Sony BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 Dolby Atmos Soundbar (HT-A8000) with 360 Spatial Sound Mapping

The Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 8 Premium Soundbar is a premium single soundbar home audio system engineered to elevate movie, gaming, and music playback with immersive cinematic surround sound directly in your home. Equipped with 11 internal speaker units—including a 2-way speaker design with dedicated tweeters, side-firing speakers, up-firing drivers, and a built-in quad woofer—this single-bar solution generates an expansive soundstage without requiring immediate separate subwoofers or rear channels. Powered by 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology, the soundbar combines physical and phantom speakers to deliver wide surround coverage, creating phantom ceiling and surround channels while supporting advanced multi-dimensional audio formats such as Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and IMAX Enhanced. Designed for movie enthusiasts, gamers, and music listeners looking for high-performance home theater audio, the system features Sound Field Optimisation, which automatically calibrates sound output based on room acoustics, speaker placement, and your specific seating position through the BRAVIA Connect smartphone app. For TV integration, HDMI 2.1 pass-through capability ensures source picture quality remains uncompromised with support for up to 8K HDR, 4K 120Hz, VRR, ALLM, and SBTM, making it an ideal choice for pairing with next-generation gaming consoles like the PlayStation 5. When connected to compatible Sony BRAVIA TVs, exclusive features such as Acoustic Centre Sync allow the TV to act as a center speaker, while Voice Zoom 3 uses AI machine learning to enhance dialogue clarity, and TV remote integration allows users to adjust sound settings directly via the BRAVIA Quick Settings menu. The soundbar upmixes standard stereo content into 3D surround sound using an intelligent algorithm, restores compressed digital music files with DSEE Ultimate technology, and offers versatile wireless streaming options including Bluetooth, Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay, High-Resolution Audio, and 360 Reality Audio. Connectivity options feature HDMI eARC, HDMI input, and optical connections, making setup quick and simple. Optional wireless rear speakers and subwoofers can also be added to expand the system up to 11 phantom speakers for an even larger audio footprint. Delivered in a space-saving enclosure that includes mounting options and spacers to sit neatly over TV stands, the Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 8 Premium Soundbar offers a powerful, space-efficient, and intelligent audio solution tailored for modern living spaces