Thumbs Up:

Three inputs – one stereo analog and two digital optical; basic remote control; solid and excellent sound and music quality; wireless subwoofer; sound bar for home theater.

Thumbs Down:

Lackluster style; no HDMI connection.

The Whiz Kid Speaks:

JVC TH-BA1 is a home theater speaker system. It has one 220 Watt speaker and a wireless subwoofer. It features wired connectivity, integrated audio amplifier, magnetic shield and 42-22000 Hz response bandwidth. The inbuilt decoders are Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital and DTS decoder.

The included speakers are 100watt 45-5000Hz wireless subwoofer and 120watt 84-22000Hz surround sound speaker. The driver details are 1×160mm subwoofer and 4×80mm full range driver.

The connector set includes 2×SPDIF input (TOSLINK) and 1×Audio line-in (RCA phono × 2). JVC TH-BA1 has infrared remote control and one external power adapter.

Razzle Dazzle:

The main selling point of the JVC TH-BA1 is its exterior design. Its bland style, basic LCD display and red indicator lights look attractive. Its speaker is 4.9 inches tall, 35.4 inches wide and 3.3 inches deep and weighs 7.7 lbs. The subwoofer is 13.9 inches tall, 8.5 inches wide and 10 inches deep and weighs 11 lbs.

JVC TH-BA1 has been designed in pole like shape to fit under long HDTV; still you have to check match its dimensions to your TV before purchasing.

Inside Dope:

You must need a sound bar HTIB (home theater in a box) system for a simple and absolute home theater. JVC TH-BA1 is such a standard configuration of long speaker with wireless sub-woofer. It does not have any pesky wires and AV receiver. It has standard and classified features, but does not include HDMI connectivity. If you are looking for a HDMI connection enabled sound box then you have to go for Sony HT-CT100. However, JVC TH-BA1 is the best deal amongst others Denon DHT-FS33 and Yamaha YSP-900.

It has transparent black grille covering all the four speaker drives and you can easily recognize the 3.19 inches drivers. JVC TH-BA1 is self-amplified and provides 30 watts per channel. We appreciate the JVC to include the basic LCD display on front. The LCD display is dark, but lights up automatically when you use the controls. You can turn off or dim the centered blue light on the display.

JVC provides a remote control with the TH-BA1. It is a bit larger than credit card sized remotes of other sound systems. The remote control has basic button layout that provides mute button, button rocker, individual switches for adjusting speaker levels, and separate buttons to each input.

The setup of JVC TH-BA1 is very easy and basic. You have to plug the three source cables to stereo analog input and two digital optical inputs. Then you can mount the speaker on table or wall. Then you have to read the manual for straightforward instructions. It will hardly take a minute to pair the wireless subwoofer with main speaker.

There is no volume control on the woofer, so you have to use the remote control for adjusting the surround channel and center volume levels. It means that you can take its use while watching a movie to adjust or mute the sound without moving. The subwoofer is not as powerful as that with other sound systems. While testing, we received light sound in the beginning. However, when we relocated it to nearby the main sound bar then it produced loud and good sound. We will recommend you to place the subwoofer within 4 feet from the sound bar.

The connectivity options are limited only to audio inputs for JVC TH-BA1. It does not have any video inputs, so you have to use separate video cables to HDTV and mess up with two or three remotes at a time. You can use the universal remote control to handle all the things at a time. The TH-BA1 has one stereo analog audio input and two digital optical audio inputs. None of these ports are shared, so you can connect three devices and use them through remote. On the contrary, Denon DHT-FS3 and Yamaha YSP-9000 can handle five and four devices respectively. Moreover, if you need HDMI connectivity then Sony HT-CT100 will be the better option.

We played movie tracks on JVC TH-BA1 and Polk SurroundBar SDA IHT for testing. The TH-BA1 produced superb sound tracks and excellent clamor as we used to hear in real life. On the other hand, the Polk model produced a bit more metallic sound. It only succeeded the TH-BA1 in oomph and power. However, the JVC was the better to produce surround effect across the complete room.

The Dynamic Range Control of JVC TH-BA1 compressed soft-to-loud volume of movies without forfeiting the quality. Dynamic Range Control can be turned on/off through remote.

JVC TH-BA1 is clear sounding speaker and handled dynamic range tracks of Blu-ray discs, but still not as powerful as Zvox’s Z-Base 575 speakers. It also produced great sound quality from the CDs. The TH-BA1 overall provided impressive and good sound quality for CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

Nitty Gritty:

If you need a single sound bar without annoying wires and heavy AV receiver for your home theater and do not need direct HDMI connection, then you can buy new – JVC TH-BA1.

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