VIZIO - M-Series 5.1 Home Theater Sound Bar (M51a-H6)
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Last updated: Aug 13, 2025 Scoring
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"I was sitting there wondering why this thing was getting as loud as it was for as cheap as it was. ... At that moment I felt satisfied with that purchase. Some thing of which I never felt with the Sony or Samsung because of their price point."
"best bet for a budget soundbar"
"These are solid sub-$500 choices that come in at or around $300-$350. ... I found that even if I jumped up to about $700 the system that I purchased is competitive because the atmos feature is really hard to pin down. ... They stand up pretty well to systems that are between $500 and $600 that I looked at before I made my purchase."
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"I can’t believe the amount of bass from the cute little sub."
"Call of Duty sounds the best while using DTS as it seems to offer the most depth/range of bass."
"massive improvement over the tv speakers"
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"I can’t believe the amount of bass from the cute little sub."
"Call of Duty sounds the best while using DTS as it seems to offer the most depth/range of bass."
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"The difference between these Vizio DTS DTX supported surround sound systems and even a high quality 3.1 is dramatic."
"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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"No bugs for me after updating initially"
"This m series h6 does not have receiver,it just the sw to rear. ... The wire did it for me tho. I don't wanna wire my living room front to back so I have to always be careful that me or a guest won't tip off of it."
"I haven't had any major issues ... when there's an issue, I simply reboot both units."
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"After setting up unit, it would not switch to the hdmi port consistently. ... Once it did, it would continue to switch from whatever imput to a random imput. ... it was determined the unit was faulty out of the box. ... This company sold me a lemon. ... broken BRAND NEW unit out of the box!"
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"The audio quality is way better than my old soundbar."
"The Dolby Atmos speakers are on the bar towards the center so it's kinda hard to make out over head effects without doing it virtually"
"Frankly, it doesn't compare to a true channel based AVR/Amplifier system with dedicated speakers"
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"I feel as if I don’t get the best audio with booming bass unless I set the audio to DTS and unfortunately have to use the digital optical port"
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"I only had to get it to 300ms on Fortnite Festival but that's just standard for some ungodly reason."
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"Had to get a sound isolation pad under my subwoofer because I ’m in an apartment building"
"I kind of wish the sub and the surrounds were slightly bigger"
"I feel as if I don’t get the best audio with booming bass unless I set the audio to DTS and unfortunately have to use the digital optical port"
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