I have a Sony soundbar -lrb- ss-mct100 -rrb- , a Yamaha soundbar -lrb- yas-71 -rrb- and , now , this Panasonic . the Panasonic be the best of the three . the sound separation be amazing , dialogue be clear and not muffle by sound effect or music . the volume be also superior to the Sony and the Yamaha -lrb- with the Yamaha be superior to the Sony -rrb- . Hookup , to a Vizio 42-inch edge-lit lead , be simplicity itself . as the Vizio do not have a ARC HDMI , I use a optical sound cable -lrb- which come in the box , as do a hdmus cable -rrb- . I be also run a Samsung BluRay dvd and a Roku XD box though it - with the same excellent result . total set-up time : about eight minute . -lrb- and I be no wiz at these thing . -rrb- after program the Panasonic into the Vizio remote -lrb- use code : 31275 -rrb- , I put the Panasonic remote into a drawer . last but by no means least , the Panasonic be considerably slimmer than either the Sony or the Yamaha which mean it do not get in the way of the television 's remote signal receiver . plus , the Panasonic soundbar can be split into two and use as separate speaker on either side of you television -lrb- or hang on the wall either side of the television -rrb- . I pay $ 199.00 , on sale , at Costco .