VIZIO 5.1 Soundbar SE, Wireless Subwoofer, Surround Sound w/Dolby Atmos & DTS:X, Bluetooth Speaker, QuickFit™ Compatible – SV510X-08 (New, 2024 Model)

Given it's remarkably low price point, this Vizio astounds with it's top notch room filling immersive sound and Atmos performance. Is it on the level of Sonos or Bose or other high end models? Of course not, it's a Vizio that costs less than a nice night out. But, and I say this as an insufferable, pompous audiophile, I was nothing less than gobsmacked after setting this one up.... which is easy, although I recommend using a better quality HDMI cable than the one that comes in the box, by the level of quality sound. The bar itself along with the surround speakers and the Sub are well built, heavy and solid as bricks.. I could ramble for days about the almost perfect existence of this product (if only the surround speakers were truly wireless... they're not, they plug into the wireless subwoofer, which means dealing with wires and hiding them and trying not to have guests trip over them sending them flying out the nearest window, rolling into the pool and ending up sharing a rather vigorous weekend with the pool boy......🤣 But I digress. Just buy the darned thing.

Great surround sound, download the app it really helps the installation and makes it so easy to find the best sound / music / sports game. Also match it with a Vizio Tv pairs perfectly.

I love this Soundbar’s sound, so much so that I replaced or acquired the same model for 4 other smart TV’s. For $159 for 5.1.2 it shreds a $2500 Sony 3.1. Works great with Sony, Samsung, and TCL, however with Pioneer, the TV often and unpredictably loses the sound bar and switches itself to internal TV speakers. It’s rarely used in the basement and mostly it’s the kids who don’t even notice the sound difference, so I haven’t had the inclination to debug it. The subwoofer makes the windows shake. The super long cables for the rear speakers plug into the subwoofer and are literally magnets for the robot vac’s that prowl the house. I swear they are programmed to always engage any wire or cable in sight. I find them doggedly trying to get around whatever obstacle I’ve put in place to stop them attacking the wires. Packaging was well constructed with thick cardboard and ensured a dent and ding free delivery. Setup was intuitive and relatively painless. I am still wondering what the HDMI Out does on a soundbar? I connected it to one of the only 3 HDMI In’s ports on the TV, but when I select it, nothing happens. No Signal. At the very least they should have a banner landing page and a GUI interface to the soundbar’s controls. When we got a new TV, I mistakenly thought I had found the best brand and Holy Grail of Soundbars, and bought a pricier Vizio with 225W that came with NO HDMI Out port and NO remote, only a QR Code link to download the remote app. It’s got nowhere near as crisp trebles or smooth base that this model features. If Vizio had a “Suggestions” box, I would recommend that they add a cheap but useful webpage interface to configure the devices. Functionality similar to routerlogin.net, if you’ve ever configured a Verizon home WiFi network away from it’s default settings.

I originally got the ultra-cheap (short) 2.0 version of this bar for small TV in our summer house and I was impressed with the quality. So I finally decided to replace my $600 Yamaha soundbar at home. I am super impressed with the quality and functionality of this bar. Volume normalization (DRC I suppose) and dialog enhancement is the best I've ever seen, and for the price this seems ridiculous. It works flawlessly via HDMI eARC with my LG TV and Fire Cube. The only negative I found is that it doesn't include a remote but it works flawlessly with both TV and Cube remotes so I don't think an issue. Additionally it's a nice touch that settings are adjustable via the bluetooth via the App - it'd be a hassle to change them otherwise.

What an absolute piece of trash. Bought this to pair with a Vizio TV. The TV speakers are abysmal. Constantly cutting out. Anything above a whimper strains the system to its limit. So I bought the speaker. Synergy and all that. Paired it up once. It never turned back on. The green light is ever present. The thing won’t go away no matter how many times I unplug it. HDMI arc connection? They gave me the cord in the box. Doesn’t mean a thing. The TV recognizes the Bar. It doesn’t mean it will sync. Need to do a hard restart? The mongoloids on the customer service chat suggested I press a sequence of buttons. None of the buttons respond. The lights never change. It’s always green. The thing is like a ghost of Gatsby. Maybe I’d try the remote. That could help me navigate the system. Not included in the package. Just use the app. The app doesn’t recognize the thing. And when it does, it just freezes. And then after an hour of trouble shooting my customer service rep just cut the line. Try to reconnect? God no. Walmart bought Vizio and now I have to register and sync my account if I wish to see the end of my forsaken chat log. I did it anyway. Signed away my rights and privacy to the lords of commerce. Just to get back to that chat so I could leave a sinister reply in the survey. But as things go, no luck. So I came here. To vent. To scream in the void

I think that for the price this is a very good soundbar. The surround sound is great and makes you feel like you are in the movie or show you are watching (as long as they mixed it right). It's okay for music, it didn't blow me away but does a fine job. As for the Atmos it's not going to make it sound like you are in a movie theater, but it is great at getting about 80% of the way there, if it had a little more height to the sound it would be a lot closer. Overall I would buy this again

The out of the box sound of this isn't super great. Highs and lows are almost non existent. Setting the EQ to direct and turning on TruVolume via the app gets it 90% of the way to sounding good. Then adjusting the various other sliders for your specific room should do the rest. If the sound was half decent out of the box, this would be 5 stars. The out of the box sound is truly terrible though. Having to set up an account for the app is annoying, but being able to use an app to tune everything is a much better experience compared to fighting through menus or worse, deciphering led blinks on the sound bar (the solution some other sound bars use). Setup is easy, and the mix of wired and wireless is nice (no cable running to the back of the room, but also no hunting down for separate outlets for the speakers). No pairing was required, which was nice. There don't seem to be any drop outs either, even in the dense area I'm in. I do wish there was an additional input option, other than HDMI (like some sort of toslink/optical) as I don't really have free HDMI ports, but for the price one port is acceptable. It does mean there isn't any input fiddling which is nice I guess. Overall, good value for the price, after some tuning. Update: After using this for a while, I've encountered a few other issues I wanted to note here. First, some content causes the sound bar to get quiet randomly. It seems to happen the most with YouTube videos that have periods of absolute, bit perfect silence between someone talking and less frequently with games that have chiptune music. I believe the sound bar is changing modes (like switching from Dolby to PCM or similar) due to the quiet audio, then taking a moment to switch back when audio resumes, however I can't say for sure. This has happened with multiple different TVs and source devices. Second, the wireless sub will occasionally (as in once every several months) disconnect from the sound bar. Unplugging both and reconnecting them fixes it 95% of the time, and manually reconnecting them fixes it the other 5%. Both of these issue have lost this an extra star from when I first reviewed it.

I absolutely love this soundbar. At first I didn’t think my TV had an ARC port, but once I found it and switched the settings, the sound came to life instantly. The difference was huge. Me and my daughter use it every day, and the gaming experience is honestly incredible. The rear speakers make it feel like the sound is moving around the room — footsteps, effects, everything feels more immersive without being overwhelming. It makes our games feel way more alive and fun. For movies and shows, the audio is warm and clear, and the bass is strong without shaking the house. Setup was simple once the ARC connection was on. If you want a big upgrade for both gaming and everyday watching, this soundbar is perfect.

BUYER BEWARE! While the item itself is working fine and looks good, it doesn’t come with a remote; volume up and down worked with the tv remote but that’s it; if you need to access any other functions, you must use an app called Vizio Mobile however said app DOES NOT work in Canada. I thought of giving my review one star, but I’m sure the soundbar could have been a great addition to our tv viewing experience. IMO, Amazon.ca should remove it from the site, or at least inform Canadian buyers of this issue.

J’ai acheté ce système pour remplacer une ancienne barre de son que j’avais. Dès la mise en marche, quelle différence!!!!! La connectivité est facile et le fait de pouvoir utiliser la télécommande de la télé est avantageux. Via l’application vizio sur le téléphone, encore mieux: on a accès à une panoplie de réglages qui permet d’ajuster le son en fonction de ses préférences. Le son est puissant et filtré. Tous les éléments jouent leur rôle. Le caisson de graves est incroyable pour sa taille. Un vrai délice d’écouter des films ou de la musique avec ce système. Pour le prix, c’est une aubaine. Je recommande à 100%!

Lo bueno Me quedé imprecionado con la calidad de sonido y potencia que tiene para su tamaño el sonido Dolby Atmos impresionante, la app no funciona a la primera . Hay que ingresar tres veces en la app y entra bien y así configuras bien y puedes cambiar los niveles, lo malo . No dice vizio en la bocinas parecen chinas eso si es bajar la calidad ,por qué en otras series como la M si viene bien identificada con la marca vizio . Pero quitando ese detalle es buena barra excelente sonido, redescubrí mis seríes .y películas con esta barra .con mi receiver pioneer que tenía anteriormente y que era solo dolby digital y dts primeras versiones, no se escuchaba el detalle del audio como está barra . Como lo dije antes ese dolby atmos es genial y la música apesar de que no trae Twitters se escucha super bien , valen los 5000 que pague por ella .

Absolutely great sounding system. What a difference between just having a soundbar and having a 5.1 system. Super easy to set up (part of the reason I purchased this unit) with very few cables to run. The sub-woofer came unpaired and literally took seconds to pair up with the central soundbar. Highly recommend.

Es buenísima por el precio que pague. calidad -precio justo