Elevate 5.1.4 Home Theater Sound Bar

If you can find one...the Vizio Elevate is an awesome sound bar. I have their 5.1.4 system in my office, and a Samsung Q999c in my living room, and the Vizio Elevate in my opinion is much better, with a ridiculous amount of adjustments to tune the system. I've seen the Vizio on Amazon for as low as $200...when it 1st came out it was over 1k.

I disagree. I have both, 990 and elevate...do you? In a smaller room, the Vizio kicks the 990s ass. But then, I'm not a Samsung groupie the way most people seem to be. For every review kissing Samsung's ass, there's a review complaining about how bad they are.... Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung had a small army of people paying off the bad reviewers..

I know most people live this thing, but there are also plenty who don't...I'm in the "don't" group. I have a Vizio Elevate 5.1.4 in my office, and it blows this thing away. For half the price. https://preview.redd.it/zmp1g07xjstg1.jpeg?width=2340&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6fecbdb00883cbd326f734c03fc85960fb2044b

i have a 5.1.4 Vizio soundbar (elevate) that i got 3 years ago and about 3 hours ago it turned off on its own and apparently it just died suddenly (according to vizio support). I don’t know what other soundbar i will be getting and im not excited about getting another Vizio one but this price looks good, i wonder if this model has a bit more quality being newer? my elevate was a late 2020 model that i got in 2022.

FWIW, I love my soundbar, sound was great, bass was amazing and fitted perfectly for my room size, it was loud and great. To be honest, i’m sad that it died because i really liked it lol, i just feel a bit afraid now… but for 300+ bucks, it considering to take the risk, another 3 years run lol

I live in an apartment and i have neighbors, to me soundbar is the way to go in my case but there is something that i would love to change in a future soundbar (currently i have the vizio elevate) and is a way to have a more separate front left and right channels. It annoys me a little bit when something that is supposed to be in the left or right front channel just sound like the center, unless i sit really close to the soundbar. Is almost a nitpick but something that i’ll consider next time. Other than that i think soundbars are great when you don’t have all the privacy that you’d like.

Best for the price would be the Vizio elevate. Can find the 5.1.4 (highest end) for $500 refurbished at Costco. Best new for under $450 would be the Vizio m-series SL512X currently $400 from Walmart or Sam's club. If you want to compromise slightly on performance and prioritize connectivity (120hz passthrough 4k) then it's the hisense AX5125H - currently out of stock near me but $237 on Walmart is a great deal. These are the best in class unless you get lucky on a swing deal for a high end system.

Despite others dislike of sound bars, I’d consider one for your specific use. I use a full blown HT system for my main viewing room. For an entertainment room a sound bar works well. I use a Vizio elevate for the non HT room. Clear audio and wireless sub and surrounds. No need to run wire around the room.

Find the original elevate.. only thing beats that your spend 2k … best budget sound bar I ever heard… you can probably find one on amazon or eBay

I have that soundbar and it is nice however there is an issue where audio won't start playing until three to four seconds after starting content. I've tried every troubleshooting option and can't resolve the issue. I've also tried it on both a CX and my current G4. Other than that its a great soundbar. I'm personally going to upgrade to the Samsung Q990F or possibly the Q990H.

I just replaced an M-Series Elevate with the Q990F. The Vizio was a terrific 5.1.2 soundbar but the Q990F is in a different league. I bought it on Woot for $967 with an Amazon Prime Visa (5% back in Amazon rewards) and RetailMeNot gave me another $50. I doubt you'll save much more over that on Black Friday.