M51ax-J6

I got the m51ax-j6 which is pretty much the same. It’s a great little system that immerses you enough. I thought of upgrading too for the deal price but If I were to pay $1300+ I’d just go for a full home theater system

A Vizio M51AX-J6 is close to that price range (if you pick the right time for a sale, it should drop into that range). I have one, and I love it. It's a 5.1 setup with satellite speakers (if you don't have the space to position the satellites optimally, it has a front-surround mode where all the speakers sit together in front of your tv), and it supports uncompressed PCM as well as the lossless versions of Dolby and DTS. The DTS will be especially helpful, since the C5 can't play DTS on it own, but the HDMI-in port on the soundbar can allow external devices to access DTS (the only caveat being that the soundbar only supports HDMI 2.0, which is enough for a 4K Blu-ray player, but if you want to play games, you'll have to choose between 4K or 120 fps, instead of both at once).

Apple TV 4K gen 1 > Vizio M Series Soundbar w Atmos > Phillips Hue SYNC box > 65” Vizio P-series LED (2018) I have no reason to update any of these just yet. But I want an OLED. When I do, I will pair it with the latest Apple TV.

Vizio M series if you want surround sound. Hard to beat for the price (around $350) Only thing is the rear surround is wired to the sub, but the sub itself is wireless to the sound bar.

I went with the Vizio M series, cost me like $180 on Amazon during a sale. Is it an audiophile system? By no means. But it blows the doors off of the C1 built in speakers and the surrounds add a lot. It's a nice way to dip your toes into a surround system.

Got a Vizio 5.1 Dolby atmos for 120 last Friday. Open Box and sounds wonderful so far

How does the Vizio 5.1 use Dolby Atmos and not have upfiring speakers? I’m asking because I’m mounting it to the ceiling (golf simulator build and have to put it above a net so I don’t destroy it) so I specifically bought that one because it doesn’t have the upfiring speakers but still has atmos