Customer Reviews for iLive - 5.1-Channel Home Theater System with Bluetooth, IHTB142B
Customer Rating
3
Good budget system
on April 21, 2026
Posted by: CeraR
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This isn’t as loud as some other brands but it’s a good budget system. It does sometimes give issues connecting to Bluetooth. This would be perfect for a smaller bedroom but not recommended for a large living room.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Setup was easy, but I didn’t like that it has a lot of wires to connect that’s the downfall of this, and you cant spread the speakers around the room because it has to be connected to the sub woofer with the wires. Sound is pretty good, reasonable for the size of the sub woofer. Nice to hear movies or music. The only thing that is blue tooth is the sub woofer you can connect your phone to it and hear music.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Overall, the speakers feel and sound pretty cheap. The sound mix isn’t that great for both music or watching TV/movies. There are a lot of wires that need to be connected to the main subwoofer so not the cleanest look either. The bluetooth function is useful as I can connect to my phone or TV.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’m so happy to upgrade to this home theater system with Bluetooth. It’s so amazing. It makes the movie sound like a theater. It’s very clear precise easy to plug-in and it looks great in my living room.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] To be 100% honest, I was unimpressed with this product. A few things were big negatives for me the first one being how many wires there were. I feel like in 2026, it’s pretty standard to have wirelessly connected speakers with Bluetooth technology. Another thing I was disappointed in was the lack of HDMI connection. It made it extremely difficult to get things plugged in. The subwoofers base was not very booming the only real redeeming quality of this product was it does get pretty loud and provide some somewhat decent sound.
"Incredible home cinema experience! I bought the I Live Cinema Pop Up kit and it exceeded my expectations. The projector has a clear image, the screen is easy to set up, and the included Bluetooth speaker really enhances the audio. The tripod makes it super stable and versatile for any room. I would definitely buy it again; it’s the best investment for my movie nights."