Product Description
Only about the size of a DVD player, the Z-Base 220 system can fill your room with rich, satisfying 3D sound - including thumping bass response - with no external speakers, subwoofers or speaker wires! The 220's sound quality is excellent because we use high performance speakers and amplifiers. And unlike any other sound bar in its price category, the Z-Base 220 uses a wood (MDF) cabinet - not plastic. Our exclusive Phase Cue II technology creates three-dimensional surround sound without external speakers and wires. You can fit the 220 on a shelf below the TV or, depending on the size of your TV, you can put it under your TV set. Hookup is super-simple - just one connecting wire and a one-page owner's manual. You can even teach the ZVOX 220 to respond to your TV or cable box remote control! If you want great TV sound without the complexity...without the mess....and without the high price, the Z-Base 220 is the right choice for you.
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2489 in Home Theater
- Brand: ZVOX
- Model: 4002201
- Dimensions: 3.38" h x 14.50" w x 17.00" l, 12.00 pounds
Features
- World's Smallest Home Theater System
- Surround Sound Without Multiple Speakers & Wires
- Super-Clear Vocals
- No External Subwoofer - Everything's Built-In
- "Loud Commercial Control" Feature
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
Only The Best
By Amber MacDonald
For a while now hubby and I have been talking about getting a system for our living room. We never feel like we have that great of a sound system to compliment our HDTV, and sometimes it seems as though these new TV's do not have as good speakers as the old box TV's did. Since our family plays a lot of video games and watches a lot of movies, we are in need of great sound effects to fill our room.
The ZVOX 220 is truly a staple of just how far technology has evolved when upgrading you sound system. Five years ago, it would have cost hundreds more to achieve the rich and satisfying, ambient sounds that this marvelous little box offers. This also makes it a staple of just how affordable enhanced sound has become.
Rarely have I been this excited to get a package in the mail. My hubby was also excited, as he has issues with the low quality of sound that the small speakers in our TV puts out. We opened the box and hooked up the system after a short examination. Yes, this nifty DVR-size unit found its place quickly under our TV.
The design of the unit was, as the picture shows, sized perfectly for our 32" TV. It is designed so that your TV can sit directly on top of it. At first there were concerns that the weight of the TV could cause damage to the ZVOX unit. Our quick examination revealed that the unit is plenty solid enough to support the TV. There was no sagging from the TV's weight, and the ZVOX unit has a thick and solid feel to it, much more so than your average electronic device, whatever it may be.
The speaker that provides the low-frequency bass is located, quite conveniently, on the bottom of the unit. This allows for a more ergonomic design. There are three forward facing, smaller speakers in the front of the unit. This is where most of the High frequency treble sounds are emitted. Overall, the design is very well thought out. The treble noises and voices are projected into the room as a result of the 3 forward facing speakers, while the bass rumbles prominently in the background, this is a result of the bass speaker facing the surface on which the device sits. There is room between the bottom of the ZVOX unit and the surface on which it is placed and room again from the bottom of the unit to the speaker within, this space allows for the bass sound to develop and mature, you'll hear thunder in a movie, then look outside to see if a storm is coming.
All of the speakers are protected well by a tough metal screen, this screen also protects the LED display.
The unit comes with a small remote, which is pre-programmed to work with it out of the box. There is also a book and a card that has all instructions to program your TV, Satellite, or Cable remote to work for the ZVOX, if you wish. We just use the remote that came with the unit. The buttons are easy to understand, as you press them, the unit display lights up, displaying your selection. One great feature that the remote offers, besides just bass and treble adjustments, is an innovative voice enhancing button that, when pressed, brings up the volume of the voices to match that of loud and unbalanced sound effects, this addresses an often overlooked annoyance that has plagued television entertainment since its birth.
The ports on the back of the ZVOX 220 allow for Coaxial, digital, and dual analog hook ups. There is also a convenient 35mm Jack in the front, allowing you to easily transform the sound of whatever device comes with a regular headphone jack. The kicker? It comes with a 35mm adapter chord, truly convenient. We use the analog hook ups and love the quality of sound we get as a result. Hooking the unit up is a snap, as is turning the main power on and off, as there is a simple power switch on the back as well.
Now for the sound quality. I have chosen to review the sound quality last, because it is truly the most important element to take from this review. After all, no matter how brilliantly designed, innovative, or multi-functional a sound system is, it still needs to deliver in the sound department. Well, I can gladly state that the ZVOX not only meets expectations of performance, it exceeds them, by far. The best way I can think to describe the sound is like turning your living room into a theater. It sounds like you are surrounded by speakers, and when turned up, you can feel the bass in your chest. Its accomplishments in sound seem impossible when looking at its small size, or thinking about the fact that there are no external speakers. This system works great at low/ moderate levels, but is best when turned up, it is then that you can really grasp how much the system is capable of doing.
This is an excellent product for any sound enhancing reason. Excellent for movies, games, sports, music, the list goes on and on. I could say so much more, but by now, if you are looking for an affordable and comprehensive upgrade to a basic home entertainment sound system, you should already be on your way to picking up the ZVOX 220. It is what you have been waiting for to bring your entertainment to life.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful.Very happy with the sound and less clutter.
By artguy
I had been wanting to get rid of the clutter of extra speakers and wires from the living room for a long time. I live in an average sized apartment in the NYC area and like a clean minimal space. I also like good sound but not overwhelming bass heavy room rattling sound. The ZVOX 220 perfectly fit my needs. It is good looking and unobtrusive on the shelf underneath the flat screen television. It has a nice full sound with either video or music and is plug and play easy to set up. The remote is simple and functional in a good way. The dialog enhance feature is great.
At first it sounded muffled but realized I needed to adjust a couple of things which might help others:
1) The sound on my TV and cable box were set to a "narrow" range which accounted for the muffled sound. Make sure to set the range to "Normal" or "Wide". I also set it to Dolby. The sound was perfect afterwards
2) There were minor ground loop problems with the cable box, but it was fixed using either the digital or coaxial digital output. The RCA outputs work fine, but to my ears, the digital outputs sound better
3) Make sure to have your TV or Cable box volume set to "fixed" or if you have it as "variable" set the volume to roughly 90 percent for the best sound.
4) Get decent cables for your system. Fortunately, ZVOX provides an optical digital cord and a cord for an iPod/iPhone.
5) It has a convenient input for an iPod/iPhone, ect. Buy the iPod universal dock to plug into the system. The sound was fuller than using the headphone jack from the iPod or iPhone.
I would definitely recommend ZVOX to anyone who doesn't want or need the 5 speaker surround sound system. They seem like audio geek components without the heavy price.
EDIT: I meant Apple Universal dock, not iPod Universal dock. Also since these are nice components, the speakers need a little time to break in.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Zvox 220 Great sound and features
By F. Stewart
I upgraded from a Zvox 325 which is the same as the 220 but older model.
Pro's,
The sound is much clearer and the surround sound seems to be better than the 325, It now has optical and coaxial digital input and a nice lighted display. The new remote control has all the option on it and I love the Output Leveling feature for loud commercials. Has great volume if you like it loud. I am happy I upgraded to the 220 so I could use the optical input and all the new features, they made good improvements and would recommend this unit it sounds great.
Con's
They moved the base speaker or subwoofer from inside the cabinet to the bottom of the unit and it is a smaller cabinet so the base is not very deep or loud on the 220, I have the base turned as high as it goes and treble setting on 0 the base is OK for me. The subwoofer on my 325 was very deep and loud it would vibrate the TV cabinet and floor if you turned the base up, so if you like a deep, floor vibrating loud subwoofer this is not the unit for you. My dish network, LG TV and Toshiba blue-ray remotes are not compatible with the 220, I called Zvox tech support and was told only simple remotes will work with the 220, that all of my remotes are not compatible so I use the sound volume and mute on the Zvox remote. I would have given 5 stars if it wasn't for the remote compatibility problems.
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