Product Reviews

No denying when it's working it sounds great, however it frequently stops working and requires factory reset to make it work again. All software is up to date, but it often freezes and displays "hello" at which point it completely stops working and requires a hard reset.

I have this connected to a sony xr65 TV and have had a frustrating experience with it. I have had the sound dropping out entirely for a few seconds at a time on several occasions also recently the display has shown "muting" for no reason. The only other thing connected to my TV is a Virgin box and on watching certain movies the sound to me seems back to front. What I mean by that is that the music and sound effects are too much to the fore with dialogue sounding muted. I am thinking about taking it back to the seller.

Bought this about 2 weeks ago. It’s great that it’s works just about seamlessly with the Sony K55S30 TV, powers on and off and automatically works with the TV and the TV remote. The audio is so much better than the TV speakers but the minutes sound fields don@t seem to make much difference at all. Bought the optional 200Watt SW3 sub woofer a few days later as the soundbar is lacking any bass, but sadly the bass output from the sub woofer is so poor and is almost non existent and so underwhelming…… dragging down the entire soundbar experience unfortunately.

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Very simple and sound very clear with base Suggest to add rear sound to get 360 spatial feel

I’m happy and satisfied when I’m watching movie and listening music.

I bought 2 weeks ago, namely the HT A5000 soundbar and SA-SW5 subwoofer, the sound is very satisfying and feels like having a mini theater in my room, next I plan to add the SA-RS5

I bought this soundbar to compliment my setup of a console + a pc connected to it and a TV screen, and benefit from the 4K @ 120 Hz - 10 Bit - HDR signal without quality loss over HDMI 2.1 with full Adobe Vision + Atmos support, with VRR and ALLM, which the soundbar firmware did not bring on launch but added later as promised by Sony. The only negative point is the limitation of one year warranty that in my case has now runned out.

I recently upgraded from my HT-A3000 to a HT-A5000. I loved my A3000 but the A5000 is a significant upgrade. The powerful bass adds so much to my viewing experience as do the up firing speaker. Just a much more immersive feel. My A3000 happily resides in my bedroom and for me, that’s a perfect fit too! My only complaint is that it was not designed to fit between my 65” A80L stand (legs). Poor design flaw on Sony’s part. I was able to make it work and couldn’t be happier!

Good effects of sound for movies and music Sony products are extremely high quality

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Good sound but works excellent with rear speakers. So far very satisfied

I expected better sound quality, and i having difficulty finding right tune with the tv, called once and went in person to The Curve Sony Centre, yet unable to sort out, because no physical technical support to check at your place..Regretted with this kind of after sales product support.

Bought this last week as we are in a retirement village and don't have the room for my home theatre system.... and have to watch the noise levels. The HT-A5000 fit the bill as a replacement unit - good sound, good bass and plays my music using a USB stick. Had a bit of a problem with the Bluetooth but sorted that out after a bit of thought.

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Sound is crystal clear and the built-in subwoofer is amazing. I've paired this with my Sony Bravia 65X90L, it's a great match and the surround sound is absolutely wonderful upon calibration.

Great just like Sonys I have owned before, a bit annoyed it didn’t sit underneath TV as told, but still great.

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I have the speaker for 3 weeks now and I am glad I have made the right choice. This soundbar sounds great. Love the voice clarity. The only downside perhaps is the base not punchy enough despite I bought the subwoofer SW3 as well. The height of this soundbar was excellent. It does not cover my TV screen on the console. However, this may not be the case if my TV is a Sony TV

Bought this a few weeks ago, and all I can say is it’s fantastic. The sound that comes out of it is amazing. Well worth the money. Would definitely recommend it.

Easy to connect to TV, great sound, great features

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I bought this a few weeks ago. Paired with a Sony Bravia TV it really puts out immersive sound. Dolby Atmos works well, although I don’t have rear speakers yet so I can I cannot get the full effect. Streaming music works well, especially with spacial audio. Earc connection with a Sony TV is seamless, as is the setup. All in all a great soundbar and I wish I would have gotten it sooner.

Brilliant soundbar but after care poor sony need to up their game got stuck a few times but help poor

I just bought this item...and I'm really happy and the sound quality is very good

Paired HT-A5000 including subwoofer and rear speakers. Although the volume of the rears and sub can be changed, the rears are generally overpowered by the Soundbar even at max rear volume. The rears "fill-in" the sound by the Soundbar dominates. This is more noticable when listening to music. Also, unable to use portable Bluetooth speaker and Soundbar at the same time.

Always pleased with Sony product. Produces a good sound connected to TV

I bought this unit because I got £200 discount with a Bravia TV multi buy deal at Argos & my previous TV failed in Autumn, so I bought this as (sort of) for Christmas. The device was straight forward to set up with the instructions provided & once set up, performs well. To get the full experience, 2 rear speakers & a bass tube are required; which are not included with the main unit. I have linked the HT-A5000 to my iphone via Bluetooth & as I haven’t had a stereo/music sound system since becoming an NHS psychiatric captive 7+ years ago, it was excellent to hear some of favorite tunes in quality audio. There is a free trial of 360 Reality Audio which would be better tested with the full array of speakers, which is why I haven’t initiated said trial.

Bought and added to my new 85" SONY TV and makes a big difference compared to the tiny but powerful still TV speakers though with limited (tv) sound customization. Easy to setup, plug 'n' play literally. Turning it on with the TV remote is convenient and no need to use the remote that came with it - TV remote turns both soundbar and tv on and off. If you want to customise the sound especially with add-on speakers (surround sound), the remote is quicker to access than going through the TV menus. Surprised the TV remote can be used also for power. No issues, nice sound for the reasonable quality seeker. Sounds better with a subwoofer.

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