Description
What the ULTIMEA Poseidon D60 Is and Who It Suits
The ULTIMEA Poseidon D60, listed under model number U2520, is a 5.1 channel home theater system built around a soundbar. The included components list is comprehensive: a soundbar, a subwoofer, two surround speakers, a power adaptor, a subwoofer power cable, a 3.5 mm to RCA cable, a 20 foot RCA to RCA cable, an HDMI cable, a digital optical cable, a wall mount kit with bracket and screws, a remote control and a manual. The subwoofer driver is listed at 5.25 inches, the finish is onyx black, and the complete system weighs 14.5 pounds. It first became available in December 2023.
The proposition here is a complete surround system at a soundbar price, with everything needed to install it in the box including a 20 foot cable run for the rears. The buyer is someone who wants the surround effect of separate speakers without buying a receiver and speakers individually. Readers comparing systems that include rear speakers should look at the LG S40TR, and those weighing a one piece Atmos bar instead can read about the Klipsch Flexus Core 100.
The 5.1 Layout and What It Delivers
A 5.1 configuration means five main channels plus a low frequency channel: front left, center and right in the bar, two surrounds behind the listener, and the subwoofer. That is the layout film soundtracks have been mixed for since the 1990s, and it is the point at which surround stops being simulated and starts being reproduced by speakers in the right physical positions.
The difference is most obvious in the surround channels. A one piece bar can only bounce sound off walls or process it to suggest space behind the listener, and both approaches depend heavily on room shape. Physical rear speakers do not: sound behind the listener comes from behind the listener. That is the single strongest argument for a system like this over a bar costing the same. Readers can compare against a bar that simulates surround from the front in the Hisense AX3120G.
The Subwoofer, the Cables and Installation
Subwoofer Connectivity Technology is listed as Wireless, so the subwoofer links to the bar without a signal cable and needs only a power outlet. The rear speakers are a different matter: the included 20 foot RCA to RCA cable indicates that the surrounds connect by wire, almost certainly to the subwoofer, which is the standard arrangement in systems of this type. That is worth planning for, since 20 feet in a straight line is considerably less than 20 feet routed around a room’s edges.
The wall mount kit with bracket and screws is a useful inclusion, as is the HDMI cable, since the HDMI connection is what carries audio back from a television and allows the television remote to control the volume. ULTIMEA also includes the optical cable as an alternative for televisions without a suitable HDMI port. Owners who later want more low frequency output can look at a separate subwoofer such as the Klipsch Sub-100, and the wider sound bars category covers the alternatives.
Setup, Room Layout and Getting It Right
A 5.1 system rewards attention to positioning in a way a one piece bar does not. The surround speakers should sit at or slightly above ear height, to the sides or slightly behind the seating, and roughly equidistant from it. Placing them too far forward collapses the effect, and placing them too high sends the sound over the listener’s head.
The subwoofer position matters as much. Low frequencies form standing waves in a room, so the same subwoofer produces very different results in different corners, and moving it while listening from the main seat is the most effective free adjustment available. ULTIMEA also lists Bass Boost among the special features and a remote control for adjusting settings, which allows the low end to be tuned to taste after placement is settled. Buyers who want a simpler installation should consider the Vizio V21x-J8 instead.
Highlights
- Complete 5.1 system with bar, wireless subwoofer and two surround speakers in the box.
- HDMI, optical and RCA cables all supplied, including a 20 foot rear speaker run.
- Wall mount kit with bracket and screws included.
- 5.25 inch subwoofer driver in a dedicated cabinet.
- Dolby support listed under special features.
- Remote control and bass boost adjustment for tuning after installation.
Things To Consider
The specification block is internally inconsistent. Product Dimensions read 15.75 inches deep by 3.54 inches wide by 2.76 inches high, and 3.54 inches is far too narrow for a soundbar carrying three front channels, so these figures describe some other component or have the axes transposed. Number of Items is listed as 1 on a four piece system. Speaker Size and Woofer Diameter both read 5.25 inches, which is the subwoofer driver rather than anything in the bar. The included components text also contains full width comma characters from an encoding fault, which is a sign the listing data was imported without cleaning.
There is a catalog issue as well. This site carries a second ULTIMEA Poseidon soundbar under a separate listing with a different model suffix. The two are closely related products from the same family rather than clearly distinct alternatives, and buyers comparing them should check the model numbers carefully rather than relying on the names.
The listing shows no customer rating and no ratings count at all, and the sales rank of number 149,548 in Electronics indicates modest demand, so there is little independent buyer feedback to draw on. On the product itself, the listing does not confirm HDMI eARC specifically, does not state the driver complement in the bar, does not give a power rating and does not state whether the system decodes Dolby Atmos or only Dolby Digital. Wall mounting a bar plus running rear cables is also a more involved installation than a single bar on a shelf.
Who Should Buy It, and Who Should Not
This suits a buyer who wants a genuine 5.1 layout with physical rear speakers, delivered as a single purchase with every cable and bracket included. For a room where rear speakers can be positioned and cabled, that produces a surround effect a one piece bar cannot approach.
It does not suit a room where cables cannot be run to the back, and it does not suit a buyer who wants reassurance from a body of reviews, since this listing carries none. Those buyers should choose a one piece bar or a better established model.
