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Aug 17th, 2019 3:26 pm

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dan780 [OP]: Newbie; Aug 11, 2018; 71 posts; 63 upvotes; Edmonton

Aug 17th, 2019 3:26 pm

Sound Bar - Need Advice

Hi all. Recently purchased a 55" Vizio P55-F1 for my living room. Very happy with the quality of the picture, but the speakers are truly terrible.

I'd like to add a sound bar but don't have any experience with them - it's not an overly large room and I'm looking for something to do the job that comes in a lower or middle pricing tier.

Any help in terms of specific units or specs to look out for would be greatly appreciated!

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Aug 18th, 2019 11:56 am

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SecretSauce: Member; Jul 15, 2003; 423 posts; 183 upvotes

Aug 18th, 2019 11:56 am

I've been very happy for the last couple of years with my Vizio 3851 soundbar I got from Costco.

5.1 support with wireless speakers. Great sound. No issues.

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Aug 18th, 2019 3:28 pm

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RFDQ1016: Deal Fanatic; Jan 18, 2010; 7635 posts; 5142 upvotes; Canada

Aug 18th, 2019 3:28 pm

dan780 wrote: ↑ Hi all. Recently purchased a 55" Vizio P55-F1 for my living room. Very happy with the quality of the picture, but the speakers are truly terrible.

I'd like to add a sound bar but don't have any experience with them - it's not an overly large room and I'm looking for something to do the job that comes in a lower or middle pricing tier.

Any help in terms of specific units or specs to look out for would be greatly appreciated!

Budget?

Aug 18th, 2019 7:03 pm

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dan780 [OP]: Newbie; Aug 11, 2018; 71 posts; 63 upvotes; Edmonton

Aug 18th, 2019 7:03 pm

Budget-wise, TV was $599 so I’d say ~50% of that would be the rough target in this case.

Aug 18th, 2019 11:14 pm

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lead: Deal Guru; Nov 21, 2002; 10596 posts; 2978 upvotes; Winnipeg

Aug 18th, 2019 11:14 pm

I have a surround sound bar. Next time I'm just going to grab some edifier 1280bt's . Will do the job well enough and more.

Aug 19th, 2019 12:03 am

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Hassan007: Newbie; Dec 10, 2016; 63 posts; 4 upvotes; Canada

Aug 19th, 2019 12:03 am

Lg sound bar are good

Aug 20th, 2019 12:26 pm

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SammyCat32: Newbie; Dec 26, 2010; 3 posts; 1 upvote

Aug 20th, 2019 12:26 pm

I bought the Bose Solo soundbar a Costco. It was more expensive than one's we'd seen at Walmart, but I'm pretty happy with the sound quality. It's an optical connection out of the TV, and has Bluetooth for other connectivity.

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Aug 23rd, 2019 4:29 pm

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chew1e: Jr. Member; Oct 15, 2008; 172 posts; 71 upvotes; Windsor

Aug 23rd, 2019 4:29 pm

I bought the Samsung soundbar with wireless subwoofer from Costco when it was on sale at Christmas time. I think it was around $300. Optical from TV to soundbar and Bluetooth to anything else you'd want. Not earth shaking sound, but to get some additional volume and some thump, its plenty for a family room. Neat part about it is that the "screen" is hidden within the soundbar, so there is no obvious screen....its nice as it just disappears unless you are changing some feature of the soundbar.

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Aug 26th, 2019 6:20 pm

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MotoCross817: Sr. Member; Jul 7, 2019; 667 posts; 531 upvotes

Aug 26th, 2019 6:20 pm

Hi Chew1e, I'm looking for a soundbar as well. Do you recall the model you got? And if Costco still sells it?

Sep 17th, 2019 3:29 pm

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chew1e: Jr. Member; Oct 15, 2008; 172 posts; 71 upvotes; Windsor

Sep 17th, 2019 3:29 pm

Sorry MotoCross817, I don't recall.....I'll see if I can find a document/manual tonight.

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