Skywave F40 Boom 5.1.2 Soundbar

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.

EDIT: This is NOT a paid review. I spent 2 years collecting my experience with this brand and the only purpose of this review is to help to ones who choose these products but can't decide which model to buy. If you don't like them, it's okay, choose another brand and please just scroll and don't share hate here. Any real life experiences (good or bad too) are appreciated in the comment section so it will help others too. I can see that the haters cannot be persuaded with anything that this is not paid review, so I won't even try anymore. \_\_\_\_\_\_ Hey everyone, I recently tested multiple Ultimea soundbars across different price ranges (this is not sponsored, bought all of them myself). I’m not an audiophile - just a regular movie lover guy who wanted to find the best budget speaker for himself and chose this brand. Sorry for stock photos, it is much easier to show how the speakers are positioned in a room - as this is different in many models + I already sold most of them. If needed, I can share my own photos too. All soundbars were tested in two rooms: a smaller one (\~6 m²) and a larger one (\~25 m²). Surround speakers were positioned behind or next to me, about 70 cm in the larger room and 100 cm in the smaller one. I mostly watched Dolby Atmos movies on Netflix and other streaming apps. None of these soundbars support THX, and some have 4K passthrough HDMI ports, though I didn’t use those. Prices are in USD. # Low-Budget Category **1. Solo B30 Pro – 2.1 soundbar (was a gift, sold for 55$)** * **Rating:** 3/10 * **Experience:** Suitable mainly as a computer soundbar. Built-in subwoofer doesn’t deliver strong bass, but it’s better than nothing. Fine for casual YouTube or Twitch viewing, but not impressive for movies. * **Base stats:** * Peak power: 120W * Dimensions: 40 × 10.8 × 6.6 cm * Connection types: Aux, optical, USB, Bluetooth 5.3 * Extra SUB out port (not tested) https://preview.redd.it/kyo2419dtvpg1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ebaa390499af438142ec5f325ecc0b3a6b08570 **2. Aura A30 – 5.1 wireless (109$)** * **Rating:** 4/10 * **Experience:** First soundbar I owned, much better than TV speakers. Surround is virtual, not true Dolby Atmos, but creates decent immersion. Rear speakers are loud and usable even in larger room. Small main soundbar makes front-left/front-right/center sound to feel less distinct. Subwoofer weak but usable. No HDMI ARC/eARC, so volume adjustments require app or remote. * **SURR mode:** 5/10 – because it's not real Dolby Atmos, but I liked the way it created surround sound from normal Youtube videos. The dialogue sound didn't only came from the front speakers, but from the Surr speakers too (I like it more this way, it just feels bad without it, when there is only silence behind me while watching a Youtube video) * **Base stats:** * Peak power: 250W * Dimensions (W × H × D): Soundbar \[40 × 6.5 × 10 cm\], Surr \[8.2 × 8.8 × 8.1 cm\], Sub \[14 × 22 × 19.5 cm\] * Connection types: Optical, Aux, USB, Bluetooth 5.3 * Wires: wire between Soundbar -> Sub, wires between Surround speakers, but they connect wirelessly to the main Soundbar https://preview.redd.it/1xfl0kiitvpg1.jpg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c18c33801cfeb9912ca9315bb960842763a02aa **3. Poseidon D60 – 5.1 wireless with Dolby Atmos (180$-gift->125$)** * **Rating:** 6/10 * **Experience:** Front soundbar slightly larger than Aura A30 (but still small, not ideal for bigger rooms), subwoofer stronger. Dolby Atmos improves movie immersion. In larger rooms, speaking voices mostly come from front. Subwoofer felt through floor, volume typically 30–60%. * **SURR mode:** 6/10 – Dolby Atmos adds immersion, but dialogue is not coming from rear speakers (unless someone talks from behind in a Dolby Atmos movie), which was worse for me * **Base stats:** * Peak power: 410W * Dimensions (W × H × D): Soundbar \[40 × 7 × 9 cm\], Surr \[13.5 × 7 × 9 cm\], Sub \[15.5 × 24.4 × 21.5 cm\] * Connection types: HDMI eARC, Optical, Aux, USB, Bluetooth * Wires: wire between Sub -> Surr and between Surr speakers, but Surr speakers connect wirelessly to the main Soundbar https://preview.redd.it/ydzkvzoxtvpg1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f93929bf5dc9eab6c762dd85bae0054c39a53d3f # Mid-Budget Category **4. Nova S80 – 5.1.2 wireless with up-firing speakers(\~200$)** * **Rating:** 6/10 (not ideal for the price) * **Experience:** Bigger main soundbar improves sound noticeably. Subwoofer is strong, had to turn power down in smaller room. Up-firing speakers barely audible. Small clicking noise from subwoofer noticeable even at low volume -> heard that this was an issue for many people, so this is why I replaced this * **SURR mode:** 5/10 – rear speakers required max volume to be noticeable; dialogue placement was fine. * **Base stats:** * Peak power: 520W * Dimensions (W × H × D): Soundbar \[80 × 3.8 × 9 cm\], Surr \[15 × 38 × 8.2 cm\], Sub \[31.5 × 38.5 × 19 cm\] * Connection types: HDMI eARC, Optical, Aux, USB, Bluetooth * Wires: wire between Sub -> Surr and between Surr speakers, but Surr speakers connect wirelessly to main Soundbar https://preview.redd.it/o4rknhnytvpg1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=620dd459013d051d3e0447c7744e3d135d00c2d4 **5. Ultimea Skywave F40 Boom – 5.1.2 wireless with up-firing speakers(290$)** * **Rating:** 9/10 (my favorite) * **Experience:** Larger main soundbar, very loud rear speakers (had to reduce in small room). Subwoofer almost as powerful as Nova S80. Dolby Atmos movies feel immersive. BOOM version improves sub compared to standard F40. * **SURR mode:** 9/10 – voices mostly from front, but subtle rear sounds create pleasant immersion. * **Base stats:** * Peak power: 460W * Dimensions (W × D × H): Soundbar \[8 × 9 × 4.6 cm\], Surr \[6.9 × 6.9 × 12 cm\], Sub \[20 × 23.4 × 31.5 cm\] * Connection types: HDMI eARC, Optical, Aux, USB, Bluetooth * Wires: wire between Main -> Sub, between Surr speakers; Surr speaker connects wirelessly to Main https://preview.redd.it/yh6qotdztvpg1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a377937e2b7a53e2e62422c153c07c65392edbaf

I am the same. I don't judge a brand based on people's hate who didn't even try it. If someone really tries it out and shares their honest thoughts (which can be bad too of course), I appreciate it, because it will help me choose a better model of the brand (like in my case I advise to avoid Nova S80 based on my experience, but it can be a solid choice for others). I searched for many options when I wanted a cheap 5.1 system, but couldn't find any trusted brand with the same pricerange, same or better features. Maybe others which are more expensive have better sound quality, but my normal ears most probably won't really hear that much difference, so this is good enough for me. I will share a review once I try out my Skywave X100, please share your thoughts about it too once you have a chance in May-June.

Oh, thank you for this update. I pledged on kickstarter on their X100, so I really hope that the up-firing speakers will give a difference. A weird question - if you watch a normal Youtube video, the dialogue can be heard from the rear speakers too? Or just from the front?

I totally accept your opinion as well with no hard feelings at all. If someone has more sensitive hearing, they might notice bigger differences than me. Me and my wife both had very similar opinion on these and a few of my friends as well -> but neither of us are audiophile, just normal folks.

I get it that you don't like the brand. No hard feelings on that. But I spent 2 years collecting the information for these and nobody paid me to promote the brand. If you read my review, I said the bad things as well honestly. So just please don't do personal attacks on me because you don't like a brand and I wrote a personal, non-paid review about it.

https://preview.redd.it/glii251hrwpg1.png?width=1281&format=png&auto=webp&s=c9df8ad1673963fdf2a99094228e004c385b4f02 My review is clearly not fake, thanks. Fake reviews don't talk bad about their products. I old the truth honesly. I can attach my own device photos too, but that won't really help people who would like to buy devices from this brand. I attached 2 somewhere here in the comments, you can see that I used them for a while. Here are the ones I bought from their site:

This is an actual, non-paid review - I shared the bad things with the cheaper models I found. I'm sorry that you wanted to hear only bad things about it as you don't like the brand. I bought their X100 on Kickstarter for 699$, so when it arrives, I plan to test it and create a review about it too. I'm sorry in advance

Can you show me one please for this price, which is 9.2.6 (or similar, up-firing speakers don't really matter to me), has full wireless connection, supporting THX, Dolby Atmos and has very good sound quality? With my F40 Boom, I have a decent one, so I want an upgrade over it with more, bigger rear speakers, better SoC. Earlier when I asked for help in this sub, nobody could mention even one at my past price range which knew the same things as the Ultimea, so I ended up with them and didn't regret. I really wanted to try others too, but people either advised 2nd handed items (I'm not a fan of it because of warranty), or soundbars which were much more expensive. I'm very open-minded to other brands too if someone can really show me the ones which are at similar price, but better.

I can see it for about 900$ in my country. And 200$ is quite a lot of difference for me and that only have 2 rear speakers. I believe that it has better sound quality than my 300$ one, but I'm not sure if I would hear the difference. I already tested an expensive (about 800$) Samsung with 2 rear speakers at my cousin's house, but honestly I liked my setup more due to the way it created the surround sound. I like when the surround sound includes a bit of the dialogue too which the Samsung didn't do.

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

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.

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

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!