Most people are looking for one of two things in a soundbar: the most affordable option or the best-sounding one. While it's easy to find products that fit one of those criteria, Vizio's M-Series Elevate tries to meet both. Like the original Elevate we reviewed in 2021, the new M-Series Elevate uses rotating, ceiling-firing drivers for the Dolby Atmos height channels. However, the new bar opts for a wired setup and ditches extra features like Wi-Fi to cut costs. This "best of both worlds" approach could have easily mired the M-Series Elevate in a no man's land of compromises, but it manages to be one of those rare Goldilocks options that delivers great-sounding 5.1.2