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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RESULTS OF MY S80 ATMOS TEST
(Upfiring Soundbar Speakers 0.0.2)
I've unplugged the Subwoofer, thereby removing the BASS and the rear Surround speakers. Also masked the front-firing Soundbar speakers with foam. So the majority of sound is from the upfiring Atmos speakers, giving me a 0.0.2. evaluation test rig.
My test is listening to the acclaimed Atmos movie "Ready Player One" on APPLE TV+, beginning at 26m 16s, where he reverses his car at the start of the 2nd race. According to the Atmos aficionados, we should now be at the beginning of a section that's absolutely bursting with upfiring Atmos "height" sound effects.
RESULT FROM THE NOVA S80 ?
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⏬️ ok, I couldn't resist increasing the suspense, but keep scrolling...
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⚠️ YES!! 🥳 🎉 🎊 🍺 🍾🥂
With volume cranked all the way up to 60, there is LOTS of ATMOS sound coming from those 2 upfiring speakers. 👍👍👍👍👍
Next question: how about when the system volume is at 40–50; which is a more normal Blockbuster Movie level?
THIS IS WHERE I HIT A PROBLEM 👎
Although the S80 is confirmed to be pumping out some level of Dolby ATMOS "height" sounds from those upfiring speakers, the available sound at Atmos level 1 (the highest Ultimea has given us) is being drowned out by the other 5 speakers. Those upfiring speakers are actually slightly quieter than the three front-firing speakers in the adjacent soundbar. It has insufficient power to be effective (i.e. audible) when bounce back off my 7' (2m) heigh ceiling. It just becomes "blended" – or should I say "lost" – in amongst the S80's overall sound stage.
As suspected, we need Ultimea's software sound engineers to give us the user option to boost those upfiring speakers by AT LEAST another +2 (ideally much more) sound levels.
Agreed, this would probably introduce 'noise' distortion – and I'd probably only use +2 in normal viewing – but, please, give us the option to push those drivers as far as is safely possible without damaging a speaker.
CAUTION ⚠️
If you're like me, with Dolby Atmos being a new and exciting experience, it is important to be aware that Atmos "height" is only a small part of the package that is Dolby Atmos. Many movie studios barely use the height channel, but use Atmos as an object-oriented sound tool to specifically position 'sound artefacts' (the sound 'objects') within a three-dimensional object-oriented sound space. As such, my criticism of the S80's "blending" of its upfiring speakers' output is slightly unfair. I'd just like the choice of how I configure my sound system.
Well done Ultimea – given a few more tweaks to the software upgrades – I firmly believe you could have a real winner on your hands with the Nova S80 5.1.2. Atmos Surround Sound System 😄.
Enjoy your Easter 🐰 🐣 !
Rick
Another useful movie that folks might like to hear for experiencing upfiring Atmos sound effects on the Nova S80.
Extended duration of Atmos RAIN coming down from your ceiling on the movie "REBEL MOON – PART ONE: A CHILD OF FIRE" on NETFLIX.
Fast-forward to 47m 49s & 55m 10s.
This effect from the upfiring speakers is really clear on the Nova S80 with everything working normally (*not* my Test Rig) and Atmos set at level 1. It shows just how good Ultimea's S80 can render "height" Atmos. I'm impressed.
Hello customer,
Thank you for your support.
The new software is currently in the testing phase. It is expected to be released before April 13th
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Thank you!
Well done, Ultimea. A really good thing about Ultimea sound systems is that you really are driven to satisfy your customers. There is no other sound system supplier who is so responsive to customer feedback.
Unfortunately, in my case, I'm returning my Nova S80, but that does not mean I am unimpressed. I've decided to move to the Samsung Q930C which is much more powerful, and better suited to my top of the range Samsung curved screen TV. It costs significantly more than the S80, but for those with more ordinary TVs, such as buying a TV and Dolby Atmos surround sound system, I would recommend the Nova S80 without hesitation. Clearly, you will continue to improve the software options and the Nova S80 will be the go-to Dolby Atmos 5.1.2 surround system for those on a budget.
Well done 👏
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
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.
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?
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
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.
Hello!
Could there be some way to help so that the soundbar does notturn on at maximum volume? Because that's pretty confusing.
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.
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.
Hola Marcos, qué es eso de la estática?
Tengo la V142 y no sé a qué te refieres.
Gracias
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.
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
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
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I recommend everyone to test install V161 and then V139. Two of us have already experienced that the sound quality has improved, the rear speakers have become louder without static noise. I am now completely satisfied with the sound of the soundbar, with the 5.1 surround effect.
Hola, no sé por qué en el hilo de la versión 142 ya no me dejan ni visitar la página ni comentar y aquí sí.
Bueno, decir que realmente estoy muy contento (por fin) con el resultado de hacer lo que dijo otro compañero: actualizar a la V161 para justo después volver a esta V139 que para mí es la mejor con diferencia.
Algo queda de la V161 dentro (no sé qué) pero como dijo el otro compañero, ahora con la V139 de nuevo suena mejor los altavoces traseros que antes y se eliminan los fallos del subwoofer que te deja la 161.
En resumen: Tienes la V139 y tus altavoces traseros no suenan fuertes? Pues actualiza a la V161 y justo después vuelve a la V139 y notarás mejoría.
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.
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.
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
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.]
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
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