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I bought the Skywave F40 Boom and for the price of £200 it's brilliant. Suits my use perfectly for use in a small flat. I would highly recommend. It's not Sonos or Bose but they are twice the price.
Not from my experience with the Skywave F40 Boom. You can hear distinctly different sounds from the rears to the fronts.
The Skywave F40 Boom does not support it - but I'm satisfied with Dolby Atmos on my Poseidon D60
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.
If in 2025 you’re still using your TV speakers, you’ll be happy with most newer soundbars regardless of connection. If your budget is $300, there are MANY options better than the Creative Stage Pro 2.1 that you’re speaking of. The Ultimea F40 Boom SE is $179 right now on Amazon and it’s a 5.1.2 system. This Ultimea will knock your socks off. https://a.co/d/ag2Zk3C
Ultimea F40 Boom 2025 Model# 4123 5.1 6.5" sub Dolby Atmos Wireless surrounds.....not pictured. I can only add one picture. Got mine for $199. Sounds like it should be $1000. I'm VERY impressed. https://preview.redd.it/9vhhnc6bbm7g1.jpeg?width=2296&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e806e31c1b755874ed20330ae1db40b23e9bcb6
I replied above on accident. I've seen the price difference. I have no idea why the smaller sub is more. Makes no sense. I guess a bigger sub for less.....👍
I've seen that! I have no idea why!! Obviously makes no sense. Bigger sub for less 👍
Ultimea F40 Boom 2025. Model# 4123 5.1 Dolby Atmos. Wireless rear surrounds. 6.5" sub. Connected and worked in seconds. It's incredible!! $200
Here you go, I just did a full review and comparison to some decent built in 2.1 TV speaker on my Samsung. https://youtu.be/110Ns9F3Q8g?si=ZVu23SfyPdzaObHn I really like the Skywave F40 Boom. It gave a reason to watch movies again. I also provide a discount link in the description.
https://a.co/d/8KmrT2e picked this up for bedroom to use with projector and shield. Very happy with it vs price
Picked this up for bedroom with shield an projector https://a.co/d/3ToMNXF Fairly happy with it for master bedroom.
https://a.co/d/iKCGtX9 got this in master bedroom with projector and nvidia shield. Happy with it.
Temu has a bunch of bargain ultimea audio setups, many under $200. I have a skywave f40, which is quite acceptable to my ears. Depending on what I am watching, I can online switch to a voice profile or a music profile among others. And, it helps to work on positioning the subwoofer.
I also have the ultimea skywave f40, and am very satisfied. ultimea has several other Dolby Atmos surround sound systems for < $200 with customer satisfaction close to that of the samsung q600c, Things to check out! I am also very impressed with the remotes, which are intelligentl designed, and give lots of opportunities for shaping the sound. Good luck!
So I got both. The ultimea sounds waaaaaay better. Returned the Vizio. It does feel and look cheap but the sound is really good. The sub won't knock your socks off so temper your expectations but it makes watching a movie really pleasant with Dolby atmos. Perfect for a smaller room
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