Sony - Theater Bar 9
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"As I’m writing this, I’m watching Pacific Rim on my ATV4K (purchased on iTunes). System volume at 25%, rears and sub at MAX. I can hear all of the atmos effects clearly and the experience is exceptional."
"It was seriously impressive ... I assume everything was mixed with Dolby Atmos, so it made full use of its speakers. ... It was immersive ... immersive"
"ever since adding the Bar 9, the SA-RS5’s have become more present when watching movies. ... With both soundbars I always set to rears to MAX volume, but now I can actually hear them while using the Bar 9. ... They’re powerful at MAX volume and their sound is clean. ... The other night I watched A Quiet Place Part II. Rears were set to MAX but system volume was set to 30. I could still hear the rears loud and clear. This is with the Bar 9 in the system. When using the A7000, there’s no way at 30% system volume that I’d be able to hear the rears. ... the RS5’s are amazing now."
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"The sub is good for what it can do and plenty for my needs."
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"I primarily game on my Bravia 8 so I opted to keep it in the Sony ecosystem and have that extra 2.1 port since all my HDMIs are used now - just couldn’t do that conveniently with the Sonos."
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"ever since adding the Bar 9, the SA-RS5’s have become more present when watching movies. ... With both soundbars I always set to rears to MAX volume, but now I can actually hear them while using the Bar 9. ... They’re powerful at MAX volume and their sound is clean. ... The other night I watched A Quiet Place Part II. Rears were set to MAX but system volume was set to 30. I could still hear the rears loud and clear. This is with the Bar 9 in the system. When using the A7000, there’s no way at 30% system volume that I’d be able to hear the rears. ... the RS5’s are amazing now."
"Vocals sound clear without being in your face."
"The complete system with the Bar 9 sounds very balanced and clean. ... The complete Bar 9 system now sounds like one."
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"As I’m writing this, I’m watching Pacific Rim on my ATV4K (purchased on iTunes). System volume at 25%, rears and sub at MAX. I can hear all of the atmos effects clearly and the experience is exceptional."
"ever since adding the Bar 9, the SA-RS5’s have become more present when watching movies. ... With both soundbars I always set to rears to MAX volume, but now I can actually hear them while using the Bar 9. ... They’re powerful at MAX volume and their sound is clean. ... The other night I watched A Quiet Place Part II. Rears were set to MAX but system volume was set to 30. I could still hear the rears loud and clear. This is with the Bar 9 in the system. When using the A7000, there’s no way at 30% system volume that I’d be able to hear the rears. ... the RS5’s are amazing now."
"The rears are powerful now."
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I find the Sony bar 9 (HT-A9000) with sub to be best without rears IMO, but only if you get it on sale, otherwise it's too expensive for what it is.
r/Soundbars • Best Soundbar without rear speakers? ->Samsung q990c I have this and it's very good in atmos. After seeing the prices at JBL or Sonos too... Sony bar 9 can be
r/Soundbars • best soundbar ->From my experience of owning a bar 9, at that value you cannot beat it. You will want to get the sw5 subwoofer if you want good bass. By itself the bass is okay. In the future for surrounds definitely go for the rs5. While it may seem like I’m just only recommending the best they have you really lose out on a lot by not matching up the their best bar with the upgraded components.
r/Soundbars • Sony Theatre bar 9 (€550) or Sonos Arc Ultra (€999)? ->550 for the Sony is a good price. You can upgrade it in the future with a sub and rears.
r/Soundbars • Sony Theatre bar 9 (€550) or Sonos Arc Ultra (€999)? ->Theatre Bar 9 mate, I have it and it's a beast and works seamlessly with my Bravia 9. Add in the wireless subs and rears and it is a fantastic plug and play system which is 'relatively' cheap. Going for a Sony SB will also allow you to use the Centre Sync too which admittedly is sometimes a bit off depending on contact but still good when it works properly.
r/bravia • Best sound bar to go with Sony Bravia 3 ->Ja Sony är fina grejer! A7000 är utgående modell så finns bara på Amazon vad jag sett. Annars är det Theatre bar 9 som är deras flagship nu 👍
r/Soundbars • Never had a soundbar before, which is best? (Or better in the same price range) ->The Bar 9 and SW5 will run circles around a couple HomePods
r/hometheater • Recently picked up a new Sony 65" - Best audio options? ->Sony bar 9 sounds amazing!
r/Soundbars • Best $1000 soundbar system for music and movies? ->Accoustic Sync makes almost no difference for the sound (I own Bravia 7 and Bar 9+rears). It makes sense for good integration. Same remote control, settings on TV screen and no problem of connexion. Everything works perfectly together. But for the sound it doesn't bring much, really.
r/Soundbars • Best Soundbar (No Rears) for Sony X95J – Is Matching Brand Worth It? ->Bye the way Bar 9 sounds great, not sure Sonos (which has a shit app) or Samsung sound better... I think they all sound great.
r/Soundbars • Best Soundbar (No Rears) for Sony X95J – Is Matching Brand Worth It? ->Sony Bar 9. Very clear dialogues as well.
r/Soundbars • Which soundbars do you have real-world experience with, or have reliable info about , that help with dialogue clarity? ->Sony Bar 9 +RS5 would complete the set up! It sounds great.
r/bravia • Soundbar advice for Sony Bravia 8 II, 65" ->Sony Bar 9 is great you know 😉
r/Soundbars • Need Advice on Brand & Model Sound Bars ->Bar 9 sounds great to me. Clear and clean. Without Sub the bass is quite good from the Bar I think. Accoustic Synd doesn't bring much (but I still have it on ON all the time) and RS5 sound also really good and bring a lot to the surround sound (of course). Also you will get extra on-screen menus with Bar9. Then you don't need the app all the time. It's just a pity that Sony's products are so expansive. But Bar9 sounds really good 😉
r/Soundbars • TV Sony + Sony Bar 9 o Jbl 1300mk2? ->Theater Bar9+RS5 (paired with Bravia 7) here. I tried Samsung q990c and it was very good (of course for the price...) but don't forget Samsung is shit company that has bricked their own Bar with an update... Ask these people if it was good value for the price they paid... Sonos is also in deep shit with their app now. Sony sounds great and fits well with Sony TV. The only problem is that there is the Sony tax. But if you can get Bar9 with a discount I would choose it. The sound is clean and clear! Surround and atmos sound great as well with RS5. And music sounds also good for a Bar. I don't know why but rtings is wrong with some notes. Some testing are just irrelevant and don't match with the reality.
r/Soundbars • Is the Q99d the best thing on the planet? That’s all I see in this community. Does anyone use something different? I have a Bravia Bar 8 for example ->Bar 9 with the mode DTS neural-X sounds great for music! Very impressive I think. It makes a kind of surround sound with stereo music.
r/bravia • Soundbars ->This is the way. I have these and the sound bar 9. It definitely makes a huge difference overall. And watching movies is amazing to me. But that’s my personal opinion
r/bravia • Is the center sync feature worth getting a sony soundbar over a samsung? ->the bar 9 setup you have is more than enough. yes it can get better, but you're at the place where getting a bit better is much more expensive.
r/4kbluray • Are soundbar setups really that bad with 4K discs? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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