• Fully enjoy the thrill of Dolby Atmos^® and DTS:X^® with Vertical Surround Engine, S-Force Pro Front Surround and 360 Spatial Sound Mapping¹²
• 360 Spatial Sound that adapts to your environment available with optional rear speakers¹²
• Sound Field Optimization calibrates to your environment for easy set up
• Vivid visuals and responsive game play with 8K¹ and 4K/120² passthrough
• Immerse yourself in supreme music quality with Hi-Res Audio and 360 Reality Audio⁷
• Customize your setup with two subwoofer choices and optional rear speakers sets
• Pairs with BRAVIA XR TVs for easy access to soundbar controls and Acoustic Center Sync⁴
• Premium omni-directional block design and wireless tv connection⁹
• Stream your way with Bluetooth⁹, Wi-Fi, Chromecast built-in¹¹, Spotify Connect, and Apple AirPlay 2^8,10
• Integrates with your connected devices with Google Assistant⁵ and Amazon Alexa⁶

HT-A5000

Discover the next level of immersion

Take your entertainment to a new realm of audio immersion. The HT-A5000 Soundbar envelops you in 5.1.2ch surround sound. Be immersed in the scene with action happening above and all around you and with rear speakers, experience 360 Spatial Sound Mapping, taking movies, TV and music into a whole new realm.

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360 Spatial Sound that adapts to your environment¹²

Our revolutionary 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology available with Sony's rear speakers creates multiple phantom speakers from just a soundbar and rear speakers. With multiple phantom speakers all around you arranged in the optimal sound field for your space, it’s a new sensation of sound. Experience all the drama of Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X®, and hear every breath, step, and word like you’re inside the film.

Discover wide 360 Spatial Sound

With optional rear speakers from Sony

A wide listening area fills every part of your living space so your family and friends get the same sound experience. The listening area is not limited to the front of the TV but encompasses a much wider space.

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Want to get a sense of 360 Spatial Sound from a soundbar with optional rear speakers? Just slip on your headphones and immerse yourself.

Innovative technologies for Sound Field Optimization

Optimized for speaker position

There’s no need to precisely place the optional speakers. The soundbar with built-in microphones does it all for you, intelligently measuring the position of each speaker, and optimizing sound to your room. The soundbar lets you enjoy Sound Field Optimization with or without optional speakers. Activate the simple calibration process during initial setup or from the home menu.

Immersive surround sound from our premium soundbar

The HT-A5000 has 5.1.2 channels and X-Balanced speaker units to minimize distortion while the up-firing speakers and beam tweeters fill the room to give an ultra-immersive listening experience. Built-in subwoofers provide an additional boost to low end frequencies. Vertical Surround Engine and S-Force PRO Front Surround create immersive sound from all around, while Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X® lend a more realistic, multi-dimensional sound to your content.

Experience sound from above

Thanks to Sony’s virtual surround technology, the soundbar can position sound in vertical space – so you can experience 3D audio without the need for in-ceiling speakers. As well as Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, Vertical Surround Engine lends a more realistic, multi-dimensional sound to other formats too.

Surround made simple

Using front speakers only, Sony’s unique digital sound field processing technology virtually reproduces the surround sound field, with audio coming at you from both sides. You can enjoy rich, cinematic surround sound without cluttering your living space.

Perfect with Sony TVs

Paired with BRAVIA^TM TVs, the HT-A5000 brings you an immersive audio-visual experience with our best picture and sound quality.

Even more immersion with BRAVIA Acoustic Center Sync

When connected to a BRAVIA TV with Acoustic Center Sync using the supplied cable, both the soundbar and the TV become the center speaker in your home cinema system.⁴ This enables sound to precisely match what's on the screen for a truly immersive experience.

Sound perfectly matches action

With Acoustic Center Sync, you'll hear dialogue from exactly where the character is standing in the scene. Action and sound are precisely aligned so your viewing becomes much more immersive.

Effortless control with BRAVIA XR TVs

With an integrated UI, soundbar settings automatically appear on the BRAVIA Quick Setting menu for easy control of sound modes, sound field and volume.⁴

Soundbar position

If you have a BRAVIA TV with a multi-position stand, you can change the position of the TV stand and fit the HT-A5000 discreetly beneath the TV for a clean look.

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Sophisticated speaker technology

Sit back and enjoy room-filling acoustics with two up-firing speakers for overhead sound, two beam tweeters and five front speakers for wider surround plus a subwoofer for deep bass.

Up-firing speakers

Reflect sound off the ceiling for immersive overhead audio. Combines with Vertical Surround Engine to give you an even more atmospheric overhead sound experience.

Beam tweeters

Bounce sound off the side walls and expand surround sound to give you an immersive experience that goes beyond the size of your TV. Combines with S-Force PRO Front Surround for even wider surround sound.

Built-in subwoofer

Delivers high sound pressure for clear, deep bass. This has been achieved by expanding the area of the diaphragm and the size of the subwoofer (X-Balanced Speaker Unit).

Front speakers

Provide high quality sound with less distortion and high vocal clearity from an X-Balanced Speaker Unit.

X-Balanced Speaker Unit

The up-firing speakers, built-in subwoofer and front speaker feature an X-Balanced Speaker Unit. The unique rectangular shape of these speakers maximizes the diaphragm area for more punchy bass. It also reduces driver excursion while maintaining sound pressure, resulting in less distortion and greater vocal clarity.

Movies and games feel so real

With 8K¹, 4K/120² and Dolby Vision³ video passthrough support, your favorite movies and games are even more thrilling.

Enjoy an immersive gaming and movie experience

Enjoy immersive gaming and movie watching with optimized picture settings by Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode when connecting BRAVIA XR^TM TVs and PlayStaion®5^12,13 through this product with firmware update released Spring 2022.

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Real-time restoration of all your compressed files

Using Edge-AI (Artificial Intelligence), DSEE Extreme™ (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine) upscales compressed digital music files in real time. Dynamically recognizing instrumentation, musical genres, and individual elements of each song, such as vocals or interludes, it restores the high-range sound lost in compression for a richer, more complete listening experience.

A = Expanded audio dynamics (Strings and whisper-quiet subtleties)

B = Restored high frequencies (Acoustic and vocal instrument realism)

Immerse yourself in supreme music quality

Enjoy music the way the artists truly intended with High-Resolution Audio for crystal clear precision. Or discover a new way of listening with 360 Reality Audio⁷ for a truly immersive live concert or studio session experience. With the HT-A5000, your music comes to life like never before.

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Get fuller, richer sound with optional equipment

Two subwoofer choices (SA-SW3 and SA-SW5) and a set of rear speakers (SA-RS3S and SA-RS5) are optional equipment designed to help you enhance the immersion of your content. The wireless subwoofer and rear speaker accessories take out any guesswork of connecting, as they automatically pair to the HT-A5000 once they are powered on.

Omnidirectional Block Design

The HT-A5000 and optional speakers have been designed under a common Omnidirectional Block concept. The design of HT-A5000 is a perfect match for the optional speakers. Its sophisticated rounded edges represent a single solid block providing wide-spreading sound. The combination of rich material textures emphasises an affinity with any living room environment.

Enjoy music with the whole family

It’s never been easier to listen to your favorite tracks. The HT-A5000 supports audio streaming via Bluetooth⁹, Wi-Fi, Chromecast built-in¹¹, Spotify Connect, and Apple AirPlay 2.^8,10

Bluetooth® connection
Wi-Fi streaming
Spotify Connect™
Chromecast built-in

Stream music wirelessly from your smartphone, tablet or laptop with Bluetooth® technology.⁹

Connect to the internet with built-in Wi-Fi and stream music from devices on your home network.

Play Spotify directly through your speaker using the Spotify Connect™ app on your device as a remote.

Stream music, online radio and podcasts from your smartphone, tablet or laptop to your audio device.¹¹ Just tap the Cast button.

Apple AirPlay 2

Share music and more from your favorite Apple devices to your soundbar. All with a tap.^8,10

Voice control

Connect to your home’s other devices with Google Assistant⁵ or Amazon Alexa⁶.

Set up in seconds

The HT-A5000 is almost ready to go straight out of the box. Simply plug it in, connect to your TV using the HDMI eARC connection and power on or connect wirelessly9 to your TV. With USB, optical, and analog audio in as well as HDMI in and out (eARC) and S-CENTER OUT for compatible BRAVIA TV ⁴ models, you have all the connections you need to enjoy a breathtaking surround sound experience.