Sony - BRAVIA Theater Rear 9 wireless surround speakers, Dolby Atmos/DTS:X - Black

I’ve been using the HT-A5000 with SA-SW3 sub and SA-RS3 surrounds for 3.5 years. The system works fairly well for movies, especially in a rather small living room. It’s not very impressive for music, though the playback source makes a big difference. Sadly, 2-channel Airplay isn’t the best, IMO. The RS3 surrounds are the weakest part of the system, so I recently picked up the RS9’s on sale. They paired easily via the soundbar’s TV menu (the HT-A5000 isn’t compatible with the new Bravia Connect app). The RS9’s are a significant improvement over the RS3’s, as you would expect from something almost twice as big. Seriously, they are *huge* for soundbar surround speakers. At 11.25” tall and 6” across, these big black cylinders don’t exactly blend into the decor. The RS3’s were 7.25” by 4” for comparison. For me, this drawback is worth it. I feel like adding these surrounds finally generated that rich, 360-degree sound bubble that had been advertised, but previously not quite delivered. The real and just amazing benefit is for Atmos movies. The improvement for music is good, again depending on source. Atmos music tracks via an AppleTV sound amazing! I also figured that the RS9’s may be my gateway back to an AVR + some decent floor-standing speakers at some point, since they also pair with the current line of Sony receivers.

I bought these rear surround speakers to replace my RS5s and those were really good but these are MUCH BETTER. The surround sound presence and height effects are much more noticeable. These are also much bigger than the RS5s which I assume is helping with them being louder as well. I am running an older A7000 soundbar set up with the SW3 for reference soon to be upgrading to the bar 9. I couldn’t be happier with these surround speakers. Sony thank you for another home run product

Sony Bravia rear 9 wireless surround speakers were purchased along with the new Bravia 9 subwoofer, Bravia 9 soundbar and Bravia 9 non reflective tv. Our living room sounds like a movie theater. Great purchase for my family. This system has brought our family together with less phone time

Great sound for the Money. Easy to use app. Sound is more full than expected

The BRAVIA Theater Rear 9's are a great pair of surround speakers to complete the Sony theater experience. These rears really help fortify the 360 Spatial Sound that the Theater Trio starts. Plug them in and use the BRAVIA Connect app to complete the paring to your system and listen how the sound fills the room. I have tested on a few movies and the 360 Spatial sound adds an amazing level of immersion to the viewing experience. The sound is crisp and clear and really does appear to be coming from all around. The build quality is also amazing and photos do not prepare you for the size of these rears. They measure in at 11" high and roughly 6" in diameter. What I found interesting is the wall mounting bracket actually allows the speakers to be swiveled to better direct the rear sound to your seating arrangement, this is not something I have seen included with other rears. Wireless connectivity has been pretty solid and I have only noticed a couple of signal dropouts which were quickly resolved (and probably my fault). Overall these rears are a must have if you are looking for that cinematic surround sound in you viewing room.