I bought a $160 sound system when I got my oled last week, after realizing how nice the oled was, I decided cheaping out on the soundbar and system would be silly. I returned it and ordered the Hisense AX5140Q after doing some research. My tvs speakers sound decent and was genuinely worried about degrading the quality with a cheap sound bar system.
Yeah I’m about to order a bass module that’ll put my setup at $650 total, if you want a dedicated sub then these options would go over budget. Def go listen to the options they have at Best Buy. There was a Hisense one that sounded really good to me in store. (Think it was AX5140)
At first glance, the only difference is that the Hisense AX5140Q, as its name suggests, has four superior channels for greater immersion. If you have streaming services, or even Blu-rays (which offer the best audio experience due to their uncompressed formats like TrueHD + Atmos or DTS-HD + DTS-X), that take full advantage of Dolby Atmos audio, these are two soundbars that won't disappoint.
An added bonus is DTS-X compatibility, which, although not widely used, is an important factor when buying a soundbar if you're a big DTS fan (both soundbars are compatible, but there you have it). It was precisely because of this compatibility that I bought the TCL Q85H 7.1.4 and not an Ultimea Skywave X60 (plus, I bought the TCL when it cost €367 compared to the other one's nearly €500-€600).
You also get a bit more power (600W compared to the other one's 580W). The Hisense AX5100Q's power is still sufficient; you won't notice a substantial difference.
Also, keep in mind that, being a newer model, you'll have better update support. If you want the soundbar to last you several years, I'd go for the more expensive one.
Always buy what you think is best for you. Both soundbars offer great value for money. I'm sure neither will disappoint you, but I would pay that extra for the reasons I mentioned earlier.
I picked up a Hisense AX5140Q 5.1.4 unit, plan on posting a review once I get it setup and tested. I always planned on getting a 990 but the price is just too much to justify at the moment. The Hisense unit was only $300.
worth noting since ive been dillemma-ing this, there are some apparent paper spec differences between the $100 more expensive 5140 and ax700.
5140 is 100 more watts spec, 600 vs 500. Bigger power supply? tuned higher PSU? Nothingburger? I have no idea.
5140 has room correction. I'm barely sure what this is, but when I tried to use this on my 2-3 yrs old hisense TV its not an option, so i'm left to assume my tv doesnt support it. Seems very poorly documented if at all.
5140 lists frequency response down to 40hz, while ax700 is 50 hz. is this down to the 100 extra watts, or nothing? Again, no idea at all.
that i can tell all speaker dimensions are identical. it's be interesting to photo any power specs labels affixed to the plugs, units etc see if there is any difference.
i'm keeping my 5140 all in, especially since its an in hand known to work unit vs an untested ax700 i'd have to wait a few days for, them hassle to return the 5140 etc, i have a feeling i'd never know the difference if there even is any though.
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