Sony Virtual 5.1 Channel Sound Bar – Black
- 3D pass-through
- 340 watt 3.1 ch. Sound Bar system
- Dolby® Digital, dts® Audio Decoding
- Standby pass-through of Audio & Video
- Blu-ray DiscTM HD Audio
Product Description
Enjoy simple, yet powerful surround sound with the 32″ Sony® HT-CT150 3D Sound Bar Home Theater System. Features 3D compatibility so you can complete your 3D entertainment system.1 Connect multiple HD or 3D devices using a single HDMITM cable per device (sold separately) and turn this sound bar system into your entertainment “hub”.3 The beautifully sleek monolithic design makes it a great compliment to the Sony® BRAVIA® 3D HDTVs…. More >>
Sony Virtual 5.1 Channel Sound Bar – Black
I read some reviews on this item and decided to go for it. It is barely noticeable sitting just below my Sony Bravia. Out of the box the sound was weak and I was instantly worried that I made a mistake. After tweaking the setting a bit I threw in Legion on Blu-Ray and was blown away by the sound improvements. There are treble and bass adjustments and the speaker output can also be adjusted along with a few other possible tweaks. The sound is crisp and clear and I have no problem hearing dialog. The sub-woofer produces some serious bass as well. Don’t be fooled by people who took this thing out of the box and instantly wrote it off because they don’t know how to adjust the settings. In fact my roommate came out of his room and all he could say is “wow that sounds good”. Although its not true surround sound the effects can be heard. For the price Amazon is selling this item it is well worth it. Once again Sony comes though with another excellent product.
Rating: 5 / 5
I can’t believe how this sound bar has improved my tv watching experience. It’s awesome! It was so easy to hook up to all of my components (Sony Bravia TV and DVD player). The sound is definitely a huge improvement over the TVs speakers. All in all I am quite happy with this purchase.
Rating: 5 / 5
Got this 3 days ago and at first I was disappointed with the sound loudness and bass from the SW. I went ahead and tweaked the settings from the amp menu and watched a movie and tv. The sound was ok the first day, had to turn it up to 40 – 45 to really hear the difference from the tv speakers. Yesterday, wow! I had to turn it down to 25 – 30 and the bass was louder! So far, happy with this. Easy to hook up and many connections on the SW.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a nice alternative to a large multi-pieced, cluttering speaker system! The audio is good (but dont expect to turn it up real loud!), it’s inexpensive, and nice to look at! Considering the price not a bad product, and a great alternative to just the monitor audio.; I wish they would work on getting it to go LOUDER! Oh and also, all the remote control sensors are in the long bar, not the woofer!
Rating: 4 / 5
i was really skeptical about going with a sound bar at first, but all of those thoughts were out the window as soon as the system got broken in (about 1 or 2 day period to fully break in the system). coming from the traditional 5.1 systems (have had systems ranging from home theater in a box-type of setups to bose lifestyle 5.1’s to martin logan set ups), i was really surprised at how well this 1 speaker set up simulated “surround sound”. i found myself looking over my shoulder every now and then, while watching movies, because i was hearing things from alot of different places, other than just in front of me. the CT150 was supposed to be a temporary set up for me, but after about a month of use, i’m really considering sticking to soundbars. the simplicity and ergonomics just cannot be compared to by big, traditional 5.1 systems.
as for sound quality, the vocals are nice and crisp. i know the CT100 had a vocal problem, but i can hear everything crystal clear on my CT150 (center channel set at +5). i have my CT150 in a very open living room (about 20×35), so i have my subwoofer level set at +5 (settings go from -6 to +6). the bass levels would be comparable to my bose lifestyle 25 system, with the CT150 having a slight bass advantage. all in all, a great little package. i really couldn’t think of a better, more ergonomic set up for a smaller living room or bedroom. i might just stick with soundbars from now on and just upgrade to bigger/better soundbar set ups.
Rating: 5 / 5