

Fabric covers the side- and top-firing speakers on either end and there’s a glossy finish on top where there are six touch-sensitive controls that get you through the basic functions, including power, volume, Bluetooth pairing, and input selection. But whether you expand it or not, the Sony HT-A7000 stands out in the highest echelon of soundbars.Ĭheck Price The Sony HT-A7000 soundbar’s designįrom the outside, the Sony HT-A7000 soundbar conveys sleek minimalism, with a metal grill covering the front of the 51-inch wide, 19-pound soundbar. Sony also makes wireless subwoofers and rear speakers that seamlessly connect to the soundbar, and bring overall investment to more than $2,000. It also offers app control, voice control, and a multitude of wireless connectivity, including Bluetooth and WiFi. The HT-A7000’s internal digital signal processing (DSP) also upconverts any audio to make full use of its speaker array. Support for all the latest object-based, immersive audio formats-Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio, etc.-makes movies and music pop within a larger spatial context. With its top- and side-firing speakers, this new Sony flagship is ready to delight home viewers searching for a 7.1.2 system that won’t take up the entire room. The Sony HT-A7000 soundbar fits into this last category, letting you trade the receivers, amplifiers, satellite speakers, etc., that used to stack up under and around the TV for a self-contained showpiece. There’s a final tier, however, that stretches the limits of the product category, offering a home theater sound system within a single, sizable unit. From there, dozens upon dozens of step-up options increase the extent of surround-sound channels, wireless connectivity, output wattage, and so forth. There are soundbars you buy simply to improve upon the stereo sound coming from your TV.
