Sony HT-XF9000

Atmos goes 3.1

The Sony HT-X9000F soundbar is neat, but delivers decidedly average sonics

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 sound

The Sony HT-X9000F is a 2.1 channel soundbar from Sony's 2018 lineup. Unlike most competing 2.1 soundbars, it can play Atmos content using Sony's Vertical Surrou...