YAMAHASR-B30A Dolby Atmos Sound Bar with Built-in Subwoofers (Black)

1st order, used-like-new was open-box. Well re-packaged but the HDMI port was loose and kept disconnecting from TV hence it had to go back, kudos to Amazon support to make this process easy. Ordered new 2nd time. Setup was straight forward. Just connect HDMI cable to TV and two power cables, one for soundbar and another for subwoofer. Subwoofer connects to soundbar automatically and wirelessly. One thing though, included HDMI cable was little stiff and I had to use other cable to keep setup tidy.Since then soundbar is working great. Spoken content is now easier to understand, bass works great with subwoofer. I enjoyed NBA playoff and movies. Game works well, too with low latency. It sounds good even at lower volume level. And I don't hear complaint from my family in the night. Super happy.

First, I'll start by saying that this is the first soundbar I've ever owned, so I don't have a prior soundbar to compare this to. What I did have previously, was a 7.2 surround sound component system,built over the years with seven independent full range speakers, two 10-inch subwoofers, and four tactile transducers installed in the seating. My wife put her foot down and told me to choose the surround system or her. So out of the house I packed my surround system. Most of it, anyway.I purchased the SR-B30A, specifically because this model includes a subwoofer pre-out port. I had invested a great deal of time, energy and effort to get the tactile transducers setup and balanced with the subwoofers, and I didn't want to loose that. For me, the most immersive aspect of the system I had before, was always the way that you could really feel the low end. I knew that no soundbar with a wireless sub was going to be able to come close to delivering that for me, so Yamaha had me sold on this aspect principally, but I also wanted to experience Atmos in my home. In this regard, the SR-B30A was really the only choice I saw for myself. Even if I had spent three, four or even more, times the money I would always feel that I was missing out.This being said, the spacial aspect of the sound that the bar produces doesn't compare to what I had with the seven separate speakers on stands and mounted to walls around the room. Those seven speakers are what my wife hated, and I didn't expect a 2.1 speaker arrangement to be able to replicate that. I am, however, impressed with how well dispersed the sound is, when playing back Dolby Atmos and surround sound source material. If Yamaha can do this with just the 2.1 speakers, I can only imagine the awesomeness that could happen were they to expand the number of speakers with different angled mountings. Yeah, more speakers would necessitate a higher price tag, but I'd pay it. There are speakerbars out there that are selling for around $1K.There are a couple of weak points, but nothing that would cause me to knock any stars off; your situation may be different though. The app for adjusting the settings of the bar is really basic. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad it's there, but coming from a home theater receiver with loads of crossover and room correction adjustments available, what is offered by the app seems geared to those without much audio equipment experience. The app also needs to be reconnected to the speakerbar most times after you switch apps or close it. A way to connect some Bluetooth headphones to the bar for late night listening would be a good feature too.Speaking of Bluetooth, one thing that I hadn't need expecting, was that I'm unable to utilize the Bluetooth source when the TV is on. I suspect that this is due to me using my TV's eARC CEC for control of the basic power and volume functions of the speakerbar. I have Spotify and the other streaming services available through my TV already, so it isn't a problem for me. Just unexpected.All told, I'm very pleased with what I got from the SR-B30A. Not the downgrade I thought it would be!

Wow! Just wow. I can finally her the voices when I’m streaming. Highly recommend

Really nice sound for the price. After we used it for a few days, we just cut off the TV sound and solely use the sound bar. Clear voice and base extension on remote control are nice. Bluetooth connects easily. Overall pleased.

Excellent sound at reasonable price. Does a good job with Dolby Atmos sound separation. Great app provides adding tweaking. The only issue I had was the speaker not going into TV mode when first turned on. Excellent customer service recommended hi data rate HDMI cable, not the one included, which resolved the problem. Highly recommended,

This had great sound and was easy to connect to my television

Excellent sounding sound bar with subwoofer for a bargain price

Edit. After giving it a pity 2 rating I'm switching it to 1.Bought this to replace some bulky old speakers from the mid 90s. Imagine being disappointed every time you hear this downgrade. There's more expensive ones out there for sure, but at 250ish this should be at least a decent midrange compromise of cost and quality.I tell myself that maybe I got a bad one, something wired poorly or damaged in transit. Returning it after giving it an honest try for a few days, I just can't live with it anymore.It just sounds like sadness. It sounds like regret. Save yourself the trouble, walk away.