Vizio’s Newest All-in-One Soundbar Sounds Nice for Much less

The AIO does help decoding for each Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, together with DTS Digital:X, designed to create a way of enlargement for even stereo soundtracks by way of digital sign processing (DSP). Any virtualized 3D results had been minimal at finest in my testing, however even baseline help for the 2 main audio codecs is a win at this worth.

Easy Sonics

The AIO’s fast setup and easy operation make it a breeze to combine into your TV room. You’ll first wish to obtain the Vizio controller app proven within the quick-start menu. Subsequent, join the ability and provided HDMI cable between the bar and your TV’s HDMI ARC port, watch for the tone so as to add the bar within the app, and you ought to be in enterprise. With only a single enter and cable (together with a USB port that may play WAV information), there’s little probability for error. One disadvantage to the minimalist method is that the AIO gained’t connect with older TVs with a lone optical output.

With no distant, Vizio’s app takes on the heavy lifting. You’ll discover two fundamental (and really comparable) sound modes in Music and Film, the latter of which provides a bit extra zhuzh. Tapping the Personalize tab permits fundamental EQ changes, whereas results like Evening Mode and Digital:X might be accessed underneath Superior Audio. Your TV distant ought to robotically management quantity and energy, although some older TVs might require turning on “CEC” within the TV settings. Some newer Vizio TVs allow you to entry Vizio soundbar settings from the TV menu straight and/or connect the bar under the TV with Vizio’s QuickFit mount system.

The AIO gives streaming over Bluetooth 5.3, accessible by tapping the Bluetooth image within the app or on the bar itself after which choosing it in your telephone’s Bluetooth settings. As soon as paired, you possibly can wake the bar to stream audio by swapping from the TV enter to Bluetooth within the app. That’s helpful because the AIO’s lack of Wi-Fi help leaves out fancier streaming choices like Spotify Join or Apple AirPlay.

Huge Bang

Relating to sound efficiency, the AIO packs a wallop. I used to be unprepared for the way a lot dynamism and normal punch it brings to the desk for its dimension, particularly throughout motion scenes or dramatic moments the place the sonic stress ratchets up. Bass is thumpy for a system with no separate subwoofer. Excessive-register results like strings and horns get loud and full, immediately including extra gravitas and verve to intense moments than your TV alone. All of this had me estimating the AIO’s price at round $200 to $250 earlier than I checked the value tag.