FUTURE of HOME THEATER Sound!! SONY HT A9 – Home Theater System Review
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► TESTING THE SONY HT-A9 AND HT-A7000 SOUND BAR
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SONY 85” TV:
VIZIO 85” TV:
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Apple TV:
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MOVIES – GAMING – MUSIC
Quiet Place II:
The Matrix:
San Andreas:
Ready Player One:
Billie Eilish, A Love Letter to LA:
Call of Duty:
Ronnie Wood Mr. Luck:
► COMPARABLE SOUNDBAR SYSTEMS
Samsung Q950A:
Sennheiser AMBEO:
SONOS:
Klipsch Cinema 1200:
► COMPARABLE SURROUND SOUND SYSTEMS
Yamaha RXV6A:
Sony STRDN1080:
Onkyo 5100:
Monitor Audio Bronze 100:
Monitor Audio Bronze Center:
Monitor Audio Bronze 50:
SVS Micro 3000 Sub:
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► SONY A9 HOME THEATER SYSTEM REVIEW
Audiophiles may not want to admit it, but systems like the Sony HT A9 is the future of home theater sound. Convenience will always win over the masses but when the tech catches up to traditional home theater, it’s game over. The Sony Dolby Atmos speakers in HT-A9 provide an immersive experience that is very hard to beat. We compare the HT A9 and A7000 soundbar and discuss the A9 with Sony TV as a center channel. Want to know which is better? Check our HT-A9 review!
INTRO: 00:00
SONY HT A9 SPECS: 00:29
SONY A9 HUB: 01:11
SONY A9 SETUP: 02:04
SONY 360 SOUND MAPPING: 02:57
SONY HT-A9 SUBWOOFERS: 03:38
SONY A9 WITH MUSIC: 04:36
SONY A9 WITH DOLBY ATMOS MOVIES: 06:44
SONY A9 WITH DOLBY DIGITAL: 07:51
SONY A9 DIALOG PERFORMANCE: 08:34
SONY A9 ISSUES: 09:10
USING SONY BRAVIA TVS AS A CENTER SPEAKER: 10:29
SONY HT-A7000 SOUNDBAR REVIEW: 11:17
HT-A9 VS AMBEO & Q950A: 12:19
SONY A9 VS TRADITIONAL HOME THEATER: 13:19
SONY VS KLIPSCH VS FOCAL VS HECO: 14:15
CONCLUSION: 14:37
KRISTI’S REVIEW: 16:11
SIGN OFF: 24:32
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With limited HDMI inputs on the HT-A9, how would you go from an AVR with 8 HDMI inputs to the HT-A9? I do not see a way to do that. We currently have the 55" Bravia A90J with Marantz NR-1606 powering Klipsch Quintet, with Klipsch SW-350 sub, and using Sony SS-CSE Atmos add-on speakers. Our room is smaller with the TV and the corner and have to give up a dedicated home theater room with a 60" Pioneer Elite Plasma FD-151FD running an Elite AVR with NHT VT-2, and VS-2s for center and rears. We used separate NHT amps for the VT-2's subs. It looked and sounded great. Technology has progressed since but I still want great home theater sound and my current system feels lacking. Our ceilings are nine feet and I have the Sony SS-CSEs on stands right behind the Bravia with a five-foot distance to the ceiling. When running the level adjustments the sound is right behind the TV I do not hear anything bouncing but that might be test tone? So the big question is it worth going for the HT-A9 system to get superior sound? Your review suggests this might be the case but there is the HDMI port question as well. Thanks
Bro what microphone setup are you using to record audio? I'm a videographer and I love your mic setup for recording voices!
So is this a superior sound set up compared to a Dolby atmos set up ?
Sound mode on or dolby virtualizer?
I wonder why your review of 7000 soundbar is dramatically bad comparing to other non sponsored reviews. Would be so kind and consider updated review late this year with SA-RS5 and the latest firmware upgrade to soundbar itself? I think you could may have preproduction device. Thank you. I am a big fan of your channel. Sincerely.
Sony stop making traditional receiver and made this now? Disappointing.
Kristi, Andrew…..I love your videos so much it knocks the shi… out of any youtuber out there. Thank you so much for your awesome videos that combines real knowledge with the spice of just having fun =)
great video, very helpful. I think the future is very much processing. it's a bit like how smartphone camera's have evolved to use AI to give stunning results from a seemingly underpowered system. for me, i think for the price sony is charging, they needed to include a dedicated centre channel speaker, as for less money you can pick up something like the Klipsch 5.1.4 for around $1200 which arguably will be better quality speakers and include the sub, then add another $600 for a 9ch AVR and you're still $700 cheaper than the sony system and you will get a dedicated centre channel. Is the sony worth the extra $700 for the processing and convenience of placement without having to run speaker cable to the rear speakers ?? well i guess that down to personal choice. I think i would accept the $700 price difference if the Sony came with a dedicated centre channel, but without it, the $700+ difference is a bit much
I wonder how the Nakamichi Shockwave Ultra 9.2.4 compares? The Nakamichi has better specs and much better connectivity.
Extra bonus, the A9 can make your wife happy. I will get the A9 to make my wife happy 😃 !
I can get the Bose soundbar 700, sub 700 and surround speakers for 1800 Cad or the Sony system for $3000 is it worth the extra $1200?
Ht a9 with sw5 sub sells for 2.7 times the price of hw q950a. Can you please advise if it is worth that premium.
Amazon has it right now 13 in stock new and a couple used ones $1,998.00 get them fast who knows when they will ever be back in stock again! Enjoy
Edited Update in the Comments
Just bought it and I'm underwhelmed.
Volume is not great and bass with the sub is not great.
I'd give it a 4 out of 10. Should have went with Sonos 😔
Love your reviews 👍. Should I go for samsung q950a or this Sony home theatre.
This or Ambeo??
Hi bro Andrew , I’m here in Canada and HT A9 can nowhere be found .., can you tell me where can I buy it, in the US?
Thanks
Andrew I think processing power is key for driving software and data rates audio rates. The faster the processing the less likely it is to have audio sync issues.
Lets also not forget that individuals may have an older TV with slower processing power.
So device setups really is ideal to have similar internal processing components to work efficiently and in synergy if that makes sense.
Loved the review.
Regards
Kristy referred to a scene from A quiet place. Can you please advise how long i to the movie it comes. I checked multiple times with no success. All i could find was the girl lying on the grass but not in truck shortly after creatures show up.
Can you pls compare LG bh9540 tw and bdv n9200w which one is best