Customer Reviews for iLive - 2.1-Channel 37-inch Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer, ITBSW399B
Customer Rating
3
Sound bar
on July 11, 2023
Posted by: Toyota
from Kentucky
Gender:Female
So I received this as my 10 year anniversary gift and I love the sound of the speaker but I am still having trouble going back and forth from the tv and the bluet tooth on my phone. I was hoping to have it play through the speaker with out changing the setting each time.
Got this as a cheap accessory for our lakehouse (which didn't have any radio). It came packaged well & undamaged. The setup instructions were simple, quick and easy. I liked how it came with an installation template. I thought the remote might be a bit confusing but the voice responses when you change settings made it really easy. I was able to connect the TV with the included cable (RCA option is there too but not provided). Connecting my phone via bluetooth was super easy too. Sound bar itself sounds good. Bass is a bit shallow when you are near the speaker but I expected that based on it's small size. I tucked it behind a cabinet and that makes it totally find when listening from the center of the room. Only wish was that the name when searching for bluetooth was a bit more intuittive (i.e. "soundbar" or something like that).
I bought this 2 weeks ago to help my tv sounds which didn't seem to project as well. Works great! I had to google baout how to get the audio to play through my tv, (you have to go into TV settings and switch audio formats) that should be included in instructions, other than that, working great so far!
I had bought the iLive Bluetooth® Sound Bar With Wireless Subwoofer after reading the reviews here. I connected the soundbar via Optical cable since the other option was an audio cable and no HDMI. After the second movie the soundbar kept cutting out every so often. I replaced the optical cable with a brand new one and it didn't help. After watching a couple more movies over a week to see if it would get better, it only got worse. The sound constantly cuts out throughout the movie.
I have tried with an external Blue Ray player, online streaming and downloaded movies. All audio cuts out. I also changed the setting on my TV from "auto" to "PCM" in the Optical section. Does not help. This soundbar is pretty much useless now and beyond the 14 day return from the store I bought it from?
If you are to purchase this, I reccomend watching a few movies right away to see if this happens.
Only audio connection options are optical cable and Stereo Audio 3.5mm Auxiliary cord. No HDMI option.