

The big emphasis on this 5.1 home theater sound bar system is that it supports Dolby Atmos and DTS:X across its nine speakers. Also when changing to these different EQ modes you will get voice prompts confirming as well. All this can even be seen in the dark on the remote. The Level button is more of what you think an “EQ” would be allowing you to change bass, treble, dialogue, and balancing the audio of the speakers. The remote also features controls for EQ which lets you put the system in different modes like Game, Movie, Music, Direct. There is also a Dual mode too which does or feels like a bit of both. It has options to put the system in the usual “Surround” mode or a “Front” mode which would take advantage of having them in front of you. This is where the remote comes into play. The subwoofer I kept to the side facing forward most of the time. The wires on the satellite speakers are surprisingly long and extend far out. I set these up in two ways first having the satellite speakers on each side of my couch and another way is on the left and right of the soundbar.

Of course, the soundbar is always going to be under your TV and in front of you but where you decide to put the subwoofer and satellite speakers is another story.
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So, there are various ways you can go about positioning this system. I love how Vizio wants to make this setup easy as possible with the various labels over the ports and the color coding of the satellite speakers to indicate which was Left and Right. The satellite speakers are not wireless, but the subwoofer is and connects to the soundbar. It was all about connecting the soundbar to the TV and then the two satellite speakers to the subwoofer. Getting the M51AX-J6 up and running was a breeze and did not take that long. There is also a remote control with a LCD display, but I will come back to that later. Included with the M51AX-J6 is wires such as Optical, HDMI, and of course cords to power up and connect all the speakers together. The design of the M51AX-J6 breeds sleek sophistication that can easily blend into your home. Hidden behind the speaker’s mesh on the left is LED indicator lights that coincide with your remote-control commands. They are very responsive to the touch which is a plus. The soundbar has clickable buttons on top ranging from Power, Source, Bluetooth, and Volume Controls. All three pieces come in a “dark charcoal” colorway that Vizio I feel has been known for a while. The subwoofer on the other hand is almost a perfect square with it being 9” tall and 8” wide. The soundbar itself is 36” across while each satellite speaker is 6”. The M51AX-J6 as mentioned earlier is a surround system that comes with a soundbar, subwoofer, and two satellite speakers. This surround sound system supports Dolby Atmos & DTS:X amongst other things and I thought would be ideal to pair up with the Vizio M-Series TV I been using over the past six months. One of those soundbar systems is the M51ax-J6. A few weeks back Vizio rolled out its 2021 lineup of products ranging from TVs to its soundbars.
