Vibe OptiSound TV5D Digitial TV Subwoofer

Had a new flat screen TV, but bass non-existant.Use a Tivo box from Virgin, which has an optical output (TV had coax - SPDIF). Unit also comes with red\white RCA audio cables.Link from Tivo box to device, and works very well. Only have the bass level up a short way, as that is more than sufficient to add bass to the overall sound (otherwise it becomes too much on people's vocals). Makes a huge difference to the viewing experience. Much more enhanced sounds, and completely changes the experience when watching a music channel. Have Netflix through Virgin, and is essential for more of a cinema sound experience.Unit itself is larger than expected, but it very smart and fits under the TV unit. The optical cable that comes with the device is quite long, to there were options of where to place it, and I guess the length will be sufficient for wall mounted TV's.Certainly recommend, as it delivers what I was looking for - working alongside my TV sound, and it complements it well, without the need for more expensive sound bars, or 5.1. Neat solution with a TV stand, as sound bars are always very long and I was often wondering where I would place it, particularly with having a young child in the family.

I received this and set it up in 2 mins very easy to do with optical cable.The bass is terrible.... Very strange and just sounds muffled and when it is set too high it just sounds horrendous.I was hoping this would be a great purchase but its going straight back. When there is talking in a film or music all you can hear is an echo and muffled speech. Not good at all which is a real shame.

For the price it produces a great bass, it goes really low; I plugged it to the sky hd box and after changing the setting (look on the audio menu for sync setting) it really changed the whole experience, unbelievable, so deep that my wife was complaining. I used both optical and RCA but prefer the optical/digital output as this is an obvious plus; the optical cable is included and it is very long (believe 2m); Also is small and fits anywhere. Just make sure you place it in the right spot (i put it behind the TV, maybe for you a different place will give you more bass, this applies with all subs, their performance depends from the size and shape of the room).Pros:- price- goes very low, good bass- excellent for a thinny TV (all new ones)- small and well builtCons:- not even close to a eg yamaha sub if you need quality bass, can't really use this if you have a good amp and speakers, for whatever reasons when I plugged it to my boston speakers and AV amp, it sounded flat, however when plugged to my sky hd box and sammy tv, it sounded big and deep.- switch should have been at the front (just being picky really)Remember for this price nothing even comes close (however I have seen a 5.1 set for £20 and my yamaha sub was £20 secondhand).RECCOMENDED!

Not using mine.Tried it with a DENON system using sub out,was ok.Then tried it connected to SONY TV using audio output.I had to turn it down really low as it was dominating the TV sound.OK for £20 though

For the money, this is incredible! Provides plenty of powerful, deep bass in a small room. I use the Optisound TV5D in a way that it's not recommended for - as a sub for my office hifi, which uses an SMSL amp and JBL Control One speakers. The JBLs are great, but being small, lack any kind of deep bass. I didn't have the budget to buy an expensive sub, but having seen the Optisound TV5D on sale for about £20, I thought it would be worth a go. It's not perfect - you have to be a bit patient when setting the volume on the sub so that it gives the right amount of bass. Anything over about 20% sounds ridiculously bass-heavy - and the Optisound can go surprisingly loud. But when set up correctly, it can really extend your hifi's frequency range and fill in those deep notes that are otherwise lost to small speakers (the JBLs's range ends at about 100Hz I think). Bear in mind that if you change your amp's volume, you'll be wanting to adjust the Optisound too, so ideally it needs to be somewhere that you can reach the rear-mounted volume control. Don't know what it sounds like with a TV, I'd imagine that it would transform the sound of most flatscreen TVs, but again you'd have to be careful to adjust the Optisound's volume to avoid being totally swamped in bass. As the Optisound reaches up to 500Hz, you could end up with an ugly bulge in your lower end (I am speaking sonically here!) if you set the Optisound's output too high. Bear in mind that to use it the way I'm doing in a hifi setup, you'll need some RCA Y-splitter cables to feed the stereo signal from your music source to your amp and sub (if you're using RCA, the Optisound needs a stereo feed, you can't use the mono sub-out from your amp if it has one). It's never going to beat an expensive sub and it probably sounds less impressive in a large room, but in a small room this a brilliant way to add extra bass at a bargain price!

Probaly is good but did not work with my new LG tv.