Sony also launched the new BRAVIA Theatre home audio products, alongside with its 2024 BRAVIA TVs. The BRAVIA Theatre home audio product line-up focused the differences between the viewing environments at the cinema and at home, working on various initiatives to provide the same immersive audio to the home setting. The acoustics of a cinema is precisely designed, and the sound emitting from a large number of speakers placed on the ceiling and walls creates a localised sound field, providing the audience with an overwhelming sense of immersion.
The BRAVIA Theatre home audio product line-up includes BRAVIA Theatre Bar 9, BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8, BRAVIA Theatre Quad and BRAVIA Theatre U. Let’s learn more in depth about the key technologies and features of the 2024 BRAVIA Theatre home audio products at below.
360 Spatial Sound Mapping
Utilising Sony’s proprietary 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology, multiple phantom speakers are generated in locations where there are no actual physical speakers, such as above or to the side. This enables a 360 spatial sound experience that is optimised for a specific home setting, with a wide sound field that surrounds you with audio from various directions mirroring the cinema experience, without having to install physical speakers on the ceiling or walls. Previously, both a soundbar and rear speakers were required to generate phantom speakers – with the newly released BRAVIA Theatre Bar 9 and BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 you can enjoy 360 Spatial Sound Mapping using just a single soundbar. Also, BRAVIA Theatre Quad can realise wider surround sound with 4 slim speakers.
Sound Field Optimization
BRAVIA Theatre Products are compatible with the Sound Field Optimization, which automatically adjusts and tunes each speaker based on the layout of your room to help find the optimum location to place your system to feel the impact of cinematic sound at home.
Acoustic Center Sync
Acoustic Center Sync integrates your sound system such as a soundbar with the TV so that the sound precisely matches the action on the screen, bringing a cinema-like setup home. In cinemas, speakers are placed directly behind the screen, which has numerous small holes, and the sound emitted from it is passed forward so that the dialogue and sounds overlap with the image projected onto the screen and are heard from the correct position. When you combine BRAVIA TVs and BRAVIA Theatre products, the Acoustic Center Sync function fuses the sound of the TV’s speakers and the soundbar seamlessly, creating a cinema-like experience where the sound appears to come directly from the TV screen.
Voice Zoom 3
If you combine BRAVIA Theatre home audio products and compatible BRAVIA TVs, Sony’s new Voice Zoom 3 recognises human dialogue through an AI algorithm and amplifies or reduces its volume so even small dialogue sounds loud and clear.
Settings for Voice Zoom 3 and the BRAVIA Theatre audio product line connected to BRAVIA can be operated using the new BRAVIA Connect App (formerly Home Entertainment Connect App) without displaying the menu bar on the TV screen while watching a movie.
Optional speakers
By adding a wireless subwoofer or rear speakers, you can enjoy powerful deep bass and enhanced surround sound. Equipped with a powerful 180mm driver and a passive radiator to deliver 300W of deep bass sound, the SA-SW5 or the SA-SW3 subwoofer can be placed anywhere with wireless connectivity. SA-RS5 is a pair of rear speakers that have a built-in battery and up-firing speaker and does not need to be connected to a power source, which makes it possible to have it placed in a variety of locations. You can also experience a much clearer and wider sound experience of 360 Spatial Sound Mapping with rear speakers.
Sony’s new neckband speaker delivers immersive sound that surrounds your ears for open-air yet personal listening. You can experience immersive cinema at a high volume without having to worry about your surroundings and enjoy enveloping Dolby Atmos sound when paired with Sony’s compatible BRAVIA TVs with 360 Spatial Sound. Connect two BRAVIA Theatre U speakers to a single TV or other devices using the Speaker Add function. Each viewer can enjoy clear, immersive surround sound with the freedom to adjust the volume to a preferred level.
Compatible with IMAX Enhanced and Dolby Atmos
BRAVIA Theatre Bar 9, Bar 8 and Quad not only support industry-standard audio technologies including Dolby Atmos immersive audio and DTS:X, but also have IMAX Enhanced certification.
Environmental initiatives
BRAVIA Theatre home audio products use unique recycled plastic, enabling Sony to reproduce superb acoustic performance whilst reducing the use of virgin plastics. The fabric used in the BRAVIA Theatre home audio products is recycled from PET bottles. The material was carefully selected for optimum sound quality, design, texture, and colour.
Commitment to accessibility
To help visually impaired set up BRAVIA Theatre home audio products, a raised square frame on the package indicates a QR code for the BRAVIA Connect app, which offers screen reader support. Tactile dots on the back panel of BRAVIA Theatre Bar 9 and 8 indicate the eARC HDMI terminal for connecting to a TV.
The new BRAVIA Theatre Quad, Theatre Bar 9 and 8 will be available in Malaysia from July 2024, while the BRAVIA Theatre U from August 2024. Recommended retail pricing will be released at a later date.
Please visit the following for more information about our latest BRAVIA TVs:
- BRAVIA website: https://www.sony.com.my/bravia