AccuVoice AV100

Much improved sound and quality than tv speakers. It literally only took a few minutes to connect it. For me it’s worth every dollar.

I recently got a new vizio 65" tv and sound quality was so bad.I actually thought I might be losing my hearing. Not wanting to spend a lot of money, i did some research and found the zvox accuvoice, AV 100 compact TV soundbar speaker. I thought I would have to get somebody to help my hook it up. To my surprise , it was basically plug and play. The muffled voices, and excruciating loud background noise I was dealing with from my visio tv speakers are now crisp clear voices. I am exceptionally happy with the soundbar, especially since it only costs $99 dollars. My neighbor in the apartment next to me is also very pleased because I don't have to blast the volume to hear voices clearly. A note about the mess of wires hanging from my tv, the soundbar uses only one very thin wire.

I have two Samsung flat-screen TVs and find dialogue very difficult to understand on both. Initially, I thought it was just my age (73) and poor hearing but after researching the problem online, I found that flat screens suffer from a couple of problems relative to sound quality. 1. The speakers that will actually fit into the thin cross section of a flat screen TV just can't have the cone or magnet size needed for decent sound quality/clarity. 2. Most flat screen TV speakers face backward (usually toward a wall) or downward. This is not ideal for projecting clear sound. My assumption is that the TV makers either assume that purchasers will add a wall-of-sound system or surround sound system or just don't want the added expense of a decent sound system. Regardless, it seems a universal problem for flat screen TVs. Finally reaching my wits end, I began searching for a solution to the garbled dialogue problem. There are a lot of options (headphones, table-top speakers, surround sound giants, etc.). None of these seemed practical for me and then I came across the ZVOX line of speakers that claim to be specifically designed to offer improved dialogue clarity. There are a number of different models (read-->price points), and physical sizes. I really didn't want to clutter up the table the TVs sit on, so I decided to give the smallest model a try. The offer of a 30 return policy was a plus in the decision although Amazon has always been good about returns. For $99.99 it was worth a try. I received the unit in only a few days. The box was actually smaller than I was expecting as was the actual speaker. Installation consisted of plugging in the provided power adapter and then plugging in the provided Optical cable to the back of my TV and back of the speaker. Installation instructions were both brief and clear. With the speaker installed, I turned on my TV. I had previously "cut the cable" and streamed everything through my Fire-stick. I was a bit concerned about having a remote for the fire stick and now another remote for the ZVOX. There didn't appear to be any way to have the fire stick remote control the speaker options. As suggested in the instructions, I turned my TV volume to zero and then pressed the power button on the ZVOX remote. Sound came out of the ZVOX speaker. It did sound different from my TV speakers. I adjusted the volume to a decent level picked a show that is usually difficult to understand and then began pressing the AccuVoice button on the ZVOX remote. I was pleased that with each push on the button the sound sounded different. The best description is that the sound begins with a decent amount of bass and with each press of the button becomes a bit more treble-forward. There are six AccuVoice setting and the final (6th) position is quite treble-forward. Not unlike a cheap table-top radio from the 60s. That may sound like a criticism, but it is not. After spending over a year listening to muffled flat-screen speakers, a tinny, but clear, sound was a welcomed change. So, what do I think? 1. The device does project clear sound toward the viewer which makes understanding much easier. 2. If you are looking for a surround sound system to capture all the room shattering sounds from Star Wars, then this is not the unit for you. It is marketed as a device to deliver clear audio, particularly dialogue. It does exactly that. The larger ZVOX systems may provide more "big" sound if that is your preference. I just wanted to be able to watch a British sitcom and be able to understand what they were saying. The basic ZVOX does that for me. 3. If you want a full (i.e. bassey) audio then this device is probably not needed, but will provide decent bass in the AccuVoice number 1 position. 4. Negatives? Only one so far is that I have to store another remote on my crowded night stand. Wish the ZVOX remote could control my TV (fire stick) or the fire stick could control the ZVOX. Finally, will I be returning the device? Well, no. Actually I plan to order a second unit for the other TV. As far as durability goes, I'll just have to see. ZVOX does offer a longer warranty if you register your unit. I plan to do that.

This works way better than the built in speakers on our TV. I used the headphone jack so the TV remote controls this speaker volume instead of having to use the included remote. Also, there is a way to turn this speaker on permanently so you don't have to keep turning it on with the included remote: press and hold the power button for 5 seconds. It's in the instructions. Highly recommend this speaker for hard of hearing people! I can now hear the TV clearly at volume level that is comfortable for others.

This is an update to my original review. I contacted the seller, they told me a few things to try, which didn't fix the remote problem. They then quickly sent me a new remote which works perfectly. GREAT customer service. Original Review: This product is useless. You can indeed route sound from the TV to this speaker. The quality of the sound is just ok. The purpose, to get clear voices is very average. It is not crisp. The worse part is that the remote does not work. On/Off works and Mute On/Of works but the volume control does not. Not at all. I would be happy with this purchase and the handling of voices if the remote worked. The volume control is set on high which is disturbing to everyone in the TV room and beyond.

I spent hours trying to get it to work properly on my Samsung TV, to no avail. I have no problems with my old soundbar, completely controllable with the TV remote, Roku remote, and TV remote. With this bar, I had to purchase an audio converter because it has no HDMI. Honestly, none of this is worth the money or time required to get it to function properly; if it even will? Too many good soundbars out there..My other soundbar connects so easily and controls volume from all three remotes without spending a lot of time trying to dial everything in..My older soundbar also has dialogue clarifying, but only three levels, whereas the Zvox has five levels. But the Zvox has too much monkey business. This is going back today..

I had my doubts that something this inexpensive could work but it actually does a great job. We’re old and can’t hear voices clearly but this sounds Amazing

I have two ZVox Accuvoice soundbars. One that works perfectly on my 40" TV upstairs, and another that doesn't. My upstairs TV has an optical audio port. Unfortunately I haven't been able to use the AV100 Compact on my 24" kitchen TV because the ZVox AV100 only has one input option: optical. My kitchen TV doesn't have an optical sound output, only HDMI and USB. After searching online for solutions I tried using a converter that has HDMi, USB and optical ports, but it doesn't work. I"ve tried every connection I can think of. No joy. So before you buy a ZVox soundbar, save yourself some trouble. Make certain your TV has optical sound output.

Good for voice clarity…not so much for music etc.

Comes with US plug and you won't get help from the seller or Amazon.

Works well, really tell the difference

la prise de courant n'est pas aux normes françaises

Excellent product ,a shame it came with an American plug !