SonyHT-S40R 5.1ch Home Theater Soundbar System,black

Very easy setup sounds great

I went from a wired Samsung HT system to this when I upgraded my TV. I love this system. The rear wireless speakers feature is great. Occasional popping noises and you may have to position your rear speakers in a few places to get the right output - they are a little softer, I have them right behind the sofa. Sounds really great for music. Connects easily to my and minimal wires. Really recommend this one.

Update: DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. And if you bought it and are frustrated that it doesn't work, DO NOT send it in for repair, just return it ASAP.We purchased this product and had nothing but problems with it. When we requested to send it in for repair, Sony said they would provide a box, then after multiple emails and calls we were told they would not provide a box, and we needed to pack it ourselves. We then paid $30 to have FedEx to pack it, and shipped it off. It was received and United Radio proceeded to send several emails keeping us updated on the status, letting us know they couldn't replicate the issue. Then out of nowhere, they decided the item was damaged during shipping. At this point, after multiple calls and emails to both Sony and United Radio, they will not provide us proof of the state of the package on arrival and are stating that there is nothing else they will do. Now we have a product that doesn't work AND that was clearly damaged while in the "care" of United Radio. I'm so disappointed in the utter lack of respect and care from Sony. I'll never buy another Sony product again now that I know they simply don't stand behind their products or their customers.---Be aware, the rear surround amp/BT receiver does not work very well.I have mine in line of sight with the subwoofer 8’ away on the floor. I am plagued with random connection issues, sharp audible digital chirps.The main front speaker & sub sound good for the price but the surround is virtually useless. I’m going to contact Sony to see if my surround unit is faulty. It’s possible mine exhibits abnormal behavior but if you buy and experience the same results, feel confident in a return.

This is a great home theater surround sound system. It was easy to set up and had a minimum amount of wired to deal with. Most of the connections to the speakers is through Bluetooth. Once setup the sound is fantastic. It has deep base tones and clear trouble tones. Midrange is clear and really sounds good for dialog. Would recommend even if you are in a small place. You will not regret the purchase.

The back speakers will only connect to the front if there is 0 interference between them. I mean, if you walk with your cell phone between them, they will lose their connection. The front works nicely.

Good addition to those crappy TV speakers. Easy set up. compact.The rear speakers are not exactly wireless as they are connected to a Bluetooth receiver by very long wires to separate the two rear speakers. The receiver works well and connects the whole system through the Subwoofer control unit.Status is not always easy to see as the information bar is on the front top edge of the Subwoofer. Can't just hide it this time!

The soundbar is just a set of center front sounding speakers. The remote speakers were a very low volume. The subwoofer did not deliver a solid base response ( I adjusted to the maximum volume) and it was integrated with a front speaker. In order to hear anything resembling a movie theater, the volume had to be set very loud. The connection concept for this soundbar was very interesting.. I have set up a lot of soundbars that delivered a much better overall sound experience even though this one was rated very high. The voices were precise through the center speakers, but the spatial effects through the remote speakers was very poor. I did an A to B comparison with another soundbar and this one failed miserably. I have another soundbar from Sony and I was very satisfied. I would never buy this particular model again. I gave it away the very next day after I received it.

Setup was fairly easy; the sound is really good and works exactly as I'd hoped it would. The rear speaks are not wireless though - they plug into a router, but they are not wired to the main components so it is easy to mount them on the rear wall - but you do have to still run wires from the router to the two rears speakers.