ULTIMEA - Nova S80

$80? I just paid $299 for it! You got a bargain in comparison. I've read that the new update also improves the surround speakers. Do you find that to be the case?

I'm pleasantly surprised with the quality. Take this from someone who has never owned a surround sound system before. I live in a small apartment, so my needs are not great when it comes to a sound system. I initially had an issue with the bar connecting to the subwoofer, but it seemed to be my error. I immediately updated the firmware out of the box, but had to roll it back to factory to pair them. Afterwards I had no issues with pairing. Sometimes the bar loses the earc signal and defaults back to arc, but can't figure out if it's an issue with my tv. I just cycle through the inputs on the bar and it usually comes back. The bass is quite good, and the surround sound speakers are quite punchy even at 50 volume. They can also be adjusted individually from the bar and subwoofer. I figured for 299 it was worth a chance with a 2 year warranty. Again, I'm not a very experienced or needy audiophile, but it suits my needs. Hope this helps.

The soundbar is still going. Even with the most recent update , this really annoying thing happens where the Earc connection gets lost between my TV and the soundbar, and I have to shut everything off and on again, sometimes multiple times. It's inconvenience, but not sure if it's a TV or soundbar issue

Hey is this the only ultimea soundbar you reviewed? I have a Nova S80 and the system is decent but the subwoofer is garbage at low volume below 20. The subwoofer cuts in and out, rumbles and picks up voices. I wanted to know if the f40 does this? Im not the only one who has this problem

I have a little Ultimea paired with my bedroom tv. Sounds pretty good for the price!

Exactly- I paid $50 for it and for the price it sounds fine for bedroom television volumes

I believe the nova s80 has a sub out. I have the s90 and added a Polk psw10 it’s almost the perfect sound bar. Just wish it had app connectivity

The s80 uses an app I think that lets your fine tune the sound with an equalizer. The sub is fine that comes with it. I have it under the couch for the vibrations and the Polk in the corner to fill the room. I love it but I’m not an audiophile I wanted a complete easy setup that didn’t break the bank. And every other comparable system is 1k +

Just to update this post, I bought it in the end and I love it. Dolby Atmos is fine. The Xupmix mode is not for me, but the original is perfect. I tested 4 types of Ultimea 5.1 soundbars and so far, this is the best for the budget in my opinion. Sound is clear, bass can be strong, within the app I can basically modify everything. I was in my local store to test more expensive devices from known brands like LG, but for me those didn't feel any better (I'm not an audiophil, so maybe this is why). So in case someone in the future comes here, I can recommend this model. And please avoid the Ultimea Nova S80 model - The subwoofer had some issues when playing normal youtube videos even when bass was on the lowest option. So that was a no-no for me. Also, if someone wondering, the up-firing speakers didn't give any bog noticable difference, but the soundbar's width compared to the Aura A30 and Poseidon D60 is superior in my opinion. Poseidon D60 is fine too as a secondary speaker for my other TV, but in the future I might replace it to this same model when this gets cheaper.

What did you end up doing? I was looking at the s80 but you don't make me want to buy it, are you sure you used atmos compatible content? connected with hdmi e-arc? you should have heard some vertical sound :/ Also your experience about the soundbar (central channel) is also disappointing but not that surprising I suppose. Wonder if the D80 is worth it over it.

Il a raison , cette marque fait partie des produits temu, tester 2 modèles , 2 modèles ultimea D80 et s80, les 2 avaient des soucis, le sav est déplorable, ils ne connaissent pas grand choses .......