TCL Alto 8 Plus 3.1.2 Channel Dolby Atmos Smart Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer, WiFi, Works w/Alexa, Google Assistant & Apple Airplay 2, Bluetooth – TS8132, 39-inch, Black

When installing this be sure to follow instructions in the quick setup guide, step by step! Also absolutely be sure to download to your phone for Android the Google Assistant, or for Apple the Apple AIrplay 2 app! What this will do is enable the wifi link on the soundbar and subwoofer to download ALL current updates! If you do not do this it will not work properly! If you have issues linking your phone to the soundbar hold for three seconds the wifi link button (the one with the square with the arrow pointing to the right) and the display will show connected. Do this only if the phone does not succeed at linking them first. Also ensure bluetooth is enabled on your phone and on the soundbar there is the bluetooth button on the soundbar for this. Once connected and updates are downloaded be patient it takes awhile. Also make sure the soundbar output matches the port on tv, otherwise you will not get no sound. I watched several movies to get the Dolby Atmos experience: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Halloween Ends, Trick R' Treat, Morbius, Dune 2021, and Venom. The sound is amazing from a 350 watt system. All of the highs, mid are well balanced in Movie mode which is one of three pre-selected options from the remote. And the one I use all the time. The Bass form the subwoofer is pretty impressive on massive explosions, deeper sounds, and music. The bar automatically detects the sound from the movie you are watching, for example if it is surround only then is displays this, if it is in DTS it will detect this and switch to this mode. Make sure the surround mode is on by pressing the surr button on the upper right hand corner on your remote it does make a difference! I watched some other movies that really shows off the systems abilities: Black Hawk Down, Act of Valor, the Jurassic Park movies, really showcase the sound! I highly recommend this system as I researched the other ones but at much higher price points! Definitely the best choice for being on a budget! Thanks for reading and hope this helps! T.Franz

I bought this product to enhance my TCL Roku TV. It was very easy to set up and easily uses my tv remote control. My previous Sound Bar did not work with my tv remote. It also recommends an ArcHDMI connection which is fantastic as my tv has one. It only took me a couple of minutes to connect and adjust for optimal sound. The subwoofer is much better than my previous as it integrates better with the other speakers. The voices are much more clear on this than on my old one. The music and background sound does not interfere with the voices which I previously had problems with. I also liked that it came with brackets to hang it on the wall and that it is both Bluetooth and wifi compatible. I love this soundbar.

Was after a simple replacement for the tv speakers and this one is so much more and even better if you have a TCL Roku tv then it all uses the same remote. There is a less expensive 8-2.1.2 which I got originally but was DOA but this one is so much more capable of sounding better simply to the amount of speakers along the bar and a true center channel as well

** update** after a software update it stopped playing audio on any videos using Dolby. After 90 minutes on the phone with customer service they are evaluating my problem and I have a non-funcional sound bar, no longer at all impressed. I was looking for a new smart speaker that had Apple Airplay and then I saw this soundbar that had it. I already had a TCL TV so this seemed perfect. The pairing between the TV and the soundbar is literally instantaneous! It took me a second to figure out how to get the wifi connected to the soundbar but I just had to use the Google Home App (I have Google fiber) instead of using the Airplay/Homekit. Once I got that done I could connect it to Apple Homekit too. I'm not an audiophile but the sound is amazing in my little living room. This replaces my Yamaha receiver and Polk bookshelf speaker setup and the difference is night and day! What I love best is that I not only have great TV surround sound now without any complicated setup but I also have a smartspeaker that works with AirPlay, Alexa or Google and it sounds amazing when I cast my music to it. If you have a small house this is a one-device solution to all you tv/music needs. I have not been so pleased with any electronic device in a long time.

Had this soundbar for about 6 months. Sometimes I think it sounds even better than my $1000 setup in my living room. This soundbar has no rear speakers and I still catch myself looking to the left and right cause i can hear things all around me. Crazy high quality for such a low price. Cant wait to see what TCL releases this year cause I can honestly say after this product I trust them with home audio technology.

I didn't buy it for the extra features buy since the manual says they are there I've been trying them out.Here is a list:Airplay 2 (I have no idea what it is yet.),Google Home (I have no idea what Google Home does for the soundbar or vice-versa.),Amazon Alexa - Yes, using an Amazon Echo you can ask Alexa to play music on the soundbar and maybe even ask Alexa to change the volume or do other things the remote does but there isn't a built-in speaker to allow voice commands directly to the soundbar.Spotify - You can play Spotify on the soundbar using the Spotify app on your phone. I actually think this works pretty well. You can even link Spotify to Alexa and control it with voice commands.Chromecast- The manual says it has chomecast. I was hoping that this meant it had built-in Chromestick functionality. It doesn’t. I think you may be able to Chromecast audio to the soundbar but I haven’t figured out how yet.So, to control the soundbar with voice you will need an Echo device or a Google device. Don't expect to be able to talk directly to the soundbar.