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Sonos Beam Soundbar
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Sony HT-X8500 Soundbar
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Sony HT-XF9000 Soundbar
Sony HT-XF9000
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4.3 out of 5
21 user ratings
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3.9 out of 5
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4 editorial reviews
Atmos goes 3.1Read more
The Sony HT-X9000F soundbar is neat, but delivers decidedly average sonicsRead more
Even the most impressive HD/UHD televisions can have their performance undercut by mediocre sound. Televisions aren’t built to replace speakers, and the speakers installed on them by default are usually scarcely better than the cheapest tech on the market. Even with the small handful of televisions built with stronger than average speakers, there’s a limit to the amount of sound quality you can squeeze out of a thin television. Those kinds of problems only become more severe if you have any interest in surround sound. Using 5.1 or 7.1 channel stereo systems, you can create a type of immersive soundRead more
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3.6 out of 5
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3.7 out of 5
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General

Audio output channels5.12.12.1
Connectivity technologyWired & WirelessWired & WirelessWired & Wireless
Recommended usageUniversalTV
N/A

Connectivity

Digital optical input (S/PDIF)111
HDMIyes
N/A
yes
HDMI ports quantity122
Number of HDMI inputs111
Number of HDMI outputs111
Subwoofer connectivityWired
N/A
Wireless
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
N/A
USB direct playbackyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
no
NFCno
N/A
N/A
Ethernet connectionyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Audio Return Channel (ARC)yesyesyes
DC-in jackno
N/A
N/A
USB
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • SBC
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
5.04.2
HDMI version
N/A
N/A
2.0b

Decoders

Audio formatDolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Atmos
  • Dolby Digital
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • Dolby Dual Mono
  • Dolby TrueHD
  • DTS
  • DTS 96/24
  • DTS-ES
  • DTS-HD High Resolution
  • DTS-HD Master Audio
  • DTS:X
  • DTS
  • DTS 96/24
  • DTS-ES
  • DTS-HD HR
  • DTS-HD Master Audio
  • DTS:X
  • Dolby Atmos
  • Dolby Digital
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • Dolby Dual Mono
  • Dolby TrueHD
Supported audio files
  • AAC
  • AIFF
  • Apple Lossless
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA
AAC
  • AAC
  • AIFF
  • ALAC
  • APE
  • DSD
  • FLAC
  • HE-AAC
  • MP3
  • OGG
  • WAV
  • WMA

Dimensions

Colour of productWhiteBlackBlack
Width25.63 in35.04 in36.61 in
Height2.7 in2.52 in2.28 in
Depth3.94 in3.78 in3.35 in
Weight6.17 lb6.83 lb5.51 lb

Subwoofer

Subwoofer includednoyesyes
Bass reflexnoyes
N/A
Subwoofer location
N/A
Built-inSeparate
Subwoofer RMS power
N/A
64.0 W
N/A
Subwoofer impedance
N/A
3.0 Ω
N/A
Type of enclosure (sub)
N/A
N/A
Bass reflex
Subwoofer width
N/A
N/A
7.48 in
Subwoofer depth
N/A
N/A
15.24 in
Subwoofer height
N/A
N/A
15.04 in
Subwoofer weight
N/A
N/A
17.2 lb

Design

Colour of productWhiteBlackBlack
Built-in displaynono
N/A
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A

Features

Streaming standardsAirPlay
N/A
N/A
Radio receiverno
N/A
no
FM radiononono
3D support (3D-Ready)no
N/A
no
Wireless speakers includedyes
N/A
no
Remote control app for mobile / tabletyes
N/A
N/A
Handheld remote controlyesyesyes
Separate DVD / Blu-ray playerno
N/A
no
Apple docking compatibilitynonono
Game modenoyesyes
Night modeyesyesyes
Designed for wall mountingyes
N/A
N/A
TV stand usagenono
N/A
Docking connector type
N/A
N/A
Not supported

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