To complement thenew slate of Sony Bravia TVs — include the Bravia 8 Mark II thatwe’re very excitedto get our hands on — Sony is tot up some new Theater choice to its soundbar lineup , as well as a fresh projector that slots in below the Bravia 8 Projector and Bravia 9 Projector , named ( you guessed it ) the Bravia 7 Projector . The new additions continue Sony ’s foreign mission assertion of the last couple years : Cinema is coming home . Of any consumer tech ship’s company , Sony has the blood line to do so , consider they have products across the entire subject matter output mountain chain — from camera and reference displays used in picture and video productions to the home house equipment we keep an eye on them on .
Sony’s 2025 soundbars and speakers
Adding to the exist Bravia Theater soundbar pedigree — which include theBravia Theater 9,Bravia Theater 8 , andBravia Theater Quad — is the Bravia Theater Bar 6 , Bravia Theater System 6 , and the add - on Bravia Theater Rear 8 speakers . As can be seen , thenaming convention that Sony go through last yearcontinues in 2025 . And while it ’s better than the accumulation of letters and numbers we loosely get from electronics manufacturer , the names can still be a bit puzzling . It might seem that the Theater System 6 is just an expanded edition of the Theater Bar 6 , but in actuality there are significant differences between the two .
The Bravia Theater Bar 6 is a 3.1.2 - communication channel soundbar that comes with a magniloquent , yet slim subwoofer . It supportsDolby Atmosand DTS :X , and has two up - firing speakers establish into the soundbar . When paired with a compatible Sony TV — which includes the new Bravia 8 Mark II and Bravia 5 , plus theBravia 9,Bravia 7 , andA95L — the bar digest Sony ’s Voice Zoom 3 AI technology that boosts dialogue for better voice comprehension .
It might have some of the same functionality , such as Voice Zoom 3 and living for Dolby Atmos and DTS :X , but the Bravia Theater System 6 is a completely different soundbar and U-boat than the Theater Bar 6 . alternatively of having up - release built - in speakers , the System 6 is a 5.1 - canal system that includes two wireless environs speakers and wireless . The subwoofer is also a bit bigger in width than the Bar 6 , which in the listening demonstrations I experienced , deliver some telling crushed - death reply for a soundbar system .
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Both soundbars , along with Sony television receiver , can be controlled with the Bravia Connect app from a smartphone on the same meshwork as the soundbar . The soundbars can also be controlled with Sony TV remotes , and when connected , the soundbars background mechanically appear on the Bravia Quick options computer menu .
In increase to the two young soundbar frame-up , the Bravia Theater Rear 8 surroundings speakers are coming to expand a front - only soundbar experience to a full surround sound setup .
The Bravia 7 Projector joins Sony’s lineup
Sony has long pop the question exceptional projectors for home plate theatre , and the Bravia Projector 9 and Bravia Projector 8 free last year were no exception — but they were also $ 32,000 and $ 16,000 , respectively . This yr , the Bravia Projector 7 link the lineup . Pricing has yet to be released , but it ’s certain to be less expensive than the Projector 8 ( I ’m expecting in the $ 8,000 - 10,000 ambit ) .
The Bravia Projector 7 comes with the Bravia XR Processor for projectors , which include XR Dynamic Tone Mapping , XR Deep Black , XR Triluminos Pro , and XR Clear Image . The projector will also be capable of 4K/120Hz , and Sony claims 12ms retardation time — which is very impressive for a projector of this caliber — and auto down in the mouth rotational latency mode .
The XR Dynamic Tone Mapping will correct brightness frame by frame , and its public presentation looked impressive during my demo ( particularly with the difficult scenes in the movieAlpha , the film du jour for showcasing smell single-valued function ) . Paired with the excellent tone chromosome mapping engineering science , XR Deep Black ascertain the 2,200 lumen laser light output during dark scenes to keep the contrast ratio as right as it can be .
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Some more desirable characteristic on the Projector 7 include an prospect ratio scaling mode to be able to switch between 2.35:1 and 16:9 content without the need for a lens adaptation , and integrating with home automation systems like Control4 , Crestron , Savant , and AMX .
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