I'm an over-reasearcher whenever I'm in the market for buying something...it's a quirk. This is by-far the best video I've seen on any surround system. Wish you reviewed mountain bikes too!
That's actually the wrong way of calibrating. You need to position that calibration mic to where you're gonna be sitting. So the volume of each speaker is measured correctly.
I love to experience the 5.1 sounds but I get so overwhelm with all those pieces and the wiring process. I'm those oldies people who's not into drilling holes in the wall or have multiple wiring every where. I was looking into Sony and Vizio but the reviews wasn't clear on the installation until yours. So based on this review sounds like this JBL is for me. I see you're very passionate on the subject, so great job with the thorough review. 👍
Awesome vid! I've a potential problem that keeps me from buying this awesome set up, which is how can it be fixed if instead of having a TV what you have is a projector throwing the image from behind the sofa. Is it possible to turn around the IDs of the channels? Because the main HDMI cable would have to cross the room all along otherwise.
Great video. Do I really need an HDMI cable to connect the soundbar to the TV? Assuming I have a Bluetooth capable beamer, can I connect the soundbar to the beamer via Bluetooth as well?
@@economicdevelopment5972 Glad you are taking everything as it is stated. I would have been much more interested in whether he even tried it via Bluetooth - hence my question. At least with regard to a beamer, I meanwhile got an answer from the manufacturer and this connection is definitely possible, via Bluetooth.
Hi sir, I just bought my new jbl 51blkep 5.1 home theater. My detachable surround speakers turns off when I plug out of the sound bar. Please tell me what might be the reason. Will the surround speakers charges automatically when put them back to the magnetic part of sound bar. Red light blinks and disappear. Please reply?
How to charge the surround speakers? Is it still, charging while using the bar, or u need to shot it down? To charge.. thanks much, appriciated if u can ans my Q.😊👍
What si the Best sound this JBL 5.1 wireless 510wats to power or JBL Soundbar imerssive 550 wats to power? Or JBL Soundbar cinematic 5.1 ? What si the Best sound ?
One question bro. Can I use the subwoofer without the Bar? What if the bar is not working or is damage and need repair, can it connect with other Bluetooth device?
Hi John Walter Salas, we did not test the subwoofer without the bar, sorry that we are unable to answer your question. However here's JBL's product page and I believe you can contact JBL directly should you have any further questions. Thank you for your support! www.jbl.com.my/soundbars/JBL+Bar+5.1.html
Harman kardon the most loudest is JBL harman .In cinme as Gsc maybe the use all harman kardon family tech and subwoofer with samsung audio and xiamoi audio.
Hi Teko nn, sorry about this currently the product is out of stock from our seller. We will bring it up to our seller and hopefully the product will be in stock soon. Thank you for your support!
I love this soundbar. For me Best placement for subwoofer is on vertical wall about 2 meters away ftom couch to side and 2 meters away to front. Before this i had front firing subwoofer and best placement for that was on horizontal wall where front speakers was. This sub is too boomy when I put it on the same side as the previous polk audio hts 10. Polk was too boomy in the corners but excellent in the front. Jbl is too boomy in front but perfect on the right side wall
My English is not very good but I had the same problem. The problem was that the microphone was not properly connected to the soundbar, so make sure that the microphone is connected correctly. Make sure that you press its connector into the soundbar properly all the way to the bottom.
So.. This video will do me to put down what I need to say. This was on my mind about 6 months ago and I simply forgot to write it down at the time. Also.. I need a break.. A distraction away from the trial and inbetween editing my videos. I've just been sitting here writing most of this in my head. This is going to be a big huge one. I'm listening to Whitesnake.. 1977 album as I write this.. Actually about 3 am this morning.. I decided to listen to this album.. As it was on recommended on CZcams. I had been listening to Dio Master of the moon and Lock up the wolves. Actually.. I am listening to Whitesnake 1977 album now .. 20 minutes ago.. And all of a sudden my thought got triggered.. As I suddenly thought of listening to this album on open speaker in a 70's lounge room. So.. I have chosen this video to start with. Back in 1997.. When I worked at Sega world Sydney.. Which I have made a video on.. I do visit it on and off to make edits on it.. I Digress. At the time of working for Sega world Sydney back in 1997.. The Good Ol days.. Remember the Good Ol days when the world was a different place.. Ohhhh I do remember. Back then.. Music wise.. Well to play music.. When I was in my old room at my parents place.. I had my ghetto blaster from the 90's.. I eventually bought.. To go with it a compact disc player.. Which cost me about $70 at the time.. Which I would have thought was expensive. Also.. I remember at one point buying some headphones.. Similar to apple ear buds which weren't heard of back then. This is how I would listen to music. By the mid to late 90's I didn't really listen to anything on open speaker.. I remember listening to my Led Zeppelin cd's with headphones in. Now.. At some point in 1997.. I decided for some reason to.. I contemplated getting some speakers.. I don't know why. I went to Big W.. The equivalent of Walmart.. Pretty much.. And I would have seen what they had to offer but probably dismissed it. I have a friend.. Who I haven't spoken to in years.. But at the time in the late 90's I spoke with him every second day. A buisness man... Very successful. Knew a lot about music and speakers. We loved Heavy Metal.. Which is my main love. I am very eclectic though. My friend worked for a company at the time. What happened was I mentioned to him that I was Possibly interested in getting some better speakers.. I was contemplating it. This was a mistake to mention to him.. Which I half realized at the time. All I wanted was the option of some new speakers.. But he went into full sales man aggressive mode and said.. Ohhh Nahhh.. Dude..You need the whole thing. He ended up getting me to go out to go out to a shop complex where his friend worked who dealt in speaker home theater setup systems.. Way more than I was even interested in at the time. So.. I went out there.. I'm listening to the Whitesnake album as I typ this.. Stimulating actually. I went out to this warehouse shop. Met my friends work friend. Semi aggressive business sales guy. When I turned up.. He thought I was ready to purchase on the spot.. My friend must have said I was ready to buy.. I Was not. Anyway.. I was shown the JBL set up they had.. And I wasn't buying into it.. Wasn't going for this guys sales pitch.. Not initially anyway. I said.. I just want a couple of speakers.. Maybe. In retrospect.. The whole thing was madness.. But we have to remember that the late 90's.. I was in my mid 20's.. And it was an open speaker era.. Not that many people used headphones like they do today. Anyway.. This sales guy said.. Do you want good sound.. Quality sound. That's right.. My friend had two JBL speakers at the time.. And I thought I possibly wanted something similar. Anyway.. This sales guy says.. Look at this system.. It's home theater.. It's 5.1.. It's loud.. You'll love it. I'm like.. It's just for my bedroom.. I don't need all this. Somehow.. Over the course of 40 minutes this sales guy managed to talk me into buying a JBL.. 5.1 Home theater system.. Which I completely didn't need. It wouldn't be until 15 years later that I would look back on it and realize.. I never needed it. Anyway.. I got suckered into a deal.. For $899.. Interest free.. And I got to pay it off.. Big Mistake. I remember the words of the salesman at the end of the transaction.. He said.. Have a Loud Christmas.. I was like.. Yeah.. Ok.. I was half hearted about it. My friend.. Was over the moon about it.. And my other friend was like.. Ohhh new system huh.. My ghetto blaster gets me by just fine. I took it home.. And at first did not open it.. I was completely reluctant to open the box. In fact I think my friend called and said.. How does it sound dude.. I'm like.. I haven't open the box.. He was like.. Huh? What? He is the type of person to rip all the plastic off frustratedly as quickly as he can like 5 minutes after purchase.. Where as I will look at the product I have purchased and will eventually reluctantly disturb the lovely packaging. I've got cd's I purchased mid 90's.. Still in their plastic. It's part of my ocd. Anyway.. About 2 days later.. I decided to in the afternoon.. Reluctantly open the box. As I was going to return the whole lot.. But my friend said.. Please don't do that.. My friend will lose the commission.. I was like.. Ohhhhhhh Ok. He also said.. Don't you want a state of the art system. So.. I unboxed it. It involved/contained.. A JBL amplifier.. A subwoofer and 5 speakers and a remote. I set it up reluctantly.. In my average size bedroom.. And I'm thinking.. This system is too big for my bedroom. I got it setup.. And put a cd in.. The sound was terrific I will admit.. Beautiful sound.. But too much for anything I needed.. Yet a great sound.. But too much for the house. Never needed to put it above volume 3. I did end up keeping it and got used to it. Much of the time having it on volume 2. Down the track on the last day the money was due.. Which I went through a lot of stress with.. Because at the last 3 month mark before the final payment was due.. Which was about a year later.. The company started to send me harassment letters.. You owe us money.. Pay now. I ended up sending them a check which cost me $7.. To shut them up and get them off my back. So.. I have recieved return error.. My post is continued as a reply..
Cont'd.. For years I blasted my music at home through the JBL's.. my parents never complained too much.. I broke 2 of the tweekers on two of the speakers. The system was very good.. Very loud.. Too loud for a bedroom.. Ridiculous for a bedroom actually.. Even too loud for a lounge room in all honesty. When I moved out of home in 2010.. I left the JBL's there.. By that point 2 of the speakers worked. Two years ago I reflected back on it.. Actually it was about 2014 and I reflected back on that purchase.. A total waste.. A complete waste of money. I should have been much stronger at the time and just put my foot down assertively and said.. I don't need all this.. I'm just looking for a simple sound.. All this is Too much and my ghetto blaster is just fine.. Which I still have under my old bed at my parents house. In fact in retrospect and looking back to 1997.. All I needed was a good pair of headphones.. In fact back then I wish I knew about Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro.. Which is what I'm wearing at the moment listening to Whitesnake. A beautiful headphone which I have been using since 2019. I have my Audio Technica M50x for the bedroom... And to sleep I have my apple ear buds. Ohhhh and when I would visit other people's homes.. Houses.. Units.. They would have a very basic ghetto blaster.. Or very basic stereo system setup.. And I would never say.. Ohhhhh I have JBL.. I'd just keep quiet. JBL Home theater system.. I don't think they are meant for a regular house.. Certainly not.. As the neighbours would probably hear it. They are probably better for nightclub situations. I have regret that I bought that system in 1997.. My friend was so proud of it.. And I would say.. Your not the one who has to live with it.. Then he would become confused.. And say.. Are you ungrateful.. And I would say.. But I don't need all this.. It's over the top. Ohh.. In 2018.. My partner and myself we picked up a Yamaha 5.1 small speaker sound system from the Salvation army in Goulburn.. $100.. Got it home. Once again.. I was reluctant to buy it.. Then my partner said.. If you don't buy it.. I will. Got it home.. Got it setup.. Beautiful sound.. Don't use it often though as we live in a unit.. As we are considerate of our neighbours.. Even though our neighbours blast their their tv as loud as they want whenever they feel like it.. The Irony.. Though it's been better the last 6 months.. Fortunately we have good thick walls here. That's a different subject though.. And my Beyerdynamic's cut out about half of the background noise. Previous to this.. A week before the Yamaha system.. We purchased a Samsung sound bar to go with our new tv.. Got the sound bar home.. Reluctant to take it out of it's box.. But after two days.. Conceded.. Set it up.. Underwhelmed in every way possible.. Don't buy sound bars.. They are awful.. Total waste of time and money. Then bought the Yamaha from Salvation army.. When I got the Yamaha setup it sounded phenomenally better than the sound bar. Then we took the sound bar back to Harvey Norman.. Told/explained to the guy there what happened.. What we thought.. He said.. Apples and oranges mate. Then he contemplated for about 10 seconds.. Then gave us a refund. Point being.. Is that I never needed the JBL home theater system.. They are not a gimick.. But you'd never need one for your lounge room or your bedroom.. A basic ghetto blaster with headphones is sufficient.. I don't even use that anymore as I have a Fiio Dac plugged into my usb on windows ten and my Beryerdynamic DT 770 Pro plugged into that.. Simple.. And for the bedroom I have my Ipod.. Plug my Audio Technica's into that. I do regret buying the JBL system back then.. It was excessive and over the top. Next step.. Copy and paste this to my documents.. Open office writer.. Before I even post it. Beautiful.. Done.. As sometimes.. The host of a channel doesn't like what I have to say and deletes my comment.. Which is enormously frustrating.. Considering it took 45 minutes to typ this. Also.. As soon as I post I will take a photo of it. JBL Home theater systems are very un necessary for a home. I have proof read this twice and am satisfied.
I just became confused then.. I'm listening to an album.. Dio.. Strange highways.. And it finished and I decided to pick a new album.. But momentarily forgot I was still on this page.. And so clicked back on This page.. Hence losing all of the message I had just spent ten minutes writing. I'll start again.. Shall I. What does every one think of the trial today.. Team Johnny. Also.. I would like to add. A few days after I had contemplated returning the JBL theater system. My friend said to me.. Dude.. Why would you want to do that.. Aren't you happy with the best system in town.. Are you not grateful.. And he said.. I know that guy who sold it to you.. I speak with him often.. It will look bad if you return it.. Come on dude.. It will only take you two pays from work to pay for this.. In fact it did Not. Also.. It's all vague now.. I don't know if that guy got a commission at all.. But it was mostly pushy and aggressive. Also.. I thought I was going to be getting some special discount.. Like 50 percent off. As it turns out I did get a discount.. The Standard Xmas discount.. But Not any extra special discount. Also.. At about the 9 month mark.. I received a weird letter from an agency stating not to forget that the money is due soon in a couple of months... Don't forget to pay. They had a fairly impolite way of saying it. I figure that most other people who may have been swimming in money had paid for their unnecessary stereo systems months before that.
In regard of taking the sound bar back.. My partner said to me.. How are we going to do this. I said.. It would be a bad idea to call them. I'd already packed it back up. I said.. Actually.. We both had the idea to just march in there carrying it.. They won't want a scene.. And we'll make a fuss.. They won't like that. We did make a fuss.. But as I stated above.. The guy conceded and gave as a refund on the spot. I almost ran to the counter before he changed his mind. I think the sound bar was $1800.. We were Immensely Relieved to get that money back. Ohhh.. The same Yamaha system at Harvey Norman.. Well.. Similar was $500.. So we saved 400. Especially being that the sound from the tv was actually better than the sound from the bar.. Go figure. But the Yamaha speakers.. They do give a lovely sound.
@@kenincomio989 Is that all I get. Considering the amount of time and effort I put into my posts. I expect a better reply/comment than that. Quite Frankly your response isn't good enough.
Avoid. Sattelites battery is dying after one year of usage. Suindbar died after 3 years. So if you want to invest at sound bar just look for something else..
I'm an over-reasearcher whenever I'm in the market for buying something...it's a quirk. This is by-far the best video I've seen on any surround system. Wish you reviewed mountain bikes too!
That's actually the wrong way of calibrating. You need to position that calibration mic to where you're gonna be sitting. So the volume of each speaker is measured correctly.
Your video is easily understandable and clear cover important aspects of the product which will help for the installation.Thankyou
I dont care what no one says this soudbar and woofer is amazing 10/10
Superb video, very good 101 intro for dummies! Many thanks!
Awesome video. Explained very well. Thanks
Very useful video 👍🏼 thanks!!
Can you use the HDMI OUT arc, even if your monitor isn't arc? Just to passthrough 4k video
Are there protective caps for the 2 sides available for the bar? I think its ugly if the 2 rear speakers are removed
Lol informative and very entertaining. ❤
i likey this one ALOT!! sick soundbar sir and sick review.
I love to experience the 5.1 sounds but I get so overwhelm with all those pieces and the wiring process. I'm those oldies people who's not into drilling holes in the wall or have multiple wiring every where. I was looking into Sony and Vizio but the reviews wasn't clear on the installation until yours. So based on this review sounds like this JBL is for me. I see you're very passionate on the subject, so great job with the thorough review. 👍
If you Samsung tv, you just use Samsung soundbar 11 channel, which jbl tuner has inside there.
Great content! Actually very educational 📚📚📚
Awesome review..good job man!
Hello sir connect wireless connectivity mein koi problem hai kya please comment
man i'm here, french having to go to a malaysian review, great content tho, it gave me a good idea of how it works thanks
Oui c’est vrai qu’il y a peu de tests de cette barre
Buying this just because of your reaction. 10/10 review, thank you.
its have a home shaking bass??
I like your reaction bro lol ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This soundbar very2 power ! More better that other brands yang overprice 😤 honestly u guys takkan menyesal beli!!! 😉🙏🏻❤️
Does TV monitor sounds gets turned off automatically when Soundbar is on?
Can we do videoki also in that jbl???
Excellent job bro ¡¡¡ tnx
Definitely a Great Review 🎉
Excellent review. Sold!
Good review brother. Keep it up. 😊
I can’t find this for purchase on Amazon 😢
Comparing the JBL Bar 5.1 to the Prism+ Symphony 5.1.2. Which would you recommend? since their price are pretty close.
What is the trailer you played first?
Awesome vid!
I've a potential problem that keeps me from buying this awesome set up, which is how can it be fixed if instead of having a TV what you have is a projector throwing the image from behind the sofa. Is it possible to turn around the IDs of the channels? Because the main HDMI cable would have to cross the room all along otherwise.
exactly! I have the same problem. May be projectors can use bluetooth to connect to this setup?
Or use the 3.5 mm cable?
@@KalyanChandraChintalapati so I use a xgimi elfin projector and connect this soundbar with Bluetooth with no hdmi's whatsoever. Hope this helps !!
Now,projector is not had much outputs you need to find an audio expert and need to use higher expenses which is amplifier, and speaker set .
How long the battery of the side detachable speaker will perform well? After that how to repair? Is there any battery changing option?
10hrs
Great video. Do I really need an HDMI cable to connect the soundbar to the TV? Assuming I have a Bluetooth capable beamer, can I connect the soundbar to the beamer via Bluetooth as well?
he said pretty clear that only HDMI is needed to connect to TV.
@@economicdevelopment5972 Glad you are taking everything as it is stated. I would have been much more interested in whether he even tried it via Bluetooth - hence my question.
At least with regard to a beamer, I meanwhile got an answer from the manufacturer and this connection is definitely possible, via Bluetooth.
@@EvilEyeGuy Good that you have it cleared
hello how long is the length of the soundbar system? ışikta sağ ve sol hoparlorleri çekrsek lüğü nekar? cevap verirseniz çok sevinirim!..
How many watt 5.1jbl
Hi sir, I just bought my new jbl 51blkep 5.1 home theater. My detachable surround speakers turns off when I plug out of the sound bar. Please tell me what might be the reason. Will the surround speakers charges automatically when put them back to the magnetic part of sound bar. Red light blinks and disappear. Please reply?
battery is death
at a time, can we connect let say gaming console, android box & astro with the soundbar? or need a separate amplifier?
You connect your console through HDMI to the soundbar, then it does the passthrough to your TV.
How to charge the surround speakers? Is it still, charging while using the bar, or u need to shot it down? To charge.. thanks much, appriciated if u can ans my Q.😊👍
Charging is done while the bar is in standby mode..
What si the Best sound this JBL 5.1 wireless 510wats to power or JBL Soundbar imerssive 550 wats to power? Or JBL Soundbar cinematic 5.1 ? What si the Best sound ?
this is better, it has detachable surround sound speakers
If tv only support dolby audio use with this dolby atmos soundbar can the tv utilise the dolby atmos soundbar?
This bar doesn't support atmos..
great
Can anyone clear that the surround sound speakers play music *WHILE* they are being charged *VIA THE USB 2.0 PORT*
One question bro. Can I use the subwoofer without the Bar? What if the bar is not working or is damage and need repair, can it connect with other Bluetooth device?
Hi John Walter Salas, we did not test the subwoofer without the bar, sorry that we are unable to answer your question. However here's JBL's product page and I believe you can contact JBL directly should you have any further questions. Thank you for your support!
www.jbl.com.my/soundbars/JBL+Bar+5.1.html
dolby atmos from smartphone via bluetooth?i dont think so.
Subwoofer Watts.?
I dont think that this bar have a Dolby Atmos feature. It has surround, but not ATMOS... Am I wrong?
Jbl cinema from GSC cinema to home.
Harman kardon the most loudest is JBL harman .In cinme as Gsc maybe the use all harman kardon family tech and subwoofer with samsung audio and xiamoi audio.
At this price when you don't get equilizer its Something amazing like #RIP
excellent JBL is best in home theater. give me your shop address it's near by bombay 🇮🇳. ❤️
Cost?! INR
What is the name of the song you were listening to?
Dude, I found the song! It's Almong Jugg - Palmetto Bay
Why i dont see at shopee this one.just shown 5.1 multibeam and 9.1 only. Help
Hi Teko nn, sorry about this currently the product is out of stock from our seller. We will bring it up to our seller and hopefully the product will be in stock soon. Thank you for your support!
@@Shopee_MY thank a lot for your response
I love this soundbar. For me Best placement for subwoofer is on vertical wall about 2 meters away ftom couch to side and 2 meters away to front. Before this i had front firing subwoofer and best placement for that was on horizontal wall where front speakers was. This sub is too boomy when I put it on the same side as the previous polk audio hts 10. Polk was too boomy in the corners but excellent in the front. Jbl is too boomy in front but perfect on the right side wall
Can anyone tell me, can we connect mic and use it as karaoke?
no
If you want to know,kulas tech show is samsung harman actually you can check youtube channel there.
Bluetooth doesn't support Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Atmos.
Calibration keeps failing on my system, please help
My English is not very good but I had the same problem. The problem was that the microphone was not properly connected to the soundbar, so make sure that the microphone is connected correctly. Make sure that you press its connector into the soundbar properly all the way to the bottom.
Correction: Doesnt support atmos for this model.. if u want atmos go get jbl 9.1
Nic
jbl 5.1 or q810a?? which one is better ??
Jbl bro... U can't go wrong
can you connect your phone to the speakers with bluetooth?
you can
Sony or JBL?
So.. This video will do me to put down what I need to say. This was on my mind about 6 months ago and I simply forgot to write it down at the time. Also.. I need a break.. A distraction away from the trial and inbetween editing my videos. I've just been sitting here writing most of this in my head. This is going to be a big huge one. I'm listening to Whitesnake.. 1977 album as I write this.. Actually about 3 am this morning.. I decided to listen to this album.. As it was on recommended on CZcams. I had been listening to Dio Master of the moon and Lock up the wolves. Actually.. I am listening to Whitesnake 1977 album now .. 20 minutes ago.. And all of a sudden my thought got triggered.. As I suddenly thought of listening to this album on open speaker in a 70's lounge room. So.. I have chosen this video to start with. Back in 1997.. When I worked at Sega world Sydney.. Which I have made a video on.. I do visit it on and off to make edits on it.. I Digress. At the time of working for Sega world Sydney back in 1997.. The Good Ol days.. Remember the Good Ol days when the world was a different place.. Ohhhh I do remember. Back then.. Music wise.. Well to play music.. When I was in my old room at my parents place.. I had my ghetto blaster from the 90's.. I eventually bought.. To go with it a compact disc player.. Which cost me about $70 at the time.. Which I would have thought was expensive. Also.. I remember at one point buying some headphones.. Similar to apple ear buds which weren't heard of back then. This is how I would listen to music. By the mid to late 90's I didn't really listen to anything on open speaker.. I remember listening to my Led Zeppelin cd's with headphones in. Now.. At some point in 1997.. I decided for some reason to.. I contemplated getting some speakers.. I don't know why. I went to Big W.. The equivalent of Walmart.. Pretty much.. And I would have seen what they had to offer but probably dismissed it. I have a friend.. Who I haven't spoken to in years.. But at the time in the late 90's I spoke with him every second day. A buisness man... Very successful. Knew a lot about music and speakers. We loved Heavy Metal.. Which is my main love. I am very eclectic though. My friend worked for a company at the time. What happened was I mentioned to him that I was Possibly interested in getting some better speakers.. I was contemplating it. This was a mistake to mention to him.. Which I half realized at the time. All I wanted was the option of some new speakers.. But he went into full sales man aggressive mode and said.. Ohhh Nahhh.. Dude..You need the whole thing. He ended up getting me to go out to go out to a shop complex where his friend worked who dealt in speaker home theater setup systems.. Way more than I was even interested in at the time.
So.. I went out there.. I'm listening to the Whitesnake album as I typ this.. Stimulating actually. I went out to this warehouse shop. Met my friends work friend. Semi aggressive business sales guy. When I turned up.. He thought I was ready to purchase on the spot.. My friend must have said I was ready to buy.. I Was not. Anyway.. I was shown the JBL set up they had.. And I wasn't buying into it.. Wasn't going for this guys sales pitch.. Not initially anyway. I said.. I just want a couple of speakers.. Maybe. In retrospect.. The whole thing was madness.. But we have to remember that the late 90's.. I was in my mid 20's.. And it was an open speaker era.. Not that many people used headphones like they do today. Anyway.. This sales guy said.. Do you want good sound.. Quality sound. That's right.. My friend had two JBL speakers at the time.. And I thought I possibly wanted something similar. Anyway.. This sales guy says.. Look at this system.. It's home theater.. It's 5.1.. It's loud.. You'll love it. I'm like.. It's just for my bedroom.. I don't need all this. Somehow.. Over the course of 40 minutes this sales guy managed to talk me into buying a JBL.. 5.1 Home theater system.. Which I completely didn't need. It wouldn't be until 15 years later that I would look back on it and realize.. I never needed it. Anyway.. I got suckered into a deal.. For $899.. Interest free.. And I got to pay it off.. Big Mistake. I remember the words of the salesman at the end of the transaction.. He said.. Have a Loud Christmas.. I was like.. Yeah.. Ok.. I was half hearted about it. My friend.. Was over the moon about it.. And my other friend was like.. Ohhh new system huh.. My ghetto blaster gets me by just fine. I took it home.. And at first did not open it.. I was completely reluctant to open the box. In fact I think my friend called and said.. How does it sound dude.. I'm like.. I haven't open the box.. He was like.. Huh? What? He is the type of person to rip all the plastic off frustratedly as quickly as he can like 5 minutes after purchase.. Where as I will look at the product I have purchased and will eventually reluctantly disturb the lovely packaging. I've got cd's I purchased mid 90's.. Still in their plastic. It's part of my ocd. Anyway.. About 2 days later.. I decided to in the afternoon.. Reluctantly open the box. As I was going to return the whole lot.. But my friend said.. Please don't do that.. My friend will lose the commission.. I was like.. Ohhhhhhh Ok. He also said.. Don't you want a state of the art system. So.. I unboxed it.
It involved/contained.. A JBL amplifier.. A subwoofer and 5 speakers and a remote. I set it up reluctantly.. In my average size bedroom.. And I'm thinking.. This system is too big for my bedroom. I got it setup.. And put a cd in.. The sound was terrific I will admit.. Beautiful sound.. But too much for anything I needed.. Yet a great sound.. But too much for the house. Never needed to put it above volume 3. I did end up keeping it and got used to it. Much of the time having it on volume 2. Down the track on the last day the money was due.. Which I went through a lot of stress with.. Because at the last 3 month mark before the final payment was due.. Which was about a year later.. The company started to send me harassment letters.. You owe us money.. Pay now. I ended up sending them a check which cost me $7.. To shut them up and get them off my back. So.. I have recieved return error.. My post is continued as a reply..
Cont'd.. For years I blasted my music at home through the JBL's.. my parents never complained too much.. I broke 2 of the tweekers on two of the speakers. The system was very good.. Very loud.. Too loud for a bedroom.. Ridiculous for a bedroom actually.. Even too loud for a lounge room in all honesty. When I moved out of home in 2010.. I left the JBL's there.. By that point 2 of the speakers worked. Two years ago I reflected back on it.. Actually it was about 2014 and I reflected back on that purchase.. A total waste.. A complete waste of money. I should have been much stronger at the time and just put my foot down assertively and said.. I don't need all this.. I'm just looking for a simple sound.. All this is Too much and my ghetto blaster is just fine.. Which I still have under my old bed at my parents house. In fact in retrospect and looking back to 1997.. All I needed was a good pair of headphones.. In fact back then I wish I knew about Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro.. Which is what I'm wearing at the moment listening to Whitesnake. A beautiful headphone which I have been using since 2019. I have my Audio Technica M50x for the bedroom... And to sleep I have my apple ear buds. Ohhhh and when I would visit other people's homes.. Houses.. Units.. They would have a very basic ghetto blaster.. Or very basic stereo system setup.. And I would never say.. Ohhhhh I have JBL.. I'd just keep quiet. JBL Home theater system.. I don't think they are meant for a regular house.. Certainly not.. As the neighbours would probably hear it. They are probably better for nightclub situations. I have regret that I bought that system in 1997.. My friend was so proud of it.. And I would say.. Your not the one who has to live with it.. Then he would become confused.. And say.. Are you ungrateful.. And I would say.. But I don't need all this.. It's over the top. Ohh.. In 2018.. My partner and myself we picked up a Yamaha 5.1 small speaker sound system from the Salvation army in Goulburn.. $100.. Got it home. Once again.. I was reluctant to buy it.. Then my partner said.. If you don't buy it.. I will. Got it home.. Got it setup.. Beautiful sound.. Don't use it often though as we live in a unit.. As we are considerate of our neighbours.. Even though our neighbours blast their their tv as loud as they want whenever they feel like it.. The Irony.. Though it's been better the last 6 months.. Fortunately we have good thick walls here. That's a different subject though.. And my Beyerdynamic's cut out about half of the background noise.
Previous to this.. A week before the Yamaha system.. We purchased a Samsung sound bar to go with our new tv.. Got the sound bar home.. Reluctant to take it out of it's box.. But after two days.. Conceded.. Set it up.. Underwhelmed in every way possible.. Don't buy sound bars.. They are awful.. Total waste of time and money. Then bought the Yamaha from Salvation army.. When I got the Yamaha setup it sounded phenomenally better than the sound bar. Then we took the sound bar back to Harvey Norman.. Told/explained to the guy there what happened.. What we thought.. He said.. Apples and oranges mate. Then he contemplated for about 10 seconds.. Then gave us a refund. Point being.. Is that I never needed the JBL home theater system.. They are not a gimick.. But you'd never need one for your lounge room or your bedroom.. A basic ghetto blaster with headphones is sufficient.. I don't even use that anymore as I have a Fiio Dac plugged into my usb on windows ten and my Beryerdynamic DT 770 Pro plugged into that.. Simple.. And for the bedroom I have my Ipod.. Plug my Audio Technica's into that. I do regret buying the JBL system back then.. It was excessive and over the top.
Next step.. Copy and paste this to my documents.. Open office writer.. Before I even post it. Beautiful.. Done.. As sometimes.. The host of a channel doesn't like what I have to say and deletes my comment.. Which is enormously frustrating.. Considering it took 45 minutes to typ this. Also.. As soon as I post I will take a photo of it. JBL Home theater systems are very un necessary for a home. I have proof read this twice and am satisfied.
I just became confused then.. I'm listening to an album.. Dio.. Strange highways.. And it finished and I decided to pick a new album.. But momentarily forgot I was still on this page.. And so clicked back on This page.. Hence losing all of the message I had just spent ten minutes writing. I'll start again.. Shall I. What does every one think of the trial today.. Team Johnny.
Also.. I would like to add. A few days after I had contemplated returning the JBL theater system. My friend said to me.. Dude.. Why would you want to do that.. Aren't you happy with the best system in town.. Are you not grateful.. And he said.. I know that guy who sold it to you.. I speak with him often.. It will look bad if you return it.. Come on dude.. It will only take you two pays from work to pay for this.. In fact it did Not. Also.. It's all vague now.. I don't know if that guy got a commission at all.. But it was mostly pushy and aggressive. Also.. I thought I was going to be getting some special discount.. Like 50 percent off. As it turns out I did get a discount.. The Standard Xmas discount.. But Not any extra special discount. Also.. At about the 9 month mark.. I received a weird letter from an agency stating not to forget that the money is due soon in a couple of months... Don't forget to pay. They had a fairly impolite way of saying it. I figure that most other people who may have been swimming in money had paid for their unnecessary stereo systems months before that.
In regard of taking the sound bar back.. My partner said to me.. How are we going to do this. I said.. It would be a bad idea to call them. I'd already packed it back up. I said.. Actually.. We both had the idea to just march in there carrying it.. They won't want a scene.. And we'll make a fuss.. They won't like that. We did make a fuss.. But as I stated above.. The guy conceded and gave as a refund on the spot. I almost ran to the counter before he changed his mind. I think the sound bar was $1800.. We were Immensely Relieved to get that money back. Ohhh.. The same Yamaha system at Harvey Norman.. Well.. Similar was $500.. So we saved 400. Especially being that the sound from the tv was actually better than the sound from the bar.. Go figure. But the Yamaha speakers.. They do give a lovely sound.
Wtf
@@kenincomio989 Is that all I get. Considering the amount of time and effort I put into my posts. I expect a better reply/comment than that. Quite Frankly your response isn't good enough.
For sale
all good except the fact neither my satellites and SW don't connect to the bar and I wasted my whole evening with it...
Me too
6:46 "You just PLuG tHeM IN aNd TheY ChARgE WiRElESslY" ok lol
and your brain is frying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He doesn't detail,dolby atmos need to use an earc cable.With calibration.
This is not 5.1 if 5.1 is Dolby digital but 5.1.4 channel, soundbar 3.2 with dolby atmos and vision enabled 🤣🤦♂️.
Avoid. Sattelites battery is dying after one year of usage. Suindbar died after 3 years. So if you want to invest at sound bar just look for something else..
Don’t buy this I have this it’s shit
Why?...bass is good from what i hear
Shut up.