HT-A3000

3.1ch—Immersive sound for movies and music

The HT-A3000 immerses you in authentic surround sound with a centre speaker for clear dialogue and a built-in dual subwoofer for impressive power. With optional rear speakers it supports 360 Spatial Sound Mapping too, so you can lose yourself in your favourite movies, TV shows and music.

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360 Spatial Sound Mapping Dolby Atmos® / DTS:X® 3.1ch Soundbar ┃ HT-A3000

HT-A3000
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360 Spatial Sound that adapts to your environment

With optional rear speakers from Sony

Our revolutionary 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology with Sony’s rear speakers creates multiple phantom speakers from just a soundbar and rear speakers. With multiple phantom speakers all around you arranged in the optimal sound field for your space, it’s a new sensation of sound. Experience all the drama of Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X®, and hear every breath, step and word like you’re inside the film.

Discover wide 360 Spatial Sound

With optional rear speakers from Sony

A wide listening area fills every part of your living space so your family and friends get the same sound experience. The listening area is not limited to the front of the TV but encompasses a much wider space.


Innovative technology for Sound Field Optimization
Optimized for speaker position

There’s no need to precisely place the optional speakers. The soundbar with built-in microphones does it all for you, intelligently measuring the position of each speaker, and optimizing sound to your room. The soundbar lets you enjoy Sound Field Optimization with optional speakers. Activate the simple calibration process during initial setup or from the home menu.

Diagram illustrating Sound Field Optimization
Immersive surround sound from a soundbar

The HT-A3000 has 3.1 channels: three front speakers, including a centre speaker for clear dialogue, plus a built-in dual subwoofer for deep bass. With Vertical Surround Engine and S-Force PRO Front Surround, it creates virtual surround sound that comes from all around you so you can fully enjoy the thrill of Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X®. 


Graphic showing how Vertical Surround Engine positions sound above the listener for a 3D audio experience without in-ceiling speakers
Experience sound from above

Thanks to Sony’s virtual-surround technology, the soundbar can position sound in vertical space—so you can experience 3D audio without the need for in-ceiling or up-firing speakers. As well as Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, Vertical Surround Engine lends a more realistic, multidimensional sound to other formats too.

Graphic showing how S-Force PRO Front Surround delivers virtual surround sound using front speakers only
Surround made simple

Using front speakers only, Sony’s unique digital sound field processing technology virtually reproduces the surround sound field, with audio coming at you from both sides. You can enjoy rich, cinematic surround sound without cluttering your living space.

So immersive. So real.

Discover a new way of listening with 360 Reality Audio for a truly immersive live concert or studio session experience.

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Sound from advanced speakers and a subwoofer

Powerful speakers—three front speakers for surround and a built-in dual subwoofer for rumbling bass—work together to deliver clear, wide-ranging sound throughout your room.

Centre speaker for clear dialogue

A dedicated centre speaker (1) ensures that voice sounds can be clearly heard, whether it’s quick-fire dialogue in your favourite TV show or whispered lines in a movie. It’s great for music too, ensuring a richly detailed listening experience.

Built-in dual subwoofer for deep bass sound

The soundbar has a powerful built-in dual subwoofer (2) in the centre—so you can enjoy deep bass sound with minimal equipment cluttering up your living space.

Comparison of unique rectangular shape of X-Balanced Speaker Unit with conventional speaker
X-Balanced Speaker Unit

The built-in dual subwoofer and front speakers feature an X-Balanced Speaker Unit. The unique rectangular shape of these speakers maximizes the diaphragm area for more punchy bass. It also reduces driver excursion while maintaining sound pressure, resulting in less distortion and greater vocal clarity.

Clearer voice

The deeper the bass sound, the more the speaker diaphragm moves. This can cause an effect called phase modulation distortion when a full-range diaphragm needs to simultaneously reproduce higher frequencies. Sony’s unique signal processing technology compensates for this effect for clearer dialogue and more localized sound. The improvements in the modulated waveform enhance clarity and help prevent vocal distortion.

Graphs showing differences in voice waveform, bass waveform and modulated waveform

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 1. Voice waveform 2. Bass waveform 3. Modulated waveform

Graph showing how Sony’s unique signal processing delivers dynamic extended bass

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1. Level 2. Low 3. High 4. Frequency

Extended bass 

It takes a lot of power to accurately reproduce low bass frequencies and there’s often a risk of distortion (A). To combat this, the soundbar uses Sony’s unique signal processing technology to deliver dynamic extended bass, at any volume level (B).

Upscale your digital music in real time

Using Edge-AI (Artificial Intelligence), DSEE Extreme™ (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine) upscales compressed digital music files in real time. Dynamically recognizing instrumentation, musical genres and individual elements of each song, such as vocals or interludes, it restores the high-range sound lost in compression for a richer, more complete listening experience.

Graph showing real-time restoration of compressed music files using DSEE Extreme

A = Expanded audio dynamics (strings and whisper-quiet subtleties)
B = Restored high frequencies (acoustic and vocal instrument realism)


Get a fuller, richer sound with a wireless subwoofer and rear speakers

An optional wireless subwoofer allows a built-in dual subwoofer in the soundbar to handle bass and vocals with the optional wireless subwoofer focusing on low-range sound. For even more cinematic thrills with sound directly behind you, add our optional wireless rear speakers. 

Best with Sony TVs

Paired with BRAVIA™ TVs, the HT-A3000 brings you an immersive audio-visual experience with our best picture and sound quality. It’s the perfect soundbar for BRAVIA TVs.

Illustration showing sound waves from a TV screen and soundbar to indicate Acoustic Centre Sync
Even more immersion with BRAVIA Acoustic Center Sync

When connected to a BRAVIA TV with Acoustic Centre Sync, both the soundbar and the TV become the centre speaker in your home cinema system. Furthermore, connecting the soundbar with optional wireless rear speakers, the TV speaker plays the centre channel role with your soundbar as part of the 360 Spatial Sound Mapping setup. This enables sound to precisely match what’s on the screen for clearer dialogue and a more immersive experience.

Sound perfectly matches action

With Acoustic Centre Sync, you’ll hear dialogue from exactly where the character is standing in the scene. Action and sound are precisely aligned so your viewing becomes much more immersive.

Illustration showing a TV directing sound waves toward a sofa

Omnidirectional Block Design

The HT-A3000 and optional speakers have been designed under a common Omnidirectional Block concept. Its sophisticated rounded edges represent a single solid block providing wide-spreading sound. The combination of rich material textures emphasizes an affinity with any living room environment.


Stream music from your favourite services

With built-in support for Spotify Connect™ and other music services via Bluetooth®, Chromecast or Apple AirPlay 2, you can easily enjoy your favourite music with the whole family.

Diagram showing a person controlling the HT-A3000 soundbar by talking to a voice assistant device.
Voice control

The soundbar is compatible with Google Assistant enabled devices with Chromecast built-in™ and Amazon Alexa enabled devices. Just add the HT-A3000 soundbar to your speaker group using the Google Home app to start playing music, change the volume or many other functions using just your voice.

Effortless and atmospheric sound

For immersive movies, press the Sound Field button on your remote and enjoy atmospheric sound that puts you right at the heart of the action. Or turn Sound Field off for pure speaker sound when listening to stereo music.

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Set up in seconds

Simply plug in the soundbar, connect to your TV using the HDMI eARC connection and power on. With USB and optical in, as well as HDMI out (eARC) and S-CENTER OUT for compatible BRAVIA models, you have all the connections you need to enjoy a breathtaking surround sound experience.

Make the most of your quality time

Watching a movie. Catching up on a box set. Listening to music. Cheering on your favourite team. Whatever you and your family enjoy doing together, a soundbar from Sony makes it even more fun. Experience quality time at its immersive, entertaining best.

A family watching a TV with a soundbar underneath

Specifications and Features

Live and breathe your favourite movies, TV shows and music with the HT-A3000. Using the soundbar alone, you’ll experience authentic 3.1 channel surround sound with S-Force PRO Front Surround and Vertical Surround Engine. Or you can add optional rear speakers to enjoy 360 Spatial Sound Mapping with multiple phantom speakers.
  • Supports 360 Spatial Sound Mapping with optional rear speakers

  • S-Force PRO Front Surround and Vertical Surround Engine for multi-dimensional sound

  • A built-in dual subwoofer and three front speakers including a dedicated centre speaker for immersive movies

  • Sound Field Optimization for easy setup with optional speakers

  • Stream all your music with wireless connectivity

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