VIZIO SB36512-F6 Review and Specs

Have a look at the 36-inch Vizio 5.1.2 home theater speaker system with Dolby Atmos (or, technically speaking, SB36512-F6). This soundbar comes with two satellite speakers, a subwoofer and the ability to play Dolby Atmos. More VIZIO SB36512-F6 specs in our VIZIO SB36512-F6 review.

VIZIO SB36512-F6 review

Features

A small subwoofer is equipped with a 6-inch woofer loaded on a bass reflex. Thanks to the presence of a subwoofer, the system reproduces low frequencies from a value of 40 Hz. There are 5.1.2 built-in channels.

Design and build

The 36-inch Vizio soundbar is certainly compact. Its dimensions are 36.00 x 2.5 x 3.19 inches (914.4 mm x 63.5 mm x 81.0 mm), which makes it ideal for 55-inch televisions and below. On the top panel of the soundbar is a pair of speakers for high-altitude channels that reproduce the effects of Dolby Atmos tracks. Their sound comes to the audience after reflection from the ceiling, as in other similar systems. The soundbar has a minimal set of controls, and it can be hung on the wall. The weak point in the design of SB36512-F6, as in the models of previous years, is the limited indication of operating modes. SB36512-F6 is equipped with a line of LEDs that shows the volume level, but not currently selected signal source. Two speakers point up, and a small wireless subwoofer serves as a connection point.

Connectivity

SB36512-F6 has five inputs: HDMI with ARC support, coaxial, optical, USB (for playing WAV files), as well as an analog input on the 3.5 mm jack. Wireless connections are represented by Wi-Fi (with built-in Chromecast) and Bluetooth. The SB36512-F6 remote control is high-quality, it even has an LCD display that displays the operating modes and initial setup steps.

Setup

The system has many sound character settings, but even in the basic factory version, the SB36512-F6 works fine. This was noticeable when watching the Blu-ray Mad Max: Fury Road, the soundtrack of which completely filled our test room.

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