I Heard the New TCL Z100 Dolby FlexConnect Speakers, and It Could Be the Beginning of a New Era for Home Theater

I heard the new TCL Z100 Dolby FlexConnect speakers, and it could be the beginning of a new era for home theater

We attended a demo of TCL's new Z100 wireless speakers, and Dolby's new FlexConnect technology looks to be the next frontier for home theater sound.

TCL's new Z100 speakers are the first with Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, which promises to make surround sound setup super easy

There’s a certain kind of LA day that looks color-graded for Dolby Vision, whether it needs it or not. Taking an early morning walk along Palisades Park, the marine layer is soft as gauze, palm trees contrasted against the Pacific lapping low and slow against the sand. Perfect conditions for a pilgrimage. But I haven’t flown all the way to Santa Monica for gazing at sky gradients or even screens. I’m here for another Dolby technology, stretching…

I tried Dolby Atmos FlexConnect with TCL's new home speakers — and it makes surround sound stupid simple

I tried Dolby Atmos FlexConnect with TCL’s new Z100 speakers, and for the first time surround sound setup felt effortless instead of overwhelming.

TCL Z100 Wireless Home Theatre System Debuts With Dolby Atmos FlexConnect

TCL launched the Z100 Wireless Home Theatre Speaker System in the US, introducing Dolby Atmos FlexConnect for the first time in the country. The feature lets users place speakers freely and relies on automatic calibration to optimise spatial sound. Each speaker costs $399.99 (roughly Rs. 35,100), while bundles such as the Z100 Duo, Trio+, and Quartet+ add more units and optional subwoofers. The 170W RMS system uses NdFeB magnets, silk-dome tweet…