Best Buy had them on sale a few times at $699.00. I love mines, the Sub will shake your house. The dialogue is excellent. When watching Dolby Atmos or 5.1 keep the EQ on Direct.
No man. Direct sucks. Movie is much better for bass and it will spread stereo sources across the center channel even in wide mode. In up mode every thing will use all speakers including the 4 heights. Even with an atmos source movie is the way to go as it just adds bass better dialog and will still give you discrete object placement same goes for dts-x. If it is 7.1 or below source than up mode will use the DSU upmixer and spread it across all speakers including heights. Direct sounds flat and really holds back the bar especially in stereo content where it only uses the left and right and wide left and right. It needs the center speaker to really sound good as the left and right on their own do not cut it. If you enjoy having to crank the bar to 75 to hear it than keep using direct.
Switching to direct solved most of my sound problems. When I was watching Dune, I had on volume leveling and movie mode. The action scenes sounded muffled. Switching to direct and turning off volume leveling made it sound amazing... Although now it's harder to hear dialogue
I bought this, and the sound is awesome, straight out of the box. It sounds sooo much better than the 5.1 Onkyo system that it replaced. The only problem is I haven't been able to update the firmware on it (not that I think the sound needs improving, but it is annoying knowing that it has an update that I an not able to install). I spent over an hour today with support, and with their help, was still to able to get the install to work. So, Vizio is sending me a new unit, and I am to ship back to them this unit when I get it. I got this one at an excellent price ($400.99), new from Best Buy, and would just keep it, inspite of not being able to do the update, if they weren't sending me a replacement unit.
Dunno if you managed to do it but this is how I udpated mine: - Use a USB Flash drive with less than 2gb (If you have one with more capacity, you can find on google how to shrink the capacity, in my case I put as 1gb storage size, if it's more than 2gb, the soundbar will not read). - Turn the sound bar on, put in the USB stick, remove the power cord, and put it back on again, then it should work - In my case it didn't worked, so after this you hold the + and - buttons next to the sound bar, it will say to you the firmware version and in my case started updating only after this. Wait until you hear firmware updated then you're good to go, hopefully it helped you.
The more research I do, the more I narrow it down to this and the Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite. I have heard of some bugs with this one being difficult to work with, and I wish it was a little cheaper.
Man the Elevate really impressed me. It's honestly a very powerful soundbar. I managed to get it at $700 on last year's black Friday and for the price there wasn't a better package. The problem is that it had so many anoying bugs that I had to return it. If it wasn't for that I would have kept it for sure.
@sengan2475 i have been tempted by this soundbar because I have seen it lately around $700, and I know it's a good deal. But sadly, I didn't trust them with software.
I bought this $400 used (wonderful condition I'll add) from a guy on offer-up. Considering selling it for $500 and constructing my own or going the headphone route.
A little expensive, but it's got thingies that rotate up like an Intrepid Class Starship (ST: Voyager) so I can't knock it. So I found another (4) JBL GO2's in a lime green color. I was thinking I could try this and make a video; The four green's in front as LCR's with a green one above and below the screen. The rose gold pair as surround, the orange pair as surround back. I was thinking too, maybe buy an atmos processor / preamp, and then just go crazy buying more GO2's and make an atmos system. Also, all the ones I found at Ross are the OG ones with the more heavy lead weight in them. Nice.
Does anyone know how active the height speakers are supposed to be during Atmos content? Mine activate and point upwards but when putting my ear up to the speaker I hear nothing... Except maybe a little bit of sound if a helicopter is in the movie. Are those height speakers just there for the occasional effect?
I connected my Apple TV with HDMI to the soundbar and soundbar via HDMI to TV (eARC). This made it recognize the Atmos content. However, this gives me a slight audio delay by a few milliseconds. It does not happen when the Apple TV is plugged directly to the TV and the sound bar is plugged directly to the TV. Any ideas how to sort this out. I would like to enjoy the Atmos feature.
@@thomasv.pedersen3068 did this work for you? also, your apple tv is just connected via hdmi to soundbar right? and you still get video to tv this way?
Wow! A $1000 sound bar. RUclips must be paying well. Wonder how the atmos works with vaulted ceilings? The sub is about 40% smaller than theklipsch sub I’m replacing.
I thought the sound bar was supposed to rotate with movie sounds but mine just stays up. Am I not using it right? Is there an app I’m supposed to install on my phone or tv to use the Dolby features?
@@OurBestLifee you're fine. You need to buy 4k ultra HD bluray discs OR stream in dolby atmos. You'll need a 4k ultra hd bluray player for those discs. Make sure your hdmi cables are relatively new and plug it up to the hdmi arc input of your sound bar. When it detects an atmos signal it'll rotate the speakers
Are the surround speakers and subwoofer always on, or is there an option to have it only in stereo mode when not watching a movie? I had an LG soundbar with satellite surround sound speakers that could not be turned off without unplugging the subwoofer.
@@professormaxhammer3414 That was a wrong answer; the feature you're looking for is "Direct Mode". Enable that and the speakers will only play audio when the content sends audio to them. Stereo content will only play out of 2 speakers, 5.1 will only play out of 5 speakers + subwoofer, etc. But I don't know why anyone would want to do this when Movie mode sounds so much better with all sorts of content.
If there's one thing I favour soundbars over AV setups... unlike an av setup where one is always forced to increase the volume of the centre channel therefore as well as the dialogue everything else coming from the centre channel is always way too loud! Soundbars for bedrooms. AVRs for living room or dedicated Theatre room.
I returned a Samsung sounbar because it was a piece of garbage with horrible voice clarity. The Elevate sounds amazing all around, and the voice/dialogue is very clear.
Had one, movies sounded good, music not so much. When speakers rotate up your sound stage is narrowed. Bass overpowering. Too many software problems. I had to constantly reboot. The one plus is that dialogue was very clear. Sold it and bought a budget surround system. Much better.
same with me, I just unhooked it all and put it in my closet. To glitchy and kept losing connection with the internet too. Sounded good when it would work. Waste of a grand.
Got this today at bestbuy and boy am I not impressed, height/atmos speakers need to be up to really get the best experience. At best this sounds like enhanced 5.1
I don't have a way to get satellite speakers or sub behind me. Is it ok to have these all up front with soundbar like shown in this demo or will I miss out on performance?
Don't *ever* do this. Buy a cheaper sound bar with no rear channels if you don't want surround speakers. Sound bars meant for front usage only will provide a much more convincing surround sound effect in your situation. That said, the best possible Atmos setup has dedicated speakers installed in the ceiling. But most people don't want to drill holes in their ceiling so a sound bar like this is second best. Personally I think you should just suck it up and install this soundbar properly. The sub is wireless and the surround speakers connect to the sub, so there's really no excuse to not install them the right way.
The moment you add speakers and a subwoofer, is no longer a soundbar :) At this point why not just buy a normal 5.1 sound system, with dedicated speakers and an AV receiver? The sound quality will be much better, even if you choose cheap speakers.
This thing sounds incredible and my wife loves how easy it is with remote to turn to direct when she just wants to watch tv no effects. Vizio app tho 👎🏻
A sound bar system it is for someone who is new on a sound system’s hobby, but is if you want the best of the best go with a real home theater because no sound bar system of any price is ever going to come even close to a real home theater experience
Your comment is irresponsible and lacks any merit whatsoever. I have this sound bar. I’m not new to this hobby. Sometimes the setup/location of a particular room isn’t practical for a traditional HT system. By the way, have you heard this sound bar in person?
@@somedude6867 Hi, Dude. Last week I replaced it with a dedicated 5.1.2 Sony system - Core speakers and the 790 receiver. Nothing fancy; not super modern; certainly not top of the line - but I figured good enough to be a major, noticeable difference over the Vizio. It wasn’t. Spent a few days trying to tune it all in and just couldn’t get it to my liking. Returned it all and hooked the Elevate back up - and I was glad I did. Spend YOUR money on what works best for your room and your ears. Don’t pay attention to these self-proclaimed audiophile clowns that do more reading than they do listening. Vizio regularly puts that Elevate on sale for $700. In my opinion, it’s worth it at that price point. Don’t let other people spend your money for you. Cheers and good luck, brother!
It has an wide mode that points the rotating speakers directly at you making the Elevate sound wider and more powerful. The only con is that the Elevate becomes a 5.1.2 system if you use it this way.
Best Buy had them on sale a few times at $699.00. I love mines, the Sub will shake your house. The dialogue is excellent. When watching Dolby Atmos or 5.1 keep the EQ on Direct.
And that's what's it worth.
No man. Direct sucks. Movie is much better for bass and it will spread stereo sources across the center channel even in wide mode. In up mode every thing will use all speakers including the 4 heights. Even with an atmos source movie is the way to go as it just adds bass better dialog and will still give you discrete object placement same goes for dts-x. If it is 7.1 or below source than up mode will use the DSU upmixer and spread it across all speakers including heights. Direct sounds flat and really holds back the bar especially in stereo content where it only uses the left and right and wide left and right. It needs the center speaker to really sound good as the left and right on their own do not cut it. If you enjoy having to crank the bar to 75 to hear it than keep using direct.
Certain settings (such as dialogue) can’t be adjusted while in direct mode.
Just another reason not to use it.
Switching to direct solved most of my sound problems. When I was watching Dune, I had on volume leveling and movie mode. The action scenes sounded muffled. Switching to direct and turning off volume leveling made it sound amazing... Although now it's harder to hear dialogue
I bought this, and the sound is awesome, straight out of the box. It sounds sooo much better than the 5.1 Onkyo system that it replaced. The only problem is I haven't been able to update the firmware on it (not that I think the sound needs improving, but it is annoying knowing that it has an update that I an not able to install). I spent over an hour today with support, and with their help, was still to able to get the install to work. So, Vizio is sending me a new unit, and I am to ship back to them this unit when I get it. I got this one at an excellent price ($400.99), new from Best Buy, and would just keep it, inspite of not being able to do the update, if they weren't sending me a replacement unit.
Dunno if you managed to do it but this is how I udpated mine:
- Use a USB Flash drive with less than 2gb (If you have one with more capacity, you can find on google how to shrink the capacity, in my case I put as 1gb storage size, if it's more than 2gb, the soundbar will not read).
- Turn the sound bar on, put in the USB stick, remove the power cord, and put it back on again, then it should work
- In my case it didn't worked, so after this you hold the + and - buttons next to the sound bar, it will say to you the firmware version and in my case started updating only after this.
Wait until you hear firmware updated then you're good to go, hopefully it helped you.
I was able to update the replacement unit they sent me. Thank you for your idea, though.
Does this work on any tv brand?
Yes but best paired with a newer tv to take advantage of atmos
The more research I do, the more I narrow it down to this and the Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite. I have heard of some bugs with this one being difficult to work with, and I wish it was a little cheaper.
Man the Elevate really impressed me. It's honestly a very powerful soundbar. I managed to get it at $700 on last year's black Friday and for the price there wasn't a better package. The problem is that it had so many anoying bugs that I had to return it. If it wasn't for that I would have kept it for sure.
They've improved the software a lot since then but it's still probably a bit buggier than other brands still
@sengan2475 i have been tempted by this soundbar because I have seen it lately around $700, and I know it's a good deal. But sadly, I didn't trust them with software.
I bought this $400 used (wonderful condition I'll add) from a guy on offer-up. Considering selling it for $500 and constructing my own or going the headphone route.
A little expensive, but it's got thingies that rotate up like an Intrepid Class Starship (ST: Voyager) so I can't knock it. So I found another (4) JBL GO2's in a lime green color. I was thinking I could try this and make a video; The four green's in front as LCR's with a green one above and below the screen. The rose gold pair as surround, the orange pair as surround back. I was thinking too, maybe buy an atmos processor / preamp, and then just go crazy buying more GO2's and make an atmos system. Also, all the ones I found at Ross are the OG ones with the more heavy lead weight in them. Nice.
How does the sound in your small room with the soundbar compare with ur surround sound system?
Having too big of a system will sound worse than a full system in a small room. A sound bar is more than enough for a space like this.
Does anyone know how active the height speakers are supposed to be during Atmos content? Mine activate and point upwards but when putting my ear up to the speaker I hear nothing... Except maybe a little bit of sound if a helicopter is in the movie. Are those height speakers just there for the occasional effect?
Yes it's only used for certain movements
You can turn up the adjustment for greater sound for those speakers
Ok, how this compare to q990 samsung ?
Haven't heard that one
I connected my Apple TV with HDMI to the soundbar and soundbar via HDMI to TV (eARC). This made it recognize the Atmos content. However, this gives me a slight audio delay by a few milliseconds. It does not happen when the Apple TV is plugged directly to the TV and the sound bar is plugged directly to the TV. Any ideas how to sort this out. I would like to enjoy the Atmos feature.
You should have lip sync options in either the bar or in the TV/apple TV
@@Kpaceguy thank you sir, I will check it out.
@@thomasv.pedersen3068 did this work for you? also, your apple tv is just connected via hdmi to soundbar right? and you still get video to tv this way?
Hey kpace want to find out the sound and bass from bose 900 and sub or vizio elevate is better which one sounds more like a cinema blessings bro 🙏
Bose
Did your girlfriend like the bose
This RUclipsr the gamerment so he reviewed both and he said that the sub is more powerful than the bose it had alot more rumble
Hey kpace guy bose ultra or sonos arc for enveloping sound
Nicely done brother, appreciate you
Wow! A $1000 sound bar. RUclips must be paying well. Wonder how the atmos works with vaulted ceilings? The sub is about 40% smaller than theklipsch sub I’m replacing.
Vaulted ceilings are very tricky because the sound won't bounce back in the right direction AND they may be too High to bounce back at all
Are you willing to sell for a decent price? I really want one but it’s just too expensive
I returned it almost immediately
Save your money
It's on sale for $549 right now. Sale ends tomorrow (July 22, 2024), so grab one quick!
I thought the sound bar was supposed to rotate with movie sounds but mine just stays up. Am I not using it right? Is there an app I’m supposed to install on my phone or tv to use the Dolby features?
It only rotates with atmos sound not movie sound
@@Kpaceguy how do I use this feature? Sorry I just purchased and I’m bad with electronics
@@OurBestLifee you're fine. You need to buy 4k ultra HD bluray discs OR stream in dolby atmos. You'll need a 4k ultra hd bluray player for those discs. Make sure your hdmi cables are relatively new and plug it up to the hdmi arc input of your sound bar. When it detects an atmos signal it'll rotate the speakers
@@Kpaceguy thank you this was very helpful !
You have the rotating speakers set on "UP" instead of "AUTO" if they stay pointing up all the time.
Are the surround speakers and subwoofer always on, or is there an option to have it only in stereo mode when not watching a movie? I had an LG soundbar with satellite surround sound speakers that could not be turned off without unplugging the subwoofer.
You can turn everything down to essentially be muted
That's good to know. Thank you for the quick response. Great video by the way.
@@professormaxhammer3414 That was a wrong answer; the feature you're looking for is "Direct Mode". Enable that and the speakers will only play audio when the content sends audio to them. Stereo content will only play out of 2 speakers, 5.1 will only play out of 5 speakers + subwoofer, etc. But I don't know why anyone would want to do this when Movie mode sounds so much better with all sorts of content.
If there's one thing I favour soundbars over AV setups... unlike an av setup where one is always forced to increase the volume of the centre channel therefore as well as the dialogue everything else coming from the centre channel is always way too loud!
Soundbars for bedrooms.
AVRs for living room or dedicated Theatre room.
I returned a Samsung sounbar because it was a piece of garbage with horrible voice clarity. The Elevate sounds amazing all around, and the voice/dialogue is very clear.
This looks really nice, but I don’t trust Vizio surround sound anymore. I have the 5.1.2 with Dolby atmos & it’s been a nightmare to use.
Had one, movies sounded good, music not so much. When speakers rotate up your sound stage is narrowed. Bass overpowering. Too many software problems. I had to constantly reboot. The one plus is that dialogue was very clear. Sold it and bought a budget surround system. Much better.
same with me, I just unhooked it all and put it in my closet. To glitchy and kept losing connection with the internet too. Sounded good when it would work. Waste of a grand.
Got this today at bestbuy and boy am I not impressed, height/atmos speakers need to be up to really get the best experience. At best this sounds like enhanced 5.1
That's typically how sound bars as a whole are
@@Kpaceguy I guess I'll just have to put all my speakers back up.
@@Noexcusis yuup sound bars will never beat a dedicated system
I heard the Nakamichi entry-level "shockwafe" system, Pro 7.1 SSE for $750 at Best Buy. It is slightly better than the Vizio Elevate at $900!
Mine was 699 the elevate
Just wait for the dragon
Nothing will come close to it
@@texasboii5539significantly different price range
I only paid $500 for the Elevate.
I don't have a way to get satellite speakers or sub behind me. Is it ok to have these all up front with soundbar like shown in this demo or will I miss out on performance?
You will miss out. Sub up front is fine but getting the speakers to the back adds a lot to the sound
Don't *ever* do this. Buy a cheaper sound bar with no rear channels if you don't want surround speakers. Sound bars meant for front usage only will provide a much more convincing surround sound effect in your situation. That said, the best possible Atmos setup has dedicated speakers installed in the ceiling. But most people don't want to drill holes in their ceiling so a sound bar like this is second best. Personally I think you should just suck it up and install this soundbar properly. The sub is wireless and the surround speakers connect to the sub, so there's really no excuse to not install them the right way.
The moment you add speakers and a subwoofer, is no longer a soundbar :)
At this point why not just buy a normal 5.1 sound system, with dedicated speakers and an AV receiver? The sound quality will be much better, even if you choose cheap speakers.
I guess it's the appeal of everything wireless and all built into one strip under the TV
@@Kpaceguy I forgot to mention but I was speaking for those who are not married :)))
This thing sounds incredible and my wife loves how easy it is with remote to turn to direct when she just wants to watch tv no effects. Vizio app tho 👎🏻
A sound bar system it is for someone who is new on a sound system’s hobby, but is if you want the best of the best go with a real home theater because no sound bar system of any price is ever going to come even close to a real home theater experience
Your comment is irresponsible and lacks any merit whatsoever. I have this sound bar. I’m not new to this hobby. Sometimes the setup/location of a particular room isn’t practical for a traditional HT system. By the way, have you heard this sound bar in person?
@@Barleyleg how's the setup kicking? I wanna get one but everyone seems to be audiophiles
@@somedude6867 Hi, Dude. Last week I replaced it with a dedicated 5.1.2 Sony system - Core speakers and the 790 receiver. Nothing fancy; not super modern; certainly not top of the line - but I figured good enough to be a major, noticeable difference over the Vizio. It wasn’t. Spent a few days trying to tune it all in and just couldn’t get it to my liking. Returned it all and hooked the Elevate back up - and I was glad I did. Spend YOUR money on what works best for your room and your ears. Don’t pay attention to these self-proclaimed audiophile clowns that do more reading than they do listening. Vizio regularly puts that Elevate on sale for $700. In my opinion, it’s worth it at that price point. Don’t let other people spend your money for you. Cheers and good luck, brother!
SOUNDS GOD AWFUL ON MOVIES AND MUSIC THROUGH YOU TUBE.
It sounds great, but it has a narrow soundstage and its kinda ugly lol
Not the prettiest but there is worse lol
It has an wide mode that points the rotating speakers directly at you making the Elevate sound wider and more powerful. The only con is that the Elevate becomes a 5.1.2 system if you use it this way.
This is too expensive
Not really, Samsung and LG are 1400+
@@jaredharrington24 would you rather be afford those if they're lower prices ?