Sony HT-S400 2.1ch Soundbar with Powerful Wireless subwoofer, S-Force PRO Front Surround Sound, and Dolby Digital, Black

It would be difficult to describe every thing that I dislike about the sound bar. First, mounting it under a 42 inch top-of-the-line Sony TV is really sloppy because it has only two keyholes for mounting. So it really can’t be mounted level or flush, but just kinda hangs there from the keyholes that are there. This of course creates a gap of light underneath your sleek TV and sound bar.Secondly, it is infuriating trying to actually get the TV program to match with the Sony sound bar using the Sony TV. It’s constantly switching back-and-forth between TV speakers and the HDMI sound bar speakers. Of course you can shut everything down, which is easy if everything is hooked up to the same surge protector, and restart everything. Then for a short period of time the TV and the sound bar sound will work together. But that’s just for a little while. Maybe within an hour, maybe the same day or certainly by the next day you gotta go through the whole sequence again to get things to sync . And then when the TV and speaker do come on together and you switch channels, well then then all is lost. This is just an absolute piece of junk.

I am not a hifi enthusiast but I am very pleased with my soundbar and subwoofer. Sounds really good. Pretty easy to set up. Very easy to control. I use it directly wired to the television and I have it connected to my phone and my computer by Bluetooth. It seems to know what I am using and the remote allows me to toggle from TV to Bluetooth. The subwoofer is powerful. For the sale price it was an excellent buy.

It's a good product. The sub woofer paired to the sound bar automatically and it is a game changer compared to stock TV speakers. I was surprised the package includes batteries for the remote, but no HDMI cable. You get an optical cable instead. You should get an HDMI ARC cable for this setup.Extra software features such as Night, Voice, and Sound Field modes offer different listening experiences which could be interesting.

This was easy to install on my Sony TV. The sound bar and bass makes huge difference compared to the built in sound of Sony TV. Excellent value for the performance and bass.

I love this sound bar. I have it hooked up to a Sony tv using an HDMI ARC cable and the compatibility is amazing. One of the things I looked for in a sound bar is clear audios, especially for movies that the music overpowers the dialogue. There are times where it feels like the sound is a little cheap but I want to blame that more on what I’m watching/playing. Otherwise, the sound is so crisp my neighbors could watch my TV from my window and still hear everything if I have it loud enough. I’ve only had an issue with connectivity once but it was an easy fix once you get to know the system; a short nuisance if anything. I barely use the remote control since I control everything from my TV remote, but I do find it nice that I can use the sound bar remote to adjust the bass. I did get the speaker on sale, but I feel like it’s been worth every penny so far.