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So awesome SONY recognized you and gave you the VIP room. Kudos to them. Big kudos to you for your objective review nonetheless. I agree with you. Great video.

Each to his own, I like the design, definitely getting my system very soon.

Man those speakers sound amazing

Thanks for posting the video I've been searching KZfaq every day since last week and you are the first to do a video on this new product. I think the design of the new Quads will work much better for wall mounting, they look a bit strange to me on the high stands. Although I'm not sure how you can toe them in if they are flat against the wall. Perhaps this isn't necessary with 360 spacial audio? I read the new Quad speakers have got two wifi modules now that can switch to ensure the best connection to prevent any possible dropouts. I'm certainly going to give this system some consideration along with the new BRAVIA Theatre 9 that also features the 360 spacial audio and is considerably less to buy. Although from everything I've read and the video reviews I've seen the HT-A9 offers much more spaciousness to the front sound stage with the speakers being further apart than what is possible with a soundbar.

Great job Blazin Reviews. I like your first impression here and I love the movie atmos test: Top Gun: Maverick.

If anything the HT-A9 will probably be more sought after, after looking at Bravia quads numerous downgrades and ludicrous price increase. That price increase should be on Gen 4 or 5 not freaking Gen 2. Seriously the HT-A9 worked completely on its own and required no phone to calibrate. That makes the system itself an absolute gem!

Man it’s feels good to be honored doesn’t it? 😊 great work buddy. Keep going!

I just picked-up the Sony HT-A9 + SA-SW5, about 2 months ago. It finally went on sale, 30% off on both. Loving the A9, but the SW5 sub is disappointing because it lacks punch/power, imo. Sony should provide an option to add additional subs and speakers, through a firmware update ( keep dreaming).. Through your video, it seems to me, as if sony is cutting cost by changing speaker material and down sizing the remote with the BT Quad. I too prefer the A9 speaker design and remote. By the way, another great video, keep them coming, thanks.

I agree about the smartphone issue. The samsung q990C also forces you to use a smartphone to control everything and even if you try to use the provided remote all the sound settings are hidden away in multiple presses of the same button. Verrrrry annoying.

I KNEW you’d be the first to review in person.. well done! I think I’d prefer the heft of the hta9 speakers, I like that kind of tech “beefy” although with my hearing difficulties the voice zoom 3 would be tempting If I can get the originals at a silly price I’ll probably get them Thanks for the hard work!!

They should have improved the Wi-Fi signal on the A9 and added new speaker types, like a center channel, so you can mix and match as many physical speakers as you want in the room to get a better and better experience. So obvious of an option but here we are.

the A9-M2 has 4 speaker per unit, 3 front facing, and 1 upfiring, compared to Ht-A9 with 2 front facing and 1 upfiring, the M2 has an additional mid range speaker per unit and marketed to have better sound stage than A9, do you think if there's actually improvements in this regard?

It's great that you are sharing this with us. I agree about the looks , for now it feels kind of awkward to place those speakers in your living room. They just don't feel very practical. I would really prefer a set up with four speakers that look like the sleeker SA-RS5's only bigger. I really like that look. They sound great though and probably have a connection that's more reliable.

Nice review. I'm definitely gonna buy this system and i noticed your sub placed on stand by the side of your couch. I was wondering where you had bought this stand and if it makes a difference in the LFE (clearer / less boomy )? at least i suppose your sub doesn't bounce around and rattle on your wood flooring. THX

Good review. Thank you?

I've always wanted to try out the HTA9. I'll probably try to get one used. Hopefully people sell some on ebay for a decent price.

Ht a9 m2 or theatre 9 which is your choice❤thanks for theatre quad demo

So a cheaper remote with lesser features, fabric instead of metal enclosure and in general a smaller footprint (probably cheaper to produce), the control box material downgrade and the price in Europe is now €900 more, €2900 vs the A9- €2000. Seriously what is Sony doing. There maybe more antennas but this is going to be a mild upgrade over the A9's performance. Sony fix your pricing in Europe!!

Blaze, can you please ask that Sony store what speaker stands they're using for the quads? I was told Sanus are the only compatible ones. The speaker stands in your video from the Sony store are slimmer and definitely not the Sanus BSSU2 speaker stands.

I have a few questions about this system. I have the old model. Did they fix the dropouts from Wi-Fi interference? Or are they still using the same 5 gigahertz band? The top of the speakers seems much smaller, do the height channels seem weaker? Do you know if there will be an update on the previous model to support the new voice features?

Sony products/devices are completely high-end with first-class quality, and Sony's design has always been something special, and always will be.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

You say you don't like using a phone to control Sony Quad setup but I use my mobile app to control my Marantz AV Receiver because my Marantz AV Receiver is behind doors in a cabinet, so it's handy having a app on phone to control AV Receiver

I agree, I like the original A9 better. not sure why they did a complete redesign, that makes no sense. These new Quad look like a Lacie hard drive. like the new remote. the less buttons the better.

Great review, nice to see them up close to get a better perspective. They definitely need to be wall mounted, look odd on stands. Also, it sounds really good from the video if i am honest and you are in a big open shop. At home it's going to sound even better (bar the cinema demo and the giggle haha). I'm wondering if it will enhance the experience even more with the new Bravia theatre 9 TV as that's meant to have very powerful tweeters in the TV, which should definitely help with the center channel.

Sony should have definitely made a centre speaker for this setup it's the most important speaker, dialogue all comes out of the centre

Awesome video! Any idea what model those stands are and where I can order them?

were you using the tv as a centre channel? these music clips sounded amazing.

I want the A9 so bad I was shocked to see the quad is coming out God damn it so expensive I ended up getting the q990c I hope the atmos is okay

Thought they the Sony stores closed down about 10 years ago? When you were watching TOP Gun in that special room, was that the A9 or the Sony Receiver and speakers and what type of speakers where those, look like the Sony Core series which are not very good speakers. Was their a pair of non Sony front L/R speakers?

What a missed opportunity for Sony, all they had to do was add additional options to the HT-A9 with a new centre channel bar, two side firing speakers, the option to add multiple subs. That's literally all they needed to make it complete. Instead we get a funky WiFi router looking speaker which looks horrible on wall or stands. Fabric cloth wrap looks cheap. These massive downgrade in the remote control functions. No chromcast or Alexa. Even the Control box is downgraded with a separate glossy section for the display screen, previous one was nicely hidden behind the front panel. How this costs £1000 more than the HT-A9 is mind boggling.

Does Sony Quard Theatre bass performance and loudness Are Improved when We Compare with HT a9 ???

I am Confused to buy Sony HT A9 because like Like The Loud and deep Bass Sound ? So Is That A Good decision to buy sony A9/&sw5 ?

Been wanting to purchase the A9+SW5 for a while, but is it worth spending over $1000 more for A9M2+ SW5??

Has anyone been able to find soeaker stands like the ones in Blaze video? I'm not feeling the ones from Sanus that are compatible.

Sony needs to change the style and colour of the sub to match the quad.

Upmix of stereo to 360 spatial audio is the same feature as in the av receivers named 3d dimensional or all channel stereo.

I will first wait for a review of the BRAVIA Theater Bar 9 before I decide which soundbar I will go for, Sony or Samsung.

Does the 360 audio and zoom voice work without sony tv?

Sony should send you a set with A9m2+SW5 for a review. And you can compare A9 vs A9m2 & SW3 & 5

The real question is what settings do they use? Music or standard/cinema? Because standard/cinema make the sound worst like muddy no more trebles with reverb.

What kind of stands are those?

You had the system connected to your phone and did a review without checking what levels the SW and Rear Speaker was on?? It's MK1 all the way here.. The flat speaker on stands is too weird. Catered for folks who want to wall mount for sure.

Looks good but I've heard the Samsung 990 D is a much better Atmos DTS X solution for movies 🍿..I got the Nakamichi Dragon 11.4.6 and I believe that's in another league to all of these systems

Please update Theatre U

When you order the Sony HT-A9 from Temu.

Wall mounted they look fine but those flimsy looking included table stands ruin their look for me.

I like the design but they should not used recycled fabric

The phone app controll is a deal breaker for me. When will companies stop with this "ohh people have smartphones let them do everything with those" nonsense?

Can you also check out the Bar 9?

Hope he fixed dropout signal.

I bought the ht a9s last year and returned them. My advice to any one who wants true dolby atmos sounds you really need the hight channels attached to the Ceilings to get the proper hight sound. Because shooting the sound up to the ceiling just doesnt sound as good or in most cases you barely hear the height phantom speaker at all.

Good system weak deep bass

can you please tell me if the front speakers only need electric cable or I also have to connect an hdmi cable to work