Sony HT-A5000 Dolby Atmos Smart Soundbar works with Alexa and Google Assistant, Chromecast built-in, AirPlay2, Bluetooth - Black

I bought this speaker back in March of 23. Worked great until about a month ago. It started getting stuck on "hello" if I did enough (several times over snd over) hard resets by holding down the power and volume down buttons I can sometimes get it to work. Don't waste your money.

The HT-A5000 is a nice soundbar; does the job, having speakers/sound coming from the front and not the back of the TV. Only issue I've noticed is the occasional slight delay of the soundbar turning on and syncing with the TV, at times taking up to a minute otherwise works well with good clear sound.

I recently upgraded from my HT-A3000 to a HT-A5000. I loved my A3000 but the A5000 is a significant upgrade. The powerful bass adds so much to my viewing experience as do the up firing speaker. Just a much more immersive feel. My A3000 happily resides in my bedroom and for me, that's a perfect fit too! My only complaint is that it was not designed to fit between my 65” A80L stand (legs). Poor design flaw on Sony's part. I was able to make it work and couldn't be happier!

I bought this a few weeks ago. Paired with a Sony Bravia TV it really puts out immersive sound. Dolby Atmos works well, although I don't have rear speakers yet so I can I cannot get the full effect. Streaming music works well, especially with spacial audio. Earc connection with a Sony TV is seamless, as is the setup. All in all a great soundbar and I wish I would have gotten it sooner.

Great sounding soundbar makes it feel like you are there. Sound is full, rich, and deep with the 360 Spatial Sound Mapping. Now is the time to develop more media utilizing the spatial sound model to make you feel you are at the concert.