Sony HTX8500 2.1ch Dolby Atmos/DTS:X Soundbar with Built-in subwoofer, Black
$299.99
Price: $299.99
(as of Jan 09, 2025 04:00:27 UTC – Details)
Cinematic audio with built-in subwoofers, in a compact package. The all-in-one X8500 Soundbar features 7.1.2 channel sound, Vertical Sound Engine technology, and Dolby Atmos /DTS:X compatibility for a cinematic, three-dimensional surround sound experience. The elegant, compact design fits perfectly in front of your TV, especially in places where space is at a premium. Buttons for sound modes for enhanced movies, music, gaming, news and sport.
7.1.2ch Dolby Atmos/DTS X with Vertical Sound Engine.Waterproof : No
Dual built-in subwoofers for deep bass
All sound upscaled close to 7.1.2ch audio
Seven different sound modes to enhance your entertainment experience
Voice enhancement for greater clarity
Slim, low-profile design complements your TV
4K HDR passthrough-enabled to ensure a high-quality entertainment experience
One-cable HDMI eARC for simple, high-quality connection to your TV
Easily integrates with your AV system with HDMI and optical inputs
Customers say
Customers find the soundbar easy to set up and use, with a clear manual. They appreciate its nice design that complements their Sony TV. The quality is also appreciated. However, some customers dislike the settings. Opinions vary on the sound quality, value for money, functionality, and remote control.
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11 reviews for Sony HTX8500 2.1ch Dolby Atmos/DTS:X Soundbar with Built-in subwoofer, Black
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Gregory Mcluckie –
Incredible Sound in a Sleek Design!
The Sony HTX8500 soundbar has completely transformed my home theater experience. The Dolby Atmos and DTS:X compatibility deliver an immersive, cinematic sound that fills the room. The built-in subwoofer eliminates the need for additional speakers, yet it still provides deep, punchy bass that truly enhances movies, music, and games.Setup was a breeze, and the compact design fits perfectly under my TV without taking up much space. Despite its size, it packs a powerful punch. Whether itâs action-packed scenes or subtle dialogue, the sound quality is crystal clear and balanced.If youâre looking for an affordable, all-in-one soundbar solution with premium features, the Sony HTX8500 is a fantastic choice. Highly recommend!
Dan in Pennsylvania –
Great soundbar, great performance
Very happy with this soundbar — I’m not an audiophile but I do appreciate the performance in our room. It helps to hear the dialog in movies (sometimes a challenge), and it enhances the sports experience when watching an event. This Sony sound bar is connected to a Sony Bravia 3 TV.Setup was especially easy — we used the HDMI cable provided in the speaker box, and supplemented it with a fiber optic cable as well. I’m not sure whether that’s a bit redundant, but it certainly doesn’t hurt. I had this mounted (directly beneath the TV on an articulating wall mount) and connected and performing within an hour working alone. Using the attachment to the TV means if we move the TV based upon my viewing position in the room, the speaker moves with it and delivers the sound to our seating position. No need to pay for installation.I would definitely buy again.
Ms.T –
Not surround sound, but better than TV, so ð
Our both our surround sound theater and our TV have “aged out”, the equipment is fine, but the software cannot upgrade any longer, as the chips are too old and no longer supported by our streaming subscriptions. Therefore neither can work as our streaming source with our TV ð«. Since the industry is “stuck” with the chip shortages yada yada, it is not a good time to be replacing the entire system, so we need to limp along until the industry gets their act together. A new Roku box solved the streaming issue, but it won’t send the sound through to the theater – again, age-compatibility issues – so, we needed something better for sound than the TV sound, which is pretty awful. The “promises” for sound bars is that they produce Surround Sound, without the wires and speakers everywhere, so this seemed a reasonable priced option to test that claim, and to get us by until the new system we plan to purchase is available.This came as expected, easy to install, and works. On installation, it claims that you only need the HDMI it comes with if you have an ARC HDMI on the TV. Ours did not work that way, possibly because the Roku is a separate box. If you have built in streaming on the TV, it may work, but with our configuration, even with the ARC port on the TV, it was necessary to install both the HDMI and the optic cable from the TV and HDMI from the Roku box to the speaker to get the streaming sound to the speaker. Since this only came with 1 HDMI cable, we needed to obtain an additional HDMI and an optic cable to make this work, but this configuration was shown in the instructions, and once we acquired the additional cables, it works as promised.The sound is better than the TV sound, specifically, with the TV, speech was difficult to hear and understand speech at low levels, but when we turned the sound up enough to hear the speech, the background sound was unbearably loud. The sound bar fixed that. We were able to tinker with the sound settings and now we can hear the speech without going deaf from the background sound, Yea!Is it surround sound? No. Not even close. If you are sitting VERY close, it tries, but in a normal living room setting, if you are used to 5-1 or 7-1/2 surround sound, you will be disappointed if you expect the same from this sound bar. I did not really expect that it would, so I am happy with this. It is better than the TV sound, and provides additional control for custom sound settings that the TV alone did not have, so it is a step up, which is a realistic expectation. I would buy this again.
Alacia –
Great sounds!
This is our first sound bar and we really enjoy it. It takes watching a movie to a whole new level. Wow, its awesome!!
MR –
Good upgrade from a dependable brand
When i first hooked up this soundbar, i felt a little intimidated because i had grown so used to the HT-100F, which is a 2 channel soundbar, that the heavier base and enveloping sound field felt surreal, but i quickly grew accustomed to it and I am very pleased with it. ATMOS sounds great. It requires a little more set up to get used to the control so make sure you read the instructions, but it is a noticeable improvement over my previous soundbar, which i still recommend by the way. This is a good step up one piece solution. If i could change one thing it would be to have the power supply on the inside rather than the outside, but otherwise i am pleased.
CJ –
AWESOME
This sound bar is absolutely perfect for the money. Just buy it. I hope Sony never discontinues it. The only downside is that sometimes certain audio with movies or videogames sounds a bit like thin like it doesn’t sound like it fits what your seeing. But I use it in combination with my tv’s speakers so the tv speakers balance out if the audio sounds funny sometimes. This might be caused by me using the optical cable so the audio isn’t getting the eARC. But that’s cause when using arc it auto mutes my tv speakers which i don’t like. As far as increasing your volume level this thing is amazing. It has excellent bass. I never really need it on full volume it fills up my room pretty well. And I leave my tv speakers on 60% for a really good stereo sound. Now when I play gta5 it sounds like there’s a real car engine idling next to me. Literally! I can feel through the floor up through my bed a vibrating rumble from this trucks engine. So not only are noises loud. But they create vibrations you can feel. Which really immerses you in the environment making it feel much more live and real. Yeah the fact that I can not only hear the noises but FEEL the noises. It’s exceptional quality
Lynn Mader –
Very satisfied with the sound quality. Sounds great. love the extra base. It is a whole new experience to watch a movie and hear things that you normally wouldn’t.Great value!! LOVE it!
Angello –
Definitivamente la mejor barra de sonido de una sola pieza, la virtualizacion del sonido de 2.1 canales Dolby Atmos y DTS:X hacen que la experiencia en una sala de mediano tamaño hacen que el sonido sea excelente, los efectos de las pelÃculas sean claros y parezca que se efectúan de partes distintas de la habitación.Una de las cosas que en un principio cuesta trabajo es la codificación de los focos para saber que tipo de configuración de sonido, ya que no tiene una interfaz gráfica.Ideal que tienes puerto e-arc para aprovechar todo su potencial, sonido con graves profundos sin llenar tu espacio vital de aparatos teniendo que ya está el sub buffer también integrado.
Frank –
Phenomenal sound without separate speakers and sub woofer. Do need to keep the manual nearby to interpret the LED’s on settings, but not a problem.
Vince –
Nowadays tv have poor quality sound and this is a great fix. I don’t want LOUD and BASSY as I don’t wanna annoy the whole building and this has just the right amount of bass and good sound quality for a soundbar.EARC feature works great.
Amazon Customer –
Todo el sonido integrado en la barra no necesitas más