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Pros

Even movies are more immersive when the action on screen moves around. The sound is also being reflected on various surfaces in the room i setup in. Several members in my family have sensory issues and really love the cinema.

The sony ht-a5000 is a sleek and modern design that will last the test of time for both style and build quality. The build and construction of the soundbar are also very high quality. This soundbar is fantastic and simple. It's a great soundbar on its...  Read More

The a5000 soundbar is the same width as my 55 inch sony tv. It's very heavy and needs a stable support so i had to switch to a tv cabinet. It is also massive in length, so make sure it will fit where you want it to go.

With the press of a button you can enhance dialogue or switch to midnight mode when other people are sleeping. That is some means of notifying the user that a dolby or dts codec is detected.

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Quality


Not difficult to install and connect with my tv, sound quality is amazing, crystal vandalism clear.


It's a top-notch product that delivers great sound and is built to last.


Whilst this works for sound the big problem is that the user loses video when selecting tv as the input source apart from a mes...  Read More


The video card cannot identify the monitor and defaults to a very low resolution or fails to output video altogether at boot.

Price


One little minus it's bit expensive but for quality it's ok.

Packaging/appearance


Arrived well protected in a long slim branded box.


Soundbar is packed with features that deliver an immersive audio experience.

Competitiveness


The sound spectrum is more than adequate for my requirements without adding any of the extra speakers offered by sony.


It appears there may be some incompatibility between this video card's hdmi interface and the sony pass through and hdmi live function.

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  • This product had a total of 42 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 21 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The original tv sound was weak by comparison and now i can hear the dialogue properly and deep bass rumbles for films


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Dont compromise with a cheap soundbar get a decent one to compliment an expensive tv


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Pc video was through a display port 1


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The video card was and still is nvidia with display port dvi and hdmi output


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The first installation change was due to the soundbar only accepting hdmi or optical spdif


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This change also required me to have a spare 4k60 hdmi cable to complete connection to the monitor a point that some users may have to note as there is only one supplied with the bar


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Having also connected the optical feed i left the tv source option as auto

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