Product Reviews

The sound quality is good especially the smaller speakers. I still need to learn how to set watching films on Prime it is not clear than TV films. May be I need to reduce tv remote sound to zero then increase sound by Sony remote. Song music is excellent. I would recommend this.

Excellent sound quality across the spectrum, music, tv and movies. Easy setup only negative item there is no HTML lead included in the pack, nothing shown in the advert when I purchased the system.

Replaced my Sony dvd surround sound I purchased around 2001 that I loved and still works just fine but rca plugs wouldn't allow tv to come through it was 1000 watt, this new one sounds even better, I'm an old guy and it was hard to understand a lot of audio on tv even with the new surround sound that was the brand of the tv, this new Sony I can hear and understand all the words without turning the volume up loud, movies and tv audio are awesome! Also purchased a Sony dvd blue ray love both. Both were easy to set up even for this old guy!

Audio seems muted and unclear. Even though it only supports dolby I expected more for the price. The dialogue is difficult to hear in movies even after adjusting settings to boost it. The rear speakers crackle sometimes even after removing any potential interference and even set to the max the rear speakers are hardly noticed. I was loyal to sony as a brand but after so many problems with my Xperia and now this I won't be buying any more sony products.

I bought this a few weeks ago, and I highly recommend it. It connects wireless to my sony bravia via Bluetooth connection. I also find it very easy to connect to your mobile for music lovers .

I'm so happy with the overall performance, and the bass is awesome.

Bought this about 3 weeks ago and finally set it up with rear wireless speakers and its the best surround sound i could have asked for. Quick to switch on. Linked with tv remote automatically for volume control and easy to use and underatand. Love that i have the option to lower the sub volume indepedantly but ill likely never do that as i love the bass

Always purchased Sony for it's quality in build and sound and this keeps up with those standards

Average , not enough loud sound, we need to volume up above 60 to hear properly,and also connection needs complicated for me,and also not much expected from a brand like sony

Brought as a replacement for my Sony 2.1 speakers. The difference in incredible and the surround sound it almost cinema quality. The rear speakers fit with a cable but then are connected via Bluetooth to the front speakers. You can hear the sound from every area of the room

Excellent system with a good robust build and feel. Great range sound levels from the deep bass to the high end treble. Easy to set up too.

I bought this for about 1.5 months ago and i'm already hearing crackling and popping sounds from the surround speakers, sounds sometimes disappears for a second. Bought a brand new Sony with confidence but ended up disappointed. Now I have to lug the entire system to a service centre, bery inconvenient given how many components there are and the size of them.

Sound is without high frequencies - treble. I hear sometimes cracking in rear speakes.

Wanted Big sound with a small budget....This is exactly what needed. Thanks Sony !!!!

The instructions only cover the basics and miss out some very important settings. Support is little more than useless; they just send you a copy of the manual. For the money I would expect a far better quality product

I have bought lots of Sony products over the years ..... this was a big mistake. I have an LG SH3B 2.1 soundbar, wanted to upgrade to 5.1, neat and compact ... Arrived next day from Sony, unpacked, looked great, easy to set up that's where my joy ended ! The 3 ch sound bar is cheap n nasty, sound is thin and you have to crank it to get any volume, then the distortion is evident. The sub has as much power as a wet lettuce. I thought i'll give it the benefit of the doubt, but alas, it is pants !!! My LG 2.1 is richer and more powerful at 300w even though it's only 2.1 ! The pic is to prove i had it, and gladly sent it back ! Sony Customer Care is spot on i have to say.

Sony only guarantee this for a year, showing how little faith in this sounds bar I found our this to my cost when the Hdmi connection failed, leaving me an expensive repair at a 'Jack of all trades' establishment..who would rather repair washing machines.... Luckily enough I have my expensive Sony oled TV insured elsewhere....this company I know to be reliable unlike Sony

So far so good. It's a vast upgrade to my old blu-ray Sony system, which was over 10 years old. SEtup is easy and I love the power going to the sub.

The sound controls are little more than useless; the one that changes most is CINEMA, but it is the colour rather thans sound that changes. It would be better to allow the user the ability to vary the sound to their requirement rather than engineers/designers.

I think most of my very positive reviews.are included below. Thank You Sony!!!

My first Sony product. Not disappointed, especially with the surround sound. It fills our living room and perfectly separates sounds and instruments, no matter what you're listening to. It's super easy to assemble and delivers right on point. The user and assembly manuals were very helpful and still are whenever I need a reference. The only thing that has still failed is updating it to the latest software. Everything else is 100%. NEXT UP: Getting myself a BRAVIA, 4K, or 8K, 65".

Our TV failed after serving us for 13 years, we purchased a much bigger TV, with android TV built in. Our old surround sound system was also dated, and required constant input from a remote, so with a smart TV, with arc, earc, cec compatible, the surround sound system we had was not up to the job. So after extensive searching, and gathering of information I had whittled it down to just 3 units, using a comparison option on a major retailer site I was able to reduce the list to one. The Sony ht-s40r was exactly what I needed, had all the features I needed, and more, along with a great option menu it can be tuned to suit the room, with a nearly wireless setup for the rear speakers it reduces the number of wires running round the room. After initial setup I tried a few different sources to check out the sound, including a signal generator, with this system able to produce sounds from as low as 10hz and all the way up it makes whatever you are listening to fill the room with sound, the front and center sound bar has a great range of frequency, and the sound is being broadcast wide from the speaker setup, so the sounds appear to come from all around the room, listening to special effects a train sounded as though it drove through my room, from right to left, through the center. And all backed up by the rumble from the sub, which is clear and responsive, and handles deep sounds effortlessly, being able to feel the rumble, as well as hearing it is incredible. All in all I would thoroughly recommend this speaker system, setup was easy, and along with clear instructions on the Sony website and setup manual, it didn't take long to get the sound I wanted. Watching a movie is so immersive, and is a vast improvement from my old system, along with the massive power levels it can be used to pump music over big distances, 600w output is probably not necessary, but is nice. The ability to adjust the output to rear speakers to match distance from listening position is easy to get the sound balanced. Arc , earc, works flawlessly, and means I don't need the remote to hand all the time, as it switches on and off with the tv. my only comments for Sony would be to make it so the standby time could be adjusted, rather than just on or off, the time is fairly short before it powers off, if you pause what you are watching for a period of time, it goes into standby, it will not automatically come back on when the program is resumed, at which point you will need to switch it back on using the remote, I have switched my automatic standby off, it still goes on and off with the tv, but will remain on while the program is in standby. And the other comment would be to supply either as an option, or in the kit extention leads for the rear speakers, I have a power supply nearer one side than the other, so the cable is too long one side, and very short the other side, obviously adapting the cables by shortening one and adding it to the other would fix the problem, but would also invalidate the warranty, when asked my reply from Sony, was not to use after market cables as this would invalidate the warranty, and cutting the cables would also invalidate the warranty, so catch 22, I expect I will ask the question again and see if I get an answer which relates to the original problem, I didn't ask about after market cables, but did they do an extension cable. Other than these minor issues I am more than happy with my purchase, my old system was adapted to fit the room, and wire extended, but had push fit connections on the speakers, so I purchased a roll of high grade speaker cable and replaced them.

Bought the system last month and like it very much. It was connected to Sony TV. Overall, the sound quality is great. The sound is clear and bass is good. However, it is only supplied with type C plug (EU). Also, volume level for the sound system need to be tuned reasonably high in comparison to TV.

Powerful for the price. easy to install, makes movies more enjoyable to watch.

Bad quality Bluetooth does not work well and the sound disconnects and reconnects

Very good device, quality sound .I bought two weeks ago and I recommend it.

Amazing sound from this sound system, ive had the ht-rt3 for a few years. The drawbacks are it says wireless rear speakers and they have wires coming from them to a control box, which is a little off putting. It`s great not to have to run wires round to the sub but now i have to find a plug socket behind me and hide a control box and the wires from the speakers which i found was harder than hiding two small wires from my original system.