Sony HT-S40R Real 5.1CH Dolby Audio Soundbar for TV with Subwoofer & Wireless Rear Speakers, 5.1CH Home Theatre System (600W, Bluetooth & USB

Set up was pretty straightforward. Using the different media functions is a little harder to grasp but this may be early days. Connecting to the TV seems to work fine but Alexa Bluetooth link seems to give out odd results. Sometimes the music doesn't play - this MAY be a present issue with Alexa App rather than the Sony Bluetooth.It's been a while since I've used 5.1 and haven't yet found THAT movie that really shows it off (or maybe it's just more subtle now)Only other issue is that when I connect, after I've linked, I then have to press the Mute button on the remote to 'unmute'The sounds however are perfect and a nice set up, FINALLY having an affordable system with minimum wires to connect.Would be 5 stars but it's 4 because of the connection issues I've had.

As much as I’d hate to say it, for the most part all the one star reviews are true. Bought a 75” tv and got myself what I thought was a decent 5.1 system. But boy was I wrong. I didn’t look at the reviews since they tend to be misleading but in this case they’re spot on. Very muffled, the tv speakers are better.No Bass during movies, you have to put the volume above 50% to hear the smaller speakers.Quality of the speakers themselves is really cheap, and don’t get me started with the remote. Also not “Wireless” lolReturning them ASAP

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 ... MoreOur 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.