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- 3.0 speaker system with a dedicated center Channel for optimum dialogue clarity
- 6 channels of high efficiency, cool running Class D digital amplification
- Slim line sound bar, designed to improve the sound of the largest TV sets with 50+ inches
- Wired Connection: Connect to your home or office LAN system via the RJ 45 wired LAN port
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HEOS BarBreaking The Sound Barriers.Experience thrilling HD home cinema and sensational music streaming. Break the sound barriers and get the room filling sound your TV deserves. The HEOS Bar delivers exceptional performance and upgrades the sound on even the largest of TV screens. HEOS integration allows you to enjoy all your music wirelessly.HEOS Bar is a real 3 channel soundbar with a dedicated center speaker. You will be stunned by the virtual surround effects and the clarity of dialogues. If you add a HEOS Subwoofer and two HEOS speakers as rear channels, you can even create a cinematic 5.1 surround setup, totally wireless.The HEOS Bar is future proof with the latest HDMI standards. Four HDMI 2.0a/HDCP 2.2 inputs make sure that you can enjoy your movies in 4K Ultra HD. In case your TV has limited 4K switching capabilities, connect your 4K sources directly to the bar. For the best multi channel sound, the HEOS Bar offers class leading audio format support with Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio. 3.0 speaker system with a dedicated center channel for optimum dialogue clarity.6 channels of high efficiency, cool running Class D digital amplification.Slimline soundbar, designed to improve the sound of the largest TV sets with 50+ inches.Latest HDMI and 4K UltraHD compatibility with 4 HDMI inputs.Bluetooth Supported: Play on one speaker or add other HEOS speakers in party mode.
Brand: Denon
Speaker Maximum Output Power: 150 Watts
Connectivity Technology: Bluetooth, HDMI
Audio Output Mode: Surround
Mounting Type: Bar Mount
UPC: 883795003988
Global Trade Identification Number: 88
Manufacturer: Denon Electronics USA LLC
Number of Items: 1
Brand Name: Denon
Model Number: HEOSBAR
Model Name: HEOSBAR
Included Components: HEOS Bar, Quick Start Guide, HDMI Cable, OpticalCable, 3.5mm Setup Cable, Power Cord, EthernetCable, Set of Extension Feet, Wall Mount Template,Remote Control, Battery for Remote (CR2025Button Type Cell)
Number of Batteries: 1 CR2 batteries required. (included)
Power Source: Corded Electric
Speaker Maximum Output Power: 150 Watts
Speaker Size: 50 Inches
Water Resistance Level: Not Water Resistant
Specific Uses For Product: Home Entertainment, Smart Home
Color: Black
Is Waterproof: FALSE
Warranty Type: Limited Warranty
Control Method: Voice
Audio Output Mode: Surround
Mounting Type: Bar Mount
Speaker Type: Surround
Additional Features: Subwoofer, bass_boost
Recommended Uses For Product: Music,Home
Item Weight: 10.6 Pounds
Number of Audio Channels: 5.1
Connectivity Protocol: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Wireless Technology: Bluetooth
Connectivity Technology: Bluetooth, HDMI
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*Update 4/17/2018 - I've replaced Orbi network with Eero mesh Wifi network as latter has been reportedly having better network stability. Ever since the switch, for past couple weeks I have had no issue with any of HEOS devices i.e. no random disconnect, and HEOS music control from app is instantaneous where as I recall had lag while on Orbi network. So basically, it has been confirmed Wifi network environment affects HEOS experience. *Update 3/31/2018 - Edit Wifi stability issue with solution under App section. - Edit Price section as HEOS speakers now have better sales prices. - Added a bit more detail of HDMI support section Vs. Bluesound With recent price cut on Bluesound Pulse Soundbar ($799), it is an option to consider. Bluesound has great reviews for its sound quality. It even has Bluetooth AptX support. Also Bluesound USB port was more compatible than HEOS. Compared to HEOS; however, there are a few deal breakers for me. 1. 2 channel soundbar instead of 3. 2. Aux input delay, I tried Pulse 2 and there was noticeble delay and it was confirmed they also have 70 ms delay like SONOS. 3. Price - Despite Soundbar being cheaper than HEOSBar, this does not hold true when compared to HEOS 2 channel sound bar HomeCinema. Furthermore, individual speakers are also more expensive. 4. AUX input share - Unlike HEOS, Bluesound AUX is reportedly restricted (did not try personally) with you can only play AUX input device on other speakers by grouping to the parent speaker. This means attaching Airport Express to speaker A, and use Airplay to play on speaker B requires speaker A to play the same music. Whereas in HEOS, I can play AUX input source from speaker A on speaker B while A itself is playing something else. *Update 3/9/2018 - Suddenly started to work on Mesh network and also USB drive now works without any hiccup. Don't know what happened but no more concern. - Alexa using Echo Dot can be connected via Bluetooth so I have fully functional Alexa connected to HEOS 5. - Bluetooth music can be shared/streamed to other speakers by grouping speakers. ====== Original review below ====== I am currently going through the process of deciding what Wireless, multiroom speaker system best fit for my use. I have learned a bit harder way with initially purchasing SONOS Playbar without much thinking other than looking at great reviews across internet and amazon, but realized its restriction/limitation was significant enough for my personal use situation. So I then started to look for alternatives. In this review, I will try to list my experience with SONOS and information I gathered across internet after days of research, and why I ended up choosing HEOS ecosystem, now with HEOSBar and HEOS 5 and HEOS 7. Price HEOSBar is $200 more than SONOS Playbar at retail price, but the difference can be worse (at the time of writing) because SONOS Playbar has sometimes sales and its price can often go down to $599, which is the price point I purchased last November and now they have sent me 20% coupon so I can purchase it again $599 if necessary so it is reasonable to consider $599 is a price point one can get Playbar as long as you can wait until right timing. Refurbished price of SONOS retains value higher. For example, one can purchase refurbished SONOS Playbar for $569 at major retail. At the time of writing, for HEOS bar, I see $499 refurbished from third party on Amazon. I will go into a bit more detail below, but HEOS, SONOS etc. make only sense if one plans to do multiroom or wireless multispeaker setup i.e. need more than this one device. Otherwise, I am sure one can buy cheaper soundbar with similar sound quality. So how much other pieces will cost? HEOS has bundle saving. One I have purchased is HEOS 5 + 7 for $799 (currently on sale with $695). Based on what I have gathered, HEOS 7 >= Play 5 > HEOS 5 > Play 3 > HEOS 3 > Play ONE/1 > HEOS 1 for sound quality. This relationship holds true for retail price well. Play 5 with 20% off one can get for $400. HEOS 7 now has sales point down to $339 or HEOS 5 $269. At these price points, HEOS speakers win on price points. So overall as a multi-room system, HEOS may win cost performance. Looking at HEOSBar alone against SONOS sound bars (Playbar or Playbase), whether max $300 difference enough or not depends on what you think for additional features HEOSBar provides (see below). Winner - Tie Setup Setting up both systems are easy. HEOS requires you to plug in your phone/tablet AUX line to HEOS AUX for initial setup, which is indeed a bit strange thing but definitely not a deal breaker. Once speaker is connected, there is immediate firmware update, which takes several minutes and progress bar doesn't really progress, so don't be surprise, it is still working. SONOS has a feature called Trueplay where you can set up speaker to recognize room environment and adjust the speaker. One has to know that for this, SONOS require iOS device and android is not supported. Winner - Tie Sound Quality Having had SONOS Playbar side by side with HEOSBar, I think it really comes down to personal preference, which I believe is consistent with what reviewers are saying. Sound quality is something like taste and very subjective, but both speakers have top in class quality in this price range; hence, famous. This also applies to Bose and Bluesound, which I was only able to listen to at store. Personally, Playbar sounded warmer/softer and my wife preferred the sound over HEOSBar. HEOSBar without any adjustment of equalizer, I felt a bit sharper/crisp sound than SONOS, but I am not sure many can distinctly say one is absolutely better than other especially if you don't even have two side by side in quite environment like I did. Vs. SONOS - Tie High Resolution The idea of high resolution itself is debatable whether it provides significant enough quality difference. It is also important to understand that for High resolution experience, one has to have original recording in high resolution, file in high resolution and speaker supports high resolution. In another word, if you have regular file upsampling converted to high resolution file gives no audible difference, which should make sense. Another thing about High resolution is its associated cost. Files are much larger in size, and they cost more. If you were to buy a song they are double price. If you subscribe to stream service that also twice the fee. After understanding all this, if one still wants to have High-res option, then HEOS provides it, but SONOS does not. In fact, SONOS rep stated they don't believe quality gain is significant enough therefore they don't plan to implement it in the future. This is similar to SONOS deciding not to support DTS, not giving audio lag free option. Winner - HEOS APP One of the main reason I believe why HEOS receiving relatively mediocre review is the app. HEOS has so many more options than SONOS for selecting input source, shortcut channel setting (with included remote control) and this inevitably makes app more complicated. But there are certainly better way of implementing them. For instance, HEOS app has a 3 main tabs, room/device selection, input source selection, and current music list. So far so good, but to configure devices is under music tab and on left upper corner. Also, when you hit main tab on music, it takes back one page rather than go back to top. Basically, navigations are unnecessary cumbersome. In contrast, SONOS app are more intuitive and easy to use. Perhaps analogy here may be early era of Apple's iOS vs. Android where latter had more rich features but not as intuitive and for day to day use, iOS would be much faster/easier for many. Having said this, as I use the app more on HEOS, it started to grown on me and I like part of the design (yet still hope better interface) but not even close for being deal breaker. The real deal breaker on HEOS and I almost gave up on HEOS is network stability. I have a mesh network with Netgear Orbi. SONOS Playbar has no issue connecting instantly anywhere in my house, but HEOS devices had random disconnects from network, sometimes became inaccessible only when connecting from Satellite. After extensive online search (as I really liked HEOS for all other aspects), I have finally had a solution. Basically, based on Netgear forum recommendation, I made Orbi into AP mode, used old router, and manually selected 2.4GHz channel instead of Auto. These changes did a trick and ever since, no single event of drop out. In retrospect, Orbi Satellite frequently disconnected and reconnected, and some HEOS connected via 2.4GHz network instead of 5GHz so it was probably indeed issue on Orbi. Similar issue was reported about SONOS as well but I'd assume it's less frequent due to SONOS use own mesh technology (SONOSNET). Overall, I'd still give SONOS here because personally I did not have to do any WIFI config for SONOS that I owned for several months. Winner - SONOS Bluetooth HEOS gen 2 (HS2) has Bluetooth built in. They are not aptX version, but SONOS does not even offer Bluetooth option at all. Both HEOS and SONOS claim wifi has better sound quality over bluetooth, and that's no brainer considering how much data can be transferred. So why do we need them? Basically without it, both system allow you to only play music through their own app. For streaming music, it is not an issue. But for someone like myself who had own music locally stored on my own preferred app, I had to put all onto iTune and then upload to my iPhone's default Apple Music App. With Bluetooth, I can use any app I like. You can have your friend also play music this way. Another benefit of Bluetooth is that the speakers can be independent of WIFI. In fact, HEOS 1 has a battery pack add-on and with it, one can use HEOS 1 as portable speaker without power plug and use it in outside. I also use Echo dot via Bluetooth. *This may change in the future, once Airplay 2 is implemented (see below). Winner - HEOS HDMI HEOSBar has many input including 4 HDMI and HDMI Arc whereas SONOS Playbar or Playbase has only optical in. This simplification makes SONOS easy to setup without confusion to anyone, but basically it means less option for users. So what are you losing with just optical in? Generally, HDMI line is considered better way of passing sound with higher resolution. Specifically, lacking HDMI SONOS cannot support Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio. This is where SONOS stands for its own belief and practice. They make sure things stay simple and satisfies majority, and feature like DTS being proprietary to physical media, they have decided to not support them. Winner - HEOS USB HEOS speakers feature USB port. One can supposedly attach USB drive with music and play them in any speaker on the network. Basically, this is almost built in music Network Attached Storage (NAS) as long as one has spare USB drive. This feature looked very intriguing and I was looking forward to use this feature as I have no NAS and wasn't sure if I wanted to pay a few hundred dollars for it as I primarily use cloud storage instead. USB plugged music can be played from any speaker in the network. In fact, I was even able to play two separate musics from single USB source on two different speakers. The musics are also easily recognized and categorized by artist, album etc. even if they are in different folder, format etc. However, this is not bug free. When I connect Sabre enclosed, external HDD of 512MB or WD Mybook 1.5T, musics were recognized but I was not able to play any of the music. I ended up purchasing San Disk USB 128GB drive and it works fine. Bluesound device recognized any drive I threw in. Since SONOS does not even have this feature, HEOS is clear winner here. Winner - HEOS Audio Latency This is one of major drawback of SONOS that I could not stand and had to start seeking for alternative before committing to SONOS ecosystem. Basically, I wanted to use SONOS speaker for casual home Karaoke using gaming console. The lag becomes significant under this use case as your voice from speaker lags from your own voice, which make essentially unbearable experience for Karaoke. After doing some extensive research, I found that optical line has intrinsic delay, not because of the line itself but since it is digital data transfer line, they has to be first converted to analog signal before output. So that processing creates delay. I've actually tested this extensively using PS4 karaoke software latency measure tool. With PS4 to TV then to speaker setup using optical, SONOS had latency over 200ms and HEOS 175ms. As recommended by Karaoke software company, the latency became much better with direct connection from PS4 to speakers using optical i.e. bypassing TV. Here SONOS measured 84-90 and HEOS 77-81 after multiple trials. However, these lags are still noticeable for Karaoke use and I'd consider two are relatively similar. I've also tested on another non-WIFI speaker (Edifier S2000 pro) using optical cable, and it was down to 41ms. At this point, regardless I knew I had to get something else, which basically is AUX input because that's analog data so it should minimize lag. SONOS offer 3 devices with AUX input, Play 5 and SONOS Connect (w/ or w/o AMP). However, I found out there are many who complains audio delay even with these systems, and SONOS has confirmed there is intrinsic 70 ms delay built in even using AUX line on SONOS devices. This is to ensure all sounds across devices are in synch. The reason makes total sense, but I strongly believe this should be optional as if one just want to run on single device and has no plan to sync to other speaker, there should be no delay. I am not the first one got concerned about this and the official forum post goes back to several years ago and still no fix, so don't expect fix. It's the system design/limitation. What about HEOS? HEOS Bar has AUX in but PS4 does not have AUX connection, so I had to go through my TV, and that had latency of 90 ms i.e. worse than direct connection from PS4 using optical, which makes sense. But PS4 to TV itself had 90 ms. So far it looked great as if AUX in for HEOSBar has zero lag. Now I move onto real life use test for me. Nintendo Switch has the same Karaoke software and the console has AUX out so I actually use Switch version of the soft instead of PS4, but Nintendo Switch version won't show actual number of lag time instead just show low, medium, and high latency. Edifier S2000Pro unsurprising showed low and indeed no lag is noticeable even singing fast paces songs. But to my disappointment HEOS Bar with AUX connection showed Medium delay. I cannot figure this out. At first glance, it suggests as if like SONOS, HEOS has built in delay in AUX input but direct TV output and TV to Speaker test on PS showed no delay. So this result was rather a surprise and puzzling. However, the reason I still end up choosing HEOS family is because of HEOS 5. When HEOS 5 is connected to Nintendo Switch via AUX line showed low latency. So whatever it is, I know HEOS at least has device that works for low latency. This is reason why I ended up ordering HEOS 7 for better sound for more immersive Karaoke experience. Again, I didn't even try SONOS Play 5 here because there is official statement by SONOS for its intrinsic 70ms delay. Since this also applies to SONOS Connect series, SONOS won't have anything that is low latency. However, if one really wants SONOS ecosystem with low latency option, one can still achieve it at least theoretically. Basically, I could have purchased SONOS Connect series and third party speaker like Eldifier S2000pro then connect the speaker and Nintendo Switch directly using AUX input then use optical cable connection to connect SONOS Connect and the speaker. So when you want to have low latency speaker, which is technically third party speaker, you can use it and switch it to SONOS system via SONOS Connect. With this approach you are looking basically $350 from SONOS Connect plus $399 from Edifier S2000Pro i.e. $749 setup. This in contrast, fully system integrated HEOS 5 or 7 ($695 together). Hence, I chose HEOS option here. Winner - HEOS Voice control SONOS has Play One in its line where Alexa is built in. HEOS has no built in Alexa in any of speakers. Both systems however has Alexa skill support. So SONOS appears to easily win in this category; however, one has to remember SONOS Alexa is not full featured one. For instance, we cannot do drop-in, which is for me one of convenient feature of Alexa. On the contrary, with HEOS, since pretty much all HEOS HS2 devices have AUX and Bluetooth inputs, we can connect device like Echo Dot and essentially have full featured, high audio quality Alexa enabled speaker. SONOS Play One has single device package convenience with limited Alexa but HEOS line provides flexibility of you to choose which speaker with full function of Alexa. When it comes to other voice control assistant, like Google and Siri, SONOS has confirmed their support (not yet available). Considering HEOS still lacking Apple Music and Google Play Music support, I don't count on them. So in the end, it's a tight battle here. Winner - Tie Stream Options In this category SONOS is unbeatable as it is a pioneer, it has far more number of streaming services that it supports. At the time of this writing, there are 56 services. In contrast, HEOS has merely 11 services. But having said this, I surmise not too many people subscribe multiple services from the same category. So here most important is does the list of service contain what you want? As of now, HEOS does not have Apple Music nor Google Play Music. Given HEOS has already been out for several years, I don't expect this list to ever catch up with SONOS. How about the Bluetooth capability on HEOS? Will it compensate? Partially. Bluetooth in HEOS is not loss less version so audio quality will be degraded. There is; however, a little trick here that HEOS can do. Given all HEOS devices having AUX input, they are all compatible with Google Chromecast Audio and Apple airport express. With these you can get even more streaming service options than SONOS. So I see basically here as HEOS has optional addons. Winner - SONOS Customer Support SONOS has very active user forum where SONOS reps also reply. HEOS, on the other hand, there is no such site. SONOS win here hands down. This is another and perhaps major piece makes SONOS much more user friendly. Winner - SONOS Airplay 2 Support SONOS has confirmed to support Airplay 2, which is a new/upcoming wireless music play protocol by Apple. This means it will only work with Apple product. The theoretical potential of Airplay 2 support is promising because it is built for multi-room play. I basically see this as SONOS or HEOS type wifi, multiroom music protocol but no longer restricted to individual brand nor tied to one application i.e. like a Bluetooth standard but better. As far as I can tell, no explicit statement by Denon for HEOS supporting Airplay 2, but DENON and Marantz are both listed as Airplay 2 supporting company and since both uses HEOS protocol, it is natural to think they are indeed covered. One potential and perhaps hope here is Airplay 2 may take away the distinction between which ecosystem you are on for Wireless speakers as long as you are in Apple ecosystem. This means perhaps Airplay 2 as standard protocol, one can perhaps have HEOS and SONOS, and others including Homepod etc. to connect and multi-room music each other. But this is just a speculation, and based on my experience from the past, it is not the best practice to buy device for the hope/anticipating feature with future update. Winner - To be decided to see who would implement first Chromecast Audio/Airport Express I don't have Chromecast Audio myself but it is a device that allows one to make other speakers to WIFI speaker by plugging the Chromecast Audio device ($35). This device will let you play music in multiple rooms. Basically this is like SONOS Connect or HEOS LINK, but at much cheaper price point. So why are we talking about this? Well, HEOS obviously don't need the Chromecast Audio for multi-room play option, but Chromecast are supported by many apps, far more than HEOS streaming services and in fact far more than SONOS. Now SONOS is not out of luck here either. You need a SONOS device with AUX input i.e. Play 5, SONOS Connect or Connect AMP, but once you have one of those in home network, you can plug Chrome Cast Audio into it. Airplay support can be achieved using similar trick with Airport express plugged into AUX port. Winner - Tie Summary In summary, both provides top in the class sound quality with HEOS providing edge if High resolution is important feature as SONOS has no plan for supporting it. HEOS connectivity i.e. versatility is major reason why one should consider HEOS over SONOS as HEOS has USB, Bluetooth and HDMI including DTS. For me, Audio Latency was a huge deal as I needed an option with near zero audio latency for Karaoke use, which HEOS provides but SONOS won't. Major downside of HEOS is its application, which include number of stream subscription support. One can hope and think software limitation may be solved in the future, but do NOT count on this. In tech world, I think this is a common mistake. Software issue may be by design itself, and company may not change ever. Personally, I have no issue with small list of streaming services HEOS has when compared to SONOS as I currently use Amazon Prime music, and if I ever decide to pay for another subscription it's going to be Spotify or perhaps Tidal for High resolution. So these are covered by HEOS. Alternatively, some services I use are not even on the list of SONOS so at least HEOS allow me to bluetooth stream to one speaker. To me, many services listed on the SONOS are not something I have heard of before; therefore, they are unlikely to be significant for me. Now having said this, what if someone absolutely needs these extra services? Well, HEOS having AUX input for every device allows you to use Chromecast Audio ($35). There are far more services with Chromecast Audio than that of SONOS. One major issue and could have been deal breaker for me on HEOS was connection issue with Mesh Network on my Orbi. After thorough research by changing network setting, I fixed this so if you like HEOS for all other reason, it is worth giving a try to fix your network setting but may not be easy. SONOS vs. HEOS reminds me iOS vs. Android type of battle especially early era. Latter platform always appear more versatile and feature rich e.g. Android had active stylus, official detachable keyboard way before Apple Pencil. Android always had folder access, and complete make over/customization of screen whereas Apple has more restricted ecosystem, but more list of applications (that are functional) and easier to use even for non-tech savvy person. I now totally live in Apple ecosystem despite initially tried multiple Androids. So this may end up similar pathway as I try HEOS with lots of hopes and may end up going back to SONOS, but for now, I chose HEOS over SONOS. My biggest hope/wish is Airplay 2, and perhaps Google and Microsoft to follow similar type of multi-room music protocol to make different wifi speaker brand to talk to each other.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2018 by Tech Focus
I bought the Denon heos bar 3 weeks ago. The setup was easy. I connected the heos bar using the ARC function. It was working fine for a few days until one morning, when I turned on the tv, there was no sound coming out. So then I tried connecting using the optical cable and resetting the bar. The next day, when I turned on the tv again, there is no sound on the heos bar. I did another reset and that day, it was working again. But once you turn off the tv and heos bar for a long period of time, the unit does not work. The only thing you could do is unplug and reset it again. This is becoming cumbersome for the money you paid for this. I tried connecting it to another tv and I still have the same problem. My firmware is updated and still problem persists. I have contacted DENON and all they say is reset it to factory settings which I already did 4 or 5 times and still a problem.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2018 by Becky
I was going back and forth between this system, Sonos and Bose. I decided to go with this even with the recent reviews of the faulty app features. I took a gamble and purchased an open box/used at a lower cost. I was lucky to get a brand new item. I also purchased 2 Heos 1's for surround sound. As of Jan 17th, the setup for all the devices was a breeze. The app worked fine for me. I connected the HEOS app to my TV, Spotify and SiriusXM. The APP could use a slightly better user experience however playing with it for an hour you'll get the hang of it. They all get picked up quickly by my Logitech Harmony hub and remote along with Alexa as well. I now have a seamless integration into my smart home. Extremely happy and satisfied with the purchase. Other reviews mentioned sound dropping, I havn't experienced this yet, and if I do i'll update this review. Sound quality is absolutely amazing. Part of the reason I chose this was the 4 HDMMI inputs and HDMMI arc, digital in and optical in. I did notice the TV picture was a little pixelated running HDMI's through the device so I opted to only use the optical in. Amazing treble and base. You have the ability to adjust both independently on all speakers. I was bale to create a surround sound group with a rear left, right and center sound bar. Out of the box the soundbar overpowers the rear speakers, which were very low. I was able to adjust the volume on the HEOS 1's so they were louder and balanced the surround. The app also allows you to save presets for volume and equalizer settings. I did have somme issues playing siriusXM a few times, where I encountered an "error can not play, please try again later." I think there was a conflict with having Alexa open at the same time playing SiriusXM through the HEOS speakers. After closing all apps and restarting my phone everything worked fine. I would highly recommend this soundbar for anyone looking for an alternative to Sonos (those who don't want to be locked into their proprietary technology) which allows bluetooth and wifi connectivity with an aux input. The battery pack is a plus, but havn't tried it yet. This review is independent. I was not paid or sponsored.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2019 by mjweitz
While I really wanted to like this unit, has issues. First off, the instructions are a piece of cake for getting connected to the network, unfortunately, instructions for actual pairing to sub is not mentioned anywhere. Secondly, the Bluetooth connection button is on the back of the unit so when I went to connect, I had to pull the unit out again disconnecting all my cables to accomodate.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2017 by JC III