Hi All, i'm currently looking to buy sound bar for my TV - Xiaomi Smart TV 4S 43inch, will use it for netflix mostly, was looking at these 2.

Understand that both is different level and price, but Sony one seem to have more feature (Dolby Atmos and etc) compare to Sonos Beam, and once you started Sonos life cycle you will tempt to upgrade and buy more speaker, which will spend much more down the road. Sony seem to be 1 off buy and just live with the quality as what you pay and what you get.

Was wondering anyone who owned either one of this can share their experiences.

why soundbar?

is it space constrain? or to fit into your living room design?

xiaomi soundbar good enough with your xiaomi tv

i feel sonos too much hard sell. Bombarding their products to trash influencers making them simply make rubbish reviews.

sound bar so suck. use THX HT system better.

my living round is very small, looking for a compact and wireless option, budget wise is RM2.3k and below.

Xiaomi sound bar really bad review, dun even consider that....

panasonic .. great sound.

Good input dude, i see all the review keep saying the sound quality is superb, and ask to upgrade more, get sub, get speaker and mention more on the apps.

Which model? i see most of the panasonic sound bar dont feature dolby atmos?

condo or landed

Condo with a very small living room...

Not familiar with Sony Soundbar, but I audition JBL 3.1 & 5.1 soundbar. Both JBL good overall nearly as a good as my THX system.

Quite curious, with your high budget why didn't you invest in a better TV instead?

remember buy absorbent pad put on the bottom of the sound bar

So many options.. suggest u drop by Harvey Norman and look around.

I use Sony CT-390 for 5 yrs ald. Sound and bass overall good even after so long. Suitable for small room not living hall. I put inside my game room

Samsung r650 should be fine..

When i looking for TV, i never consider about soundbar and audio enhancements. As the tv fit my requirement and budget, 43inch is the max i can go with my living room size.

But now when i watch Netflix everyday, the sound is ok for me, then i start thinking about upgrade the audio, to experience surround, atmos and etc...

I’m using harman kardon soundsticks.

Piece of art and sounds good too

why i choose these 2 model is basically:

Sony HT-X8500: Dolby Atmos, price & compact size
Sonos Beam: Brand, review, price (of coz sony is cheaper) & compact size.

try a pair of bookshelf speakers maybe? imho they outperform soundbars twice the price, but if you have space constraint then it might not be viable

chocolate bar taste much better than sound bar

Any soundbar will win the TV build in speaker hands down...

since u already Xiao Mi TV... the Xiao Mi Soundbar is a good combination.. i saw before there are special Mi connectivity for easy use together... correct me if I wrong here...

but Sony sound quality will be a notch higher compared to Mi... but not as good as the

Yes space is one of issue, and book shell speaker need more setup, right?

Apparently this Xiaomi soundbar is quite low quality, is not smart speaker, hence not addition connectivity, you need to manual adjust the volume on the sound bar itself or else connect to bluetooth which the sound quality is not good.

Sound bar the price vs sound quality is not worth it.

better get a bookshelf speaker for ur budget.

Thanks for the update.. Then I will recommend SONY.. lol~
SONY speakers never let me down, owning those old HiFi and home theater previously.... not sure about sound bar... no experience with soundbar..

Yamaha soundbar,
Or bookshelf speaker better sound

yeah if you have space issues then soundbars are the solution,

in terms of setup, it can really be as simple or as complicated as you want, depending on what you're after. The 3.5mm jack or the optical output always works lol

43" no need soundbar

Sonos is so terrible. They always pop up in Internet of Shit.

*edit*

After some quick searches:

This post has been edited by nightshade_nova: May 29 2020, 01:16 PM

for 2 speaker setup, not really.
if you want simplicity(all-in-one setup) and doesnt care about upgradibility, can consider edifier s2000pro or even s3000pro.
if you want simple passive setup, you can could try below.
dac -SMSL Sanskrit 10th SK10 MKII (110usd)
amp - SMSL SA300 (140usd)
speaker - any passive speaker that you preferred

sonic gear bt5500 je.

thanks for the suggestion, i'm not audiophile, this seem like another level for me

i just want simple setup and foolproof set up for me.

then just get edifier s2000pro or s3000pro.
cucuk toslink cable from your tv and connect the primary speaker with its secondary (wireless for s3000pro) and you are done.

the only downside vs your soundbar solution were the lack of dolby atmos, no subwoofer (but this is something that the bass driver could handle anyway) ,and much bulkier setup. but for speaker, alot of case, bigger speaker will always provide better audio quality.

cant even do 2.0 bookshelf speaker?

soundbar really cannot and doesn't worth the money, unless you really really limited space.

sonos, sony, both are high keras soundbar.
very expensive yo,so must be very gooding.

Bookshelf speakers without subwoofer not suitable for movie purpose.

i mainly use it to watch netflix, hence i looking for more convenience setup and also i choose this 2 is because of the HDMI ARC feature, which i would like to setup once and just click and play movie whenever i watch movie.

you want convenient that doesnt take much space , then suit yourself and go ahead with those option.
people only want to tell you that those setup doesn't felt much worth it

There are eARC (enhanced ARC) and ARC.

If your TV is just ARC, I don't think you will get Atmos data over to the soundbar even if the soundbar got Atmos support. Only high end TV got eARC.

agree...unless TS TV is new TV with eARC support... by then only can have Dolby Atmos from Netflix... until TS upgrade TV.. just buy any suitable soundbar..and use TOSlink(optical cable).. you will get Dolby Digital plus 5.1 audio...

This post has been edited by -oc-gassa: May 29 2020, 04:42 PM

I encourage you to just walk into the larger Harvey Norman outlets and give those display soundbars a listen. Besides Sony, LG, Samsung and Yamaha soundbars are also good options at your budget.

advise to have saperate 2.1 which subwoffer are saperate. boom/sound sound will made major different.

dont go with ur sony model Sony HT-X8500, with build in sub. errkkkk..

go 2.1 channel.

Using sony ht-st9 for few years dy, i feel satisfied

There is no such thing as max size. You sound like person with zero knowledge.

43" is your max ?
That's a very tiny TV. You sit like 3 feet away from the TV is it .

How small is your living area?

bro does the s2000pro good for netflix?
i value speech clarity more than sound effects?

yamaha yas207

Edifier S350db? Best bang for buck.

Guys, I have a couple of questions to ask. I'm planning to get a Xiaomi sound bar, initially was thinking of getting Redmi one but Redmi soundbar doesn't has optical input. I'm using Samsung 55" UA55H6300 TV.

1. If I were to hook up Xiaomi sound bar, will the TV internal speaker still works?
2. Can I use TV remote to control the volume of the sound bar since Xiaomi sound bar doesn't comes with wireless remote control?

Thank you

You need to connect your soundbar using HDMI and if your soundbar supports HDMI CEC, then you can just use your TV remote to control volume and if you power off your TV, your soundbar will follows. Some TV will auto power off internal speaker when you connect soundbar, most just need a settings to change the audio from internal to external.

no one recommend klipsch ?

This post has been edited by harriss: Sep 29 2020, 10:28 AM

Why do you want optical input? It is really obsolete. Now everything needs to be HDMI. If your TV supports HDMI ARC, make sure the soundbar does too.

just get audio pro speakers, stereo active speaker with HDMI ARC, Wifi wireless, optical and even a subwoofer output, also a hifi brand.

No point getting soundbar as you wouldnt get richer and wider sound.

To be honest depends on your budget lar, sound system setup can be range from 100+ to 100K+, everyone will suggest you this and that, but what is budget and how much you willing to spend, of cause always is the more you spend the better quality you will get lar, not matter is soundbar, bookshelf speaker, standing speaker or home theater set, all boil down to what is your budget, then the rest can try to suggest you the best option within that prince range.

Thanks for everyone's advice and suggestions. Reason why I'm thinking of getting a sound bar is that my old Samsung TV internal speaker woofer has slightly broken and literally I just want to get a speaker that serves the purpose of projecting the sound out, that's it. Furthermore, I seldom listen to music and stuffs, so I'm not planning to invest much on this.

If you want budget, just get the xiaomi sound bar, but no HDMI connection, means you can't use your TV remote to control the volume, you need to get up from your sofa, walk to the sound bar and change the volume, not sure if this is the same case if you connect via bluetooth to your TV.

If not go shoppe look for sound bar that have HDMI ARC, then you can use your TV remote to control the volume.

Thanks bro, appreciate your kind words~

soundbar without woofer is just rubbish. Your tv speakers will be sufficient.

Get one with woofer. I'm also in condo with small living room. using Samsung HW-R40M.

not very expensive, around rm700...Sound really hnggggghhhh.. really impressed me.

This post has been edited by juvaan: Sep 29 2020, 05:11 PM