Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8

Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 is an absolute gem of a speaker system. Elevate​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ your 360 Spatial Sound Mapping experience and add the ones wireless rear speakers for a soundstage that is even more immersive. Along with the rear speakers, the Bar 8 is capable of creating up to 11 phantom speakers. Meaning you will be able to enjoy speakers behind you for an genuine cinema atmosphere.

Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8

Transform your living room into a cinema with authentic surround sound quality. BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 goes a step further by supporting Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X®. The most common cinema formats, as well as being certified IMAX® Enhanced.

3D Sound

Sony’s latest upmixer can extract a surround sound experience even from stereo recordings. Using a groundbreaking algorithm, it identifies and isolates the individual audio elements so that the listener is enveloped in 3D sound. Thanks to AI Sound Separation processing, the characters’ voices are separated during the upmixing process, and their voices sound even clearer.

Sound Field Optimization

It doesn’t matter where you sit or even the type of acoustics in your room. Everyone can enjoy theater surround sound with Sound Field Optimization. We have made surround sound a piece of cake. Sound Field Optimization automatically measures the speaker’s position, room acoustics, and your listening position. Getting rear speakers? No need to stress over speaker placement.

Sound Field Optimization measures the sound based on their location and compensates for the phantom speakers that are used to fill the surround stage. If you want cinema acoustics, there’s no need to change your home. Sound Field Optimization listens to the acoustic features of your room and then uses advanced signal processing to apply the characteristics of a cinema.

BRAVIA Connect app

With a simple calibration procedure, the BRAVIA Connect app on your smartphone allows the BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 to identify where you are in the room and adjust the sound accordingly for a truly enveloping experience.

Outstannding Sound Reproduction

Along with signal processing, a crucial element of the sound experience is the speakers. It is impossible to have good sound without good speakers physically. This is why BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 makes no compromises.

Precise Sound Image

Compact soundbar that can produce extended surround sound. The Bar 8 has a new 2-way speaker running additional tweeters for front and centre to deliver wider surround sound and a more precise sound image.

Powerful Bass

The Bar 8, although slim, produces unexpectedly powerful, punchy bass as amequipped with a quad woofer inside. Side speakers bounce wide directional sound off the walls, and your entire room is filled with expansive sound to make the entertainment more dramatic and larger than life. The ambient sound that the algorithm detects is also contributing to the large sound.

360 Spatial Sound Mapping

Up-firing speakers create reflected sound off the ceiling for immersive an overhead audio experience. 360 Spatial Sound Mapping generates phantom ceiling speakers to provide an even more atmospheric sound environment.

Excellent Clarity

The speakers’ unique rectangular shape maximizes the diaphragm area enabling punchy bass. It also reduces driver excursion and sustains sound pressure, resulting in less distortion and great vocal clarity.

Easy to Use

BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 makes surround sound easier than ever. From setting it up for the first time to controlling it on your smartphone, it’s all about minimal effort and maximum enjoyment. The BRAVIA Connect app will help you with the initial setup, troubleshooting. Plus, it also lets you control the volume, change the sound field, etc.

It will even inform you about software updates and let you control a TV that is compatible as well.

Connectivity

Just plug in the Bar 8, connect it to your TV by HDMI, and turn it on. With LAN, HDMI IN, and HDMI OUT (eARC). You can now embark on a new spatial surround sound adventure. To enable visually impaired or blind individuals to set up the soundbar.

Tactile dots are used to denote a QR code for the BRAVIA Connect app which, among other features, offers screen reader support. Tactile dots on the back panel indicate the eARC HDMI terminal for connecting to a TV.

BRAVIA TV Remote Control

Elevate your movie watching experience to a whole new level of immersion. BRAVIA TV remote allows Bar 8 to use your compatible BRAVIA as the centre speaker, achieving a hearing experience as if the sound is coming from the screen. Being a part of a single integrated speaker system. Control the surround sound effortlessly using your BRAVIA TV remote.

The sound settings automatically pop up on the BRAVIA Quick Settings menu for easy control of features, like Sound Field and volume, etc.

Features and Benefits

• Sound Quality: 8.1​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Channel Surround Sound is capable of delivering detailed audio that fills your room.
• Wireless Connectivity: Wireless Subwoofer lets you enjoy deep bass without dealing with cables.
• Dolby Atmos:  Brings the theater-like 3D sound right to your living space.
• Small Size: The small size makes it perfect for small or medium-sized rooms.
• Connections: Connections are very easy thanks to HDMI eARC and Bluetooth.
• Voice Control: Voice Control allows you to use your favorite virtual assistants. For example, Alexa and ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌Google.

Summary of the Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8

Add​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ a soundbar that really loves music to your home audio system. It is capable of making very large sound arenas so that your favorite movies, TV shows, and songs appear to be around you. You will not only see the scenes but also hear each and every sound effect from very quiet ones to the booming bass ones.

Stylish, Compact Design

In contrast to other soundbars that are so big for TV stands, this one is so light and compact that it will almost not take up any space. Besides that, even though it is very small and compact. It nevertheless provides excellent sound. What is more, its appearance is very simplistic so it will complement your TV very well.

Easy and Uncomplicated

Utilizing its wireless technology, it can be installed quickly and without any problems. It will be as simple as pie to do anything from linking the subwoofer to playing music via a phone. If you want great sound quality but without the hassle. Then Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 is the one for ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌you.