Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 5 3.1 Channel with Subwoofer, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X - HTB500

Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 5 3.1 Channel Soundbar with Subwoofer

Bring classic surround sound home at a budget-friendly price with the Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 5. The powerful soundbar features a 3.1 system, with a speaker to the right, another to the left and a center channel speaker. There's also an external subwoofer you can place nearby to bring those powerful lows you'll appreciate as soon as you turn on the TV. The mighty soundbar pushes past what a modern home's television speakers can do, bringing additional depth with support for Dolby Atmos and DTS: X. With every element of the Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 5 at work, you'll feel like you're in a surround sound system … instead of listening to a 3.1 channel sound system.

Wired & Wireless Connections

With this powerful audio system made by Sony, how you connect is up to you. With the Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 5 and your BRAVIA Connect smartphone app, you can easily control sound from your phone. Even simpler is the Bluetooth connectivity for moments when you want to hear playlists from your phone. And for classic, powerful and fast soundbar use with the Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 5, use a quick cable, like an HDMI ARC cord. With a stable cord connection, data moves with speed and strength to give you a higher fidelity listening experience, whether you're hearing orchestral background music to a classic film or are playing a video game and need to hear the sound effects.

Create a Home Cinema With a Sony BRAVIA TV

Between the booming lows from the external sub, the powerful acoustics and the soaring highs, the Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 5 stands beyond classic television speakers. That being said, you'll need a good TV to create the ultimate entertainment experience. A BRAVIA TV from the same brand is a great choice. You'll enjoy a seamless experience here depending on the television, with the Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 5 often pairing with a television's own speakers for Acoustic Center Sync and other upgraded sound effects. Order your Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 5 from Abt for quick delivery, or reach out to our team of experts at 800-860-3577 if you have questions. To learn more, read up with our guide to soundbar buying from Abt.

Key Features

• Get the best streaming experience with support for Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X®.¹
• Enjoy wireless music streaming from your smartphone with Bluetooth® technology.^{2, 3}
• Experience sound from above with Sony's virtual surround technology that positions sound in vertical space. 
• Hear sounds from the sides with digital sound field processing using only front speakers. 
• Your stereo content is up-mixed into immersive surround sound with Sony's proprietary algorithm. 
• Catch every word in the scene with a dedicated center channel speaker. 
• Adjust volume, bass, and sound modes quickly with the included remote. 
• Give your favorite music a boost as DSEE restores detail lost in compressed audio. 
• Use BRAVIA Connect app to easily set up, control, and update your soundbar.⁴
• Pair with compatible BRAVIA TVs to take advantage of Voice Zoom 3™ for enhanced dialogue.⁵
• Control soundbar settings directly from the BRAVIA Quick Settings menu.⁶

Features

• Wide surround, powerful bass, clear dialogue.
  Feel closer to every scene. With Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X®¹, this 3.1ch soundbar creates surround sound that fills your room with clear dialogue and powerful, well-balanced bass.
• Cinematic sound. Anywhere.
  Experience expansive surround sound that moves above and around you—precision-tuned to transform any room into a powerful entertainment space.
• Sound straight from cinema
  Experience authentic cinema surround sound in your living room. Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X® create an immersive multi-dimensional soundscape that brings movies to life with the creator’s intent.¹
• Sound from above
  Thanks to Sony’s virtual surround technology, the soundbar can position sound in vertical space—so you can experience three-dimensional audio without the need for in-ceiling or up-firing speakers.
• Sound from sides
  Using front speakers only, Sony’s digital sound field processing technology virtually reproduces the surround sound field, with audio coming at you from both sides. You can enjoy rich, cinematic surround sound without cluttering your living space.
• Upmix stereo content to surround sound
  Sony's unique upmixer delivers rich surround sound even from stereo content. Its innovative algorithm extracts and redistributes individual audio objects to immerse you in 3D sound.
• Powerful and well-balanced bass
  This wireless subwoofer delivers well-balanced, detailed, and powerful low end that enhances both movies and music—and with simple wireless connection, where you place it is up to you.
• Don't miss dialogue. Don't miss scenes.
  Hear dialogue as it was meant to be. With a center speaker for precise voice placement and Voice mode for easy speech boost, conversations stay clear no matter the scene.
• Center speaker for clear dialogue
  A dedicated center speaker ensures crystal-clear voice reproduction in every scene. From intense conversations to hushed whispers, you'll catch every word with precision, enhancing your viewing experience across all types of content.
• Clear voice and precise sound image
  Using a single speaker unit to reproduce a wide frequency range from bass to treble simultaneously can cause distortion and result in a muffled and unclear sound image. Our unique signal processing technology suppresses this distortion for clear dialogue and precise imaging.
• With BRAVIA, home becomes cinema
  Bring the emotion and excitement of a movie theater home. Pair BRAVIA Theater Bar 5 with a BRAVIA TV for an unmatched audio-visual experience, immersing you in every scene as never before.
• Crystal clear voice. Precise dialogue.
  No more muffled voices. Combined with compatible BRAVIA, our new Voice Zoom 3™ powered by AI machine learning recognizes human voices and amplifies or reduces their volume so even faint dialogue sounds loud and clear.⁵
• Effortless control with BRAVIA
  Control surround sound easily with your BRAVIA TV remote. Sound settings automatically appear on the BRAVIA Quick Settings menu for easy control of features, like Sound Field and volume.⁶
• The perfect partner for your BRAVIA TV
  If you have a BRAVIA with a multi-position stand, you can adjust the stand to fit the BRAVIA Theater Bar 5 neatly in front of the TV for a clean, elegant look.
• So easy to use
  BRAVIA Theater Bar 5 makes surround sound simple. Everything from setup to control is easily done with your smartphone. The app guides you step by step, leaving you ready to enjoy true cinematic immersion.
• Do it all with BRAVIA Connect
  The BRAVIA Connect smartphone app, when connected to compatible our home audio products, guides you through initial settings, assists with troubleshooting, and lets you control volume, sound field and more. It also notifies you about software updates and allows control of a compatible TV.⁴
• Simple remote, intuitive control
  Comfort and simplicity at your fingertips. Our remote's hand-fit design and easy volume and sound controls keep your experience effortless.
• Control at your fingertips—volume, bass, sound modes
  Enjoy instant control over your audio with multiple sound modes, including Night Mode, Voice Mode, Bass Adjustment, and more. This remote makes it easy to fine-tune your sound for any occasion.
• Bluetooth® connection^{2, 3}
  Stream audio content wirelessly. Bluetooth® technology makes it easy to enjoy music, podcasts and more from your smartphone, tablet or laptop.
• Give your favorite music a boost
  When an original music source is compressed, it loses the high-frequency elements that give detail and richness to a track. Our Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE) faithfully restores these to produce high-quality sound that’s closer to the original recording.
• Environment in mind
  Sony’s home audio products are designed not only for excellent sound experiences but also with the environment in mind. We are committed to using less virgin plastic in our packaging.
  Approximately 64%⁷ of the packaging is made from recycled paper and paper-based materials to minimise the use of virgin plastic.
• Love the planet, smart for all
  BRAVIA is designed to harmonize with people’s needs while respecting natural resources. We're accelerating our accessibility initiatives, enabling people who are blind or deaf to use Sony’s devices, and expanding our environmental initiatives by incorporating recycled plastic into our products. Entertainment becomes more inclusive and enjoyable for all.
• Accessible for all
  To help people who are vision impaired set up their subwoofer, a raised square frame guides users to a QR code⁸ for the web help guide, which offers screen reader support.

Footnotes:

• ¹ Dolby Atmos and DTS:X content compatible with streaming services or compatible content device connected via HDMI input (sold separately).
• ² Interoperability and compatibility among Bluetooth® devices vary.
• ³ The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Corporation is under license.
• ⁴ Sony | BRAVIA Connect app must be installed on a smartphone. The smartphone and the product must be connected to the same home network via wireless LAN (Wi-Fi®) Internet. This function works with compatible BRAVIA and the latest software. Product availability varies by countries/regions. https://www.sony.net/hav_faq Updating the mobile app to the latest version is required. Download app at Google Play and the App Store. Network services, content, and operating system and software subject to terms and conditions and may be changed, interrupted or discontinued at any time and may require fees, registration and credit card information.
• ⁵ This function works with compatible BRAVIA and the latest software. Product availability varies by countries/regions. https://www.sony.net/hav_faq. The signal processing is done by BRAVIA. So, Voice Zoom 3 works only for signal from BRAVIA. In other word, Voice Zoom 3 works signal from ARC only. You can't use Voice Zoom 3 when you use the device connected to HDMI IN of HTS.
• ⁶ This function works with compatible BRAVIA TVs and the latest software. Product availability varies by countries/regions. https://www.sony.net/hav_faq
• ⁷ Coating and adhesive materials excluded.
• ⁸ QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED in Japan and in other countries/regions.