Hisense AX5100G 5.1ch Soundbar Review - Decent 5.1 on a Budget

[@PaleHorse73]

Bought this recently, after my Vizio bar on my older one started locking up. The Vizio had been great and put in a few years for me. Financially, I wasn't in a place to lay down big money on a new system. I didn't even know Hisense made this sort of setup. I am a Hisense fan as far as TVs go. They have great quality at great prices. So I found this one like in your video and thought, may as well. Setup was super easy. I was actually blown away by the sound. Sure it's not one of those high end systems but, I think it sounds amazing and even better than the Vizio I had previously. I think per the money, this setup is an unbeatable deal.

[@SlashNLLD]

I have this soundbar ax-5100g but i send it back for refund because the dialog com from center speaker of the sound and from rear speakers else well in the manual i can not find how to turn it of

[@jethronel7132]

Love the Video, please do more soundbar videos in this price range.

[@GLITCHEDZA]

Noted! I will definitely do so!

[@NinetiesBoy]

Hi, I got this system yesterday and running it through eArc. However, I'm getting dialogue playing through the rear speakers when in surround mode. For example, the sound bar will say DTS but it's clearly outputting stereo. Happens in apps like Netflix but also my Xbox Series X. Any help?

[@Jimjon24]

Both netflix and Xbox has their own audio settings

[@waynewebster2221]

Set you tv audio settings to pass through, should fix it.

[@kinginthenaught]

you can turn off the auto standby, and turn on auto resume in settings

[@ThinkTwice2222]

Can you turn the digital display off?

[@hal752]

Yes

[@angelagrant1804]

I have a question when you PAIR Bluetooth you do it once? I need a PAIR Button every time I turn it on the system. i keep losing connection

[@GLITCHEDZA]

You should have to only pair it once. Then when you select BlueTooth again it would just connect.

[@angelagrant1804]

thanks

[@VladdevileSw]

Now this soundbar 125$, should i buy it ?

[@shaggyrough]

The subwoofer and rear speakers, after a few seconds of searching for a disabled soundbar, are also turned off.

[@Gamer-gw3tf]

What is difference between hisense soundbar 3100 and 5100

[@renaudoo]

Easy: 3100 is 3.1and 5100 is 5.1

[@R2D2trashcan]

Has anyone found a workaround for the wireless speakers keeping searching for the soundbar if its turned off? Is this the same for all these wireless speaker soundbar systems? Seem like a dealbreaker to me.

[@GLITCHEDZA]

Someone mentioned installing them on a smart switch so they can be turned off with Google Assistant. I had them on a separate plug which I could flick off easily. Not a "fix" but at least they don't keep searching for the soundbar 24 hours a day.

[@draymondthefisher442]

Hi how do you turn up the volume for the tqo surround speakers, the volume seems to be too low for me

[@meraged]

Same for me

[@ColiDog]

Does this Soundbar turn itself off when No sound and switch on when sound is coming from TV??

[@GLITCHEDZA]

Yes there is a power saving mode that detects when no sound is coming out. It is quite annoying, to be honest and I wish you could turn it off.

[@richardmay3803]

@@GLITCHEDZA you can

[@ZephxrSW]

Hi, I want one advise, I have Hisense AX3100G soundbar with subwoofer, but 2 small speakers that usually comes with Hisense AX5100G model. Is there any way to connect these rear spakers with AX3100G?

[@ZephxrSW]

@glitched.

[@yurex007]

​@@ZephxrSW I have the same situation. Did you you find the answer?

[@kindredessex3827]

I am buying speaker stands. The rear speakers have to be wired to each other on the stands? How long is the cable then? I was hoping to have a speaker on a stand at the each end of my couch.

[@GLITCHEDZA]

The cable is very long. About 5m. Can't remember the exact length but I know I had loads of it left after I wired it up.

[@festegiosthefool4404]

for the rear speaker power issue, you could just install them on smart switches, then if you have a smart tv too with alexa etc, you can just say TV on or whater and it will start the tv and turn the rear speakers back on

[@computermdms]

There is no way you would break even on the cost a smart switch with the savings on electricity even over years of usage. Small LEDs like that do not use much electricity

[@festegiosthefool4404]

@@computermdms It was less about the price of electricity more about getting rid of the flashing blue light. It was one of his small issues from the video

[@CH-cq9yp]

I would just slap some black tape on the led, @@festegiosthefool4404

[@Chetitovt]

The included HDMI cable is 2.1 or 2.0 ? I'm dying to see if I need to change the HDMI

[@GLITCHEDZA]

It is an HDMI 2.0 cable but more than enough for a soundbar over eARC. It can pass through all sound codecs without any issues. Even Dolby Atmos (although this bar doesn't support it). HDMI 2.1 is only NB when you need 4K120Hz with VRR and HDR in one signal at the same time. Of course, also 8K 60Hz.

[@pedro_ferreirinha]

@@GLITCHEDZA Hisense's official website confirms that the AX5100G model supports Dolby Atmos.

[@slakr2392]

Is this the same version as the AX5120G?

[@محمدظاهر-ع5ع]

No ax5120. 5.1.2

[@davefilms345]

Great review, how long are the cables for the rear speakers

[@ziphobruce33]

How does it compare with the Skyworth sound bar in terms of bass and loudness?

[@UdeshanCanagaraj]

My 3100 model switches off every 20minutes while playing on all modes. I have to turn on again every time. Is there any fix?

[@richardmay3803]

read the manual, auto off can be disabled.

[@estelleellalee1405]

How do you remove the soundbar from the Demo mode?

[@GLITCHEDZA]

Not sure tbh. There has to be something in the manual explaining this. Perhaps look in the troubleshoot section. Wish I could help.

[@danmuchai9112]

Between this and hs 5100 which one has better sound.?

[@GLITCHEDZA]

They are much the same but the HS5100 does have the wired speakers which are better than the wireless ones that never turned off.

[@hal752]

How do you get it to do Dolby atmos? Tried both Disney plus and Xbox and neither display Atmos?

[@GLITCHEDZA]

Xbox should detect it. You’ll enable it in the system settings on the console. Be sure the soundbar is connected via eARC to get this working. Disney plus I’m not sure. If you’re in SA, Disney+ doesn’t support Dolby Atmos here. It’s only stereo (sad face).

[@hal752]

​@@GLITCHEDZAthanks for your reply. It's a Xbox issue. Sometimes it doesn't like to display bitstream or Atmos. Noticed mine the blue light turns off once the main soundbar turns off. I've just bought mine so maybe later firmware?

[@gamedan2558]

hello there I hope you have a good day but I wanted to ask when you connect the bluetooth of the soundbar to a 4k apple tv box or android streaming box will you still get that dolby atmos sound or is it only when you use the hdmi connection to the smart tv then you get that dolby atmos sound?

[@GLITCHEDZA]

Hi! You’ll have to use the HDMI via eARC for Dolby Atmos to work. Its bandwidth requirement is too high for it to be transmitted via Bluetooth. Perhaps that will change in the future but this model needs HDMI.

[@gamedan2558]

@@GLITCHEDZA Thank you for replying so soon and I think soon they will do that for some people that use bluetooth things.

[@ABBADiego]

To get rid of the beeping sound overnight, at the remote control, press the middle button for more than three seconds, menu comes up, scroll to “beep” scroll up to switch to “off”.

[@officalflash5534]

Hi will i be able to control audio level with my LG tv using earc?

[@GLITCHEDZA]

Yes if the output is plugged into your LG HDMI port with EARC it will work

[@innocentvickyson9320]

Hi sir. Are the speakers 🔊 wired or wireless

[@GLITCHEDZA]

The back speakers are wired together and powered by one power cable. But not wired to the soundbar

[@agunbiadejewelmichael8693]

I have them and they sound like absolute garbage, as an audiophile who listens to music a lot with Sony headsets and who is used to high quality Bluetooth speakers , I got this for the aesthetics and also for casual listening in the the living room and I was 100% disappointed, I have Hisense tv, fridge, ac, microwave and they all perform well so I got the soundbar and bought the most expensive of their soundbar I could see only to get 100% disappointment, it buzzes a whole lot, I can’t even listen to music at above 50%, the sound is just loud for no reason and soo distorted😩, then if you change to music mode it goes all quite and starts sounding muffled, I stayed like 1 hour trying to get myself to listen to music with it and I couldn’t still, it was sounding like all shades of wrong to me, so I went back to my portable speakers, the sound bar is still in the parlor for aesthetic reasons tho because it looks very beautiful but you see for sound quality it is a no no for me, except if you would listening to music at extremely low volumes

[@Ziky777]

You are not alone, i bought it, very dissapointed… sound was garbage, returned.

[@calumthompson]

I own one and it's the same not a fan

[@UnAssimilated1]

Ooof, thank you for saving me seome $. I have Sony HTRT-4 (bass sucks) and wanted this one for gaming.

[@kinginthenaught]

It sounds awesome on my pc, via digital out but utter trash on my TV.... I don't understand... On tv there's no bass or anything So I just use it on my pc and listen to tv as is...

[@mixindabox]

treat your room, you'll hear the difference..

[@cliffordmachingaifa3062]

Great review. Quick question though, do the rear speakers connect to the sound bar via bluetooth or you need to run a cable from the sound bar to the rear speakers?

[@GLITCHEDZA]

Thanks for watching! They are connected via Bluetooth but there is a cable connecting each of the back speakers to one another. So they don't need to be wired to the soundbar, only to one another.

[@petersutton2182]

Can you tell me roughly how long is the power lead and RCA cable for the rear speakers

[@GLITCHEDZA]

The RCA cable is about 4 meters long. The power cable is a standard 1.2m cable.

[@petersutton2182]

@@GLITCHEDZA Many thanks for your reply, I'll go buy one tomorrow in Australia :-)

[@massimoc8561]

Nice video 👍

[@galchedkimm4235]

Hello! what kind of movie with a man in the rain?

[@GLITCHEDZA]

It is called DARK on Netflix. If you watch Season 1 Episode 2, this scene starts at 28:25 and gives you a great sense of Dolby Atmos.

[@jefferyberg2850]

Great review however please turn the volume up! I know its difficult to do via a cell phone.

[@GLITCHEDZA]

Thanks for the feedback. I will keep in mind!

[@LekaLEL]

Iv been such a big fan of hisense but had to change to Samsung... hisense hardware is good but the local software and local software support is useless

[@TheCaptsymo]

Does it still require manual power off of the rear and sub woofer speakers???

[@GLITCHEDZA]

Yes it does. You'll need to unplug them or turn off the plug in order for them to stop flashing the light.

[@TheCaptsymo]

@@GLITCHEDZA I hope the power consumption is low,manually switching the speakers off is tiresome

[@SamFreeThinker]

Does it have dolby vision pass through?

[@GLITCHEDZA]

No, There's no HDMI passthrough at all on this soundbar. Only HDMI in.

[@ALXsk8]

Awesome video, definetly helped me on choosing the correct one (wanted ARC + Optical + Aux input) and wireless back speakers.

[@buzzlightyearoh]

what did you get in the end

[@stevesteve5641]

do i need a hdmi earc or does hdmi arc work as my tv only has hdmi arc?

[@shaggyrough]

I got it working with ARC on Philips 40PFL5007T

[@macinman]

Hi there, I was wondering if you ever had the issue with the sound bar putting sound out of the rear speakers for non 5.1 sound (e.g. pro logic simulated) I purchased the 5.1.2 model today to compare to my Vizio M series since the Hisense was marketed as having 2 top speakers. Anyway I didn't find the sound was handled correctly, got sound out of the rear speakers when there shouldn't be, and on 5.1 movies the center channel didn't come out of the center channel. Either I got a defective unit, or Hisense has bad defaults that can't be changed. Either way mine is going back, and I'm going back to the Vizio which has much better sound quality and reproduction. If you know how to fix the issues above, i'm willing to try them before it's picked up tomorrow for return.

[@GLITCHEDZA]

I think it’s the way they handle the sound tbh. The back speakers always have sound coming out. It upscales non 5.1 to subtle sounds at the back and when 5.1 plays, plays it correctly. As for the lack of center channel, that definitely shouldn’t be happening. Likely a defect.

[@macinman]

@@GLITCHEDZA Thanks for the response, I understand why they might do that, it's just annoying because unless I set it to do so, I do not like sound where it shouldn't be. It's Ok, it's a nice sound bar, and if I needed it as my main one, I might have kept it, but I went back to what works. as it should.

[@Trellthephotographer]

Wow so worried about some small as speakers using a couple of extra watts a month and a blue light meanwhile you got a whole wall full of leds🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@kelvinbundi6626]

How is subwoofer, does it pack a punch or is it just meh?

[@GLITCHEDZA]

It’s pretty good hey. I enjoyed music on it. It didn’t overpower stuff either. A nice balance

[@Ziky777]

Its very strong. But good balance i wouldnt say.. don’t recommend

[@duncanparsaman8765]

No radio FM ?

[@GLITCHEDZA]

Sadly not.

[@АлексЗлой-в8н]

В итоге норм аппарат?

[@den_labuden]

не, фигня

[@shaggyrough]

@@den_labuden Есть что-то получше за такую цену? :)

[@shaggyrough]

@user-xi9jn6tx5y Ну 5.1 кинотеатр из полноразмерных колонок, конешна, получше будет :)

[@ifioketuk4281]

I have the 3.1 280 watts ..its not good at all

[@Leonard.L.Church]

More hisense is always good!

[@andeno10]

There TVS are trash though

[@Leonard.L.Church]

@@andeno10 No?

[@gabrielnunez1874]

​@@andeno10Please give a chance yo the current U7K or U8K, for the price the bennefits are completely welcome.

[@unies176]

Not impressed with the subwoofer it's very boomy even with the bass turned down fully. theres no subwoofer adjustment on the remote , you have to put a soft cloth in the porthole to deaden it..

[@chrisshaw9486]

Hold the middle button down for about 3 seconds then navigate the menu to bass boost and turn it off 👍🏻

[@Ziky777]

Can’t recommend this one. I bought it very excited, for a fair price (520$ in CZ) I didn’t like the sound at all! For listening to music its a no no. The soundbar just doesnt sound clear, and the subwoofer is just too much. Had to change modes constantly to sound ok! Movies sounded like crap, voices were shit. Constant turning down the bass and playing with the treble 200x a night. Maybe if i lived in a house, but in a apartment its not suitable, the bass is very strong, which is not a bad thing, but neighbours will hate you. The application was bad, couldn’t even set it up, firmware update failed. Looks are avarage. Big No! Drove it back to the store the next day, bought the Sonos Arc soundbar and could’t be happier. Sonos has a clear sound, nice app, voice controls and looks better. Sure, maybe without the subwoofer its not as loud, but can’t use that in a house anyway. I would recommend to stay away from this one

[@pero385zd]

buy smart plug for off and on

[@kevincrowe1872]

Just ordered this going to cancel now its advertised as rear speakers being wireless, looking at this vid theres wires all over them. Even pics on website show no wires what a rip off, time to cancel.

[@Railpt]

Probably won’t matter any more, surely you’ve made a different choice already, but the rear speakers are wireless in the sense they don’t context to the soundbar. They require power and as such one connects to power and they connect between themselves. No forward going cables. Maybe still not what you expected, maybe you want a full wireless read speaker solution (try the Majority Everest 5.1), but these are wireless in terms of audio connection…

[@itsmeoli3705]

@@RailptWait, you need to plug things in to power for them to work?1 That might explain why I can’t get my TV to work

[@andysteel3766]

I got one took it back absolute rubbish not even proper surround just replicate the normal sound playing out of rear speakers just sounded like an echo

[@sharkfinn6469]

sound quality is important and this thing is kak for the price. dont expect quality with cheap soundbars under 10k unfotunately. or buy second hand yamaha/denon/harman kardon

[@bonse1]

the slight delay to the rear speakers is dogshit. cannot find a way to fix it.

[@GLITCHEDZA]

I didn't experience this sorry. Do you notice it across all sound? Have you tried doing a sound test without the TV, Maybe through Bluetooth on your phone. That way you can see if it is the TV connection causing the delay or the wireless speakers.

[@bonse1]

@@GLITCHEDZA no that's a good idea I'll try that after work, thanks. I have a feeling it's the Bluetooth delay between the sound bar and speakers though

[@theophiluschristopher2088]

This sound bar is a big no !total trash …speaker sound tiny too much hissing sound horrible

[@controversialjoe]

This soundbar hitches allot. Not good at all

[@rileyrourke7442]

simply put black electrical tape over the flashing paring lights on the rear speakers. you're welcome

[@GLITCHEDZA]

The fact is the speakers don't turn off. Taping the lights doesn't change that.

[@rileyrourke7442]

@@GLITCHEDZA understood. i just meant if the flashing light bugged you

[@shaggyrough]

@@GLITCHEDZA No, the subwoofer and rear speakers, after a few seconds of searching for a disabled soundbar, are also turned off.

[@VanIyke]

You all made a mistake. The real soundbar is the Hisense 7.1.2 Dolby atmos U5120GW+ Thats the true beast. Even won EISA 2022-2023 best home theater soundbar. 14 speaker soundbar. 180 Watts subwoofers. Two rear speakers.

[@pedro_ferreirinha]

U5120GW don´t have rear speakers for true immersion.

[@АркадийГоряйнов]

Абсолютное дерьмо! 2.1

[@shaggyrough]

Не гони фуфло)

[@daveredd9832]

I had a soundbar with auto shut off and I can't begin to describe how much I hated it. It would appear that it is not the soundbar for me. Thanks for the review I would have ended up setting it on fire.😂

[@GLITCHEDZA]

The sound it makes when it shuts off triggered me. Definitely not for you if that's the case.

[@daveredd9832]

@@GLITCHEDZA Too funny😆

[@kinginthenaught]

You can turn off auto shutdown and/or enable auto wake... and also disable the sound feedback.... There is a menu.... Too bad reviewer wasn't thorough

[@daveredd9832]

@@kinginthenaught Do you have this sound bar?

[@kinginthenaught]

@@daveredd9832 I do, sounds awful on my u7h hisense tv (American version) via eARC, but sounds awesome on my pc via optical. Haven't tried it via optical on tv yet though.