There’s quite a bit to unpack there, so instead of filling up space in this review with the full explanation, please check out our guides to HDMI ARC/eARC and Dolby Atmos. This gets around the inherent sound-quality limitations of HDMI ARC connections imposed by TVs that don’t have HDMI eARC. Why does an HDMI input matter? Other than replacing the HDMI input on your TV you had to sacrifice for the soundbar’s connection, it gives those of us with older TVs the ability to connect Blu-ray players or streaming media devices directly to the soundbar. When it comes to the ways you can wirelessly connect to a speaker, the A5000 has them all covered. There’s also an optical port if your TV doesn’t do HDMI ARC, but the A5000 drops the A7000’s analog input. Better yet, the HDMI input can passthrough 8K, Dolby Vision, and 4K at 120Hz signals to your TV, making it as future-proofed as it can be.
The A5000 has both a dedicated HDMI input and an HDMI ARC/eARC input/output. I don’t agree - and, thankfully, neither does Sony. Some soundbar companies (ahem, Sonos, Bose) think that a single HDMI ARC/eARC port should be enough for anyone. HDMI in, HDMI out, and 8K Simon Cohen / Digital Trends Unfortunately, without one of those TVs on hand, I didn’t test this feature. Yes - if you’re the lucky owner of one of Sony’s 2020 or 2021 Bravia TVs, you can use that cord to hijack the TV’s built-in speakers and have them enhance the soundbar’s center channel audio. Sony also provides everything you could possibly need right in the box: Soundbar, wall-mount hardware, HDMI and optical cables, a remote control, and an analog patch cord for connecting a compatible Bravia TV. The HDMI input can handle 8K, Dolby Vision, and 4K at 120Hz, making it as future-proofed as it can be. Sony even claims that its Bravia TVs can accommodate the A5000 between their movable legs, but I don’t recommend doing that - any soundbar with up-firing speakers should be placed as far forward as possible, to give those drivers every opportunity to aim sound at your ceiling, unimpeded. At 47.75 inches wide and 2.75 inches tall, the A5000 should have no problem finding a home in front of any but the smallest of TVs. Personally, I think that soundbars shouldn’t call any attention to themselves visually, because that might detract from their primary purpose - to enhance the sound coming from your TV, which is where your eyes should be focused. It won’t win any beauty pageants, but that’s a good thing. Absent are the glass top and fabric-wrapped speakers grilles of the HT-A7000, replaced instead with a simple textured black plastic body and grey metal speaker grilles. In terms of design the HT-A5000 (which we’ll simply call the A5000) isn’t much to look at. Show 2 more items Big and basic Simon Cohen / Digital Trends Great for music, even better for movies.
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