Hello brothers..

i am just confused to get either yamaha / sony soundbar. I am not going for few speakers.
so just 2.1 channel soundbar + subwoofer / 7.1 channel with subwoofer..
Budget in between 1k - 1.5k..
my concern is more to dolby audio with good surronding system.

After some analysis i made up my mind with YAMAHA & SONY..

YAMAHA YAS-207 best price rm1349 ( anyplace can get cheaper than this ? )
- 2.1 channel , soundbar with wireless subwoofer
- bluetooth, hdmi, hdmi arc, digital optical, 4K HDR HDMI Pass Thru
- dolby audio, dolby digital, DTS
- surround technology DTS Virtual X
- remote control function
- already done sound test at showroom superb, amazed with the sound quality

YAMAHA YAS-306 best price rm1600+
- 7.1 channel sound bar built in dual woofer, dual tweeter, dual built in subwoofers
- digital optical, digital coaxical, analog, no hdmi
- bluetooth , lan, wifi
- dolby digital, dolby pro, dts
- surround technology air surround extreme
- never tested the sound

SONY HTC-CT800 best price rm1235 ( anyplace can get cheaper than this ? )
- 2.1ch Soundbar with Wi-Fi/Bluetooth® technology subwoofer
- Analog Audio In(Inc TV CEC), Ethernet, Opt. In, USB , 1 HDMI Out(ARC) , 3 hdmi , 4K HDR HDMI Pass Thru
- bluetooth Yes(A2DP (SINK), A2DP(SOURCE), AVRCP, LDAC, AAC)
- WIFI
- Dolby Digital, DolbyTruHD, Dolby Digital+, Dolby Dual Mono , DTS
- surround technology S-Force PRO Front Surround

SONY HT-X8500 no price yet
- 2.1CH DOLBY ATMOS®/DTS:X® SINGLE SOUND BAR WITH BUILT-IN SUBWOOFER
- HDMI input suppports Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital plus,Dolby TrueHD,Dolby Dual mono,DTS,DTS HD High Resolution Audio,DTS HD Master Audio,DTS ES,DTS 96 / 24,DTS: X,MPEG2-AAC
- HDMI eARC supports Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital plus,Dolby TrueHD,Dolby Atmos,Dolby Dual mono,DTS,DTS HD High Resolution Audio,DTS HD Master Audio,DTS ES,DTS 96 / 24,DTS: X,MPEG2-AAC
- Optical Input supports Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital plus,Dolby Digital plus / Atmos,Dolby Dual mono,DTS,LPCM 2ch,MPEG2-AAC
- Virtual Surround Technology S-Force PRO,Vertical Surround Engine (Dolby Speaker Virtual/DTS Virtual:X)
- usb, bluetooth
- no idea all the inputs support different audio format, that means need to connect all the cable to TV ?

Personally i have tested sound for YAS207 & HTCT800. YAS207 i did dolby sound test and it was awesome. HTCT800 just normal sound so couldn't see the difference i guess i need to dolby test again.
Input vice, HTCT800 is the winner. More ports and option. You can expend more.
Audio format HTC800 winner as well, support more.

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-6aKOjwiQ7ux/c...y-HT-CT800.html


So now i am confused to get YAS207 / HTCT800.
Any brothers here can share me your personal input on both YAS207 vs HTCT800 would be very much appreciated.[B]

This post has been edited by GHOSTVIC: Apr 14 2019, 02:14 AM

So brother what did u picked finally ? Any feedback for both yas207 vs htct800

I went to harveynorman IPC IKEA to test.. need to check other places if can get cheaper ir not.. i tested sound from youtube so i couldnt hear difference between dolby atmos vs dolby true hd..
Very hard to pick.. i feel YAMAHA produce good bass and sony good clarity.

YSP 1600 - RM2106 (5.1ch, dolby audio,dts,dtsx)
YAS 306 - RM1508 (7.1ch built in subwoofee)
YAS 207 - RM1499 (2.1 ch, 200w, 4k)

HTX9000F - RM1999 (2.1ch, dolby atmos)
HTCT800 - RM1239 (3.1ch, 350w, dolby audio)

LG SK9 - RM2097 (5.1.2 ch,dolby atmos, 500w)
LG SK8 - RM1398 (2.1ch , dolby atmos,360w)
LG SK6 - RM1096 (2.1 ch)


For dolby atmos LG SK9 seems better over SONY HTX900F.. Both just 1 hdmi in, 1 hdmi out. If u have more devices than got to use tv..












This post has been edited by GHOSTVIC: Apr 15 2019, 04:00 AM

Thanks for the information brother. Appreciate it..
So which sound bar you suggesting based on your expertise brother?

I see, what about the sound delays i am hearing about... how it happens
OPTION A : astro / android box --> TV (hdmi in) --> soundbar (hdmi arc out / optical)
OPTION B : astro / android box --> soundbar (hmdi in) --> TV (hdmi arc out / optical)


both option giving different sound ha... LG spec desciption not detail enough as SONY saying about the ports and what sound can be delivered. Atleast user can have idea.

Example for SONY HTX9000F Audio Formats

HDMI input - Dolby® Digital, Dolby Digital Plus™, Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby Atmos®,Dolby® Dual mono,DTS®,DTS-HD High Resolution Audio™,DTS-HD Master Audio™,DTS-ES,DTS 96/24,DTS:X™,LPCM(2ch / 5.1ch / 7.1ch), DSD(2ch / 5.1ch)

Optical Input - Dolby® Digital,Dolby® Dual mono,DTS®, LPCM 2ch

USB - DSD(.dsf / .diff), Wav, Flac, Alac(.m4a only), AIFF, HE AAC, AAC, mp3, Monkey Audio, WMA, Ogg Vorbis

Bluetooth(Receiver) - SBC, AAC





This post has been edited by GHOSTVIC: Apr 15 2019, 09:28 PM

Ya HD movie with dolby sound, i hate my current SAMSUNG 4K TV NU8000 sound quality. That is why i would like to go for soundbar. Wanted to enjoy dolby audio. I see in this TV has dolby option but cannot enable it since no dolby support device attached.
Whats the point having 4K TV but no soundbar no android box. hahaha...
I have doubt SONY / LG soundbars will be compatible to SAMSUNG 4K TV ? Is the will be any BUGS firmware or software issues, sound delays or any glitch ?
Worry spending high, if anything does not sync or goes wrong total effort and money wasted.

Haa really ? So far i play netflix i can see 5.1 stated on title.
When check tv sound setting it automatically detects dolby digital, but for digital+ its saying need arc hdmi..

For the astro hd channels which dolby audio movies , got to enable audio setting in decoder. Change to digital5.1 so tv can detect.
That means my tv not capable of supporting dolby atmos so that is why i do not see any netflix title with dolbyatmos ?
Any movie which in dolbyatmos that you can see in your netflix app, so i can check in mine whether got any dolbyatmos sign or not..



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Ya none below shown dolbyatmos sign at title just 5.1

Okja (Dolby Atmos)
Blame! (Dolby Atmos)
Death Note (Dolby Atmos)
Wheelman (Dolby Atmos)


Another thing i read somewhere, LGSK9Y has trouble to detect ARC for samsung NU8000.
Just had plan of buying LGSK9Y, Now in dilemma of brand compatibility issue


This post has been edited by GHOSTVIC: Apr 19 2019, 10:09 PM

ahhh too bad.. NU8000 not atmos supported, tv spec just says Dolby supported. dolby digital & digital+ (surround)
is LGSK9Y compatible to this TV, as i read having issue for ARC ?

aishh.. i should have got this ARC information earlier so that i could have tested LG SK9Y with NU8000 at harvey norman.. since they have demo units.

so even if i connect tv to soundbar which supports dolby atmos, i still would not be able to hear atmos since my tv not supports ?
what if i play netflix from android box which supports atmos, plug straight to atmos soundbar , then to TV... is it works ?

Aduiii sakit kepala la fikir fikir fikir.. ARC eARC DOLBY...
Thanks for the brief explanation brother..
Feel like not getting anything just sit watch whatever default..

Oh really ? What model sound bar and tv you connected through arc bro..
U mean all source connect to tv, from tv to sound bar use digital optical cable..?
If all source go to soundbar then connect to tv via optical ?
Certain things not pass through optical right..

Today i went to harverynorman.. so i asked the sales person to test LGSK9 connect to nu8000 demo tv. 1 person wanted to test. Another person stopped him wanted to know why ? So i claimed i worry if ARC doesn't works between.
3rd person suggested to use optical cable instead of arc. I claimed there is some restriction.
Then they claimed yes will have problem with ARC why not just get samsung sound bar should be compatible..

I condemn samsung tv sound system itself sucks, soundbar i have no confident.
Another person challenged me do you know who build sound system for samsung is "harmon kardon" own by them.
He showed me one of the samsung sound bar which written "samsung harmonkardon" top of it..

they want ppl use additional sound system ofcoz will not design highend in tv, business factor.


Then i had no choice went to check other bars again . now diff sales person.. he suggested to get YAS207.. tested side to side. with sony 9000F...
Ofcos YAS207 tremendous i agree.. this plug and play no settings needed..
He claimed 100% sure YAMAHA and SONY ARC works but LG not. YAMAHA is true dolby they just wanted to enter market with first dts surround sound bar to kill other brands. High selling model according to him.
He asked better dont get SK9Y.. if not much source connecting to sound bar then 1 hdmi in enough..
According to him he did fix soundbars at customer house and arc not detected so use optical..

None of them talked about high speed ethernet HDMI ARC issue.. damn it..

I think you guys should be sales person there to explain customer in detail..hahaha

Which brand hdmi is advisable brothers, i personally have 3. The last i bought is kameha brand..

This post has been edited by GHOSTVIC: Apr 20 2019, 08:02 PM

LG SL10Y 5.1.2ch vs SAMSUNG HWN950 7.1.2ch
Best price RM4998 vs RM3955

HWn950 seems cheaper than SL10Y.. about 1000+ lesser
Why hwn950 at perak nearly 2k less compare kl..
Need to check comparison in this both latest spec...
Works well in Hdmi arc ?




This post has been edited by GHOSTVIC: Jun 1 2019, 03:42 PM

I wonder how audio can pass through 2 source ? ..
Automatically picks or need to choose manually either 1 ?
Isn't that 1 source enough either arc or optical ?

Bro i just not very clear about this audio passing through method. Tv has no dolby audio dolby atmos or dolby digital or digital plus feature, so we play a movie from an app.example netflix in tv itself. we cannot get dolby audio.. since just normal tv speaker

But when normal tv connect with a sound bar which has all audio features atmos dd dd+ , should be able to get dolby audio right..
Playing a movie in tv netflix app. Video playing in tv, audio signal.pushed to soundbar which is able detect all format..then why tv must be dolby compatible?

Is this q90r successor of HW950 ? Q90R spefically for qled tvs ? Get along with nonqled tv ?
Ya my concern stand for rear surround speakers..
Which stand supports this model well