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Sony HT-A7000 £999
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.
At a hefty 8.7kg, the HT-A7000 is made up of a blend of materials and textures, 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, withsoundbar’s centre channel. Dolby Atmos (in both Digital+ and TrueHD formats), DTS:X, LPCM, wireless hi-res audio and Sony 360 Reality Audio are all supported.
