If you have already decided that you want to buy a new soundbar, but still don’t know what exactly you want, the VIZIO M512a-H6 vs Klipsch Cinema 1200 comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. The VIZIO M512a-H6 was rated 5.6, while the Klipsch Cinema 1200 has a rating 8.4. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, power, source, demo, volume down, volume up for the M512a-H6 and power, source, volume down, volume up for the Cinema 1200.
Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that M512a-H6 has 5.1.2 and Cinema 1200 has 5.1.4. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer can be connected to any of the units in this comparison. Rate 8 out of 10 received the VIZIO M512a-H6 for audio features and specs, but the Klipsch Cinema 1200 received 7 out of 10.
The Cinema 1200 can play audio from Spotify.
Wireless Internet connection is realized only in the Cinema 1200. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs in the VIZIO M512a-H6 versus 2/1 HDMIs in the Klipsch Cinema 1200. As in the M512a-H6, so in the Cinema 1200 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Connecting devices via USB is possible in both models. The connectivity of each of the models was estimated at 8/10.
The manufacturer of the Cinema 1200 provides a device control application. The Klipsch Cinema 1200 equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration cannot become part of a multiroom system.
Manufacturers equipped both units with Dolby Atmos audio decoder. The M512a-H6 can work with surround sound due to DTS:X support. The same score of 8/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.