And the wired connections won’t suffer from drop-outs, which often happens with wireless surrounds. However, having them wired to the sub (rather than the soundbar) and then giving the sub a wireless connection to the bar means you don’t have to put the sub at the front of the room, so you've got a good amount of flexibility overall.
The fact the rear speakers are wired might be slightly off-putting, after all no-one likes running cables around their living room, and it also limits the distance from the subwoofer to the rear speakers. The latter come with colour-coded 8m long cables, and should be installed just behind the main listening position at roughly ear height. There are also cable ties, a wall mounting template and brackets for the soundbar and rear speakers. Vizio has helpfully included everything you need in the box, so you get a choice of three cables: HDMI, optical digital, and 3.5mm to stereo phono. However the best approach is to use Vizio’s SmartCast Mobile App (iOS and Android), which not only turns your smart device into a controller but also makes setup more intuitive thanks to a clearly laid-out interface. The soundbar comes with a well-designed remote control that includes a small LED screen at the top, allowing you to scroll through the settings in the menu system.
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There’s also a USB (MP3 and WAV), Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for wireless streaming.
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There’s also an HDMI output with ARC, which allows you to send audio back from a compatible TV (including Dolby Atmos from supporting apps). The connections are all located in a pair of recesses at the rear of the soundbar, and these include HDMI, optical digital and 3.5mm analogue inputs. The mid-range is solid thanks to the built-in passive radiators, and the higher frequencies never sound sharp or strained. The sub adds a well-timed low-end kick to drums, and the placement of instruments is enjoyably precise. It’s no slouch with music either, and the front speakers deliver excellent stereo imaging combined with impressive clarity and detail retrieval. Overall the SB36512-F6 delivers an authentic Atmos experience that’s sure to please. These effects tend to be more focused at the front of the room because there are no rear height channels, but it remains an engaging experience with the rear speakers helping to fill the space behind you. The height effects are often a delight, with thunder rolling overhead or aircraft roaring above you. However, no matter how cacophonous the soundtrack, dialogue remains clear and focused. Explosions hit with seismic force thanks to the well-integrated subwoofer, and bullets ricochet from speaker to speaker with detailed precision. This soundbar might struggle in a larger room but it’s ideal for the average living space, with a muscular delivery that lends itself to action movies. This ensures no one channel dominates, and also makes sure the sub doesn’t swamp the system with bass. You can also fine tune the performance using the remote app, setting each channel individually so that the sound field remains balanced. The overall presentation retains excellent tonal cohesion, ensuring effects sound the same as they move from one channel to the next. The subwoofer also plays its part, laying down a foundation of bass that underpins everything. The dedicated centre speaker ensures dialogue remains clear, and the rear speakers provide plenty of surround activity behind you. The soundbar impresses right out of gate, with an expansive front presence that sounds considerably bigger than the main unit’s 36-inch width. Vizio 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos Soundbar review: sound quality
It's not a dealbreaker, because aside from some Blu-ray discs it isn’t especially widely supported – but it does mean the soundbar misses out on being future-proofed should it become more broadly used. In fact the only format it doesn’t support is DTS:X, which is a shame because it certainly has sufficient speakers to effectively deliver this alternative to Atmos. The SB36512-F6 can decode Dolby Atmos object-based audio, but can also handle less immersive formats like Dolby Digital and DTS. There’s a pair of wired rear speakers that physically connect to the subwoofer, which handles the amplification, and having these at the back of the room produces a proper surround experience, making a big difference.
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The separate active subwoofer uses a 6-inch driver to produce low frequencies down to 40Hz, and connects wirelessly with the soundbar.
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