Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 – Dolby Atmos® single soundbar, DTS:X, 13 speakers, Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, 360 Spatial Sound Mapping, Hi Res Audio, black, HT-A8000

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Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 – Dolby Atmos® single soundbar, DTS:X, 13 speakers, Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®,...

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Dialogue Clarity

Customers are thrilled with the dialogue clarity of the Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8, praising its ability to make voices crisp, sharp, and easily heard in a rich cinematic experience. The soundbar's intuitive interface and easy setup further enhance user satisfaction.

Build Quality

Customers are highly satisfied with the build quality and value of the Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8, praising its eco-friendly packaging, excellent configuration controls through the app, and reliable AirPlay functionality. Some customers also appreciate the lightweight HDMI cable included in the package.

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Subwoofer Depth

Customers have mixed opinions regarding the subwoofer depth of the Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8. While some are impressed by its room-filling bass and deep subwoofer, others find it lacking compared to a full surround sound system with separate subwoofers. Overall, customers appreciate the ease of setup and the quality of sound for the price.

Soundstage Width

Customers have generally positive feedback about the soundstage width of the Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8, with some expressing surprise at its exceptional sound quality that exceeds their expectations. However, a few customers mentioned being taken aback by its size due to the dimensions not being thoroughly checked before purchase.

Dolby Atmos Height

Customers have generally positive feedback on the Dolby Atmos height feature, with many noting significant improvements in TV and movie audio quality. Some users mention the automatic switching to Dolby modes during content playback, while others express concerns about data collection by Sony. Overall, customers are impressed with the cinematic sound experience provided by the soundbar.

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Quality

Easy to install and excellent sound quality, that works well with my 12 year old tv.

This is an amazing soundbar & the sound quality is brilliant!

The soundbar switches itself off after 20 mins of non-use.

Just 3 steps of bass, no graphic type equaliser, just a dumbed down interface with very few actual sound options.

Price

This well priced soundbar (i’m a sony fanboy btw) is perfect to make the vocals clearer.

Great value, massive improvement on sound from hisense tv

If you can spend more go ahead for the premium stuff but i must for £300 you get here actually good quality.

It’s a lot of money to spend on something when you don’t have the guarantee that the company will support its software througho... Read More

Packaging/appearance

It comes in very plain but eco-friendly packaging (with no moisture-proof barrier which seemed strange to me) and you get a goo... Read More

Arrives very well packed, and is very heavy.

Comes in a large retail box with power cable, hdmi cable, remote control, wall mounting brackets and small riser feet and basic... Read More

At the moment, i’ve got it on the floor in front of my tv, and it’s very unobtrusive there.

Competitiveness

My bose soundbar is of a similar price point and feature set so it’s a good benchmark to set against this sony theatre 8 bar.

I played a couple of dolby atmos demo videos and switch between the premium sony soundbar and my budget samsung one, and i coul... Read More

This isn't my first and only soundbar, so my review will be based on comparing my experience with it and previous ones i've owned.

Just to see how well the sony soundbar could keep up, i started turning the subwoofer and satellites back on for samsung setup,... Read More

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This product had a total of 2,819 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 8 2024.