I went from the Sony HTA-7000 to the JBL 1300mk2. Everything is louder on the JBL, but the dialogue is low and hard to hear compared to the Sony. That's the only downside of the JBL.
I have a bravia 9 and I'm using the hta7000 sw5 and RS5 it sounds fantastic with cinema but it doesn't shine to well for music. HTA7000 has hidden ports for hard wiring satellites and sub woofer also an extra hdmi (2) for more devices. Gaming latency isn't bad but Im getting older and dont care about that stuff much anymore. I got the bar for a decent deal used on ebay.
I don't really know maybe Bose or Sonos never had experience with the latter. Both are a bit of pioneers in their respective space. Let's be honest though, soundbars are not an audiophile's best friend anyway. Sony does take cinema pretty seriously so I'm not shocked that music doesn't shine in their older version soundbar maybe the bar 9 or theatre quad is better suited haven't tried or seen reviews. I don't think the hta7000 is very mid focused when playing music its very clear just not dynamic or deep and rich. Also no way to tune the EQ.
Im about to get the same tv and I will be running my same sound setup. Hta7000,SW3 sub and RS5 rears. Currently happy with my sound setup. Also want to try the sony S-center speaker thing.
The hta7000 is the 1st high end audio i ever bought and was actually overkill for my 49in led tv 😅. atleast high end enough for me. It also helps that it has hdmi 2.1 passthrough, since the tv only has 2. Same for me will be sticking to this setup for a while
It has its own app, haven't tried the bravia app (not a fan of seperate apps for one brand lol) got mine connected to the tv and wifi anyways, I can control it through the tv or my phone if I just want music without the screen on
I owned the A7000 which is the upgraded A3000 and replaced with Q990F. Q990F is way better, clearer, louder, just better quality in every aspect really.
Affectionate-Ebb7
