Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 with 11 speakers, Dolby Atmos/DTS:X (HT-A8000)

Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 with 11 speakers

Product Highlight

- Hear cinema-style surround sound all around you with 360 Spatial Sound Mapping.

- Sound is auto calibrated to your room’s characteristics with Sound Field Optimization.

- Supports industry-standard audio formats including Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and IMAX Enhanced.

- With 11 speaker units, hear exceptional acoustic performance and precise room filling spatial audio.

- Expand the cinematic experience with optional wireless subwoofer (SA-SW3 or SA-SW5) and rear speakers (SA-RS3R or SA-RS5).

- Pair with compatible BRAVIA TVs to control the soundbar from the TV menu and hear elevated audio with Acoustic Center Sync.

- Use BRAVIA Connect app to easily control BRAVIA Theater from your smartphone and change volume, sound profiles, and advanced settings.

- Supports video formats 4K HDR, 8K HDR, Dolby Vision and HDMI 2.1 gaming features 4K120, VRR, ALLM.

- Level-up with compatibility for BRAVIA TV exclusive features for PS5 – Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode.

- Wirelessly stream music with support for Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth.

- Bring your music to life with high-res audio compatibility, low-res upmixing, and 360 Reality Audio.

Product Feature

Enjoy cinematic moments together

New 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology with 11 speaker units delivers immersive surround sound to a wider area, so everyone can share the experience.

Cinematic sound for a wider audience

BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 combines physical and phantom speakers, creating a wider surround sound field that covers more of the room.

Ultimate surround with 360 Spatial Sound Mapping

Experience the ultimate in home surround. 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology creates 5 phantom speakers in front of you and reflects sound off the ceiling and walls, enabling cinema-style surround sound from a single soundbar.

Enjoy wider surround sound coverage

Now more people can enjoy the same immersive surround experience. By using phantom speakers, 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology achieves wider coverage than conventional virtual surround systems.

Unleash the full potential of 360 Spatial Sound Mapping

Add optional wireless rear speakers for an even more expansive sound stage. Working with the rear speakers, the Bar 8 creates up to 11 phantom speakers, including speakers behind you for that authentic cinema feel.

Add a wireless subwoofer and rear speakers for fuller, richer sound

To complete the cinematic experience, combine Sony’s optional wireless rear speakers with an optional subwoofer and enjoy sound with even greater impact.

Sound straight from cinema

Bring authentic cinema surround sound quality to your living room. BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 not only supports industry-standard formats including Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, but also has IMAX Enhanced certification.

Upmix stereo content to surround sound

Sony's new upmixer delivers rich surround sound even from stereo content. Its innovative algorithm extracts and redistributes individual audio objects to immerse you in 3D sound. While upmixing, AI Sound Separation processing detects human voices and makes them sound clearer.

Makes everywhere the best seat

It doesn’t matter which seat you’re in. It doesn’t even matter what your room’s acoustics are like. Sound Field Optimization lets everyone experience movie theatre surround sound.

Optimized sound for maximum enjoyment

We’ve made surround sound simple. Sound Field Optimization not only calibrates sound based on speaker position, it also takes your room’s acoustics into account, and your listening position too.

Speaker placement made simple

Adding rear speakers? Don’t worry about finding the perfect position. Sound Field Optimization calibrates sound based on their location and uses phantom speakers to fill any gaps in the surround stage.

Calibrated to suit your room

No need to remodel your home to get movie theater acoustics. Sound Field Optimization analyses your room's acoustic characteristics, then uses advanced signal processing to overwrite them with those of a movie theater.

The best seat is where you are

Enjoy quality surround sound wherever you're sitting. Just run calibration with our smartphone app, BRAVIA Connect, and BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 will detect your position in the room and optimize sound to suit.

Outstanding acoustic performance with 11 speaker units

There’s more to great surround sound than signal processing alone. Your physical speakers need to deliver exceptional acoustic performance too – and BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 doesn’t disappoint.

Outstanding acoustic performance with 11 speaker units

There’s more to great surround sound than signal processing alone. Your physical speakers need to deliver exceptional acoustic performance too – and BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 doesn’t disappoint.

Quad woofer delivers powerful bass

The Bar 8 may be slim but it delivers remarkably powerful, punchy bass thanks to a built-in quad woofer.

Side speakers fill the space with sound

Side speakers reflect wide directional sound off the walls, filling your entire room with expansive sound and giving entertainment a real sense of drama and scale. The ambient sound recognized by the algorithm contributes to the expansive sound too.

Hear sound from overhead

Up-firing speakers reflect sound off the ceiling for immersive overhead audio. 360 Spatial Sound Mapping creates phantom ceiling speakers for even more atmospheric sound.

X-Balanced Speaker Unit

The speakers’ unique rectangular shape maximizes the diaphragm area for punchy bass. It also reduces driver excursion and maintains sound pressure, ensuring less distortion and greater vocal clarity.

With BRAVIA, home becomes cinema

Bring the emotion and excitement of a movie theatre home. Pair BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 with a BRAVIA TV for an unmatched audio-visual experience, immersing you in every scene as never before.

TV and soundbar in perfect harmony

Step up to a completely cinematic experience. Acoustic Center Sync enables the Bar 8 to use your compatible BRAVIA as a center speaker. So sound comes from the screen, adjusted as part of one integrated speaker system.

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.

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.

Experience more with the latest formats

Get the most out of all your entertainment. BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 supports the latest audio and visual formats, taking movies, games and music to a whole new level.

Movies feel so real

With its HDMI 2.1 capability, BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 ensures the original picture quality of any source is preserved, right up to 8K HDR.

An immersive gaming experience

Lose yourself in gaming. Enjoy immersive overhead sound with the PlayStation 5 console, optimized picture settings by Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode when connecting compatible BRAVIA TVs and PS5 console. This product also supports VRR, ALLM and SBTM for more realistic gaming.

From cinema to music venue

Give your music the sound stage it deserves. With BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 it's easy to stream your favorite tracks and enjoy every detail in high-quality upmixed sound.

Stream music from your favorite services

It's not all about movies. You can also enjoy music in high-quality upmixed sound. Built-in support for Spotify Connect and Apple AirPlay lets you play all your favorite tracks.

Bluetooth connection

Stream audio content wirelessly. Bluetooth technology makes it easy to enjoy music, podcasts and more from your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

DSEE Ultimate

Using Edge-AI, DSEE Ultimate (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine) upscales compressed digital music files in real time, restoring acoustic details for a richer listening experience.

Lose yourself in supreme music quality

Bring your music to life as never before. Enjoy tracks the way the artists intended with High-Resolution Audio. Or discover 360 Reality Audio for a truly immersive live music experience.

So easy to use

BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 makes surround sound simple. From initial set-up to smartphone control, it's all about minimum effort, maximum enjoyment.

Do it all with BRAVIA Connect

The BRAVIA Connect smartphone app 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 lets you control a compatible TV too.

Set up in seconds

Simply plug in the Bar 8, connect to your TV using HDMI, and power on. With LAN, HDMI IN and HDMI OUT (eARC), you’re all set to enjoy a new spatial surround sound experience.

Accessible for all

To help people who are blind or have low vision set up the soundbar, tactile dots indicate a QR code for the BRAVIA Connect app, which offers screen reader support. Tactile dots on the back panel indicate the eARC HDMI terminal for connecting to a TV.

Space-saving design

The supplied spacer allows the soundbar to sit tidily over the TV stand for an integrated look that saves you space.

Environment in mind

Sony’s home audio products are designed not only for excellent sound experience but also with the environment in mind. We are committed to using less virgin plastic in our products and packaging.

Product Specification

Bluetooth Communication (Receiver)

AAC

Yes

SBC

Yes

LDAC

Yes

Color

Color

Black

Firmware Update

via Network

Yes

Function for Custom Installation

Control Features

CIS IP Control: Yes

Controller Connectivity

Certification (Crestron/Control4/Savant): Yes, Certification (IHIJI): Yes

Function with BRAVIA

ACOUSTIC CENTER SYNC

Yes

VOICE ZOOM

Yes

Quick Setting Menu

Yes

Interfaces

Display

LED indicator: Yes, LED Indicator OFF Mode: Yes

Button on main unit

Power: Yes

HDMI

Number of Input/Output: 1 / 1 (eARC/ARC), eARC: Yes, 3D pass through: Yes, 4K/60p/YUV4:4:4: Yes, 8K/60 YUV 4-2-0 10bit (Non compression): Yes, 4K/120 YUV4-4-4 10bit (Non compression): Yes, HDR: Yes, Dolby Vision: Yes, HLG (hybrid log gamma): Yes

Speaker Terminal

S-Center out: Yes

WI-FI

Wi-fi method: Yes, IEEE802.11 version: a/b/g/n/ac

Network Service

Spotify Connect

Yes

AirPlay 2

Yes

Power

Power Consumption

Power Consumption(On Operation) *approx: 60W, Power Consumption(On Standby mode) *approx: Less than 0.5W, Power consumption(Bluetooth® standby mode) *approx¹³: Less than 2.3W Power consumption(Network standby mode) *approx: Less than 2.3W

Power Supply

Power Requirement: 120 V, Power frequency: 60 Hz

Power Cable Length

Bar Speaker (mm): 1600

Plug details

AC plug type: A

Power Setting

Auto Standby: Yes, Network / Bluetooth Standby Mode: Yes

Shop Front Mode

Built in Demo

Yes

USB playback demo

Yes

DEMO mode(1/2/3/4)

Yes (Yes/Yes/-/-)

Sound Function

Sound Mode

Sound Field: Yes

Sound Effect

Night Mode: Yes, Voice Mode: Yes

Sound Adjustment

Subwoofer volume: Yes(w Option Woofer), Bass level: Yes, AV Sync: Yes, Rear Speaker volume: Yes(w Option Rear), Advanced Auto Volume(AAV): Yes, Audio DRC: Yes, Mute: Yes, Rear level: Yes

Sound Enhancement

DSEE Ultimate: Yes

Surround

Dolby Speaker Virtual: Yes, Dolby Surround: Yes, Neural:X: Yes

DCAC Feature

Sound Field Optimization: Yes, mic for DCAC: Yes(built-in)

Speaker Layout

Speaker Structure

11 units

Speaker Unit(Side)

Full Range

Number of speaker: 2, Enclosure Type: Acoustic suspension, Unit size (mm): 46 x 54, Unit size (inch): 1 13/16 x 2 1/4, Driver Unit: cone, X-Balanced Speaker Unit: Yes

Operation

Easy Setup

Yes(BCA)

Speaker Unit(front)

Woofer

Number of speaker: 2, Enclosure Type: Acoustic suspension, Unit size (mm): 45 x 90, Unit size (inch): 1 13/16 x 3 5/8, Driver Unit: cone, X-Balanced Speaker Unit: Yes

Tweeter

Number of speaker: 2, Unit size (mm): 10, Unit size (inch): 13/32, Driver Unit: soft dome

Upfiring Speaker

Upfiring Speaker: 2, Unit size (mm): 46 x 54, Unit size (inch): 1 13/16 x 2 1/4, Driver Unit: cone, X-Balanced Speaker Unit: Yes

Speaker Grill

Speaker Grill (Bar)

Bar grill type: fixed, Front Grille Material: Fabric

Speaker Unit(Center)

Woofer

Number of speaker: 2, Enclosure Type: Acoustic suspension, Unit size (mm): 45 x 90, Unit size (inch): 1 13/16 x 3 5/8, Driver Unit: cone, X-Balanced Speaker Unit: Yes

Tweeter

Number of speaker: 1, Unit size (mm): 22, Unit size (inch): 7/8, Driver Unit: soft dome

Wireless Function

Wireles Surround (with optional wireless speakers)

Yes

Amplifier

Amplifier Type

Digital Amplifier: Yes, S-Master HX: Yes

Number of Channel

11ch

Output Power

Front Woofer(Reference): 45W+45W, Front Tweeter(Reference): 45W+45W, Center Woofer(Reference): 45W+45W, Center Tweeter(Reference): 45W, Side Speaker(Reference): 45W+45W, Enabled Speaker(Reference): 45W+45W

Bluetooth Specification

Bluetooth communication(RX / TX)

RX/-

A2DP

Yes

AVRCP

Yes

Bluetooth version

5.2

Bluetooth Standby

Yes

Application

Sony | BRAVIA Connect

Sony | Home Entertainment Connect via Wi-Fi: Yes

Weight and Measurements

Dimensions (Approx.)

bar speaker (WxHxD) mm: 1100 x 64 x 113, bar speaker (WxHxD) inch: 43 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 4 1/2, carton type: Box, Carton (WxHxD) mm: W1204 x H137 x D250

Weight (Approx.)

bar speaker (kg): 4.7, bar speaker (oz): 10 lb 6 oz

Decode Format

High Resolution Audio

Yes

360 Reality Audio

Yes

HDMI input

DTS 96/24: Yes, DTS:X: Yes, IMAX ENHANCED: future update, LPCM: 2ch/5.1ch/7.1ch, LPCM fs: -192kHz/24bit, MPEG-H 3D Audio BL profile(Level3/Level4): Yes, 360 Reality Audio: Yes

HDMI ARC

Dolby Digital: Yes, Dolby Digital Plus: Yes, Dolby Digital Plus/Atmos: Yes, Dolby Dual mono: Yes, DTS: Yes, DTS 96/24: Yes, LPCM 2ch: Yes, LPCM fs: 48kHz/24bit

HDMI eARC

DTS ES: Yes, DTS 96/24: Yes, DTS:X: Yes, IMAX ENHANCED: future update, LPCM: 192kHz/24bit

Supplied Accessories

Remote Commander

Model Name: RHT-AH513U, Batteries for remote commander: Yes

Cable

TV center speaker mode cable, HDMI Cable, AC Cord

Instruction Manual / Reference Guide

English(US) or English(GB): Yes, French or French(CA): Yes, Spanish or Spanish(LA): Yes

Card

Warranty Card

Others

Wall mounting bracket: Yes, Wall mounting template: Yes, Foot: Yes

Interface

HDMI

HDCP2.2: Yes, HDCP2.3: Yes, 18Gbps: Yes, 40Gbps: Yes, x.v.Color (xvYCC): Yes, HDMI control: Yes, Scene Select Sync: Yes, Home Theater Control: Yes, BRAVIA Sync: Yes, HDMI CEC: Yes, HDMI standby through: Yes