Hisense 2.1 Sound Bar HS218

Good audio quality for the price – This soundbar although comparatively cheap seemed to be able to fill the application I had for it to provide good quality audio for a 40” LED TV that I had moved into a living room. The packaging it arrived in was shaped in such a way it had only a little non recyclable packing. The soundbar seemed well made and the sub-woofer was quite heavy as the box is made of wood. The general look of the system is very good.

I mounted the sound bar on the wall under the TV with the brackets and screws provided in the kit. I sat the sub-woofer on the floor.

I have connected the TV to the line input. My laptop is connected via Bluetooth to the soundbar, so is my audio system. The optical input is connected to my VAST satellite reciever.

There is a good variety of inputs with selection by the included remote control. On board controls are at the right hand side of the soundbar, where I have the soundbar located they are not easy to get to, so I have purchased a second remote control in case the first one fails or gets lost.

If there is no audio input for some time the unit switches itself into standby a good power saving feature.

The overall audio quality is very good and the sub-woofer makes for an impressive lower end of the audio spectrum.

Summing up, this is a very good speaker system considering the price at $199.