Customer Ratings & Reviews

I was very excited to try out this soundbar system in my basement. My basement gets very loud due to the HVAC air intake. I had an old sound bar that was OK but when you are sitting on the couch you can still not hear much. I liked this Sony system since it looked to be fully immersive with a wireless soundbar and wireless rear surround speakers. So far my experience has been less than exciting. First off, the setup of this system was very simple. You connect the soundbar to power, and in my case HDMI (ARC). Then you literally connect the soundbar and two speakers to power and they automatically sync to the soundbar. It does not get much easier than that. Then I setup the soundbar in the settings, which was not too bad. It runs an auto calibration and then you connect it to your network. This was the first issue. It showed my connection as "failed" and then rebooted itself when I tried again. Then it did not power back up. I unplugged it twice and it was still frozen on the "hello" screen. I was frustrated so I left it, then it finally powered back on by itself about 5 minutes later. Then it showed the Wi-Fi connection as "connected". The next time I used it, the soundbar showed me being offline. The soundbar is right next to my router so I tried to plug it in directly to the LAN port. Unfortunately the soundbar does not have an ethernet port. So I have to keep this unstable wireless connection. Then the next time I turned on my TV the soundbar was in sleep mode and did not wake up. I had to turn it on with the soundbar remote then change my TV's sound settings. This is very frustrating especially since it is connected via HDMI ARC. My TV is a Samsung, so is this Sony/Samsung not playing nice? Either way, I had to then go into my settings to turn off all auto sleep modes and make sure the soundbar is always on stand by. This is so that I can keep the luxury of only using my TV's remote, because who wants to constantly keep two remotes to watch TV? Now onto the actual sound and performance. The soundbar does sound very nice. It has very nice and clear range. I played some action movies and noticed that sound was that explosive. So I had to manually adjust the surround and subwoofer to have this system really make an impact. Then it sounded better, but the experience is not very immersive. It sounds very good, but I don't think the overall sound feels very high end. I cannot complain because it does it's job, but it does not make you feel that you have a top of the line sound system. Overall, I do like this soundbar system, but it does not impress me. The sound is nice, but not very immersive. The install was easy, but the bugs were just too much for me. I think there is much to be desired here.

Not at all impressed with the volume or the woofer! May look to return cause it’s not worth the money!

Worked for a week then lost all power. Would not turn on again. Had to return.

Conversations are difficult to understand using the sound bar. Voices are not clear.

Sound quality was not what I expected.. Without a sub woofer, this sound bar didn’t make any improvement to the sound .

It was a decent sound bar, but really underwhelming for what I was wanting. I ended up exchanging for the HT-A7000. It's incredible!

Shuts off by itself. It appears to be out of sync with the TV. Great picture no sound.

We returned this item as it did nothing to engage the tv sound alone.

This is a great sounding soundbar once you get it configured to your TV. Setup is fairly easy by following the on screen directions. You can also go back and easily adjust settings, which you can do via a menu on your TV screen when you press the "HOME" button. I really like this feature. I'm not going to lie, when I first hooked it up, I was like, really, that's all? But then I went through the settings on my TV and found that my audio was set to PCM. Once I set my TV audio to pass through, The Sony A3000 soundbar came to life. You have three options for surround sound virtualization: Sony's in-house preset, Dolby Virtualization, and DTS:X. Having tried all three options with the Top Gun movie (86), I have found the DTS:X mode to be my favorite. The Sony mode was surprisingly a close 2nd. Strangely, I found that the Dolby Virtualization mode seemed to cut the volume of the soundbar in half and didn't sound as good as the other two modes, even with the volume set to match the other modes. This could be just a software issue that could be addressed via an update. You also get Alexa and Google services built in, which does come in handy. Another nice feature about this soundbar is that it can be expanded. You can add a wireless powered sub and wireless rear surround speakers to get a more authentic home theater experience. I would highly recommend getting the powered sub that this soundbar supports. It makes a world of a difference in my experience. This soundbar can get fairly loud if you want it to. One thing I didn't like was the the lack of inputs on the soundbar. There is only one HDMI input for your TV. This means that if you have your TV on the wall, like in my situation, and run the wires through the wall, you're going to have to run extra cables through the wall which can be a pain. Likes: 1.) Great Sound 2.) On-screen(TV) menu 3.) Expandability: subwoofer, rear surrounds Dislikes: 1.) Only one input for the TV 2.) Subwoofer not included

Disappointed in the Sony soundbar. Not good at all. Don't waste your money.

Bought this TV back in September. Not happy with it. Watching a movie with my kid and I see flickering lights down the bottom of the screen. It comes and goes. And is now non returnable. Should have gone with the lg

First, this soundbar is quite the product from Sony. It has Dolby Virtual Atmos and is one of the lowest priced soundbars in the Sony lineup (with the features and options it offers). This is a good thing in that it doesn’t sacrifice on sound, that experience is as it should be and what you would expect both from Sony and at this price point. One thing to note is what you don’t get is an HDMI input on the soundbar. This is not a problem if your TV has HDMI ARC/eARC. As long as it does, you don’t need the additional HDMI input because everything will run through the HDMI ARC once connected to your TV (or Bluetooth of course for features like Apple AirPlay). Also, as long as you are setting up with HDMI eARC, setup is incredibly simple because you plug in the power, plug in to the TV and connect to the bar and you’re basically ready to go. There is additional setup and options to choose and an accompanying app, but basic setup is about as simple as it gets. The sound delivered is rich and with Dolby Virtual Atmos, it gives you the best imitation of the immersive experience of surround sound but without the headache of actually having to install surround sound speakers. Of course it’s not quite surround sound, but it’s certainly a good sound experience and the setup is MUCH easier than installing surround sound. Keep in mind also that this soundbar is a 3.1, and Sony offers some great peripherals in the form of rear speakers and subwoofer, which are connected wirelessly. Again, easy setup and a big enhancement to that surround sound experience. The biggest problem of course is that the rear speakers and subwoofer must be purchased separately from the soundbar, so your price tag starts going way up. I would say if you have a smaller space, you probably don’t need to mess with the rear speakers or subwoofer. The sound bar does have two built in subwoofers and of course the Dolby Virtual Atmos. The bigger your space though, the more the peripherals can add to your experience. The soundbar on its own is a pretty amazing piece of sound tech and does the job it’s supposed to admirably. And on its own, with the features offered, I’d say it’s actually a pretty decent price point as well. Just keep in mind the HDMI eARC requirement as well as the additional cost if you decide the rear speakers and subwoofer are necessary to complete your experience.

I stream out of a firestick which is not dolby atmos so you do not get the full experience of the surround sound system , its not nearly clear or loud enough unless we are streaming from dolby atmos compatible devices , the new firesticks are dolby atmos compatible and have 16 gig memory for less buffering .

I love Sony soundbars, I have been using them for the last couple of years. We have a rather large open living room so we setup the A7000 series soundbar in there a while back. The sound is amazing despite the open area and high ceilings. We were looking for something that would work well in a bedroom, and the A5000 series seemed like it might be just a tad too much for the smaller area. This A3000 series soundbar from Sony seems to fit that niche just right. Setup process is incredibly easy, run the power cable to the outlet near your TV, connect the HDMI cable from the eARC TV out port on the back of the soundbar to your eARC input on the back of your TV. The soundbar has one HDMI input in the back of the soundbar so we plugged in our streaming box to that. Once you have everything powered on, the soundbar walks you through the final setup process in configuring the sound to your room. Sony’s audio wizards can reflect sound off the walls and ceiling to really make it feel like the sound is moving around you as opposed to just coming from the soundbar. One small gripe I had when I was setting up was that the soundbar only has 1 HDMI input, not a deal breaker since I can run my other devices to the TV and the soundbar is still going to produce excellent sound. Some of Sony’s other models offer 2 HDMI inputs so it was just a bit of a bummer seeing that this one only had the one, again not a deal breaker but worth noting. So, the sound. In a word ‘Wow!’. I already knew what to expect since we use one of Sony’s higher end models in the living room, but this soundbar on its own can give you an immersive feeling. The clarity and separation are amazing. We were watching a movie and at one point in the movie it was raining, but I instinctively looked outside my bedroom windows thinking it was raining outside. I felt silly a second later when I realized it was just the soundbar making it sound like the rain was coming from behind us. With the soundbar supporting Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and Vertical Surround Engine Sony really has you feeling like you are in the scene. Another amazing feature, that I feel often gets overlooked is their support of 360 Reality Audio. Paired with the right digital streaming provider and songs, this makes for a unique listening experience that has you feeling like you are there in the studio or concert where the music is being recorded. Even more so if you are using their wireless rear speakers and sub. More of a test to see if I should make the extra investment, I grabbed the sub and wireless speakers from my living room setup and linked them to the A3000. This is super easy since you just click the link buttons on each speaker and the soundbar can locate them and connect to them. The sound was improved, but if I had to choose just one of those things to make the investment in, it would be the sub. The soundbar can create good bass for explosions in action movie, but unfortunately doesn’t come close to what the sub is able to do on its own. Depending on your room you might get away without utilizing the wireless rear speakers, but if you want the most out of those action movies then the sub should be a serious consideration. This isn’t the best soundbar on the market, but for the right size room and setup this can deliver an incredible experience without emptying your bank. Again, paired with the sub this makes for a very immersive cinema experience.

Bought with sony 77 inch oled television. Could not get it to work. With Sonys help we discovered it was faulty. Returned for refund

Did not work as i was shown on store sample. Tv is excellent without it. Will return.

I brought this soundbar a year and a half ago and it didn’t work all it says is HELLO.

Bought this in store as a open box item I set it up it worked for one week and that was it..I thought all merchandise bought back to best buy was thoroughly inspected before being sold...

The sound bar would intermittently go silent for 2 to 7 seconds at a time. I left a v mail for a geek concerning this issue. I didn't receive a response. I returned it after about a week.

Not sure why the volume needs to be turned on to almost 85 to sound loud. Not sure but so far I do not like this soundbar. My Samsung bar that I purchase 6 years ago sounds way louder.