Sony - HT-A3000

Can’t comment on Yamaha, but I just setup an HT-A3000 last night. I got it for $280 (sealed, new) on eBay. It’s paired with a 55” X90J Bravia. The room is very large with vaulted ceilings. Better than TV’s built in speakers? Yes. Is it a major difference? Meh. I did an A/B with a 10 year old Bose AirPlay speaker and they sounded alike. Also, none of the three “sound field” settings sound good and so we turned that feature off. So. Many. Settings. Took a long time to dial-in the settings on my ATV4k, TV, and Soundbar. eArc, pass-through, Dolby, yada yada. For $280 I’m happy. If I’d paid MSRP I’d have returned it. I mean, it’s louder and richer sounding for sure, but it’s not mind blowing. Probably a bigger one for my room with rear speakers would be the ticket, but I wonder if I’d have been better off with a HomePod.

The theater bar 8 is a really good option it’s not a great price right now it’s $850 it has been on sale for $700 and when you buy your tv with the soundbar you get a $100 soundbar bundle so you get the bar for $600 so in the Sonos beam territory of price. You do need to use the Bravia connect app to setup the bar but you don’t need to use during day to day use you can control the sound bar directly from the tv because Sony sound bars allow you to just use your tv’s remote to control most feature directly from the TV’s interface. If you are looking for a super solid option that is not nearly as expensive that does not require an app I would still look at the hta-3000 from Sony looks like it’s $600 right now but you get it for $500 right now with your Bravia 7 purchase it’s a 3.1 has the same sound mapping tech as well as not requiring you to use the app at all. Also Sonos’s app is still broken I would not recommend it still at this time. Also I’m a member at Bestbuy too and if the price of the item goes lower within your 60 day return window they will price match both your tv and soundbar without having to bring them in. [Bravia Theater Bar 8](https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6577858.p?skuId=6577858&sb_share_source=PDP) [HTA-3000](https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6515725.p?skuId=6515725&sb_share_source=PDP)