Sony has launched HT-A9 and HT-A7000 Dolby ATMOS and DTS:X enabled home theatre systems, starting at Rs. 1,50,980 in India. This home theatre is a part of the premium range. The new home theatre line-up claims to offer a multi-dimensional sound experience and features the company’s surround sound 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology to offer a wide soundstage while watching movies, listening to music, and gaming.
Both the home theatres support Dolby Atmos and DTS:X surround sound technology.
Price & Availability
Both the HT-A9 home theatre system and HT-A7000 Soundbar are available starting today, January 20, 2022. As for pricing, the Sony HT-A9 with the SW3 subwoofer is priced at Rs 1,70,980. The HT-A9 with the more powerful SW5 subwoofer is priced at Rs 1,97,980.
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Moving over to the Sony HT-A7000, paired with the SW3 subwoofer, it is priced at Rs 1,50,980, while the HT-A7000 paired with the more powerful SW5 subwoofer is priced at Rs 1,77,980. The SA-RS3S surround speakers are priced at Rs 30,990.
Common features between the 2 new home theatres
Both Sony HT-A9 and Sony HT-A7000 offer support for both DTS:X virtual surround sound and Dolby Atmos and support Sony’s 360 Spatial Sound Mapping Technology along with Sony’s 360 Reality Audio.
Both of these support HDMI passthrough with HDMI 2.1 support which means you can connect PS5 and Xbox Series X even with limited HDMI 2.1 ports. Both support Bluetooth, Wi-Fi with support for Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant. Now on to individual specs.
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Sony HT-A9 Home Theatre System
It is a unique sound system as its speakers can be placed anywhere within a room, no need to rearrange the toom. The 4 individual units don’t need to be placed at the same height or a particular distance from each other for a better experience.
The A9 uses the dual microphones in each speaker to ingeniously measure their relative height and position, allowing the system to generate 12 phantom speakers that encircle the room in immersive spatial sound. Just activate Sound Field Optimization with a few clicks on the remote and it will be auto-calibrated. The 4 speakers connect wirelessly so there are no cables too.
Sony HT-A9 sports an Omnidirectional Block Design. Each unit has a cylindrical shape with a flat back making it easy to wall mount the unit if needed. You can also add the SA-SW5 or the SA-SW3 subwoofer to the system for a better experience.
When it comes to specifications, the Sony HT-A9 will give users a 7.1.4 channel setup with 504W of power output. It supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, HDMI eARC connectivity along an HDMI 2.1 pass-through port. It also has an optical port. For audio formats, it supports Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Dual mono, LPCM 2ch, LPCM fs(48kHz).
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Sony HT-A7000 Home Theatre System
This has a traditional soundbar design and users can pair it with either the SA-SW5 or the SA-SW3 subwoofer. Users also have the option of the SA-RS3S rear surround speakers to add to the immersive sound experience. The A-7000 gives users a 7.1.2 channel surround sound experience. The soundbar itself has up-firing drivers and side-firing beam tweeters to add to the surround effects.
As for the specs, the HT-A7000 is a 7.1.2 channel with 500 W of power output. In the connectivity department, it has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, HDMI eARC connectivity along an HDMI 2.1 pass-through port. It also has an optical port. For audio formats, it supports Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Dual mono, LPCM 2ch, LPCM fs(48kHz).
