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Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 6 and Theatre System 6 soundbars debut in India; price starts at Rs 39,990
Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 6 and Theatre System 6 soundbars debut in India; price starts at Rs 39,990

Time of India

time14 hours ago

  • Entertainment
  • Time of India

Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 6 and Theatre System 6 soundbars debut in India; price starts at Rs 39,990

Sony India has launched two new soundbars in its Bravia Theatre series — the Bravia Theatre Bar 6 and the Bravia Theatre System 6. The new home audio products will be available in India from July 1, 2025, across Sony retail outlets, e-commerce platforms, and The Bar 6 is a 3.1.2 channel soundbar with a wireless subwoofer, while the System 6 is a 5.1 channel setup that includes wireless rear speakers. Both systems are designed to deliver immersive audio and integrate seamlessly with Bravia TVs. Here's everything you need to know about the new Sony soundbars Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 6 and Theatre System 6 price and availability The Bravia Theatre Bar 6 and System 6 will go on sale across Sony retail outlets including Sony Center and Sony Exclusive stores, as well as major electronics retailers, and other online platforms in India starting July 1, 2025. Pricing are as follows by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Yeni Toyota Proace Cargo, bambaşka yere taşır! Toyoto Şimdi Keşfet Undo Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 6 and Theatre System 6 features Sony Bravia Theatre System 6 is claimed to deliver 1000W of power through its 5.1 channel setup, offering a deeper and more balanced sound. The Bravia Theatre Bar 6, on the other hand, is said to deliver immersive surround sound through its 3.1.2 channel configuration and wireless subwoofer. Both products support Dolby Atmos and DTS:X formats, adding height and depth to audio across movies, music, and gaming. Sony's Vertical Surround Engine and S-Force PRO Front Surround are used in both systems to simulate a surround sound experience without the need for physical overhead or rear speakers. The Bar 6 also includes upfiring speakers for overhead effects like rainfall or aircraft noise. Both systems include a subwoofer. The System 6 has a powerful wired subwoofer with a passive radiator, while the Bar 6 includes a wireless subwoofer designed to deliver impactful bass. Sony's Voice Zoom 3 technology is available on both models and uses AI to recognize human voices and adjust volume for clearer dialogues. The Bravia Theatre System 6 features Multi Stereo mode, which sends stereo sound to all speakers for a more enveloping experience. Night Mode reduces loud effects for quieter environments, while Voice Mode sharpens vocal frequencies during movies and shows. Users can manage volume and settings through the Bravia Connect app, which allows integration with Bravia TV's Quick Settings menu. The system can also be operated using the TV remote. Sony has focused on sustainability in the design of both products. The fabric used in the audio units is made from recycled PET bottles, and plastic use in packaging has been reduced. The system also features tactile markers and QR code access to screen reader support for visually impaired users.

Sony India launches new BRAVIA Theatre System 6, Bar 6 soundbars at Rs 39,990 and Rs 49,990
Sony India launches new BRAVIA Theatre System 6, Bar 6 soundbars at Rs 39,990 and Rs 49,990

Indian Express

time16 hours ago

  • Entertainment
  • Indian Express

Sony India launches new BRAVIA Theatre System 6, Bar 6 soundbars at Rs 39,990 and Rs 49,990

Sony India has introduced two new soundbar models in an expansion of its BRAVIA Theatre lineup of home entertainment products. The BRAVIA Theatre Bar 6 is a 3.1.2ch soundbar and comes with a wireless subwoofer while the BRAVIA Theatre System 6 is a 5.1ch home theatre system with a dedicated subwoofer as well as wireless rear speakers. Both devices have been specifically designed by Sony's audio engineers to deliver cinematic-level audio quality at a customer's home, the company said in a launch event held in New Delhi on Monday, June 30. Sunil Nayyar, the managing director of Sony India, said the company is looking to capture 50 per cent share of the soundbar market in India, up from its currently estimated 39 to 40 per cent share. With the launch of the two new soundbars, Sony is targeting the Rs 20,000-50,000 segment which is said to be growing at a phenomenal rate. 'As Indian consumers increasingly demand richer audio-visual experiences, we are confident that this range will set a new benchmark in the premium home entertainment segment,' Nayyar said. The BRAVIA Theatre Bar 6 has been priced at Rs 39,990 from July 1 onwards while the BRAVIA Theatre System 6 comes with a price tag of Rs 49,990 and will go on sale from July 3 this year. Both soundbars will be available for purchase across Sony's retail outlets, major electronics stores, and other e-commerce sites in India, the company said. The BRAVIA Theatre System 6 is a 5.1ch soundbar with a 1000 Watt output and a dedicated subwoofer as well as wireless rear speakers. Its Multi-Stereo Content feature allows the soundbar to replicate stereo sound from the left and right channels to the centre and rear speakers. It has fewer wires and has been designed to occupy less space, as per the company. Meanwhile, the BRAVIA Theatre Bar 6 is a slightly smaller version that comes with a wireless subwoofer for a well-balanced bass sound as well as clear dialogue. The Bar 6 also comes with two upfiring speakers that project sound vertically to deliver immersive overhead audio. However, the Bar 6 is not compatible with any of Sony's existing speakers. Dolby Atmos & DTS:X are present in both the System 6 and Bar 6 soundbars. They are powered by Sony's Vertical Surround Engine and S-Force PRO Front Surround. For clear dialogue, the System 6 and Bar 6 have been designed with Sony's Voice Zoom 3 technology that uses AI/ML to recognise human voices in order to amplify or reduce volume so that even faint dialogues are clear. Both System 6 and Bar 6 include Night and Voice modes as well. While Night Mode softens loud effects while enhancing subtle sounds and dialogue, Voice Mode enhances vocal frequencies to make speech stand out more clearly. Volume and other settings can be accessed via Sony's BRAVIA Connect app. It is possible to control features such as sound field and volume using just the TV remote. 'In markets like India, where powerful bass and immersive audio are deeply valued, our new BRAVIA Theatre lineup, including the System 6 and Bar 6, is specifically tuned to meet these expectations. This integration not only reflects our commitment to local preferences but also signals our long-term strategy to lead in the premium home entertainment segment globally,' said Nezu Daisuke, the global head of Sony's Home Product Business Division. 'With technologies like the Vertical Surround Engine, S-Force PRO Front Surround, and a newly developed speaker architecture, BRAVIA Theatre System 6 offers expansive, detailed and balanced sound. What sets it apart is the dedicated tuning we have done for Indian audiences—deep, punchy bass and clear vocals that elevate both movies and music,' said Tomoya Kato, Senior Acoustic Engineer, Sony.

Sony Launches New Bravia Home Theater Audio Products—Including Two New Soundbars
Sony Launches New Bravia Home Theater Audio Products—Including Two New Soundbars

Forbes

time02-04-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Forbes

Sony Launches New Bravia Home Theater Audio Products—Including Two New Soundbars

Not content with adding multiple new models to its Bravia TV range today, Sony has also unveiled a series of new additions to its home theater home audio range comprising two new soundbars and a revamp of its rear speaker and subwoofer 'accessory' series. The two new soundbars are targeted at the relatively affordable end of Sony's range, below the Bravia Theater Bar 9 and Bravia Theater Bar 8 premium soundbar models Sony launched in 2024. The Bravia Theater Bar 6 is soundbar-plus-subwoofer proposition (the Bar 9 and Bar 8 models don't ship as standard with a subwoofer), while the Bravia Theatre System 6 is a full surround package including a subwoofer and wireless (kind of!) rear speakers. Sony has launched four new additions to its home theater audio range. The new additions to the extra speaker options Sony provides as options for adding to its core soundbars are new Bravia Theater Rear 8 speakers, and a Bravia Theater Sub 7 subwoofer. I'll go into detail on each of these new Sony audio offerings below - and as with my article on Sony's new TVs, since I've had the chance to experience multiple demos of Sony's new home theater audio products I'll also include brief first impressions of them all alongside their official specification and feature information. The new Sony Theater Bar 6 soundbar features the main bar and an included wireless subwoofer. Sony Theater Bar 6 The Basics The Theater Bar 6 is a new more affordable addition to the Bravia Theater Bar range launched in 2024 with the impressive Bar 9 and Bar 8 models. We don't have confirmed pricing on the Bar 6 yet, but as well as it notably being called the Bar 6 when the Bar 7 slot is still available, Sony confirms that it's designed to replace the aggressively priced G700 soundbar, which cost $600/£450 when it launched in 2020. During a demonstration of the Theater Bar 6 pitched against a Samsung Q600C (which features the same channel count and almost the same amount of power), the Bar 6 clearly came out on top. Dialogue, for starters, sounded much clearer during a clip of one of the in-plane training sequences in Top Gun: Maverick. Dialogue also sounded better positioned, appearing to come from the mouths of the people talking on screen rather than from the soundbar sat under the screen. Detail of one end of the new Sony Bar 6 soundbar, complete with one of its up-firings speakers. The roars of Maverick's plane engines enjoyed much more dynamic range on the Sony Bar 6 too, giving their sound much more impact and a sense of raw 'grunt' that helps put you much more convincingly inside the cockpit with Cruise and co. The Bar 6's improved sound staging, meanwhile, delivered a much more convincing and potent sense of the differences in space as the Maverick sequence cuts between the cockpit and outside shots. The Bar 6's sound didn't feel 'trapped in' or thin at any point, and the provided subwoofer fleshed out the bass end of the audio spectrum without sounding baggy, detached or prone to distortion. If this all holds up in more intensive testing conditions with a wider range of content, Sony could have a real mid-range hit on its hands. The new Sony Theater System 6 Sony Theater System 6 The Basics Despite comprising four separate speakers to create a true surround sound plus subwoofer experience, the Theater System 6 is actually positioned some way below the Bar 6. In fact, an overview slide of Sony's home theater audio range at a Sony unveiling event showed it slipping into a slot beneath the two-channel SF150 soundbar, which only costs around $140/£130! Clearly, then, the System 6 is designed to cater for the lots of power and impact for not much buck soundbar crowd. But does that mean it doesn't sound very good? Sony's Theater System 6 surround sound audio package. During two separate demos of the system I've experienced so far, it really doesn't sound bad at all. Particularly impressive for what's looking like being essentially a budget surround package is the size of the soundstage it creates. It handles its massive amounts of power well enough to fill even quite a large room with a full surround experience without anything sounding distorted or incoherent. Dialogue is impressively clear, too, overcoming right away one of the most common issues with value-focused soundbars. The Multi Stereo feature is an unexpected success, too, as repeating the stereo mix from the front speakers in the rear speakers really does greatly increase the extent to which music fills your room. Surprisingly, the rear speakers achieved a good tonal match for the main bar even in this 'repeat the front channel sound' mode, despite their relatively compact design. I did note a slight funnelling effect when watching film clips, where the rear soundstage feels wider than the front soundstage. Also, although clean and clear, vocals occasionally felt a bit small versus the rest of an action scene mix. But if that's all I uncover during more formal, wide-ranging tests of my own, it wouldn't stop the system from still feeling like a massive home theater bargain. Sony's new Theater Rear 8 speakers. Bravia Theater Rear 8 The Basics The Theater Rear 8s are designed to be direct (and physically larger) replacements for Sony's RS3S optional upgrade rear speakers. The RS3Ses were the more affordable of Sony's two optional rear speakers, sitting below the more powerful RS5s. The RS5s are to continue in Sony's range. Sony went to the trouble of putting on demonstrations at its launch events of the Theater Rear 8s versus the RS3Ses they replace, switching between the two speakers in the middle of various movie scenes. As with all Sony's demonstrations, this one again paid off handsomely in the Rear 8s favour. The crowd sounds around the track and pit while watching the Gran Turismo film sounded much crisper and cleaner on the Rear 8s, for instance. In fact, the Rear 8s make the RS3Ses sound a little muddy by comparison. Detail of the top of a new Sony Theater Rear 8 optional rear speaker. Seemingly superior sensitivity helps the Rear 8s sound more detailed – and achieve a more convincing relative level of impact between different details – than the RS3Ses do. Plus the Rear 8s produce markedly more dynamic range than the RS3Ses, delivering both a richer, deeper sense of bass and a cleaner, less harsh feel to very shrill effects. All of which makes them sound better matched tonally with the sound from whatever Sony soundbar they're partnered with. Finally, the Rear 8s project their sound more effectively than the RS3Ses do, helping the rear soundstage to sound larger and more immersive. Not least because you feel less aware of the Rear 8s physical position and existence, making it easier to get lost in the sound they're making. The new Sony Bravia Sub 7. Bravia Theater Sub 7 The Basics The Theater Sub 7 is designed to replace the more entry level model of Sony's previous two-strong subwoofer upgrade options, the SW3. The bigger and more powerful SW5 subwoofer continues in the range. The Sub 7 appears to have been designed so that Sony can offer a more "lifestyle" subwoofer option that's easier to hide away/accommodate in a living room. It's significantly slimmer, for one thing, and its new driver design means it can be positioned either sideways next to, say, a wall near your screen, or facing forwards towards the screen from a position down the side of a chair or sofa. Again, Sony wasn't afraid to demo the Sub 7 in action, running alongside a Theater Bar 8 soundbar to show what a difference it makes to the Bar 8's sound. Not surprisingly, it was instantly obvious that it greatly extended the low frequency response that the Bar 8 can achieve by itself, delivering deeper sounds at a pressure level that didn't sound incongruous with the sounds coming from the Bar 8. The Sony Theater Sub 7 features a strikingly slim design. The Sub 7's enhancements of the Bar 8 sound are at their most obvious with general deep rumbles of the sort produced by giant space ships, fleets of tanks, approaching sandworms and so on; it's not quite as impactful with sharp impact bass sounds. Though it still certainly improves with these moments on what the Bar 8 can manage by itself. I was also impressed by how well the Sub 7's low frequencies "tie up" with the lowest frequencies being produced by the Bar 8 soundbar, leaving no glaring and distracting gap in a film mix's low frequency range. It was striking, too, how adding the Sub 7 actually improved the performance of the Bar 8, as removing the bass burden from the soundbar freed it up to deliver a cleaner, more dynamic response with a film mix's mid frequency range sounds. The Sony Bar 8 picture with a new Sub 7 and two Rear 8s. I did find myself wishing during a demo of a sandworm sequence from Dune 2 that maybe the Sub 7's low frequencies could plunge a bit deeper still. That would likely be impossible, though, from such a slender subwoofer design – and it's clear that this design was a big part of Sony's motivation for replacing the SW3. The SW5 is still there – albeit at a higher price – to deliver another level of bass for people who care more about that than aesthetic concerns. As with the new additions to Sony's Bravia TV range, all four additions to Sony's Home Theater Audio range are set to launch this spring, with pricing yet to be confirmed. — Related Reading Sony Unveils New Bravia TVs—Including A Premium QD OLED Range Sony Unveils Eye-Popping Next-Gen TV Technology – And Again, It Isn't OLED Sony Unveils Two New High Performance Gaming Monitors – Including A Flagship OLED With 480Hz Support

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