Product Reviews

very real and immersive experience with these pair of speakers. definitely a must. soundbar alone cannot achieve the virtual channels. just go for this flexibility if cant decide or fix the location of your speakers yet.

I bought this a couple weeks ago, but not completely satisfied as I would expect it would perform much better than this. Plus the incovience of getting them charged so frequently.

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had the A7000 and SW5 woofer and added this RS5s and it totally transformed my overall sound system. Only wish there is an automatic turn on function when running on battery. Every time need to turn on manually is a pain.

Very satisfied with the product. It has good quality and sound.

I bought these speakers a month ago and they are awesome . great sound great quality very happy with them so far

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Bought them as rear speakers for a 5.2.2 set up using a SONY AN1000 Receiver. Did not want to run cables to the rear of our family room. Everything worked out of the box and after using the auto calibration it simply sounds amazing. Apple Music tracks with Dolby Atmos (via Apple TV 4K) also sounds fantastic with these. Great buy.

I bought these speakers for my Sony soundbar to get the total 360 surround sound which is AWESOME!

Enjoyed my Sony A3000 soundbar immensely, despite it only being 3.1, but didn't feel it really filled the room, however adding a pair of Sony SA-RS5 wireless speakers to the setup changed everything. Although the effect is quite subtle, in that the extra sound doesn't punch you In the ears, it somehow delivers a decidedly cinema experience with relevant sounds occurring around and above, leaving no empty sound space in the room. Although quite expensive I can recommend this addition unreservedly.

I started out with the rs3 Speakers and I really like them. But I decided to move them into the bedroom and order the RS5 for the living room. The 360° spatial sound mapping makes such an incredible difference. The immersive audio is everything I expected it to be from Sony. So glad I made this purchase.! Way to go again, Sony, nothing but the best!

Like watching in theater sound sistem is very nice . Can play without plug 🔌 in battery is long lasting.

Apprehensive to buy these at first, thought they were expensive. But when they were connected what a difference and maybe worth the money, so easy to set up as the sound bar did all the connecting I also like the battery power speaker as I can place them in place when I need them. (The wife does not like then on show this is the compromise I had to make, I’m sure there will be a time when I can place them permanently)

I bought the product on July 2023. But the right speaker stopped working within few months. When I looked for Sony service, there was nothing nearby to my address and I was forced by Sony to bear the transportation and shipping cost. Importantly, they haven't repaired my product yet. Totally unacceptable. They charge a premium amount from the customers but they provide very poor build quality and worst service.

Bought these SA-RS5 rear surrounds to add to the HT-A3000 soundbar and X90L TV. I am honestly blown away at the performance these speakers have when combined with the HT-A3000 Soundbar and X90L. This makes the Soundbar a 5.1.2 with the RS5s added and it does not disappoint. It has a nice design to them I personally enjoy the rounded look these have. They offer multiple ways to mount or just stand alone which, is how I have mine. They also have a built-in battery which allows for even greater mounting positions, cord free. Way cool. Me personally I use them plugged in as they then automatically turn on and off with the entire system. TV included. Literally just one button turns everything on. The sound reproduction also does not disappoint. These produce a nice full loud surround effect when called for. Literally feels as if people are walking behind me or their voices go from left to right when they are walking, or if the camera is facing them then faces another person the voices go from in front of you to behind you. Awesome. Watching scary movies literally made me look in the kitchen as I swear, I heard noises from in the kitchen. It was the speakers accurately reproducing sounds in multiple directions. This is the first time I actually feel surround systems work as intended. I really recommend adding these to your HT line of soundbars. Nice full rounded sound. Speaking of sound music also sounds fantastic on these. I have had surround systems and when music is played through them you didn't hear the surrounds much. Not the case with these. Every song, I can hear some sort of surround sound from them, and they are not buried out from the other speakers. Wait till you experience 360 audio from them, spot on. I am very happy with the purchase of these and watching movies is on another level. I will be adding the bigger of the two sub woofers to this set up. Excellent Sony, keep them coming.

Freedom without cables and easily to relocate both wireless to preferred location.

Nice design surround sound! Easy to use. Sony product highly recommended. But this Sony RS5 I feels like sound abit low not is setting problem or speaker issue I turn my rear speaker volume to max but song still likes abit low

Works tremendously well with the 360 degree sound. The rest of settings like Dhoby Neural DTS and equaliser would not fare well due to the sound dropping effects observed. Distance and placement of the speakers are also considerations one should have. The nearer the better. I couldn’t hear much sound when I placed it 2 meters away from my sofa. Kind of useless for wireless speakers and at such a hefty price tag. Please work on that, Sony.

Great product and they give you so much flexibility as to where they can be located as they are wireless.

Was mildly impressed with my new A7000 soundbar and was tossing up spending extra on the Atmos rears or going A9. With the 360° Surround firmware release in September it compares favourably, but being totally movable with battery it is more versatile and unobtrusive to set up and clear away in an apartment. Very clever setup, almost magical 🧙‍♂️

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It helps to add the SA-RS5 to your soundbar for a much improved surround experience. And since it's wireless, can place it anywhere. Just wish volume could be louder.

The SA-RS5 Speakers have performed very well. I bought them because I needed a set of rear speakers for my Sony HTA5000 Sound Bar, and Sony SASW3 Subwoofer and Sony XR65A90JK OLED TV to complete my Home Theater System. They seem to be solidly built with the quality you expect from Sony. I tried the SARS3 speakers but they just did not produce enough sound to match the output of the other components. The SA-RS5 speakers integrated perfectly with the other components and enhanced them with crisp, clear sound. They are not overwhelmingly powerful but I didn't need it with size of the room. That said, with the right movie sound track produce a strong enough output to fill in the rear sound and don't get overpowered by soundbar or subwoofer to bring out the full "surround sound" effect. I keep the speakers plugged in during normal use so I have not tested the battery life thoroughly, but it seems to hold up well during times I have used on battery only. Volume level seems to have a significant impact on battery life as one would expect. One thing to note is when the speakers are plugged-in, once they are fully charged there is no trickle charge to keep them at full power. They will discharge by roughly 30% and then will start to recharge. Once they begin to recharge again you may see an indication on your TV or sound bar of "Right (and/or Left) Rear speaker is connected". This seems to indicate the speaker(s) is/are starting to recharge. I have not noticed any speaker sound loss or drop-out. I would recommend this product.

I haven't received the product . Really difficult comunication with the online team . They haven't help at all

From feeling hesitate if the SA-RS5 is a nice to have to the feeling of completeness to fully immerse myself into Dolby Atmos and 360 Spatial Audio, is a fantastic experience. I could feel the dinosaurs behind my back while watching Bravio Core 65!

The surround sound not that strong. Not powerful. Design of the surround is good. If the sound more strong. This can be a good surround speaker.

I bought these speakers a month ago and set them up as Sony specified. They are used and connected to a AG9 Master Series TV and an HT3000 Soundbar. The TV output sound is brilliant. The sounbar is connected via the TV's eARC output. And the whole set up is as Sony recommends. With speakers to the rear and optimized to each other and soundbar and on stands etc. The HT3000 Sounbar output is OK but the sound output from these new speakers is very and I mean very weak. I had to put my ears to each speaker to see if they were actually breathing, I mean I thought they were dead. I await a Sony reply but at present thinking of sending them back. Goes without saying I therefore shouldn't by the matching woofer. Where are you. Sony experts. Darryl.