You’ll just be surprised when you hear how the thing sounds. It might look boring-and it doesn't have any fancy features like Wi-Fi connectivity or a built-in voice assistant-but that might not matter.
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If you like watching films and TV with lots of action, or you, like me, have fallen in love with Formula 1 (and the associated soundtrack of whiz-bang hybrid engines), you’ll have a hard time finding better audio for the price. To my ears, it’s easily as good as those two options, though the rear surround speakers on the Vizio give it the edge on immersive audio.Īs far as whether it’s worth the upcharge from models like Polk’s very-own Signa S3 ($279), or many other soundbars with subwoofers that lack surround sound or Dolby Atmos immersion, I’d say it’s worth saving up for. Easy peasy.Īt $399, the Signa S4 competes with options like the Samsung HW-Q600A ($450) and M-Series from Vizio ($480), which has dedicated surround speakers.
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Once practice was over, I switched it back to Film mode to watch a movie before bed. Once paired, a quick press of the Music button on the remote and we were listening to our latest demos in normal stereo (no weird surround sound upscaling in this mode). I often have music practices in my space after hours, and my bandmates had no problem quickly connecting to the Signa S4 via Bluetooth. Polk Signa S4 remote Photograph: Polk Audioįrankly, I love that you don't need to dive into dozens of menus and mess around with settings to have the bar perform as advertised. My only gripe? I wish the buttons had a backlight-it's hard to know what you're pressing in a dark room. Night mode limits the bass so you don’t annoy your neighbors watching Keanu Reeves movies at 3 am. Otherwise, you’ve got volume controls and bare-bones EQ adjustment for bass. You can pick between Music, Film, and Night mode settings (denoted by clip art on the buttons). This simplicity extends to the remote too. (It comes with both optical and HDMI cables.) Universal mounting holes on the back make it easy to put below a wall-mounted TV, but I tested the S4 on a wide TV stand. If you don’t have an ARC HDMI port, don't fret! You can also use the Signa S4's optical input to grab high-quality digital sound. If it doesn't just instantly work, you may have to set it up in your TV's audio settings menu under “ARC settings,” especially if your set is older.
Once you’ve placed the soundbar below your TV, the subwoofer near an outlet, and plugged them both into a power source, all you need to do is plug the included HDMI cable into the HDMI ARC (audio return channel) port on your TV most modern TVs have an HDMI port labeled as “ARC.” The soundbar should automatically connect and be ready to play-at least that’s how it worked on the various Vizio and LG TVs I tested it with. Polk Audio Signa S4 subwoofer Photograph: Polk Audio
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