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hey I'm Matthew Muscovy ak from CNN and we are taking a look at the Z box Z base 4/20 this is a budget price sound bar that's currently selling for three hundred dollars now Z Vox originated the pedestal sound bar design which lets you place a sound bar under your TV rather than in front of it it's a great look with a lot less clutter and you never have to worry about the sound bar blocking your TV's remote sensor the Z base 420 s cabinet is made out of wood and it has a boxy look with sharp edges that's a little less sleek than some of the other pedestal sound bars that are on the market now one of its great features is its front panel display which is hidden behind the speaker grille and it's only visible when it's in use a lot of sound bars don't have a front panel display at all and it's really nice on the Z Vox to get some visual feedback when you're adjusting the volume or making bass and treble adjustments the included remote is a slight step up from those thin credit card style remotes that we're used to getting on sound bars but it still isn't that much of an improvement the buttons are mushy and they're pretty cluttered so you may end up replacing it with a solid universal remote around back are the inputs including two analog inputs one optical one coaxial plus there's a mini jack input up on the front that's more inputs than you get on a lot of competitors although you may end up not using those extra ports if you use your TV as a switcher cell quality on the Z Vox is a bit of a mixed bag on the one hand it delivers a big rich sound particularly on movies and it clearly outclasses the more expensive bow solo it also has an excellent dialogue emphasis option which boosts dialogue so it's easier to hear voices over background sounds and music on the other hand the Z Vox did occasionally distort at high volumes which is something that never happened on the other pedestal sound bars that we tested along similar lines the cabinet of the Z Vox has a tendency to vibrate and in our setup it actually made the TV audibly buzz at times now that's not going to happen with every TV but again it didn't happen with any of the other pedestal sound bars that we tested so ultimately that's why the Z Vox eBay's 420 is more of a mixed wreck it has a bigger sound than the bows and it has a great budget price but buyers should be aware that it can sometimes vibrate and distort luckily XIV lakhs has a 30-day money-back guarantee so you can give it a shot in your setup and see how it works I'm Matthew moscovia and this is the Z box Z base for 20