A 2.1 Dolby Atmos sound setup with a wireless sub and AI room calibration for under $140 is the kind of deal that’s hard to argue with, especially when you’re tired of turning on the subtitles because your flatscreen’s built-in speakers muffle the life out of every line of dialogue.
The TCL S55H 2.1 soundbar with wireless subwoofer is down to $139 at Amazon right now, a 13% drop from its regular $160. It’s a complete home theater audio setup that includes the bar, a wireless subwoofer, an HDMI cable, a remote, and even a wall-mount kit. Everything you need to give your main viewing room the upgrade it’s begging for is in the box.
Slender Powerhouse
The S55H puts out 220W in total, with the subwoofer handling the low end while the bar manages dialogue and mids. That division of labor is the whole point of a 2.1 system: the sub can go on the floor, the bar sits under your TV, and you’re not asking one unit to reproduce both the crack of a snare drum and the rumble of an explosion convincingly. For a bedroom or a smaller living room, this setup does what a soundbar-only unit simply can’t. The lack of an additional wire for the subwoofer is a cherry on the sundae.
TCL’s AI Sonic Auto Room Calibration is a huge feature, especially at this price. Run it once through the TCL app during setup and it analyzes your room’s layout and your listening position, then adjusts the audio output to compensate. Most people set up a soundbar, accept that it sounds a little off, and never figure out why. The calibration step removes that variable. You don’t have to be a sound technician to get a properly balanced result.
Made for the Mantel
The bar itself measures 31.89 inches wide and a scant 2.36 inches tall, which keeps it from blocking the bottom of your TV screen as chunkier soundbars are notorious for. The wireless subwoofer is 7.68 inches wide and 12.60 inches tall, compact enough to tuck beside a media cabinet without dominating the room.
The S55H supports Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual:X, which gives it the processing to handle modern streaming audio from Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, and anything else encoding in those formats. The connection options are broad enough to work with any setup: HDMI eARC/ARC, optical, Bluetooth, and AUX. If you’ve got an older TV without eARC, optical covers you. If you want to run it as a Bluetooth speaker, that works too. The TCL S55H is a rock-solid buy at its regular retail price of $160, but with Amazon’s new sale price of $139 in place, it’s a can’t-miss proposition.
