Sony ST5000 7.1.2ch 800W Dolby Atmos Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer (HT-ST5000), Surround Sound Home Theater experience Black

I've had a handful of soundbars in my time but never one like this! The first thing that hit me when opening the ST5000 was how heavy it is! Not just the subwoofer but the soundbar itself. I had to order some brackets to mount it under my TV as it was too heavy for my existing mount. Just an FYI for those potential buys. This is a really beautiful soundbar. The grill for the front is magnetic so it's super easy to put it on or take it off. It really looks great either way. I kind of like it better without. The suboofer is massive and very heavy. It look sgreat with a shiny top and mesh grill on the front. Apart from that there's just an hdmi cable, manuals, and remote in the box. Pretty simple stuff. Upon first hooking it up I had no sound. A quick reboot fixed that as I had missed the initial setup. It has 3 HDMI inputs with ARC support. It supports 4k HDR so I have my Xbox One X and PS4 Pro connected directly to the soundbar. It also has bluetooth and Chromecast support for wireless connectivity and even has Spotify built right in. Super easy to get your media to this guy. I've had Atmos support for years through my TV & Xbox but never had the chance to experience it and man was I missing out! I downloaded the Dolby Access app and watched a few demo videos and was blown away. It really feels like you are enveloped in sound. I have a pretty nice Samsung soundbar in my living room and this thing really blows it out of the water. Music sounds amazing through the ST5000 as well. The sub is really powerful and really fills the room. I listened to a variety of tracks and all sounded amazing. If I have one nitpick it's that the UI can be a little sluggish. It makes it a little slower to switch inputs than I'd like but ultimately it's a soundbar and I'm not using the UI much. It's a pretty minor thing. Overall I'm super happy with this soundbar. It's a phenomenal upgrade over what I had previously and I can't wait to watch more movies! Edit -- After about a month and a half had some issues. After some troubleshooting turns out it was interference caused by my wifi. I guess after a reboot my router changed channels and it caused the interference in both my wireless subwoofer and my internet. After adjusting the settings on my soundbar (2 actually!) and my wifi it seems all is well again. Glad to have that one sorted!

As soon as you unpack the box you know the Sony Sound Bar just screams quality. The sleek design will make a great addition to your home theater. The soundbar is quite heavy, about twenty pounds for the bar alone. The subwoofer adds another 30 pounds to the system. You have 3 HDMI Inputs with a HDMI(Arc) option on the back. The sound bar comes with a magnetic grill, which can be on or off, either way the sound bar looks fantastic. The set up was quick and easy. It practically set itself up. A minute or two to set up Wi-Fi, a few more minutes to do the obligatory software update and you are on your way. Full disclosure, I am not a sound connoisseur by any means. My review is not scientific; it is not being dissected by an engineer. I am an average guy who enjoys the movie theater experience. I am not sitting in a home theater, just a regular “family/living room”. My setup is simple, a Sony 55” Brava and a TiVo Roamio for this review. The soundbar has all the features I want and a whole bunch of features that I do not know that I really want. To begin the sound is crisp and clear, you can feel the sound. You will notice how the soundbar by far exceeds your built-in speakers from the TV. The immersive sound makes this well worth the soundbar upgrade. A virtual surround soundbar that combines digital signal processing and S-Force Pro Front Surround to deliver amazing sound. The Dolby Atoms delivers a 360-degree surround sound. The dedicated music service button allows me to pick up exactly where I left off, so, I never miss a beat. The NFC one touch connection allows me to stream instantly from my smartphone. Connects to the internet with the built in Wi-fi. The soundbar has 9- coaxial speakers built into the soundbar. The different built in sound settings give a good mixture for movies, music, sports, gaming and standard. Playing with them gives a nice variety of adjustments. Then hit the 3D Sound setting and put your seatbelt on. The manual is quite thick and will join a lot of other stereo manuals in a drawer somewhere. The remote has plenty of buttons that I will probably never intentionally touch. I want this set up perfectly the first time and hopefully never touch the remote again. I tuned in to some music from my cable company package, the sound was, to my ears, quite good at high and low volume. Switching to a broadcast HD movie and the subwoofer came alive!! Thor never sounded so good. I was sitting @ 10 feet away, ears slightly above the soundbar and I felt sound all around me, literally bouncing off me! WOW! Bluetooth (LDAC), sounds a lot better than any Bluetooth speaker I have heard before, big fancy names included. I Have seen some reports about crackling from the subwoofer, nothing problems here. No drop offs either. Most problems I assume are from people who do not look at the manual AT ALL. I have not investigated rear speakers, but so far, I did see no reason for them (yet anyway). Bottom line, love it, great sound, excellent stereo (after all this is what it actually is). Will probably learn more about it over time, but for now I want to finish watching Thor save the world.

I bought this Sony's HT-ST5000 7.1.2ch Dolby Atmos 4K Wireless Soundbar Home Theatre System after reading its review on whathifi.com. And I am not disappointed. My main purpose of this purchase was to improve my plasma TV's sound and also to listen to Dolby Atmos sound processing. The setup was easy. I have connected my Tatasky HD box, Amazon's Firestick and Bluray player directly to this soundbar. Overall sound reproduction and integration of bass is excellent. The dialogues are fairly clear. The sound output is huge and powerful enough to fill big rooms (25 x 20 feet). The Bluetooth connectivity is very good. All the features provided are working perfectly. On the downside, the mid range frequencies could had been more subtle and clearer. This becomes more evident when I compare this soundbar's output with my existing HT system consisting of separates (Pioneer AVR and MA's 7.1 speaker package). For casual listening, this is a super and future proof product.

I am very happy with this sound system. It gives an excellent surround sound effects. Movies is so much more fun with this sound system, it's gives a cinema like sound effects. Sometimes I feel sound is coming from the back and from sides. Highly recommend it. Bit pricey but worth it.

Awesome sound bar. I didn’t realize when I bought, that it was also a full central audio/video control receiver. It can handle anything you plug into it. I would have bought a cheaper TV had I known this.

Sound quality is below average - My Samsung sound bar which costs less than 20K sounds far better Connectivity to various devices is poor Frequently hangs while connecting to 4K devices Overall not worth the price tag at all

Very good Dolby atmos sound bar, would have been really good if option for additional speaker connectivity was there.