Tcl alto 3 bluetooth soundbar reviews12/29/2023 ![]() Perhaps the most striking aspect of the Alto 7+ is its excellent dialogue performance – one of the primary reasons a lot of people buy soundbars. If your TV doesn’t have an HDMI ARC port, you can use optical or Bluetooth - though you’ll have to use the soundbar’s remote to control it. HDMI ARC allows you to control volume via your TV’s remote, though you may have to enable that setting on your TV. ![]() Just connect your TV via HDMI ARC or optical, pick the correct input, and make sure your TV is set to output sound via the port you chose. Such a simple array of inputs makes setting up the TCL Alto 7+ an absolute breeze. Setting up the Alto 7+ is an absolute breeze. The Alto 7+ offers only basic Dolby Digital decoding, with no DTS decoding at all, let alone more advanced or high-resolution codecs. In keeping with the, shall we say, minimalist theme, the audio processing is also quite basic. A multi-colored LED on the front of the soundbar is virtually all you get, switching to red in standby mode, green for AUX/3.5mm, blue for Bluetooth, orange (we found it to be more yellow-ish) for optical, purple when it’s using HDMI ARC, or white for USB. In terms of interface, there’s also very little to speak of. One omission that accounts for one of our biggest gripes about the Alto 7+ interface is the lack of a separate key for subwoofer level, which is handy for quick adjustments when things get too boomy. The remote also includes three buttons for changing between its three equalization settings: News, Movie, and Music. The included remote offers a slightly expanded array of controls over the on-board keys, with play/pause and song skipping buttons for Bluetooth playback control, volume, and source. Because it has only a single HDMI port, you’ll have to plug game consoles, disc players, or other gadgets into your TV, but that’s not unexpected for a sub-$200 bar, nor is the fact that there’s no Wi-Fi connection here, limiting your streaming options.Įven as far as soundbars go, the 2.1-channel Alto 7+ is very understated. Speaking of sources, the soundbar has one HDMI ARC port (though no HDMI input), an optical input, 3.5mm input, a USB input, and Bluetooth for wireless streaming. You’ll probably spend the majority of your time using the included remote (more on this later), but the Alto 7+ does include physical buttons on top of the bar to control volume, Bluetooth pairing, and source selection, as well as a power button. ![]() The subwoofer is equally drab, a rounded rectangle with the TCL logo on the front that seems designed to disappear into its corner. A long, slim bar with the TCL logo in the center, it features rounded mesh grills on the left and right sides, with virtually nothing to draw your attention away from the screen. ![]() Features and DesignĪs far as soundbars go, the 2.1-channel Alto 7+ is very understated to look at. We’ve seen $1,000 soundbars that shipped without an HDMI cable, so credit where it’s due. We will add that the 7+ comes with everything you need to get it hooked up and connected, including an HDMI cable, 3.5 mm audio cable, an optical cable, and even an infrared passthrough cable and wall mounting kit. There’s not much to say about the Alto 7+’s package just the usual L-shaped box bearing the soundbar, wireless subwoofer, and remote. How to watch TCL’s 2023 global flagship product launch event Why TCL’s 5,000-nit X955 is a brightness bomb of QD-mini-LED The best TV brands of 2023: from LG to TCL, which should you buy?
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