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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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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Rear speakers and sub are barely audible .
I will be returning mine.
This is definitely not as good as the Hisense AX Series 5.1.2 Ch 420W Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer, Wireless Rear Speakers, and Dolby Atmos that was 129.00 which I have had for a year with no problems.
For those audiophiles complaining that their $2,000 9.1 receiver and (10) speakers at $1,200 each do a better job, you would be right. But for $89 you get a simple to use system with decent sound. If you are longing for the higher end sound go pay the $10,000 for the sound you would rather have. (I have a much better system in my basement but these are unobtrusive and sound acceptable in my upstairs living room. i play 5.1 music over YouTube from the channel "Methuselah's Grandpa" )
I also just ordered the Vizio Elevate SE last night to try out. $400 on Amazon with another 20% off on Prime card, so about $320+tax. Obviously it is more than three times as expensive. Curious as to people's thought on the Elevate SE? I see a lot of reviews on just the Elevate but not the SE model.
Again, the key here is to manage expectations. It's not a $500-1K sound bar, but it competes well in its space. So give it a try to see if it works out for your usecase.
Also the rear speakers need to be hard-wired to the subwoofer, anyone know how to wire them up without turning the setup into a trip hazard ?
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You know how you use the phone in the bathroom an everyone asks if you are in the bathroom? That's due to the acoostics of the room; mainly you get a ton of echo. Adding a few small squares of this in assorted head level places in my bathroom completely canceled the echo.
Ive not tested it but Im pretty sure I can make calls in here an no one would know. I know when I brought my boombox in an was singing in the shower last ; it sounded close to as normal as every other room an didn't have the echo. Upgrading my crappy bt speaker would help too; but It sounds worlds better just talking in here with them.
Google them to find out more. But basically you try to put them at head level to absorb an diffuse sound. I couldn't place the 2 in the shower at head level because water; but placing them above the line of the showerhead seemed to work somewhat good. An then I placed some around the mirror an behind where I stand in front of the mirrors, an one in front of the toilet.
This is my first time an ive never heard anyone trying it in a bathroom, so there may be better placements. An often people place a lot of them where they need to be an i only had 6 blue an i dont want my whole bathroom covered in them. I have shelves, lights, mirrors, decorations, towel racks, mounted on much the walls anyways
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