Popped into my local Swansea Sony centre. They showed me this site and ordered this cracking little sound bar. Yes it's official Sony refurbished same guarantee as new one which retails at £150.
Latest comments (20)
0BS1D1AN
26 Oct 161#8
I own this soundbar. It's not the greatest, wouldn't recommend it as a major improvement over the standard audio outputted from the TV. Just a kick of bass really, for listening to music casually however it's perfectly fine.
The bluetooth does not drop out as Sharpharp states, my connection is great and the range is awesome too, and it has the nice functionality that by initiating a connection by bluetooth the soundbar turns itself on if it's already paired with the device.
I personally use mine just for streaming music from my phone. There's a bit of a quirk with the Bluetooth. The soundbar has a standby mode which it enters after about 15 mins or so, unless the device outputting the bluetooth signal is at max volume, the soundbar will turn itself off while still connected.
It's a bug in the internal software, so be prepared to live with it. Link here, for those interested.
Thar to 0BS1D1AN
30 Oct 16#20
I have this also. For me it's a great improvement on my TV's audio (Panasonic G10).
No Bluetooth drop outs and mine doesn't go into standby after 15 minutes even if volume on my mobile isn't at max. Wonder if I have later firmware?
I find the soundbar turning itself on an annoyance. I turn my Bluetooth on for my daily commute and come home to find the soundbar has been on all day for no reason!
Sometimes wish I'd gone for a more powerful model but for this price it's a steal.
DudleyGuy
26 Oct 16#17
Hot, is this a misprice? I'd expect a Chinese sound bar for this price like an onkyo, but not premium Sony quality.
afroylnt to DudleyGuy
28 Oct 16#19
echoes of the past....
max84
27 Oct 16#18
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yorkie
26 Oct 16#14
I haven't got this but Which gave it a good review.
Which? verdict
Big sound on a budget, but not quite the best 75%
PROS
Big, well-balanced sound, easy to setup, Bluetooth and NFC
CONS
Confusing LED indicators, weak on bass
houston26 to yorkie
26 Oct 16#16
yes the leds are very stupid, I don't even look at them to tell what setting it's on.
bass, I have it on full and its just enough for TV I reckon, for music it's lacking.
houston26
26 Oct 16#15
I would have said the same, but the supplied cable is very thin and must have terrible shielding as I was getting lots of background noise thanks to power leads interference. new cable, no problems.
Deeco
26 Oct 16#13
Selling mine as new, DM me
rp7122
26 Oct 16#12
Its a digital cable, unless you are after a long length cable then a cheap plastic one will do.
houston26
26 Oct 16#11
you get an optical cable with it, but it's not the greatest, one of them cables where it's worth spending a bit.
surprised people are slating this sound bar, I have it and am very happy with it, besides the awkward sound profiles and not knowing what light on top corresponds to, I'd say it is a great upgrade to TV speakers.
shipton1
26 Oct 16#10
Optical cable
satchef1
26 Oct 161#9
Same price in my local Sainsbury's at the moment for a new unit.
Sharpharp
26 Oct 16#7
Probably the worst soundbar ever made, marginally beaten by the awful sony CT380 which is equally poor in sound quality and constant Bluetooth signal drop-outs.
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Latest comments (20)
The bluetooth does not drop out as Sharpharp states, my connection is great and the range is awesome too, and it has the nice functionality that by initiating a connection by bluetooth the soundbar turns itself on if it's already paired with the device.
I personally use mine just for streaming music from my phone. There's a bit of a quirk with the Bluetooth. The soundbar has a standby mode which it enters after about 15 mins or so, unless the device outputting the bluetooth signal is at max volume, the soundbar will turn itself off while still connected.
It's a bug in the internal software, so be prepared to live with it. Link here, for those interested.
No Bluetooth drop outs and mine doesn't go into standby after 15 minutes even if volume on my mobile isn't at max. Wonder if I have later firmware?
I find the soundbar turning itself on an annoyance. I turn my Bluetooth on for my daily commute and come home to find the soundbar has been on all day for no reason!
Sometimes wish I'd gone for a more powerful model but for this price it's a steal.
Which? verdict
Big sound on a budget, but not quite the best 75%
PROS
Big, well-balanced sound, easy to setup, Bluetooth and NFC
CONS
Confusing LED indicators, weak on bass
bass, I have it on full and its just enough for TV I reckon, for music it's lacking.
surprised people are slating this sound bar, I have it and am very happy with it, besides the awkward sound profiles and not knowing what light on top corresponds to, I'd say it is a great upgrade to TV speakers.