are within 2-4 feet from your head I think. The sound quality from the rear speakers are pretty tinny and not great quality.
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