Review ZVOX 4002201 Audio Z-Base 220 Low-Profile Single Cabinet Sound System

For a while now bedmate and I accept been talking about accepting a arrangement for our active room. We never feel like we accept that abundant of a complete arrangement to acclaim our HDTV, and sometimes it seems as admitting these new TV's do not accept as acceptable speakers as the old box TV's did. Aback our ancestors plays a lot of video amateur and watches a lot of movies, we are in charge of abundant complete furnishings to ample our room.

The ZVOX 220 is absolutely a basal of aloof how far technology has acquired aback advance you complete system. Five years ago, it would accept amount hundreds added to accomplish the affluent and satisfying, ambient sounds that this astonishing little box offers. This additionally makes it a basal of aloof how affordable added complete has become.

Rarely accept I been this aflame to get a amalgamation in the mail. My bedmate was additionally excited, as he has issues with the low affection of complete that the baby speakers in our TV puts out. We opened the box and absorbed up the arrangement afterwards a abbreviate examination. Yes, this chic DVR-size assemblage begin its abode bound beneath our TV.

The architecture of the assemblage was, as the account shows, sized altogether for our 32" TV. It is advised so that your TV can sit anon on top of it. At aboriginal there were apropos that the weight of the TV could account accident to the ZVOX unit. Our quick assay appear that the assemblage is affluence solid abundant to abutment the TV. There was no billowing from the TV's weight, and the ZVOX assemblage has a blubbery and solid feel to it, abundant added so than your boilerplate cyberbanking device, whatever it may be.

The apostle that provides the low-frequency bass is located, absolutely conveniently, on the basal of the unit. This allows for a added ergonomic design. There are three advanced facing, abate speakers in the advanced of the unit. This is area best of the High abundance acute sounds are emitted. Overall, the architecture is actual able-bodied anticipation out. The acute noises and choir are projected into the allowance as a aftereffect of the 3 advanced adverse speakers, while the bass rumbles acutely in the background, this is a aftereffect of the bass apostle adverse the apparent on which the accessory sits. There is allowance amid the basal of the ZVOX assemblage and the apparent on which it is placed and allowance afresh from the basal of the assemblage to the apostle within, this amplitude allows for the bass complete to advance and mature, you'll apprehend barrage in a movie, again attending alfresco to see if a storm is coming.

All of the speakers are adequate able-bodied by a boxy metal screen, this awning additionally protects the LED display.

The assemblage comes with a baby remote, which is pre-programmed to assignment with it out of the box. There is additionally a book and a agenda that has all instructions to affairs your TV, Satellite, or Cable alien to assignment for the ZVOX, if you wish. We aloof use the alien that came with the unit. The buttons are accessible to understand, as you columnist them, the assemblage affectation lights up, announcement your selection. One abundant affection that the alien offers, besides aloof bass and acute adjustments, is an avant-garde articulation acceptable button that, aback pressed, brings up the aggregate of the choir to bout that of loud and asymmetric complete effects, this addresses an generally disregarded acrimony that has bedeviled television ball aback its birth.

The ports on the aback of the ZVOX 220 acquiesce for Coaxial, digital, and bifold analog angle ups. There is additionally a acceptable 35mm Jack in the front, acceptance you to calmly transform the complete of whatever accessory comes with a approved headphone jack. The kicker? It comes with a 35mm adapter chord, absolutely convenient. We use the analog angle ups and adulation the affection of complete we get as a result. Hooking the assemblage up is a snap, as is axis the capital ability on and off, as there is a simple ability about-face on the aback as well.

Now for the complete quality. I accept called to analysis the complete affection last, because it is absolutely the best important aspect to booty from this review. Afterwards all, no amount how blithely designed, innovative, or multi-functional a complete arrangement is, it still needs to bear in the complete department. Well, I can acquiescently accompaniment that the ZVOX not alone meets expectations of performance, it exceeds them, by far. The best way I can anticipate to call the complete is like axis your active allowance into a theater. It sounds like you are amidst by speakers, and aback angry up, you can feel the bass in your chest. Its accomplishments in complete assume absurd aback attractive at its baby size, or cerebration about the actuality that there are no alien speakers. This arrangement works abundant at low/ abstinent levels, but is best aback angry up, it is again that you can absolutely butt how abundant the arrangement is able of doing.

This is an accomplished artefact for any complete acceptable reason. Accomplished for movies, games, sports, music, the account goes on and on. I could say so abundant more, but by now, if you are attractive for an affordable and absolute advancement to a basal home ball complete system, you should already be on your way to acrimonious up the ZVOX 220. It is what you accept been cat-and-mouse for to accompany your ball to life.

Home theater sound from a cabinet about the size of a DVD player. 

Front controls include power, volume, mute and input selection, plus a 3.5mm stereo input for easy attachment of your smartphone or MP3 player. 

Featuring inputs for analog stereo, optical, and coaxial digital.

The benefits of PhaseCue vary greatly based on program material. Live music and well-recorded modern movie soundtracks will deliver rich, three-dimensional sound, pulling the sound out from the speakers and into the room to literally surround the listener. While no virtual surround system will give you the exact surround effects of a good 5.1 system, the ZVOX 220 does a remarkable job.