Product Reviews

I have had this for about 2 months and I am finding that it keeps losing connection with the soundbar. I can hear the bass disappear intermittently when using to watch tv, movies or listen to music. Worked through some general trouble shooting with Sony and now will need to contact them again (but they only provide call support mon-fri)

I brought Bravia 9 with Bravia theatre quad and sw5 sub. I tried Samsung and JBL flagship sound bars. Their sound quality and surround sound effects are not as clear and crispy as Sony's. Subwoofer is not as powerful than the competitors on normal music and video playbacks. When you play IMAX enchanted movies, it is definitely "Bravia cinema is coming home". The Dolby Atom and 360 surround sound are incomparable. The price is on the high side, but its quality definitely worth the money for movie enthusiasts.

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this woofer has more than enough punch for a medium sized room.. good quality low frequency and not too bassy when paired with the Bar9.

Using it at my current house & will love to new house in December

Added this to the front and rear speaker setup I already had to try and give the rears some oomph but slightly disappointed that it doesn’t seem to add much that way. Plenty of bass everywhere else though!

this sounds superb - it goes well with my HT-A5000 soundbar I bought it along with SU-WB1 (£30 cashback) and SU-WL900 (£50 cashback) I was supposed to be able to claim £150 cashback. However, they processed the £80 cashback and then stated I can only claim for two items in this promotion. I feel completely conned as they could have refused the lower value of £30 and honoured the £150. I might take my money elsewhere next time

EXCELLENT SOUND EXCELLENT PRODUCT AS ALWAYS FROM SONY.

Got it free with the purchase of Quad Home Theater. It works wonders with this subwoofer. Now I enjoy listening both music and movies.

When paired with HT9A quad, music and movies just reached another level. All these with ease of installation and placement of the quad speakers.

The sound is great as though you are in a movie theater watching a miovie

The SA-SW5 is a superb subwoofer. Amazing bass performance. Paired it with the Bravia Theater Quad provides a very immersive home movie experience. However, the exterior design looks a bit dated, hopefully Sony will come up with an updated version that can compete with Sono in terms of the exterior design.

Good sound box but the size can be smaller n less heavy

I bought this month ago and paired with Sony Quad. Even if the bass level set very high, this subwoofer won’t be live unless main audio set extremely high. While the bass good at high volume, no one can hear at high level volume for long at night. If you set volume low , no bass at all.While it could be software or app issue but I just don’t hear any bass from this at low levels.

Very good bass and it is adjustable. Therefore it is good for movie as well as audiophile listening

It's certainly a pricy investment however if you already got into Sony's wireless systems, you probably would only consider Sony's wireless subs. The SW5 certainly packs enough low end. The only thing I wish for is the ability to fine tune the sub. Add a crossover feature to it and I think it will add justification to the price tag. No drop outs, and seamlessly works with my Sony Quad system. Placed it behind my Tv to hide it. Overall really pleased, just docked one star from the overall rating for the lack of crossover feature.

The best ever sub that I used in my life. So enjoyable at home now.

Bass is deep and low which super powerful and punchy.

Subwoofer sound system is punchy and louder i like .

When buying couldn’t decide weather to purchase the cheaper SW3. But what a mistake that would have been. As with the sound bar and rear speakers there was nothing to do for set up except position it and plug it in. Have had sub woofers before but this takes it to another level the sound is so good, very pleased with this product.

Bought two of these by accident! When I tried to return one of them they wouldn't refund all my money, $200.00 less!! Fk off Sony, no more Sony products me.

Must buy SA-SW5 together with HT-A9. They are amazing.

I purchased the sub just under a month ago. The sub definitely has a premium feel, which you come to expect from Sony. Simple power and pair buttons on the rear. Establishing wireless connection to Sony sounbar is effortless. Performed calibration and all done. Me personally found the calibrated sound volume setting at 6, was way too low. Tried different volume settings. Volume 10 was good, but since I love bass, MAX was the best for me. Very good presence of sound with very good deep sound; deep sound that you can feel! Like any speaker, it's gets better over time and I am noticing improvements all the time. Fully recommended.

I purchased this a month ago and the sound is exceptional, wish I purchased the two rear speakers as well.

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I bought this back in the end of July beginning of August. So far when it works I love it. I would say that it works around 90-95% of the time without incidents. I do not have the volume at max I usually keep it around 30%-50% of its max. It has Bluetooth connection issues specially if it is windy outside. I have noticed that when it is windy I tend to lose Bluetooth connection at random times while using this device. No the device is not outside and no the windows are not open. There is no draft in the home. Other than that, This this is great.