Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Let me start by saying this soundbar and subwoofer sounds very good for the price point. In fact, it sounds quite a bit clearer with better bass than my Yamaha YAS-107 soundbar - the reason I was looking for a replacement. It has lots of adjustability along with useful equalization presets. The bass is solid and powerful without being boomy - something I hate with many sound systems. The wired subwoofer is welcome compared to the trend lately of using wireless subs. Wireless is convenient but, as you'll see from many of their reviews, they introduce their own problems such as interfering with wireless TV receivers like U-Verse and frequently cutting out or losing their connection link. A wired sub has none of those issues although you are more limited in placement. One small criticism here is that the sub uses a proprietary plug that's like a DC power adapter. A standard RCA plug would be much better for adding extension wiring to move the sub farther from the soundbar. The sub wire is about 7.5ft long so it's sufficient for placement of the sub adjacent to an entertainment unit holding the soundbar. The vocals are clear although I found that the vocal enhancement is most useful at lower volumes and becomes a little hollow sounding when you turn it up. Switching to Movie or 3D mode at higher volumes gives more natural sound for vocals than the News mode. Overall, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this for anyone looking for a budget soundbar that performs well. Now the caveat... if you're using an LG TV, you may not be able to get an HDMI ARC connection to work. I had this problem. The soundbar worked great using an optical connection but would produce no sound using HDMI ARC. I tried the soundbar on another TV using the HDMI ARC connection and it worked fine so there was nothing wrong with the soundbar. Even so, their support people sent me a new replacement in just a few days - excellent support! That one didn't connect either. My research has found that LG TVs (especially their OLED models) seem to be very fussy about HDMI ARC connections... my Yamaha soundbar works fine but two other soundbars I've tried have the same symptoms - the bar is recognized (the TV doesn't switch back to internal speakers) but no sound is produced. As soon as you unplug the HDMI cable, it switches to internal speakers. And yes, I've tried several different HDMI cables including eARC 8K certified. I've heard that Samsung QLED TVs have a similar dislike for some brands of soundbars using HDMI ARC. Verdict: this is an excellent soundbar for the price point. If you have a TV other than an LG OLED or Samsung QLED you should be able to hook it up with just the one HDMI ARC cable allowing control of the soundbar with the TV's remote just as though it was a part of the TV. Or, if you prefer optical connection and don't mind either using two remotes or programming a learning remote, then this soundbar is a vast improvement over most flat screen internal speakers and I highly recommend it.