VIZIO - SV510X-0806
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Last updated: Aug 14, 2025 Scoring
Liked most:
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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."
"The Vizio SV510X-0806 is the best soundbar under $200 imo."
"RTNGS.com named Vizio’s new 5.1 system (SV510M-0806) their top pick under $200 ... way better than it should for the price ... for that price this is definitely the best system out there ... RTNGS also picked it as the #1 bar under $200"
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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."
"Subwoofer sounds amazing for how small it is."
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"Call of Duty sounds the best while using DTS as it seems to offer the most depth/range of bass."
"Subwoofer sounds amazing for how small it is."
"I can’t believe the amount of bass from the cute little sub."
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"i kinda like the small size and good build quality. ... smaller is a good thing in many ways. ... i've been returning a few so lugging around giant soundbars is no fun, the vizio is a breath of fresh air in that regard."
"The system is also very small. ... You can probably carry the whole 5.1 system in your hands. ... Got tired of carrying around my old 5.1 system with a receiver. Every piece was heavy."
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"the phone app in lieu of remote is kinda genius once you see it. ... it's so nice not having another remote cluttering everything up. ... but you have the app for when you want to dig into detailed settings. ... but it only works because the app works well."
"I also like that it doesn't have a remote. ... My old remote on my old soundbar, the screen on it died and it was a pain to change settings. Having 2 remotes was also a hassle to keep track of. ... These new Vizio soundbars only have an app to change settings. The app is nice and works great. Very customizable."
"The app works really well with it."
Disliked most:
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"I don’t get 5.1 LPCM over eARC. ... I get a simulated 5.1 that appears to be 5.1 but for example in the switch test the bass doesn’t activate and rear speakers get activated when they shouldn’t and the rear left and right are the same, and that’s the symptoms I’ve heard from pretty much anyone who has extensively tested it, even on PC. ... In other words the surround is messed up."
"The LPCM 5.1 trough eARC doesn't work with a Vizio TV. It doesn't work with the Switch or the PC"
"it can only do 2.0 over LPCM ... so Nintendo switch is stereo only and other game consoles would need to be set to DD/DTS."
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"No, do not buy this. It does NOT have HDMI or optical support via a port on the sound bar. ... Again, read the review "no support for HDMI or Optical". That's really poor feature set. You need at least optical. I wouldn't buy anything without HDMI port ON THE SOUNDBAR."
"Plug into your earc connection, that's the only choice you have."
"has no HDMI inputs at all"
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"and no remote, need to use an app, hard no"
"The app sucks. ... It's slow to connect and move around."
"I got this system last week and could not and still can’t connect my phone or iPad to the app."
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"another bug is the volume is quiet on live tv, like i need to turn to like 80 volume out of 100 to get loud at all. whereas in other content it's getting loud at like i dunno, 30 or 40. like you'd expect."
"It's does get a bit loud and quiet."
"volume level is 30+, when 3651 only need to go 15 very loud"
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"and no remote, need to use an app, hard no"
"The app sucks. ... It's slow to connect and move around."
"I got this system last week and could not and still can’t connect my phone or iPad to the app."
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