Hisense - AX5125H

I got an even cheaper one for I think around $190. It's a Hisense and I don't know the model offhand but they make one that I see a lot of people recommend as one of the best budget options. [Hisense 5.1.2 AX5125H](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hisense-5-CH-Soundbar-with-Wireless-Subwoofer/3488920129) I'm not a fan of their TV's but for the price I'm pretty happy with one I have. I haven't looked into anything in the $500 range because it's more than I would spend.

ive been pretty happy with ax5125h from hisense - it has atmos - it was black friday when i got it for $249 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwUZTQWjN8M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwUZTQWjN8M)

I recently tried 3 soundbars, including that Hisense. The sound is decent but the thing that made me return it was that scenes that are supposed to get much louder were kinda level with the prior scene. Almost like night mode on a lot of soundbars. And the bass wasn't very good. Ended up getting the Q990D and am very happy with it.

No the AX5125H is a 5.1.2 setup... the 5.1.4 should be called something like ax5140q. But don't get it if it's like more than 50 USD more.

Maaaate, I have just gone through this, very similarly. Alright, it's not a G5! But it's an S95c. If you want a cheap soundbar situation you muuust go for this hisense system I just bought for £199 at Argos. I did loads of research and was so tempted to go for the top o' the range stuff but I am wholly impressed with this sweet little set up. It's called the hisense AX5125H. Do et Edit: I was utilising ai to help me decide, and was searching a bunch myself. I am really convinced this is the best you can do with £199 - in terms of improving sound for a new tv set up. I'm so happy with it. It's a 3.1.2 system, therefore, with active atmos (not simulated/ virtual), two rear speakers, a sub, and a soundbar. It's bloody brilliant.

Hisense AX5125H can be found as cheap as $199 and IMO is probably one of the better sounding bars at that price range. $249 is the usual sale price.

Check out Samsung HW-B750D. It's got bluetooth and great bass. It's currnetly on sale on Amazon for $278. You can also get Hisense AX5125H which is even better but it's $350. I recommend getting the Hisense if you can spare additional $50. A lot better value imo.

That one doesn't have rear or upfiring speakers. I have a Vizio M-Series Elevate. If you can find one still available I'd jump on it. It's been replaced with the Elevate SE. That said, Hisense seems to have replaced Vizio in the bang for the buck category so check this out: [Amazon.com: Hisense AX5125H 5.1.2Ch Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer, 500W, Dolby Atmos, Bluetooth 5.3, EzPlay, 4K HDMI Pass Through, Roku TV Ready, DTS:X, HDMI/AUX/ARC/Optical/USB, 7 EQ Modes : Electronics](https://www.amazon.com/Hisense-AX5125H-Wireless-Subwoofer-Bluetooth/dp/B0CBRXTWGP/?th=1)

So, I bought this unit yesterday and returned it this morning. I set it up and tested it out prior to doing the firmware upgrade and will say that after the upgrade, the sound was much clearer and not so muddied. However, I found that dialogue, even with the ‘voice enhance’ on was particularly low, especially when using my Sony UBP-X700. This was even when watching Atmos content from the UHD player. I messed with the settings for a few hours, trying all different combinations, but still couldn’t get it to my liking. The sound coming out of my Apple TV 4K (latest model) was better, but nothing that really blew me away. Playing music through it wasn’t good at all. It sounded very ‘thin’. I get much richer sound out of my JBL Flip speaker than this setup. I am coming from a Vizio V51, which in my opinion, sounded better, even if the sound field wasn’t as wide. I ordered a Hisense AX5125H and am going to see how I like that. It’s gotten much better reviews than the TCL, so hopefully it’ll be a worthy replacement to the Vizio. I was really hoping to go from 5.1 to 7.1.4, hence the reason for the TCL purchase, but we’ll see how the 5.1.2 fares. I’m trying to do this on a budget and didn’t want to spend more than $500.

Amazing! It has a very rich sound with a lot of depth. It’s much wider and richer than the Vizio and the bass is something you can really feel. Atmos sounds great, Dolby Surround sounds great and dialogue comes through loud and clear. I’m very happy I bought it.

No, non ho problemi con il volume basso degli altoparlanti posteriori e non ho avuto alcun problema con il crepitio. Tutto è stato cristallino da quando ho iniziato a usarlo. Non parlo italiano, quindi sto usando un'app di traduzione. Mi scuso se la grammatica è fuori o la lingua non è chiara.

I bought the Q85 yesterday and returned it today. I didn’t like the sound at all and dialogue was especially low. I’m coming from a Vizio V51 and thought the sound from that was better, even if not as ‘wide’. There was a firmware upgrade for it right out of the box which made it sound better, but again, not great. I have a TCL 75Q650 and was hoping pairing it with that would be a winning combination, but it wasn’t. I just ordered the Hisense AX5125, which is 5.1.2, but has gotten much better reviews than the Q85 and is still within my budget. We’ll see how that goes.

I like it a lot! It has a very rich sound with a lot of depth. The bass is much better than the Vizio I was coming from and something I can really feel. I have it in Movie mode with the bass at +3 and the treble at +4 with the surround mode set to ‘pro’. Atmos sounds amazing coming out of it and so does Dolby Surround. I’m very happy with the purchase.

Yea I see a refurbished vizo m 5.1.2 for 308 on ebay. I tried to buy a hisense 5125h from aliexpress and got burned (paypal will refund since they gave fake tracking). I signed up for a college got a edu email and got the q990c but should have waited? I've been enjoying it for quite a while tho and didn't want to keep waiting. I think the vizo m or hisense 5.1.2 would have been fine I just didn't want wires behind me

At that price range it will be very difficult to beat the Hisense AX5125H 5.1.2 soundbar system that you can get for $270 on Amazon renewed in excellent condition or $350 new. [Rtings.com](http://Rtings.com) considers it to be the best soundbar in that budget as well. Next step up is like a Q800D+ SWA-9500 at $700 and then finally Q990D at $1000.

I got the Hisense ax5125h as my first soundbar and it really is great especially for the price

Get Hisense ax5125h, much better than any of these

I did a s*** ton of research over the last couple months, ended up going with the Samsung q990d. But the one that kept popping up was the Hisense ax5125, it's like 350 bucks but it gets great ratings in that price range and even punches a bit above its weight class in some of the ratings

I just couldn't get the hosense when the 990 was only a couple hundred more for room correction, wireless rears and 11.1.4 vs 5.1.2. plus I have Samsung phones and watches so the ecosystem is already in place for me.

I bought a Samsung HW-M450 for $130 in November, 2017 at Best Buy and I still use it. In fact, I purchased a Hisense 75" TV in January, 2025 and thought I need to get a new soundbar, that fits my budget, for the new TV. I bought the Hisense AX5125H for $300 from Amazon. Initial thought was it's awesome. But, about a week in for the new soundbar, I noticed distorted sound in the subwoofer and the 2 rear speakers and all 3 are wireless. This really bothered me because once I heard the distortion, I could not unhear it. So I returned the AX5125H to Amazon with the intentions of getting another one (same model). But, I have not purchased another one because I reconnected the old reliable, 7 + year old model from Samsung. My suggestion, go with a low price Samsung which you can find almost anywhere. Try that one and you'll probably get several great years of happy listening then when circumstances get better and you can upgrade to something else, do so. That's exactly what I considering. I might consider another Hisense soundbar in the future, but I'm leaning towards a major step up to Samsung like the Q990D or something similar.

Been having this in my living room for almost an year. Fantastic system for the money.

Yes it’s pretty good for the money. Obviously it’s not going to the same as an 11.1.4 channel surround sound, but you can tell when the height channels are on and off. It gets pretty loud as well. For the price on aliexpress I would recommend it. The cool thing about Dolby Atmos is that it scaled since its object based rather than set channels like 5.1/7.1 is so a 5.1.2 is enough to get most of the sound as a 7.1.4-11.1.4 or anything in between. Some tv shows and movies do Dolby Atmos better than others. It all depends on the sound engineers that worked on the show of course. Right now I’m watching stranger things Season 4 and this season has Dolby Atmos and it’s a huge difference versus the prior seasons. Even the picture is better, there seems to be a better implementation of HDR. Hope this helps.

So I bought the Q600C with rears and the Hisense AX5125H and plan on returning one of them. So far we've been more impressed with the Hisense actually. The Samsung does get louder, but being in an apartment, the Hisense is still plenty loud. But the key difference is that Hisense seems much more immersive with its own dedicated rears. The extra rears we had to buy for the Samsung never seem as in sync with the main speakers as the seamless sounding Hisense. Like yes they work and there isnt any audio lag, but the Samsung still feels like separate speakers in comparison with the Hisense. Our rear speaker placement isn't the best though (on top/side of our couches).

My parents have the JBL 5.1 and it's an absolute banger of a soundbar still. I'm actually gutted that it's available for only 250 now.....I spent that much on the Hisense AX5125H and while I've been happy with it, it's nowhere near the JBL 5.1......

It depends on what you're using it for on the desktop, if it's for gaming then the 3.1.2 is more than enough, if it's more movies/shows then having the 2 surround speakers adds a more immersive experience. Here is the review for the [AX5125H](https://www.rtings.com/soundbar/reviews/hisense/ax5125h), which overall has good reviews considering that it's a Hisense. the AX3125H has not been reviewed by [rtings.com](http://rtings.com) but assuming it would have lower overall ratings given that you lose out in the surround sound experience.

I have Ax5125h and they bang for the buck. Unless you have a big hall where you can take full advantage of q990d.

Hisense AX5125H are just amazing with 5.1.2 setup and true surround sound.

Please go with the Hisense AX5125H sound bar. It's Dolby Atmos compatible with rear speakers. Or the U5120gw +

Nah. The Hisense just has better specs

Get a hisense 5.1 ch or 5.1.2.... Hs5100, Ax5120, u5120gw, ax5125h etc

Highly recommend it bro

i technically had a model down (whatever Hisense’s 5.1.2 is called) but moreso i’m just saying the actual audio fidelity itself from pretty much any of LG’s atmos bars will absolutely steamroll the quality of the Hisense

JBL Bar 500 Klipsch Flexus Core 210 Vizio Elevate SE (Does not come with soundbar remote, it’s controlled by an app on a smartphone or tablet) Hisense 5.1.2 is actually really decent. Its sound is good and for the price it’s a great budget option. LG S90TR or Samsungs 930D are great options for more premium setups The Sony Experience as I like to say it if you want to go all out Bravia Theater Bar 8/9 with the SA-SW5 and SA-RS3 or SA-RS5. Sonys other option is the Bravia Theater Quad but add the the SA-SW5 subwoofer Hope this helps!

EDIT: Holding the SURR button will allow you to adjust the rear speaker volume. Not the play/pause button. Thank you Spechh for the correction. Got mine yesterday and noticed the same thing. The rear speakers are quite quiet by default, but can be adjusted. Hold down the play/pause button and you can get to the setup menu. From there you can turn the surround speakers up and down. Use the forward and back buttons to navigate through each setting and the plus and minus buttons to change the settings. You also want to make sure that the surround functionality is actually on. If you press the SURR button you can cycle through the three surround profiles there’s off, surround pro, and pure. Off is off, surround pro “enhances” the surround effect and pure looks to stay as true to the intended surround experience as possible. This is not the manual for the exact model, but it does provide some good info on pages 21 & 22: https://assets.hisense-usa.com/assets/ProductDownloads/484/d30c38f4be/U5120GW+_User-manual.pdf As for a review on if it’s an “upgrade.” For my purposes, yes it was worth the price. I added the setup to a room that previously was only using the TV speakers. It’s a huge improvement. The sub isn’t anything special and it’s not the most pristine surround experience you’ll ever hear, but it’s solid enough for the price. Once you get the speaker placement right and the settings tuned to your liking, it can add quite a bit over a typical tv speaker and is quite comparable to some more expensive options. I think it’s a nice setup for the price. Easy to setup and decent sound quality. I only wish the bass was a bit more punchy.

Haven't had the issue with Bass Boost turning off by itself. But I do agree that the sub is not very loud even when bass is turned to 5. I only really notice it when the volume is cranked pretty high up.

Great! I apologize. Tried to write the explanation from memory. You are 100% correct. Holding down the SURR button is the fix. Holding down menu does get you to some settings, but the only one that I found to be useful was bass boost.

We purchased a 75” Hisense U8 in later 2024 and it’s surprised the hell out of me. It was an NYT Wirecutter top pick for 2024. PQ is impressive and it has an impressive dynamic range— really dark shadows to eye-searing brights. We paired it with the Hisense Dolby Atmos 5.1 soundbar (includes subwoofer and two rear speakers) and that system has also astonished me with how good it is. Previously we had a structured wire 7.1 Yamaha speaker system run by a Sony receiver and I was worried that a mere “soundbar” would not satisfy.

I actually wasn't even looking at this company until recently. My dad got a 5.1 setup from the same brand and said it is decent and the sub does alot more than the one I got with a 5.1 from Hisense. That's why I starting looking at them. Based on other comments I think I'll either try it anyway and return it or just steer clear 

For $96 there is a hisense 5.1 with a sub and two speakers. Hisense is absolutely cheap , but it was a much difference to me compared to price value of the TCL S45H