Customer Ratings & Reviews

Nice sound bar, worth buying if you like movies along with the sub it makes a great combo. It’s bulky though.

great sound even with sitting behind the TV. did not have room in front or below.

First sound bar I have purchased. Paired with a 65 inch A80K Bravia OLED and a SA SW5 wireless subwoofer. Had an issue with both the TV and the subwoofer but no issues with the sound bar itself.

The Sony HT-A5000 is my new favorite soundbar and an upgrade from my old soundbar/home theater system. This soundbar is nothing short of an amazing all-in-one 5.1.2 sound system. It has 5 internal speakers (3 front facing and 2 upward facing), a built-in subwoofer, and built-in tweeters. It has Sony's 3D Soundfield technology, Dolby-Atmos, and DTS-X. In 2022 through an update there is going to be PS5 3D-Audio compatibility, which as a gamer is a big plus for me. This design makes it a perfect do-all soundbar for those that want an immersive theater experience and a minimalist aesthetic without having to buy extra sound equipment or figure out cable management. I tested it with my 75" LG Nano90 using my PS5 to play a 4K UHD copy of Terminator 2 (one of the best movies ever btw). The set up was easy and when connected to the HDMI eARC offers a whole home menu that displays controls, different audio/music outputs, and audio settings. This was something that took me a while to get used to since my previous soundbar didn't have this and I really like this amount of control. I wish I could post the videos I took because my review doesn't do it justice. The sound quality is amazing with just the soundbar alone, the bass of the internal subwoofer was very good considering its size, and the surround sound field gives me an immersive and booming movie viewing or gaming experience. For those that want to take their experience even further, find the bass or tweeters just not booming enough for their viewing experience/space Sony has a compatible Sub and Two-Tweeter set, but they're pretty pricey. I love my Sony HT-A5000 soundbar and absolutely look forward to showing it off on movie nights, gaming hangouts, or game day viewing parties with my friends and family.

It is not working well. Connection with speaker is not good

Phenomenal sound-The Little Brother to the HT-A7000 Overall The Ht-A5000 offers an amazing level of audio. The soundbar itself comes with a total of 9 speakers across. 3 front facing, 2 up firing, 2 side firing tweeters, and 2 front facing subs. It makes for a good sound quality combined even without the extra satellite speakers (Sub & Rears). It handles a wide range of audio tones quite well from bass, mid, and high in any type of media such as games, movies, TV or music. All the typical bells and whistles you expect on a soundbar come with this including an optical input, an analog input, a USB port, a special S-Center for Bravia TVs, eARC HDMI output, and a HDMI 2.1 inputs. But unlike the A7000 however, the A5000 comes in a poly coated fiber similar to vehicle door paneling. The front facing speakers and up firing drivers with a metal mesh, your typical metal meshing that almost every other soundbar comes with. By comparison, the A7000 comes in a black glass finish and combination of black cloth/black metal grille, different than your usual soundbar. Its a massive fingerprint and dust magnet that requires frequent maintenance as any little amount shows easily. To add to the maintenance, the top houses touch controls on both models such as volume, power, source, Bluetooth, and Spotify Connect. Every press is another fingerprint. Setting up the sound bar is a breeze, and practically automatic. Upon boot and with a connected HDMI, it asks if you’d like to calibrate your audio through the sound field optimization. According to Sony, it’s an intelligent calibration that measures the position of the speakers in your room. But I’ll leave it at that with the specs as I’m sure you don’t want to read me describe the features from the product page. At the end of the day, it is an amazing audio device! There’s only 1 small annoyance. After connecting to Wi-Fi and updating firmware, even without setting up, the Amazon Alexa information pop up comes up every time. Power on, there it is. Go to TV then back home, there it is again. Go to settings and back home, there it is once again. There is no “don’t show me this again” check box option or an option to disable the reminder. For someone without any intention of using Alexa, this has become a nuisance. Pros Amazing sound levels, even without additional speakers available to pair with it. Although less elegant, for my personal lifestyle the anesthetics/materials of this unit suits me better than the black glass a cloth A7000. Cons Lack of method to disable Alexa as mentioned before. No apparent auto shut-off. Leave it on TV, HDMI, or on the home screen. It won’t enter standby on its own. Additionally the inherent design that all soundbars should have their inputs recessed in a usually difficult place to reach once mounted, this goes for majority if not all, soundbars on the market. I understand optical cables since you typically don’t change them out very often, but HDMI and USB? It’s no problem at all if you're accessing them before you mount the bar but once there it becomes a hassle. SA-SW5 Subwoofer The Sony SA-SW5 is an Amazing add-on subwoofer for the Sony HT-A5000. It comes ready to pair out of the box upon powering, but if you miss the pairing window a single click of a button pairs the speakers. Pairing takes less than 10 seconds. If it weren't for Sony’s descriptive image cutouts, I would have been left speculating the next section. It comes equipped with 2 subs sporting what Sony calls Σ Magnetic Circuit and Separated Notch Edge, 2 technologies enrich bass and low frequency sounds. The outer construction seems very sturdy consisting of what would appear to be a wooden structure (based on a knock test) with a polymer overly, an added texture, and a fabric covering over the exposed sub. All of this sits a top a reflective pvc like base housing the second, downward facing subwoofer. All-in-all this results in a very nice luxurious sub that doesn’t feel cheap. SA-RS5 Rear Speakers The Sony SA-RS5 adds a simple but amazing surround to the Sony HT-A5000 soundbar. It comes ready to pair automatically upon powering up for the first time. However, if you miss the pairing window a single click of a button pairs the speakers. Pairing takes less than 10 seconds. No mounting hardware is included but it does include a hanging cutout and standard 1/4” mounting screw hole on each speaker. The construction is very interesting as its cylindrical shaped and sleeved with a cloth all around including the top. Hiding beneath its cloth exterior are a combination of top firing driver, tweeter, and ba subwoofer. Conclusion All things considered, the HT-A5000 is a powerful system, whether paired with the external sub and satellite speakers or used on its own. It’ll offer enough power to fill most rooms. In my case they were used in an odd designed living room with an open ceiling. Roughly measuring 20’ x 18’ x 14, except that there isn’t any walls dividing so it’s more realistically about 20’ x 28’ x 14’. It was suited well enough for the space with media from TV, movies, music, and video games.

I got this soundbar set up with the SA-SW5 Subwoofer and SA-RS3S Rear Speakers. The soundbar itself was very easy to set up, plugged the Soundbar into an eARC port on my TV and used the HDMI plugin on the soundbar to plug my gaming console in. Once powered on and I switched to the input, I followed the prompts to add the soundbar to my Wi-Fi, pair and update the subwoofer and rear speakers. During the setup process the soundbar ran a sound field optimization which played multiple tones from the various speakers to give the system the optimal sound setup for my space! With the soundbar setup using eARC on my TV I can easily modify the volume of the soundbar using TVs remote. Thge menus are pretty straight forward in the soundbars menu. Watch gives you TV or HDMI option, which is the HDMI that plays directly attached to the soundbar. Listen gives you multiple options for audio, I mostly stuck to spotify so far in this section, the built-in Chromecast is a nice convenience. While setup gives you the choice to run through the setup wizard or change individual settings in sections such as Audio, HDMI, Network or System update. I've become accustom to those boxed subwoofer experience that I wasn't thinking about it too much when loading up a movie as my first audio experience with this sound system. I started up Free Guy just to compare to my previous soundbar, as I watched it recently while that was setup. The Sony HT-A5000 paired with the subwoofer and rear speakers blew my old sound system away! And that was streaming UHD with Dolby Atmos, I ended up sitting and watching the whole movie (not just because it was a great movie) because the audio experience was much more immersive and sounded like a true home theater experience. A few days later I picked up a few UHD movies on Blu-ray with the holiday sales starting. I started to watch Scott Pilgrim and was loving, not only, the sound of the system in the fights but the music during the band segments also. The immersive audio experience was great also, in that movie there is a part during a fight where the evil ex vanishes and they are trying to tell where the next attack would come from, and you can hear the voice echoing around you elevating the experience. Music is great also, this has become my go to speaker to blast music from while completing chores around the house. I can easily cast from Spotify and control the song from my phone. I have yet to use the soundbar alone, I have used it paired with the additional speakers and sub the whole time. The soundbar remote does have individual volume controls for the Subwoofer and Rear speakers also. The whole system is great, but the soundbar is the star that brings it all together! I am looking forward to picking up more UHD movies during the holiday sales to enjoy the most out of this Soundbar!

This sound bar sounds awesome and i had no issues at all connecting it to my tv. I am very bad with electronics and got it connected in less than 2 minutes on my first try. It sounds amazing. I also have the sw5 300 watt sub woofer and rs5 rear speakers. It was a breeze connecting those wirelessly to the sound bar, however they did not connect automatically i had to manually connect them. It is very easy to manually connect them and again took maybe 2 mins. Here is the complaint i have, and the onpy complaint. The a5000 is a 5 channel sound bar and the a7000 is a 7 channel meaning the 5 channel is a subwoofer, two rear speakers and teo front speakers. The 7 channel is the same but an extra 2 center speakers. My complaint is i went to best but over the weekend to buy 2 front speakers to complete my 5.1 channel setup for my 5.1 channel sound bar and SONY DOES NOT MAKE FRONT OR CENTER SPEAKERS. I xpuld have saved a little money and bought the a3000 which is a 3 channel because even though the a5000 is a 5 channel sound bar, sony does not make front speakers and it is not possible to get a 5.1 channel surround sound set up.

This is a great sound bar with all the channels covered. The bass, center, left, right and vertical brings it to a immersive sound levels. It has all the quirks you want in a soundbar, the bluetooth device connection for streaming from any of your device. Alexa soundbar connection for playing your Alexa music. Spotify music, push of button to connect and play where you left off. The HDMI 2.1 video pass through (future proof up to 8K), get that easy video audio connection for your 4K player to display its full power (Dolby Atmos). [cough cough, S-o-nos has very limited options] HDMI EARC connection makes connecting to your TV seamless easy to control via the TV remote. The menu system is also displayed on the TV makes configurations easy. Only con, is probably no volume equalizer to for sound adjustments. Just simple steps adjustments for the subwoofer and surround sound. But it sounds great, calibrated as is with the simple controls. The soundbar itself is quite large. Justified, with the number of quality of speakers in it, it creates great sound. I added the surround sound speakers and it complements very well for the immersive experience. The vertical speakers is an important component for me to purchase this, it brings out the Dolby Atmos sound from the 4K bluray player.

The difference between a $500 soundbar set and a $2000 soundbar set? More than words can describe. Exceeded my expectations by a mile. I mounted and connected the soundbar and also added the rear surround sound speakers and the wireless subwoofer. The onscreen menu on the soundbar is excellent. Allows you to tune, customize and do software updates right on the TV easily. As far as sound goes my old unit was a $500 set and I really liked it until I tried this one. The specs can all be looked up so this review is on the sound quality which is excellent. We have a large living room with wood floors and sound was exactly as claimed. The room was just filled with clarity, bass and sound effects I didn’t know existed. Paired with our OLED TV I can’t imagine any reason to go to a movie theater. This is much better. Mounting was simple. 2 brackets and a couple screws and a level. Remote also works great and arc has been fine so far. This is a definite buy especially if you add the wireless speakers and a subwoofer and these I consider needed for rooms larger than a bedroom to get the full effects.

Started with just the soundbar and was impressed with the sound but went back a couple of days later to get the SW3 sub and RS3 rear speakers. A bit pricey for all but the sub and speakers really rounded out the experience. Sounds great with movies but what I was really impressed with is the sound with music sources. Airplay from my iphone sounds very good and surround from some bluray DTS-MA concerts is just magical. Tried some surround SACD's and DVD-Audio disks but the soundbar won't accept the copy protected input. System is connected to a Sony 900H TV (which has had more than its share of issues) so the remote controls most soundbar settings which is convenient. Overall quite happy.

This Sony 5.1 soundbar pairs well with Sony Bravia tv's, one of which I also recently purchased. The sound when just listening to broadcast/streaming is good but when watching a movie and switching to the HDMI setting, is even better with a "fuller" sound and more bass. I find it a bit frustrating that the soundbar doesnt automatically switch to the correct setting based on the source. For ex., why, when I pop in a bluray, does it not auto switch from "TV" to "HDMI"? I have to do this manually with the soundbar remote. I had a 20+ year old Yamaha home theater receiver that had custom settings for "spectacle", "sci-fi", "5 channel, "concert", "rock", and a few others. Some settings didn't sound much different and I was a bit disappointed that this soundbar doesnt have such options but, being more current technology, it reproduces the sound settings of each movie very nicely. The 5.1 "bubble" that is created based on the room's dimensions is very cool and I'm looking forward to adding the two battery operated rear speakers later this year. Kind of pricey but it was a nice and, for me, logical compromise between Sony's 3.1 and their 7.1 soundbars. Finally, setting up instructions could be clearer, too.

Lot bigger sound than any slim soundbar should be capable of. If you feed a quality Dolby/DTS signal to the HT-A5000. You will definitely hear far more audio separation (left, right, center plus REAL Atmos height speakers) in the shows, movies and certain music content. Most shows and movies have the bulk of dialog feeding the center speaker. I was very happy that the voices are clear and not muddied by the other channels/speakers that can sometimes have the dialog shared among all front speakers in a soundbar. I can clearly hear the vocals on prime time shows and films. Also pleased that the surround sound that is happening in the background is also very directional to its location on screen. Even movies are more immersive when the action on screen moves around and the sound is also being reflected on various surfaces in the room I setup in. If you only buy the soundbar, it is more than capable for watching tv and movies for a very enjoyable sound experience. However, I do think on its own there was not quite enough bass from the soundbar alone when viewing action content. I would note that Sony does make a few options to add additional speakers for the rear and a subwoofer that can make a complete surround sound package. And all additional speakers can wirelessly be connected to the soundbar. Just plug them into a wall outlet and run the "easy setup" sound setting on the soundbar. All without speaker wires. Fantastic and simple. Its a great soundbar on its own. If you want the fullest movie experience, like I did. I would recommend adding SA-SW5 (subwoofer) and SA-RS3S (rear left and rear right speakers). All together it makes a seamless sound profile that can be easily setup with the setting in the soundbar. Soundbar will even send audio tones to all the speakers to configure the acoustics of the room to get the peak performance out of the room you are listening in.

This is a perfect fit for my SONY 65” A80J TV. The integration with the TV is why it was worth the premium pricing for me. The sound is great especially after I set the default sound stage profile to DTS Neural X. I really like the enhanced bass and broader sound profile with the DTS setting seems more like a theater experience to me, while the SONY and Dolby defaults sound more nuanced and even accurate at times, thankfully there are choices for all types of content. The immersive sound with TV as center channel and the rear speakers (RS5) and sub (SW5) make this setup absolutely excellent, flexible, and versatile while delivery high quality surround sound. If the sound profile were easier to switch (switching is not hard, just inconvenient for certain settings) this would be an absolutely perfect soundbar. The setup, integration, and actual sound experience make this an exceptional fit for SONY Bravia XR TV’s like mine.

The soundbar alone is just OK, but pair it with the subwoofer and wireless rear speakers and it is an outstanding system. Easy to set up. I originally had the soundbar mounted on the wall, but the upfiring speakers needed to be slightly in front of the TV, so now it is just in front of it.

HT-5000 paired with SW5 sub, rear SW3, and Bravia XBR75-Z9F. I was skeptical about this system due to the price but was pleasantly surprised. I couldn't justify the HT-7000 price for two more speakers and I'm happy with the HT-5000. Incredibly easy to set up. The range is excellent. The Atmos effect is incredibly pronounced. You must buy the entire system to have incredible sound. I connected the sound bar and subwoofer and thought I made a mistake with this purchase. It wasn't until I connected the rear speakers that the system came alive. Window rattling bass. Crystal clear dialogue. Music, movies, YT vids, even DTV sounds great. I have zero regrets. This is best setup besides a full component system.

Sony HT-A5000 is a great sound bar. I have it in a large living room along with the Sony SA-SW5 subwoofer and they do a good job with filling the room with sound easily. I didnt purchase the additional surround sound speakers because i wanted to stay in a certain budget range, but plan on buying them down the road as that is the ideal setup sony wants you to have for a full immersive experience. Without the rear speakers you can still enjoy the system and be wowed by it. This was ordered online and came in two shipments. It was replacing a 10yr old samsung 3.1 soundbar system. The sony soundbar arrived first and i was amazed at how the sony soundbar blew it away on its own. The sound was larger and clearer compared to the samsung soundbar and i was able to get the effects of the sound bouncing off the walls and ceiling with just the sony soundbar. I was also amazed that the built-in subwoofers on the sony soundbar (on max) were putting out as much bass or at least 90% as much bass as the samsung subwoofer on its own without the added sony subwoofer. When the sony SA-SW5 subwoofer came in, it definitely added to the cinematic sound in the room and i was happy with it. I am a bass heavy head and the sony SA-SW5 gets me there somewhere between 90%-80% there. I have a klipsch 12' home theater subwoofer that gets me 100% there (happy land) when using for any occasion. The reason for the 4-Star rating is because on default, using the automatic sound field optimizer, i couldnt quite get it to give me that larger than life feeling on its own. It gave me okay results when i used it. After manual tuning it, it gave me better results. I probably still need to tweak it some to get that sweet spot sound. My other issue with the sound bar is that there is not a music mode on the soundbar or no way to switch out of the default listening experience. You can turn the sound field feature off (sound bouncing off the walls), but then the sound just sounds muted/muffled, so its not a real option. I did see in a review, that you were able to active different sound modes if you had a high end sony tv, but i feel sony should give you this option off the back instead of making you buy add-ons in their ecosystem to get it. Outside of those two things, its a great system and im sure anyone will enjoy it.

This is overall an incredibly amazing sound bar that greatly exceeded my expectations. The digital display on the front is a nice QoL touch that I didn't think I'd actually need until now, and you can really feel the bass despite that it's a built-in subwoofer. It also comes with a built-in Chromecast which is handy for casting music to the sound bar, much more convenient than bluetooth imo. If you do use bluetooth, know that it does support LDAC for HD audio. Comes also with a Night mode, for flattening volume range a bit, and with a dialogue enhancer for TV shows, which has helped with speech clarity, though you definitely will want to turn it off for music as it will overheighten the midrange. It's also a massive sound bar, something to watch out for if space is a concern, bigger than the width of my X85J 43' TV, but with big sounds to match. I've seen reviews from other websites stating that this soundbar can sound a little weak or flat on the surround sound side, and I thought so too at first until I discovered that you can actually manually calibrate the speakers. The calibration gives you "test tones" that let you hear how every individual speaker sounds a step at a time, and this allows you manually adjust their decibel and their focus distance. So after a good 20 minutes of tape measuring and tone balancing, the surround sound went from "okay" to the most immersive thing I've ever experienced. Even the upfiring speakers sound A LOT better now. The sound bar now completely blows every sound bar I've ever used and I've used many. While there is an automatic calibration, you definitely will want to spend some time with the manual calibration to really get the kind of sound you want for your ears. I'm considering adding the rear wireless speakers and the higher watt subwoofer on my next paycheck to make it a full 7.1.2 experience (or is it 7.2.2?). Besides movies, it's also been really amazing for music. The DSEE does an excellent job upscaling lower quality audio. Many music streaming services offer a free service but with reduced bitrate. The DSEE makes those reduced bitrate audio sound much higher in quality, to the point that I'm not even sure I need to subscribe anymore. My wife who initially said I was wasting money on the HT-A5000 is now constantly casting her music to it instead of the Samsung and LG ones we also own in our other rooms. I've enjoyed my weeks of gloating. My main con for this sound bar is the lack of a proper equalizer. While the sound so far is really good, I do wish I could tweak some of the bands a bit.

I have done a lot of research on several sound bar systems. I purchased a Sony Bravia TV and knew I had to get a better system than the older Samsung I had. I found that this soundbar performed at the level I need it for the area I am in. I would say that even though the bar itself has some base and it is an upgrade from the tv speakers, having the subwoofer is a must. It really hits hard. I just purchased the rear up firing speakers. To get the true movie experience, a must have. I am very pleased with my purchase at this time. One thing I have noticed is that the sound goes out for a split second. Not sure if it is the system or the tv channels it self. I stream everything so it could be glitches. Not really a terrible thing. I have read the 1 and 2 star reviews and don't understand. Either the got a bad system, as they are made by people or their expectations are so out there, nothing can make them happy. I give it 4 stars because of the volume levels. I run it around 30-35 on regular tv and around 50+ on movies. I wish on the lower levels the volume was better so I could run the movies on the 35-40 level and tv around 20-25. Not a deal breaker....just wishing. 4 thumbs up!

This is a review of the HT-A5000 w/ and w/o the SW3 and the HT-A9 w/ the SW5. The HT-A5000 alone does provide pretty good surround/immersion experience...As long as you have a small/symmetrical room. It was great in our bedroom with clear dialog, but not so much in our open family. The A5000 with the SW3 did add a punch on the lower end, but that's it. May be the additional wireless surround speakers (RS3S) can over come that issue. The HT-A9 with SW5 is awesome in our open family room. I combine it with the X95K 85" as a center channel and the dialog did significantly improved with Voice mode. Surround/immersion experience is just amazing. This combination is way better than my previous 5.1 setup with towers, center and bi-polar rear speakers...Especially in 7.1 (Dolby Atmos and DTS:X etc.). The openning scene of Dungeons & Dragons make me feel like I was in the middle of a blizzard.