Amazon.com: Customer reviews: VIZIO SB36512-F6 36” 5.1.2 Channel Home Theater Surround Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos Wireless Subwoofer,Bluetooth,Chromecast built-in,Works with Google Assistant,HDMI ARC,Digital Coaxial,Optical

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Very impressed

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2019

Did research before I bought this and agree that the remote is a little annoying at first. Yes it's only useful in direct light, but after we went through the settings to get the sound the way we wanted we just put it away since we control the volume with our TV remote using ARC connection. Suggest downloading the Vizio Smartcast App and you can change all the settings better plus take care of any updates. This is connected to our Amazon Toshiba Fire TV and am very impressed with the sound! Turn the TV off, sound bar turns off together, and on again automatically when we turn the TV back on which is very nice. Haven't tried the Bluetooth setting with my phone, but since the Amazon TV already has Amazon Music we just play it on that instead. We didn't purchase any stands, we just placed the back speakers on end tables on both back sides of our living room, placed the subwoofer behind us, and we get the effect we want for surround sound. Easy connection, and although the subwoofer is already synced with the sound bar as soon as they're plugged in and turned on, the instructions suggest syncing them again to secure the connection. I haven't regretted purchasing this with the bad reviews because I had to try it out for myself to see if those bad reviews were correct.

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Adam Webb

Has persistent issues

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2020

When all is working as it should, it sounds great. Problem is, it often has issues working as it should. For example, it will decide to turn itself off. Why, who knows? In the middle of watching something, after being on for a while, just turned on a few minutes ago, there's no rhyme or reason.

Second, the connectivity issues with the subwoofer (and connected satellite speakers). There will be intermittent drops. It'll play for 3 seconds, then drop and reconnect, and do this for endlessly. The firmware is up to date (1.12.11.1), the subwoofer is 3-4 feet away from the soundbar. I have re-paired them, nothing helps.

It's such a pain, I really regret buying this when so many people warned others about these exact issues. Even if Vizio can fix this, I don't really want to keep this setup. I'd rather pay another $100 more to have a working setup.

2022 Update: Still not working, firmware update 1.31.06.1 has just made things worse. Never buy anything Vizio, please listen.

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Very impressed

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2019

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David

Great sound. Good bass. Easy setup

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2019

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Had a little apprehensiveness about this system from people who like to split hairs on review sites. I have a system with a JBL sub that has 800 watts, but it’s a little dated as far as what it decides. No Dolby true hd or dts master audio like this vizio atmos bar does. Anyway I am impressed without a doubt. The system is tuned for low end sound the way I did not expect to get from a 6 inch sub driver compared to my 10 inch JBL sub with 5.1. I’ve looked at the Samsung and LG atmos sound bars, they are good. But I’m gonna be honest the Samsung and LG don’t even come close for the money. Vizio legitimately makes good sound bars and i never really considered them before this. But I wanted atmos and it sounds great and does it’s job. Does it compare to a $1500 receiver and Polk audio speakers? No. But it’s not bad by any means. A+ to vizio on their sound bars.

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Adam Webb

Has persistent issues

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2020

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kyle

Good enough

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2020

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It's good for the price. Its the cheapest sound bad that has Dolby Atmus support.

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Powerful speaker for the $, with Atmos, it's a steal.

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2020

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If you set up the bar properly (do your homework) you get a great, powerful sound. Plus, with the up firing and rear speakers for Atmos this is a steal...It does not work as well in large rooms with high ceilings, which for $300, has to be understood. Also, you need to be aware that you need source material and streaming services that have Atmos to get the effect. Bottomline, even if you're unimpressed with the atmos effect you get an excellent sounding soundbar for the money.

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Gerald A. Nielsen

vizio soundbar

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2021

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Sound is excellent, connections and set-up was easy, but the sound bar occasionally and without reason will revert to non-surround sound mode or shut off altogether. It will usually, but not always, start back up if I unplug and replug the unit. Over a 4-5 hour period of watching TV this will happen 2-3 times. Very annoying and perplexing. I will probably return this unit and purchase a different brand if I can't find a solution.

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Michael j.

AMAZING!!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2019

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HOLY COW!! Easiest set up EVER!!!!! I got a new 4K Vizio tv for Christmas and all I did was plug this system in and turn it on! The sound quality is AMAZING for any price range! I chose this over Bose and JBL which really surprised me. I have designed and built full recording studios and sound systems for some of the largest clubs in NYC and I honestly never thought I would have a sound system, even for my tv at home NOT made by Genelec, jbl, or Polk audio. I ordered this just for my bedroom but WOW instant, amazing, engulfing sound. NO ADJUSTMENTS for me! It might be due to the new vizio tv but I hope everyone has an experience as good as mine was. It took longer to unpack than to set up! I swear, 15 min and I’ve been watching movies all day!!

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John P Williams

Won’t disappoint

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2023

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This is my second Visio soundbar in a row. I was very satisfied with the previous one.So naturally when it came time for an upgrade I stayed true to the brand. I’m glad I did and this one is good as I hoped it would be.

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Finest

Great soundbar

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020

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I didn't want a full surround system for my living room, so I settled on this soundbar. I like that it's not intrusive and massive as a dedicated receiver and floor standing speakers can be. The soundbar itself is great, the sound quality is a huge improvement over the tv speakers, you can hear a lot more details coming at you. Then the subwoofer and satellite speakers really fill in the rest of the sound stage. The bass is not too obnoxious, but can be dialed up fairly loud if you're into more bass when watching a good action movie. The Dolby Atmos feature is also a great feature and surprises some guests when they hear a car move across the screen. The further out you have the rear speakers, the better the effect. I have them mounted at right about ear level while sitting, and angled about 30 degrees inward. Of course the closer you sit to one side, the more you'll hear that side. The best listening position is absolutely in the middle, but still enjoyable if you're off center.

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Ryan

Plagued by software issues, avoid

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2019

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I’d start with the “pros” but since there is only 1 pro, this will be short. It sounds great. That’s it. That’s the only thing this soundbar has going for it. Otherwise it’s an absolute nightmare to work with. I received this soundbar on a Wednesday afternoon and am already returning it 5 days later.

Let’s start with initial setup. You have to use Vizio’s cumbersome SmartCast app that’s full of ads and loads very slowly. Once you connect to your WiFi, it’ll check for updates which can take less than a minute to do. This whole process took me 30 minutes because as it was connecting to the soundbar, it would just lose connection and I’d have to start over.

Fast forward and I’m all hooked up to my sources (TV and Xbox) and got it EQ’d a little bit, which is done on the app or remote. But now when I switch sources, I lose sound. It just stops working. Or it’ll randomly shut off (eco mode was turned off). I have to power cycle it by unplugging it from the wall because turning it off and on again just doesn’t fix it. I can’t cast to it even though with eco mode off, you’re supposed to be able to. I expect my new soundbar to just work right out of the box, but instead I’m left frustrated because the software is garbage and it’s connectivity is so abysmal.

First foray into Vizio products and this left a bad taste in my mouth. Returning back to seller, not even going to waste my time dealing with warranties. Maybe I have a defective unit, I don’t care to figure that out.

If you can get it to work, then you got a pretty sweet sounding product that I’m sure will last a long time.

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