VIZIO V-Series 5.1 Home Theater Sound Bar with Dolby Audio, Bluetooth, Wireless Subwoofer, Voice Assistant Compatible, Includes Remote Control - V51x-J6

**BACKGROUND**: After Years of waiting ( mostly to see when micro-LED Technology would be firmly established and the price not too insane ), we got ourselves a 75QNED90 LG Living Room TV. Awesome TV, but just so-so sound. Dialog wasn't sharp enough ( for my old ears ) and often buried by background noise/music. Anything with any significant Bass sounded "rubbery". I thought we could go all discreet components ( AV Receiver and at least three somewhat decent speakers, no sub ), but my lady didn't want to see all that, so no joy there. I had Never heard a Soundbar that I thought sounded decent before, but it seemed to be the only way to solve our sound problems. **SHOPPING**: Started reading and reading and stumbled on VIZIO's V51x-J6, after reading dozens of on-line articles, blogs and Amazon Reviews. I had started looking for a 3.0 or 3.1 soundbar, but kept coming back to the VIZIO V51x-J6. The reviews ALL seemed to REALLY LIKE THE CLEAR DIALOG CENTER CHANNEL, which has it's own level adjustments !!! That and the Really Great PRICE had me "looking at it hard". I kept trying to find anything better for under $300 and I could not, so I bought one. **SETUP**: Set it up last night. Easy Setup. TV feeding the VIZIO via ARC, the VIZIO pretty much did everything, all by itself. I had to press the two power buttons, to sync the wireless sub with the sound bar, but that was about it !!! Our ROKU Ultra Remote ( which had been controlling everything in the room ) still did !!!! *****RESULTS*****: It started out-of-the-box Way Better than the TV Sound. A little fiddling using the VIZIO Remote ( IT is Excellent, with LOTS of adjustments ) and we soon had a Brilliant Soundscape !!!! We spent several hours listening to all sort of music, tv, movies and YouTube videos, adjusting a bit here and there. AWESOME SOUND !!!!! ...especially for the Price - Sound Way Better Than I could have Hoped For, at a Price that made us both Very Happy !!!! The only ( tiny ) flaw is the sub, which is a bit "thumpy" on certain rock music tunes, and altogether Too Present above the rest of the mix. We turned it down to the lowest setting, and it's fine... Pretty good actually. Listening to stand up bass on Bluegrass, then electric bass on some Albert King+SRV tunes, you could actually Clearly Hear every bass note being played ( versus the usual clumps of mushy, muddy, pounding bass that come out of most Subs ). SWEET SOUND, GREAT PRICE. Should have done this a long time ago !!! Will post again if anything new happens, but on day-two, WE ARE REALLY, REALLY HAPPY !!!!!! - Don&Deb -

Excellent quality. A million times nicer than the no-name brand I bought before this. I returned that one and even tho this was twice the price, it was worth every penny. Powerful bass thanks to the built in sub, and crystal clear highs and mids. Stupidly easy set-up, pretty much just plug and play. Remote required no programming, just put the batteries in and it worked. Has bluetooth, aux, hdmi ARC, and usb connectivity. Highly recommend.

Excellent no fuss speakers that have worked well from day one and not been a problem since. The sound is plenty although we aren't huge on loud speakers. Excellent quality, great surround sound.

Pretty nice so far! I bought to replace my older Vizio SB3651-EG, after having issues with the surround/sub cutting out periodically. (I did solve that by changing the output of my TV to ARC vs e-ARC, while leaving the HDMI still plugged in same however.)REARS: Note that this newer system's rear speakers are over 2 oz lighter than the older, and by plugging them both into this sub, the older ones do push more sound!! Disappointing that Vizio went with cheaper magnets on the rears, but the bar itself weighs and sounds the same👍. I'll be using the older ones with this system as the plugs are same. (I often max out the rears while as I use the system for music 95% on the time, HDMI from laptop to TV to Vizio.)SUB: This sub faces downward, which isn't preferable, living in upstairs apartment. I might build a shelf to raise it up off the floor or play with setting it on it's side to face the room. Even with a foam sub stand beneath, I want to be respectful of the neighbors. While the older sub didn't seem to ever turn itself on when the bar did, this new one does!! Which is nice I don't need to walk over and press the button to get sub & surround on.Note, this sub doesn't turn sound completely off when the "Subwoofer" setting is at it's lowest, and the night setting seems to be the only way to keep it quiet & even then, it's not totally off in night mode, but seems reasonably quiet enough with both sub & bass settings lowered in night mode (I love my surround speakers can you tell?).REMOTE: I do enjoy the newer style remote control & was bummed so many new systems no longer offer a remote. I refuse to use an app just to change a setting like sub/bass to fit a momentary need. This remote is basically the same as the high end big bar Elevate 5.1.2 that I have in the living room (which is amazing BTW).OPTIONS: The Vert X setting is louder yet, but it sounds great without it even, since I don't want the bar above my head to overpower the rears & enjoy a better balance of full-room sound with it off. Again, I love having so many options easy to change via the remote menus.OVERALL: Another GREAT system for a small to medium bedroom / office, esp. for the value! I think I'll keep the older one for the garage as it's still an amazing system and not worth the trouble of selling to recoup $100.