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ZVOX SoundBase 670 5.3-Channel Soundbar with 3 Built-In Subwoofers: Enhance your viewing experience with greater dialogue clarity, explosive bass and riveting virtual surround sound. This compact soundbar acts as a base to set up to a 70" TV on. Beyond TV, the Bluetooth-enabled soundbar can connect with your devices to stream music and Internet radio, filling any room with rich, vivid audio.
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ZVOX 670 performance convinces "the Boss"
on December 25, 2015
Posted by: nativesun
We purchased the ZVOX 670 to replace an aged 5.1 system that had been built-up over time. Wife and commander never liked the 5.1 system, and it fell into disuse. And of course, you have the ongoing problems of calibration and miles of speaker wire.
The major barrier to purchase was the skepticism by my wife, who managed to throw up every objection manageable! That became a good thing, cuz it caused me to do product research on both the TV and the 670 soundbase, so I could meet her questions with authority. For example, she was skeptical that the soundbase would support our TV (110 pounds). The 670 specs say 150 pounds, and when we got the system installed in our small living room, the 670 had no difficulty at all supporting the weight of the TV.
I was quite sold on the 670 after listening to it at the store. I ended up disconnecting the store's subwoofer, because I wanted to hear the system 670 without what would be an added expense of spending on an additional subwoofer. Listening in a store is always a risk, since you don't have the system set up in your home viewing area. But, it was pretty obvious in the store that the system would have everything we needed for our home theater, including a solid oomph bass.
After setting up in our living room, and solving the wiring mess, we were ready for the audition. We had replaced FIVE speakers and the wiring with this one 670. Yikes. Although you can run the 670 off one cable from the TV to the 670, setups to install your other gear can still be complicated. We are running our DirecTV satellite, our DVD and CD player, an AV receiver, a standalone over-the-air broadcast antenna, Apple TV, et al through the 670, so there are a number of HDMI, and optical cables snaking in the back of the TV and 670. Less than before, but still not a simple setup for that much media gear.
As others have noted, the sound from the 670 is spectacular! Highly detailed, crisp but not artificial. Bass is highly adjustable and all that we needed, so no separate subwoofer needed. The lowest bass output comes from settings 0 to minus 6. We often are using minus 4. If we used settings plus 1 and higher, the boom factor would be overwhelming in our living room.
I am impressed by the width of the soundstage. Sounds can be heard coming from the two side walls, which are about 15 feet apart, very impressive!
I am very happy with the sound controls accessed via the remote. Every change in level of any of the settings makes a very distinct change in the sound. The three preset soundstages are also different from one another. We generally like #2.
I have terrible hearing, and was surprised, for example that I was able to hear sports announcers pretty clearly on football telecasts, without the Accuvoice turned on. That was never the case before installing the 670. Big plus.
Wife doesn't like the Accuvoice feature, and I will admit it changes the overall sound to something that seems strangely distorted. Usually, even with my hearing, I can adjust the sound levels, bass and treble to make dialogue pretty understandable. I would only use Accuvoice if desperate, as it takes a toll on the overall sound.
The major test for our family is if the soundbase would be preferred and used for TV, DVD and CD use, and I am happy to report the answer is yes. We all like the sound, and the 670 is in near constant use with the TV. That is so much more an improvement over what we were doing before purchasing the 670!
We don't mind the remote's size, about the same height and width as a deck of cards, though thinner. The shape makes the remote easy to spot with the rest of the remotes. I wish the remote had a backlight, but the controls make sense, are intelligently located, and are easy to use.
Very happy after nearly a month of use. Now to see if the system has some staying power.
Keep in mind that ZVOX is a USA company, so you can support some talented and innovative USA engineers. Also, customer support is USA based, and good response can be expected, which is what I have read in other reviews.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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