Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great soundbar with easy connection, great sound simple instructions

Best TV sound we ever had in our living room. Its like going to the movies. Deep and live! Best choice we made enhancing our sound quality. The design in slick yet unassuming. Color matches our TV.

Sound is powerful and immersive. The bass is excellent with the internal woofer setup and you can adjust it using the remote or app. Voice mode helped with difficult dialogue once indistinguishable with the background noise. Definitely reccomend using the *Bravia app* with the soundbar. It adjusts the audio to your sitting position and how the room takes it in.

A great sound bar on its own but once paired with a subwoofer and surround speakers you can get the sought-after movie experience

Clear sound. It has great ambience. The lower range and bass were just right as we don’t need a strong sound from a subwoofer. This soundbar sounded better when compared to LG and Samsung.

Great sound. Setup was easy. Doesn’t stand out in appearance.

The Soundbar is heavy but the sound is excellent! The only issue is that the Soundbar Mount is separate from the Wall Mount for the 85" Bravia 9 Mini LED QLED 4K TV. The Soundbar mount will attach to the TV Wall Mount, but it doesn't allow the Soundbar to slide up to the bottom of the TV! For all of the other smaller TV sizes in this model, the Soundbar is adjustable and will slide up to the bottom of the TV. Nobody at Best Buy knew this, so my measurements for where the TV needs to be mounted were off by 3 inches! It was too late in the game to correct this problem. The new piece of furniture ordered is 30" high. The Soundbar will need to just sit on the top of the Entertainment Furniture. Check first and verify with Best Buy if you plan on purchasing this Soundbar. Their staff don't seem to know about this issue and assume that the Soundbar can slide up to the bottom of the TV. We truly miss the Entertainment Consults Best Buy used to have, but let go. Cost Savings maneuver?

Best soundbar!! As other reviews mention, to setup the aoundbar you must download the app and setup an account. I am HDMI-ARC connected to my Sony Bravia 75 in. Once you go through all the sound setups you dont need to use the app.

Sounds great and setup was not so bad. App allows you to control sound settings with ease

Very good overall sound. Pairs very nicely with the Sony bravia 5 85in TV. Provides very good spatial sound mapping that a sound bar can provide.

This is a hard review to write because this bar 8 should easily be 5 star but it is held back by some bad Sony decisions. This bar beats the A7000 and A5000 hands down from previous generation. The remote is limited and should have included the rear speaker controls maybe Sony didn't expect you to buy the rear speakers. Requires App to install the bar which might lead to future problems if app loses support from Sony. 360 spatial Sound field mode which is the selling point works better if you have a dedicated subwoofer and rear speakers. I have the SW5 and SR5 speakers supporting the bar, which integrates better with the sound field compared with the A7000. if u are watching movies from an uncompressed source like a physical disc, this bar is incredible. this is the best atmos experience I have ever heard from a soundbar. From a compressed source like streaming from netflix or itunes it sounds okay but the difference is really obvious. Sony has removed the sound modes cinema, music, auto in favour spatial sound, dolby virtualizer, and neural x. The latter 2 sound terrible. Sony needs to put in a center speaker control in the app to help increase voice volume. This sound bar needs a firmware update to enhance compressed audio quality and give users more controls like center channel and EQ settings to tailor the sound to how we like it because this 360 spatial mapping doesn't work in every scenario.

Sony theatre bar is absolutely amazing. The quality of the sound with the surround sound speakers makes a huge difference in viewing the show you are watching. The sound is like being in an I Max and I’m not kidding. Make sure you invest in this product. You won’t be disappointed and your friends will be amazed by it. My son in law is now going to purchase everything we purchased. He is so excited. He has been wanting to update his TV system. The wires show and he is not happy with that and wants a larger screen and better quality overall for his TV viewing.

This sound bar is amazing! A true power house and exceeded my expectations. This is a must have to finish off the incredible Sony Bravia picture.

Very good quality sound bar. Worth the price. Comes with 2 small "feet" that have soft rubber backing for elevation and not damaging whatever surface it is on. Easy to access HDMI, optical, etc ports. No digital display in it, only 3 dot lights in the lower right (white and blue colors for modes). Its not a 5-star rating because the only control over settings is via a phone app. While overall more approachable than its predecessor (HT9Z sound bar, which had horribly unstable subwoofer connection and which relied only on eARC) and with perfectly reliable subwoofer connections, it doesn't have all the settings it needs to sound right. Sound bar by itself: 2.0 connection. Sounds a bit strained trying to make a subwoofer effect with only treble speakers. Adding in the subwoofer and the woofer balances great but jumps to 5.1 setting... I have no rear speakers in my setup so sounds from "behind" are improperly loud in the side speakers from the Bar. Especially disorienting and frustrating in video games more than tv or movies. And no way to change that setting. Changing it away from "adaptive surround" to just "high quality simulated" helped, but then the volume levels between sources get wonky. I still recommend it because an app is quicker to update than firmware so I think this setting oddity will get corrected before long.

With or with the subwoofer, all good for this huge speaker. You can feel the movie, as if you are part of it. Don not watch horror movies or you may not be able to sleep. Lol. Amazing speaker. Innovation at its peak!

If you’re looking for an entry-level soundbar that truly enhances your home theater experience, the Sony Bar 8 paired with the Sony subwoofer is a fantastic choice. Right out of the box, the setup is smooth, and once it’s up and running, the sound quality is remarkable for its price point. The bass from the subwoofer brings depth to movies and music, while the soundbar provides clear highs and mids, making for an immersive experience that’s hard to beat in this range. The sound balance is one of the biggest highlights—whether I’m watching a movie with booming effects or listening to music, the clarity and power of the audio are impressive. Dialogues come through crisp and clear, and the bass adds a satisfying punch that fills the room without overwhelming the other frequencies. For anyone getting started with home audio, the Sony Bar 8 delivers an experience that feels high-end without breaking the bank. It’s an ideal choice for first-time buyers and a great upgrade for anyone still using basic TV speakers.

The product size is great and all 13 speakers, has unique sound which makes it crystal clear in individual sounds. The quality of the sound makes it outstanding and a masterpiece .The high volume and quality sound makes in unique for both living area and outdoor parties

Aesthetically speaking, this is one of the best looking soundbars out there with the minimalist styling. Placed on the right hutch or on a wall, it's barely noticeable. This is where the positive ends. I'm one of the few that prefers no screen on the soundbar. Connecting to my A80J, I thought a Sony product connected to another would be perfect and easy. It's anything but. After connecting this soundbar, my TV became slow to respond to any input from the TV remote. Adjusting the volume takes forever. After disconnecting the soundbar, the TV returned back to its normal status, volume up/down is quick along with cycling through menus. Something about this soundbar taxes the TV's resources. The Wi-Fi audio connectivity to Spotify and others needs work. This is by far the worst part of the soundbar. Music through the TV works better. For example, listening to Spotify at volume 50 through just the soundbar, turning off the soundbar, then later returning to power on the TV turns Spotify back on and playing the last track at volume 50. It's a jarring experience, especially after not being in the living room for a few hours. The proprietary EQ is good for the masses but sometimes slight adjustments are needed. It would be nice for Sony to provide an option to provide a minimum 5 band EQ in later versions. Please do better, Sony. This coming from a household that uses all Sony TVs and portable devices for many decades.

Switched from Samsung Q990c to get Sony synergy and features with our Bravia 9 TV, and LOVE the upgrade.

immersive audio, sound is clear and detailed. great soundbar for those looking for a clean setup.