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VIZIO 5.1 M-Series Home Theater Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos - M51a-H
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Jan 4, 2023
Cadidoc
5 out of 5 stars review

Best bang for your buck

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great little system for small home or apartment. We're using ours in a 16 x 20 living room in a mobile home and get really good quality sound for the price. Set up and adjust correctly and you'll enjoy it for movies, TV and music.

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Jul 15, 2021
samcham
5 out of 5 stars review

Vizio M-Series 5.1 Sound Bar

Best buy I have made electronically in years. For the money best surround sound system that I will put up with to any expensive home entertainment surround system. Cannot say enough about the full sound and clarity output that this system puts out. Will be buying another one to replace my current living room Yamaha system.

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Jul 29, 2022
RoswellTom
5 out of 5 stars review

Fantastic sound quality

If I'd have know this sound bar and system was so good, I'd have bought it sooner. I've been researching and looking at sound bar systems for quite some time but hadn't made the purchase. Our TV movie and show sound experience has improved 1000%. Previously we had issues with voice not being loud enough, and with the adjustments available and rear speakers -- our audio has gone to a new level! The sub is much better than I expected as well. Kudos to the Visio engineers! Thank you for making such a great product at an affordable price point.

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Jul 14, 2022
Jomcy
3 out of 5 stars review

Sounds quality is good except some glitch

Budget friendly and quality soundbar. Good surround sound effects (dolby, dolby atmos)and also dual sound mode is good for music and movies especially for dialog delivery. Surround speakers stopped working after 8 months and waiting for the replacement. hope sound glitch issue also won't be there on replacement unit

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reply from Customer Care

Hello Jomcy, defects like this are extremely rare. In the event that an issue does happen, VIZIO strives to provide our customers with the award-winning service and support to ensure issues are handled as quickly and easily as possible. We appreciate that you reached out to us and gave us the opportunity to correct this unfortunate situation.

Jan 4, 2023
SReese
2 out of 5 stars review

So far not what I was expecting

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I purchased the sound bar with the hope of making dialogue while watching movies easier to hear and understand. So far the sound bar has not been able to perform this task successfully. I have consulted with support several times to no avail. The underlying problem is that the volume has to be turned way up to hear voices clearly however when music or other sound effects play they are at an ear splitting level which means I have to constantly turn the volume up and down while watching the movie or TV show. We have tried using night mode, TruVolume and also adjusting various levels but nothing works and the last contact I had with support they suggest if I keep having issues the device might be defective? I really don’t understand why dialogue and sound effects can’t come out of the soundbar at a comfortable level.

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reply from VIZIO Support

We appreciate you taking the time to review our product. We are constantly working to deliver exceptional value, endless entertainment options and amazing customer experience. We’ll continue to use feedback like yours to improve our TVs and the user experience in the future.

Feb 5, 2022
Roymis50
5 out of 5 stars review

Fantastic sound system.

My goal was to get great sound and the latest technology at an affordable price. Those goals were more than adequately met by this outstanding system. Out of the box it sounded just fine and that continued to improve with every tweak until I got it just right for my room. I especially like the wireless sub and the attached satellites. That made it very easy to hide the satellite wires and to place the sub and satellites inconspicuously. Overall a great system which I highly recommend.

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Jun 28, 2021
SarBear
5 out of 5 stars review

Love the Sound

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This sound bar is amazing! We had a sound bar before this one, and the difference is huge. This really makes our tv room feel more like a theatre. It has 2 smaller speakers along with the actual sound bar, and also a wireless subwoofer. The speakers make the sound feel like it's going throughout the whole room, and the subwoofer adds a good amount of bass. It even came with a remote control which makes it so easy to control. It has bluetooth on it which is awesome, because I can connect Alexa to it and play my music playlist. My husband and I have always loved turning the music up loud and singing, and this makes it even more fun. It's sleek and doesn't take up much room, and you can even mount the sound bar on the wall. Super impressed with this!

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Feb 7, 2023
Bgyella
1 out of 5 stars review

Vizio let me down

My soundbar keeps fluctuating volume and loses volume completely when switching channels in YouTubeTV. It has been replaced under their warranty and I still have the issues. Dealing with the warranty was disappointing as the sent me a refurbished unit instead of new.

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reply from VIZIO Support

Defects like this are extremely rare. In the event that an issue does happen, VIZIO strives to provide our customers with the award-winning service and support to ensure issues are handled as quickly and easily as possible. We appreciate that you reached out to us and gave us the opportunity to correct this unfortunate situation.

Jun 14, 2021
danchen
5 out of 5 stars review

sounds great and easy set up

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My VIZIO M-Series™ 5.1 Home Theater Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X sounds so great in my apartment and even better that it was so easy to set up. Price to quality is perfect. Would recommend to anyone.

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Feb 6, 2022
Eddy83
3 out of 5 stars review

Good, but too many issues.

I bought the soundbar a few days ago; easy set-up. Problem I am having is installing the latest update with the USB drive, since, apparently, this sound bar does not support WIFI connection. Have tried several times through the app, will not find the sound bar. Other than that issue, it's a pretty good item.

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Hello Eddy83, thank you for taking time to leave us your feedback. For operation and communication between your sound bar and your mobile device, a Wi-Fi connect is needed. We’d really love the opportunity to have our tech support team run through some troubleshooting steps to see if we can get the sound bar up and running for you. When you have a free moment, they’re available through text message, chat, or over the phone. Just go to support.VIZIO.com and click on ‘Contact Us’.