Hisense AX5125H 5.1.2 Channel 500W Dolby Atmos Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer& Up Firing Speakers& Turly Wireless Rear Speakers

I bought the soundbar to compliment my newly purchased 50” TV. I didn't want to much bass (I am on a top floor flat) and opted for one with out a separate sub-woofer for this reason. I also struggle to hear some clarity of words using the tv speakers especially if there is quite a bit of background noise or an action movie etc. Now first impressions of this speaker are very positive, in my opinion it is definitely a big step up on the TV speakers and I certainly can hear clearly the voice dialogue without needing the volume up too high. There is also a nice balance of bass (not a tinny sound) when watching a film or listening to music. The soundbar syncs well with my TV (also a Hisense), and the TV controls do alter the sound (without need for the bar controls). When I turn on my TV it takes 5 to 10 seconds for the bar to turn on with a notification prompt saying power on. The whole set-up process took no time simply plug in, connecting via HDMI provided and away you go. On the whole I am pleased my purchase, under £80 (sale was £66) seems very good value for what you are getting. You can spend a whole lot more and I am not sure that I could tell the difference when comparing to more expensive brands. It does look a little bit chunky (sturdy) but not offensive, fits well on my lower cabinet and again the quality of sound, bass, treble and voice clarity is very good for the price point. The build quality overall is good. For this reason it gets a full 5 stars, if you want a good value speaker to enhance your TV speakers then this certainly meets your requirements. I have added a 40 second video to try and demonstrate the sound on my TV for music and other channels. As this is taken from my phone it is perhaps not the best reflection but I believe it captures the voice clarity.

I got this to improve the sound of my Mother's new Samsung TV. I had previously got Mother a Samsung 2.0 sound bar but this turned out to be complicated, unreliable and difficult to control. I couldn't be more happy with quality and sound of this sound bar. Don't expect full surround but for the money, £74, this is amazing value and is perfect for Mother. Set up is instant, sound is perfect for Mother's needs and can be controlled with all her remote controls. What WiFi have said good things about Hisense's budget sound bars and now I know why

This is an excellent soundbar for the price. Easily installed with hdmi arc but can also connect via Bluetooth or optical cable. Good sound quality and bass and fits under my samsung TV perfectly. Surround sound is effective and immersive. Has several eq sound modes Movie, music, news etc using different sound profiles and these are all effective No lip sync issues that I can see. Suggesting it is 240w in power is disingenuous as I think it means air watts ( a relatively meaningless term) rather than the actual electrical power which is 50w output. It is powerful enough though and I found I didn't need to have it set high to have a good listening experience. On my samsung TV it shows as an hdmi device with a + or a - for the sound level and you can't adjust eq or surround sound except by using the remote control. I suspect on a hisense TV you would get a much more integrated experience and be able to see the volume level as a number as well as adjust some settings of the soundbar via the TV itself One glaring aesthetic problem presented itself however. Some hisense designer with no actual common sense decided that putting labels on the top face ( the top and front face being the ones you actually look at) to tell you it's specs and what it could do was a good thing but then neglected to make those labels easy to remove. Instead when peeled off, they leave a thick sticky layer of glue behind which took me over 30 minutes to remove and needed fairly serious solvents to do so i.e isopropyl alcohol and WD40 when that didn't work well. Luckily I was able to get rid of the glue using these products but feel I shouldn't have had to and so easily could have been left with a damaged surface. Interestingly all the pictures of it on Amazon show it without any such labels. I would still recommend it though

Hisense is my 'go to' make, admittedly I'm a bit of an Hisense fan boy, (I have no connection to the company other than being a satisfied customer) everything I've had from Hisense has been brilliant TV's, soundbars, washing machine all absolutely awesome. This soundbar doesn't disappoint, just can't fault it, simplicity itself to install, the sound is incredible, regardless of source (4k Firestick, Bluray DVD, 4k Hisense TV, in my case) playing music from my Android phone (Killer by Seal is my go to test track for audio) is nothing short of astonishing. The remote feels 'quality' just the right size, and works very effectively, one criticism, the labelling ( volume, bass, treble etc.) is of a fairly dark grey colour on a black background, it's not at all easy to see in low light conditions, should have been white for better contrast IMHO. Just to clarify the subwoofer and rear speakers connect wirelessly, but bear in mind they need a 230v power supply locally to them, Highly recommended

I got this as my Sony seemed to have an issue with the built in speaker on the right hand side. This was really easy to install, I was actually surprised how much things have moved on from the days of yore where you had to wire every speaker in your 5.1 across your room. I guess you still need power but one less cable. The subwoofer to my amazement was wireless! In terms of connectivity, I opted to use HDMI ARC. The experience is virtually plug and play. There is a delay when starting the TV, about 10 seconds as a voice tells you power on and then paired and connected. The device does not have a standby mode which your TV most likely does. After maybe 45min-1h the soundbar will disconnect from the TV. You need to manually restart it or restart the TV. Occasionally, it will says power on. I believe this is only common with OLED TVs like mine as they are never off and shortly after shutting it off a pixel refresh function begins. This might end up scaring you when your TV eventually does a long pixel refresh (depends on brand but could be once 2 months) and turns the speakers on in the middle of the night. The audio quality is excellent, it’s very bass heavy. I have the bass turned down but I also live in a flat. The treble is good enough, perhaps somewhat tinny but very good compared to built in speakers albeit broken in my case. The speakers are very loud, or rather not very linear in volume setting. In my case the system takes over the inbuilt one and the TV knows that. The remote even controls the “Sound System”, therefore it’s not possible to create a buffer on the volume by using the remote to reduce to source output. I’m sure it will be somewhere in the settings but I’m too lazy to check. As a result, my other working Sony can be up to 45 on certain movies. With these speakers I don’t go above 10. As such, with a louder source like Spotify I can often be on 2 or 3. At nighttime or when someone is sleeping even 1 seems slightly too loud. The size is very acceptable and of standard for this type of product I’d say. Just a long bar that’s wall mountable and a rather compact subwoofer. The materials are plastic but they look nice enough. Once set up you’d never touch it anyway. The “interface” consist of an LED through which you adjust certain EQ settings. This is fairly straightforward again but perhaps not very precise as the setting is translated through the brightness of the LED light. So not very precise. You need two 3 pin plug sockets as the subwoofer has its own power supply. This makes this slightly less versatile but certainly manageable. For the price you pay for this you can’t get better really. Nothing to complain about. I’d recommend this if you’re looking to improve sound quality of TV on a budget. It has won numerous award for best value for money soundbar too. Sure, you can get a £500 one but if it’s for a spare room etc there no need really. This is more than capable.

This is a brief review of the Hisense AX5125H 5.1.2 Soundbar. It is absolutely brilliant for the money. I bought this to compliment my new PC/TV monitor... for gaming and so on. I have a full blown proper Denon 7.1 surround sound receiver with nice quality speakers in my living room... so, I am well used to quality cinema like experiences. Anyway, I decided to firstly try this Hisense in the living room to see how it compared with the much more expensive system. I was honestly blown away with just how good it is. My main sub is a 15 inch (this really does pump out earth shattering base). The Hisense sub is small, think it is a 6inch or so. No matter, it is super well balanced with the main bar and rear surrounds. I cannot fault the overall sound balance. A volume level of 40 out of 99 is more than enough for watching films. Vocals are nice and crisp, not muddied by the bass, yet bass is well spread through the room. The rear speakers are small, but again effective for what they need to do. (Mains cables could be longer though). Popping on some YouTube Dolby Atmos test examples, really was incredible. You truly feel the sound move around the room. One is enveloped by sound. It's like you are there in real life. As an aside, I helped my sister get her 5.1 soundbar system a couple of years ago. She had tried a Denon and Polk Atmos soundbars without any rear speakers. They were honestly trash. Eventually she settled on a Polk 5.1 surround and loves it. Bottom line is that you DO need the rear speakers to get the immersive effect. I cannot fault this AX5125H in any way... not for what you are paying for it. It really does hold up well. Highly recommended indeed.

I’ve seen so many different opinions on this soundbar, so I thought I’d throw mine in too. First off, I got it from Amazon Warehouse Like New for £117. A good price considering it supposedly retailed at £280. The build quality was surprisingly good and solid. Incredibly easy to setup. It was to replace my existing 2.1 Samsung Soundbar. I’ve got an Optoma HD141x projector with a Sky q mini box, Apple TV and PS5 connected to it. Projecting onto an 100” screen. The first impression was good. I had a play with the various settings to try and find something I liked, but couldn’t quite find what I wanted. I used an optical connection as my projector doesn’t have an ARC unfortunately. The more I messed with the settings, the more small niggles I started to find. I watched some live football. All the settings made the commentary sound almost robotic and tinny. I became aware of a humming sound coming from the rear right speaker too which I found distracting. I went on YouTube to find a 5.1 Surround setup video. The optical connection supports Dolby digital. All the various channels bleed into other speakers and the hum was worse than the live tv. They sound channels definitely weren’t split as I’d found using my soundbar in the living room. It was the same video I’d used previously. Realising I could use the optical cable with the Apple TV as it didn’t have a connection for it, I bought an ARC Extractor from Amazon. That arrived the next day and the sound via that didn’t fare any better. Scrolling around the menu, it made some awful strange sounds and when playing a video from my Plex server, the hum in the rear right reappeared. It’s all boxed up and ready to be returned tomorrow. It’s a shame as it has massive potential, but ultimately too many small problems to keep it even at the price I got it for. If you have an eARC connection, you might get on with it a little better with more options, but for me it’s just not quite there.

For the reasonable cost this soundbar works OK with our Sky Glass Air TV and gives a noticeable improvement in sound quality over the built in TV speakers but does lack the finesse and sound quality of more expensive items. Very much a case of getting what you pay for. Good points - Easy to set up and looks attractive. 3 preset sound modes cover most requirements. Poor points - Bass levels quite low and adjustment not shown on screen so no idea what level set at, Flashing led lights coming on for no apparent reason.