CONCLUSION

    Every time I happen to receive a sample from a new company (to me at least) I'm skeptical about what I'm going to encounter and well, in the case of the HiElite A41 I was right to be, at least initially. You see right from the box the HiElite A41 was plagued with numerous issues from disconnections while watching a movie to turning off and back on again and other less important issues. Luckily almost all of those were resolved once I updated the firmware of the soundbar so if you happen to get it (or any model by Hiwill) this should be the very first thing that you do (firmware updates are available online but you should contact support just in case there’s a newer one available and the site has yet to be updated). After this was done however it was mostly smooth sailing for the rest of the month with the HiElite A41 producing surprisingly good audio clarity, for both its size and cost that is. Now the reason I said mostly smooth is because Dolby Atmos reproduction just isn't there, not unless you mount the two surround speakers just over your TV (left and right). This allows sound from those speakers to produce a pseudo Dolby Atmos positioning audio which although by no means perfect for the most part it's better than nothing at all (this will also improve Dolby Digital/DTS accuracy so it's a must really). Needless to say, since the HiElite A41 is a wired model placing the speakers high may not look great, but such compromises occur even with much higher-end models (not to mention speaker systems in general). As for audio power the reported 300W PMPO by Hiwill seem to be higher than what my experience has been with the HiElite A41 and even though I can't say volume levels were an issue for me at the same time they weren’t quite sufficient to cover a very large room.

    Right now, Hiwill has a sale available (-20%) and so you can currently get your very own HiElite A41 for USD103.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 108.37Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) so things are great in this regard. At the end of the day the HiElite A41 is clearly aimed towards people on a very tight budget and well for such consumers I highly recommend giving it a shot.

PROS

- Overall Audio Reproduction
- 4.1 Surround Sound Speaker System
- Dolby Atmos Compatible
- HDMI eARC, Bluetooth v5.3, Optical & 3.5mm Aux Connectivity
- 5.25” Subwoofer
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Dolby Atmos Reproduction
- Volume Levels (For Some)
- Wired Speakers