Sony HTCT260H Sound Bar / Woofer
928918
JUST what I wanted for my small living room!  Installation and connection is easy (I had to hang it, with the measuring an levelling that operation entails) and no issues whatsoever with pairing the Bluetooth woofer.  My Panasonic flat-screen was immediately seen by the speaker bar and all functions perfectly.

I did not require concert hall performance and didn't expect it; the sound quality and performance is  exactly what I wanted.  I'd recommend this rig without reservation.
2479747
I purchased the HTCT100 Soundbar with Sub-Woofer mainly on the basis of price and the Sony name. Alas, you get what you pay for, and the Sony name is not all it used to be.

I'm mainly interested in sound quality, and while the HTCT100's sound is better than that coming from my HDTV, it's not $300 better. It was relatively easy to set up, and offers the convenience of HDMI connections. However, the subwoofer is easily overloaded even at modest volume levels, and the fi is not all that hi. If someone were looking for an inexpensive way to get semi-surround sound, the HTCT100 is not all that inexpensive.

I'll be looking to step up in the near future, having learned my lesson, as usual, the hard way.
411979
Awesome sound bar for my use. I don't have anyother Play-Fi zones. This is my primary device to steam music and watch cinema.
Setup instructions could've been better, they've it in youtube.

I auditioned sonos and also thought about going with Def Tech SSA-50 plus receiver and sub.
This setup is more than enough for my space.
3072033
I am very pleased with this item I bought. I bought it as a gift for my dad and it made him very happy with the gift.
I'm also thankful to the reviews written here too, it helped me a lot. I wasn't unsure of what soundbar to buy due to the wide variety of the soundbars for sale in here and I've tested a Polk soundbar from a friend before buying this Sony soundbar. It saved me a lot of money, compared to other bars in here and this bar (also subwoofer of course) made me think it was a very good choice and not disappointed with my new soundbar at all. Thanks a lot to the reviews and the affordable price Amazon put it on sale!
3243946
This is the first surround sound/sound bar I have purchased.  I bought this for under $100 so I didn't know what to expect from the product for this price.  I figured what the heck, I'll give it a try, it's got be better than what I have now. I tried using composite cables, digital coaxial, and optical. I tried hooking it up through my TV and all I would get if anything is a like a digital gargle (don't know how else to describe it).  I gave up trying and a friend of mine suggested hooking the output from the cable box.  So, with the start of the first regular season football game I got motivated to try again.  Still couldn't get it to work.  So I started searching on the internet and found a helpful video on you tube.  It explained this model was not compatible with digital stereo (or something like that) and that it needed to be analog.  There is supposed to be a way to turn off digital and make it PCM, I was not able to find these settings on my TV (also Philips) or my cable box.  There may be an easy way to do this and I just don't know what I am doing (which is very possible).  One of the setups this video showed was using the headphone jack on the TV that had 2 input audio jacks (like RCA is what it looked like).  I didn't have one of those cables but did have a headphone jack for our ipod touch that we use in our car.  So I hooked up the headphone jack output from the TV and connected it to the Music Ilink on the side of the sound bar.  IT WORKED!!  I turned the volume up and I was a little disappointed with with the max volume.  I decided to try using it through one of the other cables and found in my TV settings a headphone volume.  Turned it up not even halfway and the volume of the sound bar increased dramatically.  I am now very happy with this product.  I am willing to admit that being a rookie with surround sound probably had most to do with my issues.  I wanted to write this because through my searching I saw other users having similar problems.  There is probably better ways to set this up and get it work better, but I'm happy with it so far the way I have it.  So if you have tried changing settings, different devices, different cables and still having issues, hopefully the fix I found will work for you.

Pro's - cheap, volume is good, quality of sound - good (compared to what I had before).

Con's - directions wasn't clear for setup (for me anyway), No buttons on the sound bar (remote only) So don't lose it.

Overall for the price I would suggest this to a friend.
3164038
I got one of these from Woot (amazon affiliate) I like the bar itself, loud with various modes and you can adjust the bass/treble...but the sub woofer is very weak. The sub woofer connects like a normal bookshelf speaker with negative and positive wires so I'm gonna go out on limb and try using a powered sub with it.

Update 11/9...I actually have to take back some of my complaints of the sub woofer. The output is a directly attributed to the input, the aux in and bluetooth sound very flat, BUT! I plugged in the optical and the sound from the TV is great, also (this may get a bit geeky) I plugged in the new Chromecast audio to the aux port and this thing basically came to life...so before you have any gripes try plugging something else into it!
3443645
Bought this for 75 yr old parents to use with their new Vizio 48" TV.  A really great sound bar for the price - just as good as my husbands more expensive one with a separate subwoofer.  The integrated bass is plenty strong enough provided you don't desire that booming theater sound.  Easy to set up and adjust the treble/bass as needed and great they provided 3 cable options to connect the sound with (we went with optical audio cable).

I had hoped since this bar had Bluetooth (TV does not), that I could pair a small TDK Bluetooth speaker farther away to this Bar to flow the TV sound through so that my Mom could have a speaker right next to her and adjust as needed, but the 2 devices couldn't recognize each other.  It isn't a failure of this system as I easily paired it to a source (my smartphone) to stream music from if I wanted, but likely what I had wanted to happen is probably not technically possible.  She still has a headset she can use but you either have TV bar sound or headset sound.  This improved the overall sound since it aims toward the room and not at the wall so this was still a great purchase.
1691591
This was the first sound bar I bought, and it's decent. Not as loud as I would have liked but it does sound a lot better than the TV itself. I initially had it connected via HDMI only but swapped it to optical so I could use both the TV and bar for sound. The wireless woofer works fine and didn't need any sort of pairing or configuration, just worked.
4858629
Sound quality is good. Price is resonable. The power cable and RCA connections to the back of the sound bar should be redesigned with 90 degree connections to allow sufficient space for proper wall mounting.
3163720
this is in old garbage soundbar and I believe it's in old model, this box did not work at all also does not have options for the new technology to use and plug in your old your supplies to your TV I believe this is an old school well maybe not but not more than two thousand five year and I also believe this item is used spend more money and buy 1000 Sony with wifi
4454177
Since this product was just released and there are not a lot of reviews, I figured I would chime in with my experience to help others who might be considering this sound bar.  I was attracted to this sound bar for a few reasons.  First of all, I own a Sony TV and thought it would be nice to have a matching Sony sound bar.  My thinking being they would play well together (and they do).  Second, I just built a new home and the company that installed our audio / video wiring did not include a way to discreetly run an optical signal from my TV to the sound bar so I needed a sound bar that could work via HDMI.  And lastly, I wanted a sound bar that looked good and could switch between multiple sources to completely replace my A/V receiver.  The Sony HT-CT790 seemed to fit the bill.

I did not purchase the Sony HT-CT790 from Amazon.  Instead I picked it up from a local big box retailer because I wasn't sure I would like it and wanted to be able to easily return it if needed.  The hook up was very easy and I had it up and running in minutes.  To test the sound I tried a couple movies.  First was The Wolf of Wall Street.  The scene in the beginning where Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey are having lunch together really came to life on the sound bar.  The dialogue was nice and clear and when the men started thumping their chests the subwoofer brought out the low bass nicely.  The second movie I tried was The Social Network.  There is a scene in the beginning of that movie where Jesse Eisenberg who plays Mark Zuckerberg is in a crowded bar talking to his girlfriend, and this scene is a good test for any sound system because there is a lot going on and it can be difficult to hear the dialogue through all the noise.  The Sony did a pretty good job of separating the dialogue from the background using the Voice function which enhances the clarity of speaking voices, though it was not as good as a full 5.1 system with a dedicated center channel.  Still the Sony HTCT790 delivered the feeling of being in a movie theater and was definitely a step above my TV's built in speakers.  I also found the Sony did ok with live TV though it seems to get the most out of the sound bar, you should pair it with high quality material such as a blu-ray disc.

Next I tried listening to music on the Sony HTCT790 and while the music sounded good, it didn't sound great to me.  I had the nagging feeling the music playback could be better.  One thing that bothered me was it seemed like I could get the best sound if I stood right over the sound bar - you see the speakers on the HTCT790 fire upwards if you are not wall mounting the system.  I feel like Sony designed the HTCT790 with wall mounting in mind and if you are laying the speaker on a table you are not getting the sound pushed out at you like with other sound bars.

After a few days with the HTCT790 I saw that the Sony HTNT3 (the 2015 step up from the HTCT780 which preceded the HTCT790) had drastically dropped in price making it within reach of what I paid for the HTCT790, so I returned the HTCT790 and ordered the Sony HTNT3.  The Sony HTNT3 performs about the same for TV and movies with maybe just a touch more detail, but really excels with music.  Music finally sounds right to me again on the HTNT3.  The addition of the super tweeters and the extra wattage of the NT3 is a worthwhile upgrade in my opinion.

In summary, if you are looking for a good sound bar that you will wall mount and use mainly for TV / movies..I think the HTCT790 is a solid choice.  If you are not planning on wall mounting the sound bar and want to use it for music playback as well, I recommend looking at the HTNT3 from last year and snagging one on a discount while you can.  Hope this helps!
2038797
The Samsung Sound Bar was so easy to set up and fantastic sound.  It shipped in a timely manner, and arrived in good shape, no torn boxes, etc.  I love it.
2405786
Sound bar is ok.  The TV speakers were about as good.  The huge disappointment is that the subwoofer did not work.  I checked online for any help but it all led to "sending it in for service".  Forget that, I rather have my money back and find something else.
392255
This sound bar sucks .its not worth 150$ more like 10$ DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ...you will be high disappointed
4679489
Flat screen TV audio sucks, we all know that.  I found a nice deal on this sound bar.  It's fine and I like the BT connectivity but the volume doesn't suit me.  I run it "full open" and it's just barely enough.  I'm using a S/PDIF fiber cable to connect the TV to the speaker.  I suppose there could be an issue with that but it does work.  I'm going to try a set of old RCA cables and see if it makes a difference.  Otherwise, the speaker works fine.
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Just received the speaker system, easy to install and the surround system is already configured to connect to the soundbar. The sound depth and quality are pretty amazing. Very satisfied with the surround sound performance. Best value for the bucks under $300.
3856784
It's a great sound system if you have the optical cables. Also, I can't link it to my universal controller. I love the sound bar very nice look.