Denon Home 550 vs TCL Alto 8i

Trying to set this up with that Samsung involved utilizing the HDMI 4 ARC-equipped TV port. At first I could get no sound from it. Most documentation is lacking many technical details, but for me ensuring HDMI-CEC (What Samsung called “Anynet+”) was done in advance. I chose to use Ethernet for networking which most documentation lacks to explain the setup process for

Right now the Multibeam is $200 off in Canada so I want to pick one up. But do many people have any idea if it's good?

Indeed, here you'd expect a soundbar with those certifications to have those drivers and indeed give you a real room, filling experience, but unfortun...

Out-of-the-box, this soundbar has a fairly neutral, though somewhat dark and boomy sound profile due to the extra bass and recessed treble range. As a result, vocals and lead instruments are reproduced pretty clearly, but they can also sound veiled. Fortunately, there's a standard selection of sound enhancement features available to help you customize its sound, including bass and treble adjustments as well as some EQ presets.

Hi there i'm steyan from richer sounds the home. 550 is denon's range, topping soundbar. It's designed to massively improve your tv and movie experien...

Earlier this year I bought a TCL 5 series TV. I've tried three different soundbars (TCL Alto 6+, TCL Alto 8i, and now Hisense HS218) and all of them cause lag on my Switch and PS4. I connected all of them via eARC with a brand new HDMI cable so I could control the volume with the Roku remote. Unfortunately when I use the Switch or PS4, there is a delay in when I use the control and when the TV responds

) Anyway, the Denon is twice the size of the Beolit, $100 more money, and needs line power. Not worth the small sound quality improvement in my opinion. If its audiophile sound you want, you need to have a subwoofer. Period

1 setup with dual subwoofers integrated into the bar, so you don't have to find room for a bulky sub in your living room. Despite its compact design, it's still a versatile soundbar, and it's one of the few bars in this price range with Dolby Atmos support.

The controls are confusing. There’s no clear way to turn it on. I have to push all of the controls and it will power up but I’ve owned it for two months and I still don’t know how to easily turn it on. Seems like this should be pretty basic but they over-designed it

The user interface could be better. There is a dedicated button for Bluetooth, but the ARC connection is on HDMI2 and it requires several button presses to get back to it from Bluetooth. When there is only 1 device physically connected, it is annoying to have to press the source button repeatedly to get back to the TV. It’s really easy to leave it on Bluetooth and then not have the TV sound go through

Now let me operate the new denon home soundbar 550. You can select the input source from the remote control and the heroes app easily. You can also qu...

Nice system, brought it in July just opened it was waiting to move. No remote in box I asked if a remote came with it was told yes. But it was been a while since I bought it so can't return it. I end up buying a remote

There's also a proximity sensing touch control pad on the top of the bar that allows you change volume and switch between play and pause. Please subsc...

Finally, my big screen has the Roku TV built-in and this model is designed to work with my TV. The sound bar will work great for any TV, but if you have one with the Roku TV built-in, then this feature is a must, since set up was so easy - just connect the HDMI cable (included!!!) from the sound bar to the TV, plug in the sound bar, and turn on the TV. The TV instantly recognized that the new sound bar was connected and ran through a quick self-setup. Once connected the sound bar is controlled with the TV remote - it turns on and off automatically when you turn the TV on or off , volume up and down, etc