Sony HT-A7000 7.1.2ch 500W Dolby Atmos Sound Bar Surround Sound Home Theater with DTS:X and 360 Spatial Sound Mapping, works with Alexa and Google Assistant,Black

I hesitated on buying this for a bit because of the price and finally bit the bullet and purchased the 7000 soundbar, the rear speakers and the subwoofer. We are a movie loving family and I figure we will get years of good use from it. The set arrived today, and although I was nervous on how difficult it would be, set up was incredibly easy. Plugged in the cords, we have a SONY tv), hit enter twice on the soundbar remote and it took care of the rest. We have our tv room upstairs in a loft and the sound that this set delivered blew our minds. We felt more immersed in the sound than we have ever felt at the movie theater. I’ve had other surround sound sets before but they don’t come close to this setup. We watched the newest Top Gun and it was like a new movie for me! I couldn’t get to the theater for the experience and my husband said it sounded better here than when he watched it in theaters. Sony has done an outstanding job, spoiling us rotten as we can’t imagine how we watched movies without this thing. We turned the surround sound on and off for comparison a few times between only our tv audio (which is impressive for a tv) and the SONY soundbar and rear speakers/sub. How can I explain it-it’s like drinking hot, mud water vs crisp clear water lol. You won’t regret the investment. Excellent job Sony! Loyal customers here for sure.

I really can't tell you how much I love the sound of this speaker bar It is definitely top of the line. This is the one I've been waiting for to go with my two back speakers and my new base of the way you put all three of them together. This one was easy to set up because the instructions were clear and precise. Easy to use and the way it maps your room for the best sound experience is so excellent. I'm really glad I got this

I initially bought this without the sub woofer. Seems well made, paired with my Sony Tv as you’d expect but I found the sound quality on some shows muddled and lacking clarity, even switching to all voice settings on the sound bar and the TV. I was considering returning the product but I took a chance and ordered the SW5 sub. Clarity of dialogue has greatly improved and the big sub has boom to spare. In music mode you can crank it up to 11 with perfect clarity. My take away is don’t buy this without committing to the sub purchase as well.

I have one of these attached to a Sony A95L TV, along with the SA-SW5 subwoofer and rear SA-RS5 speakers. The whole setup sounds great. Lots of people here will attest to that. But Sony builds things in a strange way sometimes that makes you wonder how much they think about the consumer who has to use it.One of the weirdest things about this is the fact that it can act as a streaming box (for a limited number of streaming services). Apparently this is if you don't have a smart TV nor do you wish to buy a streaming box for $100. Instead, use the awkward controls on the soundbar remote to stream your programs! What could be awkward or silly or useless about that. Geez Sony, I want my soundbar to be a SOUND bar. I cannot comment on how well it works as a streaming box because a) it's guaranteed to be awful and b) I don't even care to try.Other things:1. The top of the unit is, with the exception of the up-firing speakers at either end, completely covered in dark SHINY black glass. They are proud of this idea as I saw the designers talking about it on a Sony-produced video as something to help the acoustics. But they apparently never put this thing in front of an actual TV because if they had, they would discover that the long slab of glass reflects the TV perfectly and is highly distracting and annoying to the viewer. It's hard to believe no one noticed this during development. I fixed the problem by using some of this material:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002AS9N58which is a matte black rubberized mesh shelf liner. I cut it to size to cover the glass (no adhesive, just laid it on flat) and now the soundbar disappears into the dark when playing the TV. Like it should have to begin with. Glass is fine Sony, just don't make it shiny.2. The HDMI sockets for the two pass-through ports are covered with a temporary label, while the eArc connection is left open, just to make sure you don't plug things into the wrong place during initial installation. This is a nice touch. But each different cable for this thing (power, HDMI, center channel audio) comes out from a different spot on the back and at a slightly different angle, meaning that the cables come out of the back of the unit in slightly different directions, making a neat and cable-invisible installation tricky. At least the power cable is detachable (IEC C7 connector) so you can use the length you need (unlike the A95L which has a non-detachable 5 foot power cable).3. The wall-mounting holes are located underneath the unit and are a rather bizarre 30.5 inches apart, a measurement that doesn't line up very well with the most common 16" stud spacing. Even if not for the US market, what country has standardized on 30.5 inch stud spacing? And you'll want to mount this on studs as it weighs nearly 20 pounds.4. Compared to the A95L remote, the remote for this unit feels cheap and plastic-y. It is not backlit and does not light up when you move it. Boo, hiss, Sony, you cheaped out on the highest-end soundbar you sell.But at least it's not festooned with dedicated buttons for streaming services I will never use and it's not huge like older Sony remotes used to be.5. Kudos to Sony for supporting the LDAC codec on Bluetooth output to allow listening to high-quality audio with headphones. The A95L itself only supports SBC which is not the same quality or latency. However, I've had mixed success with different BT receivers using this soundbar - some work and some don't.6. The price of this unit has gone up recently from $998 to $1398, a rather stunning 40% price increase. The Sony tax is heavy with this one.7. Pairing this unit with the Sony SA-SW5 subwoofer (which has also increased in price by 40%) and the rear SA-RS5 rear speakers was instant and has worked flawlessly since setup. I was worried at first but it sounds great and sure beats having to run speaker wire all over the room. But of course you're paying for it.8. The control buttons on the top of the unit are not backlit and are hard to see in the dark. But mostly you can just use the remote or let the TV take care of powering it on/off when the TV goes on/off so it's not a major problem.9. There is no ethernet Internet access - you have to use WiFi if you want to upgrade the firmware (or, heaven forfend, stream programs). C'mon Sony, put an Ethernet jack on it.

Fantastic sound system. It actually will install itself! You cannot beat Sony equipment everybody tries but nobody can reach that high bar.

First of all, I love this sound bar. I got the additional 500w woofer and man does it kick. It can and will easily get uncomfortably loud, probably not good if you live in an apartment and want to keep your neighbors happy!I'm only giving it 4 stars because it arrived slightly damaged, but since the &$#%'in thing took 3 WEEKS to get here, no way am I returning it. The styrophome was all busted up and the front grill is slightly dented (again, not a HUGE deal but still disappointing). You'd think as long as it took to get here they would have taken better care of it.