Sound quality: Roku's Smart Soundbar delivers sound quality that falls in the Good range - it reproduces music and dialog reasonably well despite the obvious shortcomings in its sound. The bass has good impact, but is slightly boomy and prominent and doesn't go deep. The midrange is fairly even, but is slightly muffled and somewhat grainy. The treble is fairly extended, but is slightly subdued and smeared. This model does a so-so job of recovering room ambience and the overall sound is somewhat congested. With stereo program material the 2-channel (stereo) soundfield extends a bit above, but not much beyond the width of the soundbar and lacks front-to-back depth. With 5.1-channel program material the sound field extends well above and beyond the width of the soundbar but still lacks front-to-back depth. There was no signifficant difference in sound quality between the HDMI, optical, WiFi, USB, and Bluetooth inputs. The system can provide satisfying volume in a medium sized room.
TV setup and ease of use: Very Good overall. Setup: Ease of Use:
Features setup and ease of use: Excellent overall. Setup: Details pending. Ease of Use: Details pending.
