Main Improvement Points:
① Change the Bass adjustment range to -6-6, 13 levels
② Change the surround adjustment range to -3-3, 7 levels
③ Improve vocal clarity
④ Improve the surround sound effect
Note: This is not a necessary operation. If the sound quality and adjustment range of the factory software have already met your expectations, it is recommended that you do not upgrade.
If you received the goods from the beginning of April, the factory software is V139
Specific Method:
1. Copy the "update.zip" file to the USB flash drive.
Note:
① Use an empty USB flash drive, USB format: FAT32 / ex-FAT, 128GB or less capacity;
② The file doesn't need to unzip;
③ It is recommended to use a newer USB flash drive, as an old one may cause the device to crash/stuck during the upgrade process;
2. After the Soundbar is turned on, insert the USB flash drive into the USB port, WAITING will be displayed, and then it will automatically upgrade and the progress will be displayed from 0 to 100. Automatically standby after the upgrade is completed.
3. Press and hold the button on the right side of "Dolby ATMOS" for 5 seconds. If the display shows "V139", it means the upgrade is successful.
If you have any questions after downloading, please feel free to contact us, and if you have any suggestions or ideas
Also, you could leave a message in the comments below, we will pay attention and reply to your message.
- update.zip5 MB
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Thank you, ULTIMEA 🤝,
(although a 15 days extension on your 30 days Returns Window doesn't exactly say much about your confidence in your product. As we are all 'early adopters' of what's supposed to be your flagship product, I'd have thought you would have extend the Returns option to 60 days (i.e., an additional 30 days) for everyone). Think about it 🤔; an extension – just for pre-release – early adopters would send a great message.
Anyhow, I'm still conducting tests of the upfiring Atmos capabilities of the Nova S80. Today, I'm powering OFF the Subwoofer, thereby removing the BASS and the rear Surround speakers, while boosting the Atmos to the feeble maximum of +1.
Additionally, I am covering the soundbar's front firing speakers with foam and cardboard, so I should only be hearing Dolby Atmos originating from those two upfiring speakers; creating a Dolby 0.0.2. Test System.
Hopefully, excluding most of the S80's drivers will make it easier to hear any Atmos "height" effects from the S80's two upfiring speakers. (And, don’t worry, Ultimea, I am aware that the producers of many Atmos movies have neglected the Dolby "height" channel. Therefore, I am only expecting to hear those upfiring speakers for very specific "height" objects within Atmos' three-dimensional world. I just need to unequivocally identify what sound is being emitted from those upfiring Atmos drivers.)
I've spent an age in identify precisely (to the second) where the soundtrack of several movies is supposed to have a Dolby Atmos "height" section. And the S80's LED display confirms "Atmos" on these sections.
I'll be testing and evaluating the Nova S80 up against a much more expensive Samsung Dolby Atmos soundbar over the Easter weekend. My expectation is that the S80 will score very well. I'll share my findings with Ultimea and see what they have to say, but today's announcement from Ultimea confirms that they are listening.
Meanwhile, least Ultimea feel hurt by my critical analysis of the Nova S80's shortcomings, I should state that I have managed to find quite a few streaming movies and programs where the S80's 5.1 capabilities come over extremely well 👍. Yes, I am enjoying the S80's 5.1 performance and unquestionable excellent sound quality 😸! The issue is that many 5.1 movies have weak rear speaker channels, so it's essential that we're given user choice to OVER-boost the rear channel sound (to the point where Ultimea's sound engineers will weep tears at the 'noise' distortion) but, ultimately, that's for us customers to decide what is / isn't acceptable sound quality from our purchase.
Happy Easter everyone 🐣🐥!
Dear customer,
Sincerely thank you all for your feedback.
We now know more about the advantages and disadvantages of this product.
We are actively collecting customer feedback to further improve the design and audio quality of the Nova series soundbar.
Particular attention is paid to the design and sound effects of the built-in speakers.
ULTIMEA product has a 2-year warranty. If there are any quality or hardware problems, we provide after-sales warranty service. Please do not worry.
Richard Seddon, We agree to your request to extend the 15-day return period for you, please don't worry.
I believe it is satisfactory overall, but the details of some modules need to be improved.
We will try our best to meet everyone's needs. Please also give us enough patience.
Hope to get everyone's understanding.
GETTING THE BEST FROM THE NOVA S80'S REAR DOLBY 5.1 SURROUND SOUND SPEAKERS.
OK, we know they're underpowered, and pretty useless for many 5.1 movies. But that's not all Ultimea's fault, as many studios didn't invest enough $$$s in the 5.1 Audio. That said, there are a few Dolby 5.1 movies you can try that'll demonstrate how capable the Nova S80 could be if only they'll accept that we don't mind a little 'noise' distortion when boosting the rear surround sounds on movies that need more umph.
Recommended Dolby+ 5.1 Surround movies that bring out the best surround sound from the Ultimea Nova S80 rear Surround speakers. The movies are:
● "FORD v FERRARI" included on NETFLIX's subscription – Fast-forwards to 49 minutes and 51 seconds, where Ken Miles takes his first test drive in the GT40 prototype. You'll hear excellent, very pleasing, Surround of the car passing behind you.
● "All Quiet on the Western Front" on NETFLIX, but be sure to select the German language version with English subtitles (and NOT the dubbed English language version!). Fast-forwards to 1 hour 20 minutes and 30 seconds to experience excellent all-around sounds of battle. Indeed, this movie spent a fortune on sets and on the sound mix, as reported in Dolby's own
own DOLBY PROFESSIONAL YouTube video https://professional.dolby.com/en-gb/home-entertainment/case-studies/dolby-atmos-all-quiet-on-the-western-front/, which explains how they incorporated Dolby Atmos into this movie, and what we should be expecting to hear in a mix that's sometimes Mono, sometimes 5.1, and occasionally Dolby Atmos.
● "MASTER and COMMANDER ‐ The Far Side of the World" on Disney+ – Fast-forwards to 1 hour 50 minutes, the main battle, where you'll experience 5.1 Surround at its very best. Indeed, this whole movie is a masterpiece of sound engineering.
I used to be an award-winning film and Audio-Visual 'Producer' (the guy who gets the blame 😂) so I do appreciate what's involved, and why a great sound engineer is important.
I believe the Nova S80's Atmos can be fixed, but for now, enjoy your Nova S80 as a good Dolby 5.1 surround sound system with these movies.
Ah, sounds like your FIRESTICK NETFLIX APP may be the problem. It thinks you have the wrong NETFLIX subscription. As such, it won't display Atmos in the program listing, but will only show 5.1
Suggest you uninstall the NETFLIX App from the FIRESTICK. Power OFF the FIRESTICK for 30 minutes (or try restarting it). Then reinstall the NETFLIX App from the Appstore. That should delete any residual cache data from the FIRESTICK and connect you to your Premium Atmos subscription.
I had a similar problem with APPLE TV+ over the weekend. We un-installed and re-installed the App to fix it 😸.
If this fails, call NETFLIX technical support for assistance.
Hola Marcos, qué es eso de la estática?
Tengo la V142 y no sé a qué te refieres.
Gracias
Hey richard,
For me the s80 does sound okay. But for me its the humming noises that i cant get rid of from the sub. I try everything they said and when i said it didnt work. No reply furter.
Im gonna apply for a refund.
The problem im keeping on hitting is. What is a good replacement in that price cattegory? Samsung is good, but a bit high in price i think.
De s80 had great potential, but they did not deliver
Yes, Sean, I also tried various models from Ultimea. They're really nice people, and you'll get great support. That said, the S80 was disappointing. I wish they would listen and let us help them fix the shortcomings. Sadly, they didn't and I returned for a refund.
Now have the Samsung HWQ930CXU (Q930) soundbar. Yes, it's a massive upgrade, but truly astounding Dolby Atmos and fabulous all around. Real shame is that I'd have been happy with the S80 if only they'd fix our quibbles.
[BTW, Samsung customer support is now rubbish. Equipment good. Support rubbish.]
Shame on ultimea for letting us pay for this model and then not helping us when there is a problem that alot of people have. This is my first setup from them and now probably my last one. I had good hopes for this one. I had an old philips 5.1 system, almost 15 years ago and it sounded much better
You're right Michal! It's annoying that they stopped supporting it. They were able to solve the app control for the lower-end D60, but they can't or don't want to for the S80, which is nonsense from a company that considers itself serious. I was recently told that if I want app control, I should buy another model.
Don't you think it's funny that after just one year of the product's release, support was cut off and it's labeled as a final product, despite numerous comments about sound quality and unresolved issues? I switched between all available software for the Nova S80, and the only thing I can say is that this is my first and last sound system made by Ultimea. It seems to be a low-quality product from China trying to be a 'premium brand,' but the lack of support and sound quality tell a completely different story.
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I just received the nova s80
I don’t know which firmware have it, but i also have and d60 and i notice that d60 is more powerful
For example at D60!at volume level of 12-14 the sound is so loud and rears speakers are so loud also and sub very good sound experience.
at nova s80 at the same level i cant hear anything i must go up to level 35-40 to listen,also the sub is silence . Also i see at yourtube reviews about s80 that have max volume the 40, but mines goes up to 100 .the d60 overall its much better audio experience , Is any possibility to receive problematic material??and also can i return it and take my money back plz?
thanks in advance
Hallo zusammen.
Ich wollte hier auch mal einen Kommentar zur Nova S80 abgeben.
Ich habe diese Soundbar seit einigen Tagen bei mir im Wohnzimmer stehen und bin sehr zufrieden damit.
Nutze sie primär für den Fernseher via HDMI, ansonsten habe ich einen Schallplattenspieler per Aux verbunden und über Bluetooth lasse ich Alexa (Spotify) laufen.
Die Probleme mit den hinteren Lautsprechern bezüglich Lautstärke habe ich nicht. Ich habe sie für den Fernseher auf +1 und für Musik auf +2 oder +3 gestellt, den Equalizer dementsprechend auch angepasst.
Ich nutze die ursprüngliche Softwareversion und werde auch nicht aktualisieren.
Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass die Größe des Raumes hauptauschlaggebend für die Tonqualität ist. Mein Wohnzimmer ist mit knapp 20 m² nicht sonderlich riesig, für diesen Raum ist die Anlage aber auch überdimensioniert. Ich habe mich noch nicht getraut, die maximale Lautstärke auszureizen.
Die hinteren Lautsprecher sind auf Kopfhöhe angebracht und maximal 1,50 m von mir entfernt.
Ich habe mir alle Kommentare hier durchgelesen, Dolby Atmos ist auch ein Thema gewesen.
Was genau ist das Problem an der Soundbar mit Dolby Atmos? Bei mir funktioniert es tadellos, sofern der Film das überhaupt unterstützt.
Der räumliche Klang ist bei mir atemberaubend, es gefällt mir sehr.
Eigentlich bin ich nur aus Kostengründen auf die Nova S80 gekommen, sie kann aber problemlos mit teureren Soundbars anderer Hersteller mithalten.
Anfangs wer ich skeptisch aufgrund der geringen Höhe der Lautsprecher, ich wurde aber eines besseren belehrt.
Gute Arbeit Ultimea!
In Zukunft werde ich mein Schlafzimmer auch mit einer Soundbar aus eurem Haus ausstatten, es wird dort vermutlich die Poseidon D60
Although Ultimea are doing a great job in getting out new software releases for the Nova S80. Sadly, they're still not giving people the volume boost that we asked them for.
Yes, we understand that Ultimea wishes to protect the best possible sound quality – without any "noise" – but these are only relatively small speakers, and they're not permitting the customer to decide how far to push the output vs acceptable distortion.
As I've said before: sometimes you want a loud "ghetto blaster" where sound quality is sacrificed for volume. That should be for the customer to decide.
Hello everyone,
We apologize for the delay in providing the new software. Our technical team is currently in the testing phase.
We are now releasing it for everyone to experience. The current version is named V142.
If you are not satisfied with the sound quality of the V139 after the upgrade, please try the new software V142. It includes the improvements made in V139 and additionally improves the following points:
1. Enhances the sound of the sky unit
2. Optimizes the surround noise issue
3. Overall sound quality optimization
Installation package:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12cMS9hNZV4THjyBmLdM4Y6EHw-GywAI4/view?usp=sharing
The volume of the satellite box can no longer be adjusted. The adjustment range and volume of V139 are already at their maximum. Increasing the volume further will result in sound distortion and noise. We apologize for being unable to make further modifications.
If you are not satisfied with both the V139 and V142 versions, we recommend reverting to the factory version V107.
If you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to leave us a message.
Thank you for your support and understanding!
ULTIMEA Support
Mark is right, the volume starts at 50 only after an update.But I also agree with him that the V142 didn't do very well.
There is really little bass, you have to set it to at least
level 5, while level 4 is more than enough for the V139.
What I also noticed is that the bass thumps and growls at
low volume with the V142. V139 also has it, only weaker.
I am sure they r referring to when u update. It starts at volume 50. Anyway I finally have found my set up to all work great. Using v139. V142 has way too much static on rear speakers and no bass. Replaced my firestick with the 4k max version and finally getting settings correct fixed everything. Awesome sound now and Atmos movies great now.
No! It's not true.
One thing that's really good on the Nova S80 is its phenomenal BIG Subwoofer👍. It has a massive side speaker, whereas the D50 has an unusual downwards firing speaker in its Subwoofer. Generally, the expert advice on subwoofers is to "bounce" the sound off a wall. The D50 Subwoofer bounces its sound off the floor, meaning you need a hard floor, else the carpet will absorb the Bass sounds. The Poseidon D50 Subwoofer works, but I really I'm really in love the Bass on the Nova S80, especially after they gave us more settings in software update V136. My whole room vibrates with the S80's deep Bass 🤪 🔊
Hello!
Could there be some way to help so that the soundbar does notturn on at maximum volume? Because that's pretty confusing.
Y aunque vuelva a encender el display de la barra con el mando, solo muestra la palabra EARC, pero nada de la fuente que reproduce.
Yo sé que es Dolby Atmos porque la tele sí me lo muestra cada vez que pongo una película distinta, pero la barra lo único que muestra al cambiar de película es EARC.
Hola buenos días, gracias por su rapidez en contestar, es de agradecer que estén pendientes de nosotros.
El True HD lo lleva algunas películas en Kodi, una aplicación que tengo en mi Fire Max de Amazon.
Sí tengo la barra conectada al HDMI EARC de mi televisión que al igual que el Fire Max, me reproduce Atmos, Dolby digital, DTS y True HD. Es una pena que no nos puedan suministrar DTS en la barra.
El Fire Max lo tengo conectado al HDMI ARC de mi tele y la barra a la EARC de la tele.
Cuando pongo algo con Atmos en el Fire Max me sale el cartelito de Dolby Vision y Dolby Atmos en la tele pero en el display de la barra no porque como les dije solo lo muestra al principio al encender la TV, pero cuando cambio entre todas las plataformas que te tengo (Netflix, HBO, Disney+, Prime) ya no me muestra nada el display, solo la primera vez al encenderla
Por supuesto que voy a probar la versión V142. Toda mejora es de agradecer.
Muchas gracias
Hola Javier Díaz,
Lamentamos que nuestros productos no le hayan satisfecho plenamente.
El LED de la barra de sonido mostrará "Dolby Atmos" cuando detecte que la fuente de la película está en formato Dolby Atmos. Si la fuente de la película está en formato Dolby Digital Plus, existen dos formatos de visualización:
1. Si la configuración del EQ está en modo Película o Diálogo, mostrará "DOLBY SURROUND".
2. Si la configuración de EQ está en modo Música, mostrará "DOLBY AUDIO".
Para evitar que la luz te moleste, el LED 60S apaga automáticamente la pantalla. Si necesita ver el formato correspondiente, debe activar la pantalla a través del control remoto.
Si se trata de un problema con otras pantallas LED, ¿podría proporcionarnos un vídeo del problema? Para que podamos ayudarte mejor a resolverlo.
La barra de sonido no admite la decodificación DTS.
Respecto a True HD, ¿qué dispositivo conectaste para reproducirlo?
Dolby Atmos requiere conectar el televisor a HDMI eARC y reproducir el audio Dolby Atmos correspondiente para que puedas experimentar sus efectos.
Además, nuestro software V142 ha mejorado los efectos del cielo y los efectos generales de calidad del sonido. ¿Estás dispuesto a probarlos?
Muchas gracias Ultimea por atender nuestras peticiones.
Espero que se solucione algo el sonido de los altavoces superiores de la barra porque hasta ahora son inexistentes y no apreciamos nada del Atmos cuando ponemos contenido que lo lleva.
Así mismo ya comentamos que el aviso del display solo sale al principio cuando enciendes la barra, pero luego cuando eliges una fuente nueva, ya no te muestra nada y no sabemos si será Atmos o no.
Habría posibilidad de incluir DTS o True HD? Un aparato tan pequeño como el Fire Max de Amazon los incluye y es una pena al reproducir contenido con DTS, True HD o DTS-HD (en los blue Ray originales) que no los reproduzca esta barra.
La competencia sí los incluye y la Nova S80 es vuestra barra TOP y queda muy, pero que muy por debajo de esas otras marcas, y es una pena pero me arrepiento de esta compra porque no cumple con mis expectativas. El Dolby Atmos es inexistente...no veo diferencia entre el 5.1 de la Ultimea D60 y este 5.1.2 que es mucho más caro.
Hallo Richard,
ich gebe dir recht..In voller Erwartungen habe ich von der D60 auf die S80 upgeradet..Durch das letzte Update vor 1 Tag sind die hinteren Lautsprecher lauter geworden...Aber es fehlt das Souroundsound Gefühlt von vorne..Die zwei vorderen Lautsprechern die für den räumlichen Klang da sein sollen schaffen es nicht diesen zu vermitteln..Ich hoffe, dass diese Fehler durch Updates bereinigt werden..Schade das Ultimea ein Produkt auf den Markt bringt was noch nicht ganz ausgereift ist und die User es jetzt sozusagen Testen sollen...So war es auch bei der D60...Danke für deinen ausführlichen Kommentar...
Hi Mark Ginkel,
Thank you for your message.
Providing customers with good products and services is our obligation.
I hope it can give you a good audio journey.
If you have any suggestions or ideas, please feel free to share them with us. We would greatly appreciate it!
Hallo, ich finde die Soundbar S80 sehr gut..Das Update 139 ist soweit gelungen..aber die Satelitenlautsprecher sind in allen Stufen zu leise ..es fehlt die Dynamik..
Es wäre schön wenn man diese etwas lauter macht..
Ansonsten ist alles sehr Stimmig..
I definitely agree. The satellite speakers should be louder.
Hello everyone. I will receive my s80 speaker kit tomorrow. Compared to other sound systems, is the sound level of the rear speakers in the s80 that bad? Would you recommend changing the kit to an alternative 5.1 kit, without upfire? Maybe a simple Hisense 5.1?
Die Soundbar ist sehr gut..Nur die Satelitenlautsprecher sind nicht all zu laut..Es ist aber kein Grund zur Sorge. Ultimea ist stets bemüht durch Updates die Probleme zu lösen.. Ansonsten ist alles gut..
Wenn die Satelitenlautsprecher einen höheren Pegel von der Lautstärke bekommen kann diese Soundbar locker mit Teuren mithalten 👍
Thank you for your response Micheal. Yes, I understand what you mean. I hope then that ultimea will release an update soon to better adjust the volume of the rear speakers. In any case I look forward to the delivery of them so I can try them on Monday with a Dolby atmos content. :)
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