VIZIO - M-Series Elevate

i grabbed the vizio 2.1 on its current $79 black friday sale from walmart, and its just fine for what it is. all i needed was better sound projection (my tv speakers are rear-facing), and the built-in subs were just a bonus.

Did you have a budget in mind? I'm quite happy with my Vizio M-Series Elevate.

Under $500 puts you firmly in Vizio territory for best bang for the buck. Again, I love the M-Series Elevate. This is the newer model: [Elevate 5.1.2 Soundbar SE](https://www.vizio.com/en/sound-bar/sb/SL512X-0806). The rear speakers make a huge difference along with the upfiring speakers for Atmos content. I think it's about $420. As for the wiring, you're going to have to plug it in and connect it to the TV (eARC). The rears connect to a wireless sub.

That one doesn't have rear or upfiring speakers. I have a Vizio M-Series Elevate. If you can find one still available I'd jump on it. It's been replaced with the Elevate SE. That said, Hisense seems to have replaced Vizio in the bang for the buck category so check this out: [Amazon.com: Hisense AX5125H 5.1.2Ch Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer, 500W, Dolby Atmos, Bluetooth 5.3, EzPlay, 4K HDMI Pass Through, Roku TV Ready, DTS:X, HDMI/AUX/ARC/Optical/USB, 7 EQ Modes : Electronics](https://www.amazon.com/Hisense-AX5125H-Wireless-Subwoofer-Bluetooth/dp/B0CBRXTWGP/?th=1)

I had the M-Series elevate and can say it's an excellent soundbar. If you can find one and it's in the budget, go for it. I just upgraded to the Q990F because, well, because I always want a new toy. :)

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.

I went with the LG G4 and I'm pretty happy with it, but the C4 should be excellent as well along with the comparable Sonys and Samsungs (I helped someone else pick out a TV and he was very happy with his C4). I went with the Panasonic UB820 since it seems like the sweet spot of having all of the necessary specs and for my soundbar I managed to find a good deal on a Vizio Elevate M-Series, but I suggest you look around for everything. For a while I was eyeing a different Vizio device, but this one was one tier up from that one, while still being slightly lower than I've seen the lower tiered one and with the UHD player I found an open box one in great condition for a much lower price than it is new. Vizio makes great bang for your buck for soundbars, but Samsung makes the best one if you're looking high end, but by then you should be going for a real sound system.

Same here....I bought Vizio elevate system. Wow, never going back.

I have a Vizio elevate sound bar etc....more than happy with it.

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 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.

Definitely check used Market first the 2 soundbars im using in bedrooms and a Den smaller living type room i got off Market place for stupid cheap to point I almost felt bad 2 had been out almost a year 1 the Vizio Elevate was a little older. A JBL 9.1 which now i use as a blutooth speaker in my garage/basement can’t beat there 10” sub and the other back at the end of 2021 a Nakamichi 9.2.4 eArc version which sounded better then the Arc. With 4 surround then the 2 10” subs sounded better then any in 2021/22 wgen it came out id still put it up there with the all channel stereo and upmixsurround in a bigger room.

I have this and love it! I have it paired with my C3 and I couldn’t be happier. I don’t want to upgrade eventually but for not I’m enjoying the elevate

I own a 5.1.2 Vizio sound bar (M512E-K6), and I had a 5.1 Polk prior to that. Personally, I think the .2 is worth it. Is it going to sound as good as discrete down-firing ceiling mounted Atmos speakers? Of course not. But, the .2 does add a sense of verticality, especially if you choose the right system. As a Vizio owner, I’m biased, but there are a plethora of reputable reviews out there praising Vizio sound bars for their Atmos performance, especially for the price. If you’re going to pick between the two you have in the screenshots, I would definitely go with the Vizio Elevate. It’s reviewed well, and discreet height speakers are always going to be an improvement over none at all, even if they’re up-firing.

Yeah, like I said, it’s nothing like down firing ceiling mounted but for certain models, you can definitely hear overhead effects, with mine you can especially if LFE. I think it also depends on room, size ceiling, height, and all that. Even if they don’t produce overhead effects, they do improve the sound stage vertically, at least a little bit, and in OP’s case, that Elevate is the better system, especially for $100 less. Like I said if he had to pick between those two, I would definitely get the extra drivers, especially for less, why not?

Found a Vizio M series for 80 bucks, it was a steal. It’s really good

M series is what i would buy. Reviews have looked like it punches above its price point.

Be careful with soundbars and TV combinations with a PC, I cannot get my x570 PC to pass 5.1 channels through the TV (LGCX ) to the soundbar (Vizio M-series) via eArc.

[Here’s a list of top soundbars for under $300](https://www.rtings.com/soundbar/reviews/best/by-price/under-300) The Vizio M series is probably your best bet for a budget soundbar and overall sound experience. Note that dialogue usually only comes out of the soundbar itself and not the surround speakers, the surrounds are there to add an immersive experience for action scenes where sounds are coming from behind/around you but generally dialogue is limited to the soundbar itself due to the audio mix, so focus on a soundbar with good dialogue vs thinking that adding surround speakers will make your dialogue sound better.

Congrats OP! I did this early last year. I went from a basic ass Bose sounds to a Vizio 5.1 with atmos. Had to get a sound isolation pad under my subwoofer because I’m in an apartment building