I've been searching for a sound bar for the past few months, tested a few but the sound when playing music is not good. When i tested Sony HT-ST7 2 weeks back at SONY KLCC i was impressed with the sound it managed to squeeze out form such a simple setup.

So last weekend I went to SONY KLCC and bought it haha! My requirement is minimalist, I don't like those sound system with many speakers here and there.

I agreed the price is on the more premium side, but considering the design which pleases my eye and a decent sound, for me it's a good deal

One more thing, it sounds good in my living room maybe due to the walls reflecting the sound. At SONY centre, the sound is a bit echo due to wide open space I guess.

How much bro the ht 7...that one premium soundbar...

Here's the price :

http://www.sony.com.my/product/ht-st7

Wow..3k...
Can get yamaha soundbar

Well..

I was thinking if anyone here owns the Yamaha YSP-4300?

How is that to compare with the Sony sound bar?

Anyone could shed some ideas?

So after having it for roughtly a month what's your thought on this soundbar? Was actually looking at this myself so would be nice to hear what you think

Soundbar need to have proper room and setup to sound nice, mainly its due to convenience only for people who dont mind. If possible its always better to get proper speaker and do up the wiring.
Got a friend who have a Yamaha YSP4000 that he setup for a gaming situation in a seal up room with projector and proper gaming stuff (PS3, Gaming PC and such) where it make it as you are indeed in the game, bullet coming from the back and such.... But for his AV need, still its a normal multiple speakers setup. But that gaming room only around 7' x 8' only slightly bigger than a toilet.... all side wall with a solid wood door... really seal room... lucky got aircond or else die....

I will say if there is good reflection point within the area will be ok as the virtual sound need reflection to make it sound like surround

I am satisfied with the sound quality. Listening music via Bluetooth connection from phone is so convenient, music sounds good.

For movie, i mostly watch those 1080p "ahem" version, about 1.5GB to 2GB in size per movie. Don't expect true surround with this but it packs enough "umph" especially with action movie

The only con is the price which is expensive

Many thanks for the fast feedback Just a quick question. Do the movies you watch do they come with DTS-track? Have you watched any true bluray movies and would there be a difference for those movies?

There wouldn't be. This is because soundbars are basically 2.1 setups, any multi-channel source will just be downmixed into a stereo source.
After that, a soundbar's DSP (if available) will play that downmix sournce in virtual surround if the user enables it.

There are a few exceptions though, some soundbars do come with additional rear speakers for a 5.1 setup. If you have these, then yeah the DTS/DD 5.1 track would make a difference.

I understand it will of course downmix the source but as it can decode the DTS signal according to it specification it could do a difference. I'm not sure though.

Yea i watched some BR movies on disc, the sound is really much better than those "ahem" version I downloaded This HT-ST7 comes with 7.1 surround based on Sony website.

Anybody bought sharp soundbar...lazada can get for rm850..

It decodes DTS tracks automatically so the user don't have to go through the trouble of enabling 2.0 LPCM from the source (TV, player, PC or console) manually for the soundbar to play anything.
So no... audio quality wise, it doesn't do a difference.

Sony HT ST7 price is 3K according to Sony website, but anyone know how much is HT ST3 is selling..Sony did not state their price for this...
Try google it, only found out it cost 599 in UK compare to 1099 for ST7...

This post has been edited by jagjag: Dec 17 2013, 02:26 PM

Just got myself the Philips HTS9140 from the Philips warehouse sale for RM700 - a steal. A brand new set will cost about 3k. This set comes with a 3D blu-ray player with high specs. The older model does not have the 3D blu-ray player. The bar itself has 7 speakers plus a passive sub woofer. The 500w power output is good enough for a medium size hall. Sound is crisp and bass is not overpowering but I am not an audiophile so this is good enough for me. Got this as I do not want to have a lot speaker wires. If you want a true 3D surround effect, I suggest you get 5.1 system. A cheaper alternative will be a set of 5.1 pc speakers but with HDMI or optical input.

Where u bought the philips...still got sales?

How is the sound output from HyppTV and Mac Mini. Is it 2.0 or 2.1? Any surround sound?

My downloaded movies mainly are AAC format. How will the sound output from the soundbar?

using Panasonic sound bar with wireless subwoofer..
satisfy ...for movie and music mostly...
paid around rm 1070....