VIZIO - Elevate 5.1.2 Soundbar SE (SL512X-0806)
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Last updated: Aug 12, 2025 Scoring
Liked most:
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"I was simply blown away by its performance. ... the sound quality of it is equal to products at double or more money."
"WOW! ... When I was setting it up, I had zero expectations simply because of the low price but I was so wrong. ... It is a phenomenal value for money and if you are looking for best bang for your buck, just get it. ... If you are pressed with money, just buy Vizio, you will not be disappointed. ... Vizio - best bang for the buck, excellent soundbar for money"
"The Vizio M512a-h6 and the Elevate series are the best bang for the buck available currently."
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"The rear speakers make a huge difference along with the upfiring speakers for Atmos content."
"Subwoofer sounds amazing for how small it is."
"Voices are very clear ... the sound quality and base is great."
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"The rear speakers make a huge difference along with the upfiring speakers for Atmos content."
"I would go with Vizio if you want surround sound (Left, Center, Right, Rear Left, Rear Right, Subwoofer)."
"Vizio also has Atmos-Surround solutions with their Elevate series."
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"Subwoofer sounds amazing for how small it is."
"Voices are very clear ... the sound quality and base is great."
"Most importantly the bass of this is way better than Samsung. Not even a competition."
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"Voices are very clear ... the sound quality and base is great."
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"Too many software ridden issues ... The soundbar just decides it wants to take a vacation time to time and doesn’t respond to you no matter what, won’t even turn on. ... Will have to wait a few days for it to decide it’s ready to come back."
"Constant resets"
"The sound would just not work, even after turning the system on and off multiple times."
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"random loud pops on disconnects"
"Too many software ridden issues ... The soundbar just decides it wants to take a vacation time to time and doesn’t respond to you no matter what, won’t even turn on. ... Will have to wait a few days for it to decide it’s ready to come back."
"The sound would just not work, even after turning the system on and off multiple times."
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"and no remote, need to use an app, hard no"
"Too many software ridden issues ... The soundbar just decides it wants to take a vacation time to time and doesn’t respond to you no matter what, won’t even turn on. ... Will have to wait a few days for it to decide it’s ready to come back."
"I could never get into the app to control settings, so I bought the remote. ... It would show up in Bluetooth and connect for no longer than a minute or 2, but the app wouldn’t populate any models to connect with. ... Then other times in Bluetooth the speaker would show up along with a ‘vizioapp’ connection. Same issue, would connect and disconnect and never show the model in the app."
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"Yeah that really pisses me off. ... Sometimes I turn the TV on at night while my wife's sleeping and blow the walls down because I can't tell where the volume is set. ... Lately as it turns on I just hold the volume down button lol"
"Except the fact that there is no volume level indicator."
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"You won’t hear much at all. ... Neither are really 5.1.2 or 5.1.4. ... The rear speakers on the elevate do fire up but it’s still the same sound that goes to the rear L or R. It is not a separate channel."
"the sound is narrow when the atmos speakers go up ... the atmos on that like most bars is a mostly a gimmick."
"The elevated sounded good but I didn’t feel I was getting a theater like experience"
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