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Sony HT-A7000
£1299
Sony’s flagship soundbar is a 7.1.2 slab of sound that packs two up-firing speakers, two beam tweeters, five front-facing drivers and a built-in dual subwoofer into a single chassis. If you want to add to the HT-A7000, you can almost double its already hefty price with a choice of subwoofers and surround speakers.
Now, while we understand that low frequencies are most faithfully reproduced by larger drivers, and that reflected surround sound is no match for direct audio, often we have found multi-box systems aren’t as cohesive as a whole.
At a hefty 8.7kg and 8cm high, the HT-A7000 is made up of a blend of materials, textures and shades of black, from the fabric covering the upward drivers and a perforated metal front grille, to the polished glass top surface with capacitive function buttons.
Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay 2 and Google Chromecast are all present, and it integrates easily into a multi-room system, with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit and Google Home all supported.
