Sony Home Audio Products
Great value Soundbar, had this for about 7 years now. As long as you're not expecting the sound to be Cinema or Nightclub quality, it's fine
Sony HT-Z9RF
The Bluetooth connection to the surround sound continually drops out – The experience of listening to music and watching movies is ruined by the inconsistency with the Bluetooth connection. Even having "connection… Read more
priority" selected doesn't improve the interference. The sub and rear speakers are with in 4m of the sound bar and we live in a unit.
Sony HT-Z9F
Great Soundbar for the money, disappointing Sony discontinued the rear speakers – Very happy with the sound and quality from this Soundbar but very disappointed Sony have discontinued the only compatible rear speakers HTZ9F. Why… Read more
keep selling the product with a manual that tells you how to connect the rear speakers when you can no longer purchase them. Was told they used to come with the unit, then they were removed so Sony could make more money by having them as an additional purchase and now can't get them at all. They could have at least then made the new SA-RS3S compatible with the HTZ9F. Wishing I had bought another brand now. Only purchased 2 weeks ago.
Great sound - terrible add-on speaker support – The general sound quality and phantom speaker function is pretty amazing, it gives fantastic full room sound feeling. The voice boost mode works… Read more
brilliantly, i don't have to watch films with the remote in my hand any more, i can set a comfortable volume and almost not touch it again.
HOWEVER... If you want a sub-woofer and rear speakers you are locked in to purchasing Sony bluetooth compatible speakers, it does NOT support any other third party bluetooth speakers. This is a major let down and frankly I would not have purchased had I known this. My fault for not doing thorough research but its poor form from Sony because it is not stated or warned in the advertising material for this bar.
