What this sound bar does for movie and game nights
- Amazon price
- $116.99
- Customer rating
- 4.2
- Customer reviews
- 659
- Typical price over 90 days
- $127.29
- Difference
- $10.30 (8 percent)
The ULTIMEA 7.1ch Sound Bar spreads sound around your seat instead of pushing it all forward. Three main channels handle dialogue while four surround speakers fill the sides and back, so a chase scene or a crowded stadium feels wider than a single bar can manage alone.
We'd consider it for a living room where the TV sits mid-wall and you can place speakers behind the couch. The included subwoofer handles the low end, and the Aura A40 size in black keeps the visual footprint modest.
If you want a one-box setup with no speakers around your seat, we'd skip it. The virtual surround effect depends on those extra speakers, so a plain bar would serve you better.
How the speakers connect and what you control
Setup splits into two parts. The sound bar links to the two front surround speakers with FR and FL cables, then the two rear speakers tie together with a rear surround cable. The rear right speaker gets power and pairs wirelessly with the bar. If pairing stalls, hold SURROUND on the remote for five seconds until SUR flashes, then hold PAIR on that speaker for five seconds until its light flashes. A steady light means the link is live.
Check your seating plan before buying. You need a path for the front and rear surround cables plus a power outlet near the rear right speaker. The 13 surround levels let you pull the rear effect closer or push it back from the remote, which helps when your couch sits close to the wall.
The Ultimea Home app handles the rest. You get 121 preset EQ matrices across Bass, Pop, Classical and Rock, plus a 10-band equalizer and six modes for Movie, Music, Voice, Sport, Game and Night. OTA updates arrive through the app, so confirm the app is available for your phone before you commit.
Which room makes this worth $116.99
This bar suits a room where you can sit between the front and rear speakers. The rear pair does the work that creates the wrap-around feeling, so a couch with space behind it gets more from the design than a couch pushed flat to the wall.
At $116.99, it sits below the typical price over the last 90 days of $127.29, a difference of $10.30. With 4.2 stars from 659 reviews, the feedback base is large enough to read through before you decide.
Before you order, measure the run from the bar to your rear seating and confirm you have outlets for the subwoofer and the rear right speaker. Also check that your TV has an audio output that matches the bar's inputs, since that detail decides whether the connection works on day one.
The rear speakers need power and a cable run, so plan the placement before the box arrives.
If you want no speakers behind your seat, a simpler bar fits that room better.
Spec sheet
| Model | U2601 |
|---|---|
| Color | Black |
| Size | Aura A40 |
