Side by Side Comparison of: VIZIO vs WALI vs Cable Leader vs AmazonBasics

Amazing sound. Bought based on reviews and price and its awesome. On a side note, I was curious about the sub connecting through Bluetooth and then the connection with Bluetooth through my phone. The sub connects automatically with no buttons pressed after being turned on. Synching the phone is easy by holding down the Bluetooth button on the bar or remote, switching back to the TV for the bar is as easy as pushing the input button once. ' great sound, very full, love it. Get it.

Awesome sound bar!!! I've loved every minute with it, especially when the sub-woofer gets to come out and play! :) Bluetooth, movies, games......it does a great job on everything and is really simple but still has a lot of sound customization you can get into if you want to. I'll let other reviewers give all the details but just wanted to add my happy customer voice!

This was my second purchase of the sound bar, as the first one i bought (same model) stopped working after a week This usually would be a red flag to not reorder, but I was really happy with the quality of it while it was working so I figured, hey things happens let me give it another shot.I have this plugged into my Vizio TV and use it for playing video games and watching movies. It has a sub-woofer which is placed by our sofa and provides a very nice bass level. The sound level's the sound bar produces and the clarity is just right for our apartment. We can raise the volume pretty high without experiencing any quality loss. We also frequently use the bluetooth feature to play music from our phones to the sound bar without any problems.Very happy with this purchase! In the future we may go for a 5.1 instead.

I bought this just to play streaming music from my phone in my living room. I wanted to replace my small portable BT speaker I got last year. I'm overwhelmed by the sound and value of this unit.It has phenomenal bass for a unit of its size. I'm blown away by how it fills my entire room with warm sound. Low profile and I like the minimalist light indicators. Connects to my phone's Bluetooth immediately. I'd recommend this to anyone, especially from Amazon warehouse deals. I got an open box unit for a significant savings. The entire unit was unmarred and in absolutely new condition.

I was looking for a great sound bar to go with the new 50 inch LED tv I'd purchased. Prices for stereo surround systems can run from a few hundred up into the thousands and I personally wasn't looking to spend that much. I wanted something that was better than my tv's speakers without the price of a premium system. I read a LOT of reviews before deciding on this new VIZIO sound bar. Amazon was offering an extra $30 off the normal price for Prime members and I couldn't beat $148 for this system anywhere. This sound gets great reviews from a lot of techies and I can honestly say that it's a great system. It's not just a great sound bar for the money. Instead, this sound bar beats other costing WAY more than this. It has a solid construction, a wireless bluetooth subwoofer and a remote control. To test this sound bar, I played lots of movies (like Godzilla, Transformers and anything else with lots of high pulsing sound) and there was no distortion whatsoever. The sound is crisp and clear and it's so much easier to make out what actors are saying when they tend to mumble. Recently I had a guy over who works as an eletronics installer setting up home theaters for people. He was so impressed with this sound bar that he said he'd make it a point to pick one up. He mentioned that he's installed sound bars for other people from all the big brand names and most of those systems didn't sound as good as my VIZIO. If you want a great sound bar and not pay and arm and a leg for it, get this system. It's easy to set up and you'll love it!

Just wanted to add that I am very pleased with this purchase. I use it only for music, and have so far only used the bluetooth function with a phone and a tablet. It is so nice having zero wires (except for power cords) and such a compact system for my living room. I have the soundbar placed on a mantle that doesn't have a lot of depth to it - which is why I went with this over individual speakers.Even over bluetooth, which is necessarily not going to sound as good as a good analog speaker system, the sound quality is amazing. I listen to lots of different genres of music, including classical, rock, and rap and electronic music. I have not yet plugged an audio cable into the speaker because even through bluetooth the sound is much better than my old setup. I'm sure it must sound even more amazing with high quality Dolby digital tv stuff.

I got this to be "ready" for the new TV that Black Friday will provide! So I have not used the item yet to speak to in service quality. However the impression I get from the product and quality design and materials is very good. They are not flashy and covered in a gimmick style first design. Just good logical design and quality materials. Basics.. what you need and at a good price. If you have not priced these local you may not realize what a great deal Amazon has on Basics.

For the price and quality this is the best cable on the market. In terms of issues there aren't any that hurt your experience but there are a few that could make it better. For instance the head of the cable is a larger making it a little difficult to get it into slots on sound bars but it still does fit snug and work great. I think these minor inconviences may bother some but for the price and quality I still think this is the best in the market

AmazonBasics strikes again! Amazon has once again been able to produce a high quality audio cable for a great, great price! I realized that I needed a Toslink to Toslink cord after purchasing the Audioengine D-1 DAC/Amp to go with my Audioengine A5+ speakers. I needed a cord that I could connect between my computer and the DAC and I didnt want to send the audio through the usb port. This cord has been working out perfectly thus far! The cord feels sturdy, well made and of a high quality and it cant be beat for the price!

These are good quality optical digital audio cables. The plugs fit perfectly into the sockets on my CD recorder. I also like the expanded diameter of the cable, feels more like an audio cable rather than a tiny fragile piece of glass.I'll buy more of these when I need more.Good music to you!

I bought this cable to replace the extra thin one that came with my Sony sound bar. With the old cable, my wife complained about voice sync being off. With this cable, I haven't heard any complaints!The cable shielding is thick, but flexible. The ends of the cake feel durable and reliable. The length is perfect to go from one side of my 65 inch TV to the middle of my entertainment center without tugging or being exposed. Overall, a great and affordable choice.

I got the product pictured, not any "smaller" version. Other reviewers are correct that if you have a tight spot for this connector, they are a bit large. In my case though on the back of my TV and my soundbar there was tons of room, so no issue, no tight angles for me either (not good with an optical cable to have a sharp angle). It feels like a decent cable and I don't feel like I had to be as careful with it as I did those cables with tiny wire. I know the wire inside is tiny but these have a good size rubber outing about as thick as an HDMI cable. Works great.

Use the sound bar with my 55" Vizio 2016 M series 4K TV. I have been very impressed with the sound quality and base of this system! You can tune the system for bass and treble, as well two features called "true surorund" and "true volume". These both help to create the illusion of surround sound without additional speakers. While I did not have the 5.1 system for true surround sound, this does an adequate job for filling a room with great quality sound.System is very easy to setup mostly plug and go. Wireless subwoofer had no issues connecting, however I needed to set the bass a little high in order to get a good response.

Overall sound quality is really quite good, and plenty loud, even with my hearing impairment. I never could get the remote to work, not the one that comes with it, but any of the cable box or TV remotes won't control it. So, in addition to the 3 remotes I already had, I now have a fourth. Googled answers, but nothing worked. I have Sharp Aquos TV, which is amazing, and Mediacom cable, which sucks, and neither of those remotes would drive the unit.Bass unit really is amazing for its size. Anything louder would bug the neighbors and my wife.

this unit will be a vast improvement over most if not all TV's.. it really does sound pretty good.... especially when listening to music.. easy to set up... sometimes it is hard to switch sources.. minor irritation... overall very satisfied...

PROS:Bluetooth connectivitySound qualityPriceConnection options and included accessoriesCONS:Bass/sub leaves a little to be desiredA LCD would be nice vs. decoding LEDsSound quality not quite as good as the VHT215OVERALL:A good upgrade to the VHT215 I had (sub no longer connected to the bar). The sound quality is not as good as the VHT215 I had and the sub is significantly smaller and not as deep or detailed for highs and lows. It also does away with the HDMI port but has BT connectivity which is handy. Overall, for the lower price, I'd take it but there's some compromises.

Sounds good, very easy set up.Why not 5 stars?The only display is a few LED dots on the left of the sound bar, and moving between Bluetooth, optical, and the other input settings is just a pain to remember which set of dots mean what. Its not clear on which dots mean which setting and I have to go back to the manual to get it right.Outside of that one very annoying feature, I love this thing.

Good sound. Plenty loud enough. Subwoofer works ok. Disappointed that the sound doesn't go up and down when I adjust the TV speaker volume. To use the sound bar I have to have the remote for that too now. Absurd are the LED lights that have to be interpreted in order to use and configure the device. You can't do it without the manual in your hand. Certain LEDs come on indication some function is accessed, but there's no LED screen, no letters or numbers to tell you what is going on, just a line of 10 little LED lights. Don't lose the instruction manual. But the appearance is good. I like it that Vizio suggests setting up the subwoofer several feet away from the TV, being WiFi connected and all.

Works okay most of the time but I hear distorted sounds over a longer period of time. I am yet to figure if that is coming from the speaker or due to the wire. That said, it's good quality so hopefully I will find and fix the issue soon

For some reason I have to reset the cable connection about once a month but I don't know if it's this cable or the adapter it's plugged into.Regardless it does it's job and I get nice clean audio into my surround sound system. Love it.

I'm giving this 4 stars even though I ended up returning it. For some reason I couldn't get any sound from my TV to my receiver. I thought I had a bad cable so Amazon sent me another one the next day --- EXCELLENT customer service --- but still it didn't work. So I am going to assume it's something either with my TV or receiver and not the cable.

The cord works great but comes with clear plastic caps on the ends and if you're like me and never owned an optical cable before you may not have any idea what the ends are supposed to look like. I ordered a longer one months ago, plugged it right in no problem. Never had an issue with sound. Bought the 1 meter cord and one end kept popping out. I thought it was the plug and returned it, got another one. Same thing. Couldn't understand why the longer cord worked and the shorter one didn't. (Still don't. Even when nothing was pulling on it the shorter one just didn't stay plugged in.) Finally, after reading reviews I realized all of them, even the ones currently working in my house with no problem had those caps on them. Oops. LolNo packaging = No instructions = One star removed for not telling consumers how to properly use the product.

fine. no complaints. but I prefer cables that are colored. I bought one with blue at each end for same price. It makes it easier to keep track of which is going where if color coded. personal preference.

These AmazonBasics optical audio cables work fine and look like good quality, but be aware that the plugs are rather large and the cables rather thick. For connecting one end to my Klipsch soundbar it made for a tight turn. Works, but probably not ideal. Note in picture attached, AmazonBasics plug on left, factory cable I replaced because it was too short on right. Other picture shows how cable had to be bent to fit the space.

The sound out of this thing is pretty great, definitely heard better but for my small place, it works great. I have 2 issues with this.1. The soundbar will crackle from time to time, requiring me to turn it off and on until it stops. Not sure why this happens.2. Bluetooth streaming of music from my phone will sometimes start to lag and the sound will skip or slowdown. It's not my phone since this is the only hardware I have that does this and I stream to other speakers and headphones quite often.

I have had a mixed bag of experiences with this item so far. The first one I had was DOA. I contacted Vizio and went through all their diagnostic solutions with no success. About 2 hours from the point of starting hookup I finally decided it was a lost cause and contacted amazon for a replacement. The replacement came pretty quickly and amazon picked up the return item from the house. The second sound bar installation went off without a hitch. connections were simple and quick. within 20 minutes I was able to connect via blue tooth as well as listening to movies through the television. One nice benefit of the sound bar was that through the tv I am able to control the volume of the sound bar. I do not have a vizio tv. I imagine most of the tvs now will have this capability. The Soundbar turns on and off with the tv power so you don't have to worry about turning on multiple devices. I am using the optical input that comes with the sound bar.After about 2 weeks installed I did run into an issue. My wife stated that the sound bar randomly turned off one day and would not play sound through the tv. I unplugged it and plugged it back in ( both power and optical input ) with no success. I was still able to get it to connect to my phone. Solution was to do a factory reset. Instructions are simple and included in the manual. after the reset and it going through a brief restart process. It reconnected to the tv and I have not had a recurring problem in the week since.If it were purely based on the sound quality, ease of use and setup I would have gladly given it 5 stars. However it had to be knocked down a couple pegs for the temporary aggravation it caused in the interim.Sound quality is good. not high end good. but good. It has enough base with the wireless sub to make an action movie more immersive. The clarity is such that you can have it at a lower volume and still hear dialog quite clearly.when it comes down to it the price is a real driver for this sound bar. It will potentially have some issues and will not offer the same sound quality as a 5-600$ sound bar, but if you were wanting to spend that kind of money you wouldn't be reading this review to begin with. I would still recommend this bar to anyone with the warning that you may spend a few extra minutes fiddling with it to keep it doing its job.for reference the tv is a 55"

Not a bad system...did not have the voice clarity I was hoping for, but overall sound very smooth. An outboard equalization system to "dial-in" the frequency response would be needed to get the best sound from this unit. Bluetooth sub very convenient. LOTS of overall volume and headroom!!!

This unit sounds really good! My only problem is the input button. Sometimes if you accidently hit input and not over power, it throws it off signal and you have to go through a series of "pushes" to get it back.It also goes to sleep pretty quickly if you walk away and you have to power it up.Sounds great but some little flaws. I have to reset it sometimes to because it loses power.

None of the Vizio sound bars I have tried produced as good of sound as standard 3 speaker setup. I was a little disappointed with the sound quality. However for the size, convenience and price they are not bad.I realize that this is not for high-end home theater setups but that is my 2 cents.

Really enjoyed the soundbar and subwoofer for almost a month. As I was watching a movie the sound cut off. I did all the normal trouble shooting with no luck. The soundbar died. I have another Vizeo soundbar model without the subwoofer which has been great for over two years. I guess I got a lemon unless Vizeo has dimished in quality. I contacted Amazon and they shipped me a replacement. Hopefully it will perform for a long time. I will update if it fails in the coming years.

I may not be the best person to write a review. As far as length of cord and ease of use it is good. Fit into the openings, etc. as expected. We needed it to hook to an adapter for a bluetooth headset 3.5 mm jack and our 4K TV didn't have one. Overall our TV to cord to adapter to jack on headset didn't work. All we got was white noise. My belief is that the headset isn't compatible with the 4K. The fact that I got white noise, to me, meant that the cord was working. So, yeah, it works.

This is a very good quality cable. That being said, it didn't work for me because the plug is so large. I had a fairly small space to connect it and the plug is large and cable fairly stiff. Just be careful that it will actually fit.

Although the cables work, they are very thick and heavy. If your device has an optical port facing out (not down), the weight of the cable pulls it slightly out of socket, causing audio loss. I fixed the issue by running the wire through a clip above the port on my TV to lift the weight of the wire off the plug, but other optical cables do not have this issue.

The cable keeps unplugging from the tv. The cable does not click in and just sits in the slot. A tiny pull will make it fall out. Other theb that good quality and works great

They would not fin into my Vizio 60 in 4k TV, It may be something with the VIZIO's because I see now that other people have had the same issue. Other than this major issue the cable appeared to be of good quality. Very thick cable.

I typically buy "Amazon Basic Cables" and I am usually very pleased with them. This one did not work out for me and Amazon quickly refunded my money. Cable would not stay connected at either end. I purchased this one instead and I am very pleased with it. Will still buy "Amazon Basic Cables" in the future.https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004LT2C5W/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_33

Love the sound - when it works. It goes "offline" a lot, meaning that, for no reason at all, the speaker will stop working and I have to default to the TV sound. I have to play with all the different options provided in the manual for getting it started again. Very frustrating.

after a short period started making buzzing sould like blown speaker... went through many resets and testing with Vizio, then was told by Vizio they would ship another, then they shipped return box and wont ship another until they check it out.. going on 4 months since purchase...not the best amazon experience and I order many items...this was one of the worst experiences...

I had to return this after 1 days of use! The crackling over the bluetooth connection was unbearable. I tried everything to fix, before giving up on it. I bought this item after seeing all of the great reviews. I even went back to the reviews once I started experiencing the issue to see if anyone else was experiencing this, but I couldn't find anything. I might reconsider this item again. Maybe I simply got a bad setup. I really hope thats the case.I am still looking for other soundbars under the $200 range. If anyone has any suggestions let me know.

I bought this to upgrade the TV's audio in our family room. We use a projector in the family room so the speaker is especially small on it. Well, I was disappointed that the improvement wasn't all that great. A little bit more depth of sound, for sure, but not really worth it in my opinion. I returned and am getting a home theater system installed tomorrow for not that much more.That said, it was very easy to set up and was super nice to have the bluetooth feature to play Pandora or other music from my phone.

Sound quality is pretty good. A setup like this is going to be much better than a TV's built-in speakers. Setup was simple and everything worked fine for about two weeks, and then the sound bar was dead. It wouldn't power on anymore, despite trying different outlets, etc. Amazon is making an exchange simple, thankfully, but it's still a hassle I shouldn't have to deal with. I opted for a replacement instead of a refund, so hopefully the next one will keep working, but I'll avoid the Vizio brand in the future. 4 stars for when it worked, minus two for when it didn't.

This worked for three hours before the bar powered off and wouldn't power back on. It was disassembled and returned to Amazon within 48 hours of receiving it. If everything continued to work as it did out of the box, I would give it four stars because I don't care for the remote and functionality of switching between inputs.The sound was considerably better than the TV speakers but I wouldn't characterize it as outstanding.

Not sure how to rate this product. It seems like a decent-quality cable but I'm not getting any input from the TV to the converter. I need to try another cable to see if the problem is this cable or the TV, or what?

it is too thick and big. I am connecting it to my sound bar and it just comes right out. if i hold it in, everything works, but once i let go it slides right out. I have a samsung surround sound

I have purchased other similarly priced cables and have had very good experiences. I purchased 4 of these cables for a new project and when I opened these cables, I was impressed with how sturdy and well made they were. However after trying to install these, it became painfully obvious that the ends are not suitable for many devices. I had 6 different types of devices that I connected to and none of them had any problem with the thickness of the cable causing an issue with turns. But, the ends only clicked in to 1 device firmly and on 2 devices they need help to stay in place.

Fits perfectly into my Samsung one multi HDMI and audio control unit but no click fit into sound bar? Just went ahead and wired via HDMI cause optical audio didn't function properly... Could be me & I don't setup entertainment equip for a living BUT you know when you get a good fit / secure connection & when you don't. Just my thoughts, maybe another brand. Maybe don't buy samsung.

Bought this to connect my computer to this headphone amp: SMSL SD793-II PCM1793 DIR9001 DAC Digital Audio Decoder Amplifier, BlackConnectors do not push all the way in for either of my devices. They hang out a bit, and any bump will dislodge them. Despite this, the cable worked fine for about a month without issues. However, now my headphones are making an occasional popping noise (every minute or two), and the amp makes an audible click at the same time. I tried another (shorter) optical cable I had lying around and it solved the issue. The spare also actually connects all the way.

It works ok, but I ordered 4 of these cables. Only one of those four came as pictured from the site. The other 3 cables did say amazonbasic on them, but were clearly different optical cables, they looked different, they were less thick and generally felt less sturdy than the one cable I actually got that was the same as what I ordered.Seeing that I ordered 4 of these, and 75% of that order came in as "not-what-I-ordered-or-expected", I would say this is kind of lame.Functionality wise, they probably work (haven't gotten to hook them up).

The sound bar volume doesn't have a low enough volume to play background music at a gathering. Turn it up to a 2, and it's loud enough to wake up the kids. Additionally, our sound bar did not come with mounting brackets. Initially, it wasn't a big deal as we were setting it on the entertainment center. However, 1 year and 2 days later when we decided we wanted to mount it, I called Vizio. After 4 contacts with the company, they refused to provide the brackets and referred me to their vizparts website where the cost was $40 plus shipping for 2 small brackets and 6 screws. Vizio provided the worst customer service of any company I have dealt with.

Purchased this in Dec of 2016 - it is now July 2017 - not even a year into owning this and the system won't even turn on. I've tried everything to get it to power on, but it won't. When it did work, Bluetooth would cut out fairly often and the volume levels aren't very good - one notch or light on the volume should be 'low volume', but it's more like 50%. The sound quality is not that great either - but just like another person had said it's a $150 item - it's really not worth the time to call Vizio, start a warranty claim, pay ~$25 to send it back to them, get it fixed, and have it returned only to potentially have the same issues a few months from now. Do not recommend - save your money and invest in a better quality system.

Has with many other reviewers for this product I experience frequent crackling from the right speaker. This started happening fairly soon after receiving the unit. I should have returned it then, but I didn't. It was intermittent and even seemed to go away after a while. But now it is back and it seems to happen more frequently. I would skip this product.

Work for a month and then, intermittently, the sound bar would cut out and only the woofer had sound. After trouble-shooting (unplugging/replugging to reboot, experimenting with TV settings, trying different off/on sequences, making sure the inputs were right,etc.), it limped along for another few weeks before the sound bar stopped making any sound at all.

Very disappointed!! This was a Christmas gift. Don't you hate it when you give a gift and you have high hopes for it. Me too. Although this has a good sound ...when it works. Constantly drops connection and sometimes you just can't get it turned on.

Unfortunately after 2 months this thing is headed to the electronics recycling center. Connecting my TCL TV to it via the optical input worked pretty well for a while but we had quite a few problems with the sound going dead. Usually unplugging it, waiting a few minutes, then plugging it back in seemed to fix it. But it was an ongiong source of frustration. Now I can't get sound from any of the inputs, even something as simple as connecting my phone via the analog mini input. Bluetooth works, but that's it. This has been a frustrating product from start to finish. After reading other people's experiences with warranty service, I've decided to spare myself the frustration and expense? I ordered a $20 amp off of Amazon and hooked up some old stereo speakers and called it a day, which is what I should have done in the first place. I have a Vizio TV and it's been fine, but I plan on staying away from Vizio in the future. A big ole lemon.

Would not secure in optical port and would just fall out. So it fell into the trash can.

Very poor quality, it does not plug in well and actually frayed.

The ends are big & hard to fit in, broke the little black tab off my tv optical port trying to fit it in but it works once its in.

The optical won't plug into any inputs. I push it in but it doesn't fully plug in. My other optical fits great and plays audio but this one won't fit so I cant play through it. Extremely frustrating knowing I can't trust Amazon's approved items.

it does not fit in back of my ty optical connection, the end is too bulky. Its in my collecting dust collection

The plug keeps falling out. Both sides.