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AB40 High Performance Soundbase

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Product Review (submitted on March 12, 2017):

I've owned the ab40 for over 2 weeks now and I'm impressed with it. I've only had experience with soundbars so I can't compare the ab40 to any other soundbase. When it's compared to the other soundbars though it's much better and offers much better bass and clarity than any other soundbar I've owned. Couple the soundbar with a good 8' subwoofer than things change a bit. The ab40 has terrific mids and highs and the bass sounds great with movies and TV. The bass sounds much bigger than it should out of this little box with movies. Music is a different story though. The mids and highs still sound great but if you're listening to a very bass heavy song with the bass boost enabled on the ab40 then things turn to a muddy, distorted mess. I've had to turn the ab40s bass boost to standard and turn the volume down to clear it up. The little 3in drivers can only fake it for so long. It just can't compete with a good subwoofer. While listening to music I would suggest listening to it on standard mode. Movies should be watched using bass boost mode. I have a cheap 5.1 system too and the ab40 doesn't come close to competing with it like fluance says it can. The 3D mode is more of a gimmick then anything. In closing though the ab40 is pretty sweet sounding system that's confined to sitting under your TV. - Verified Store