I umm'd and ahh'd over this and a Sonos Playbar for weeks. Sonos have the long standing reputation in wireless sound systems but Sony was offering a heap of additional features for less money. After plenty of research and hearing an in store demo I was very impressed with the HT-NT3... But it wasn't until I got it home and gave it a real test with my own music that I was truly blown away. It was like being hit by a truck (in a good way!). A wall of incredible sound - I just couldn't believe what I was hearing from such a slim package - and all wirelessly from my phone. The sub offers a huge wallop with rock/metal/electronic music but the whole package is just as comfortable with gentler acoustic or vocal driven tracks. It's also great for sport and cinema, plus the Bluetooth feature to connect to headphones is perfect for night time viewing. I'm not often compelled to write such a lengthy review on a company page like this but I really feel this product deserves it. It's outstanding. Fantastic sound. Great value. Plenty of features. Understated, clean looks. I'm really happy with this thing! I made the right decision.

If you are after a premium sound bar to increase the experience of watching TV, but also double-up as a stereo system for music listening, then the Sony HT-NT3 is a good choice. I would not classify myself as an audiophile, but I do appreciate high quality music and better sound than what comes out of standard TV. Besides, sound is half the equation in getting that cinema-like experience when watching movies. I initially purchased a mid-range Samsung HW-J551, but after playing music on it, it sounded a touch tinny and wouldn’t be satisfied playing music through it. I took it back, did some research and purchased the Sony instead. What a difference! Movies produced more realistic and thundering sound (although this can be toned down), and music played with a quality of a reasonable stereo system. It won’t give you true surround sound, but if you don’t want to bother with setting up speakers in the wall and all the cabling that goes with it, a sound bar is a tidy solution. The sound is very good for music (better than mid-range sound bars), and will satisfy the vast majority of listeners. It has a large frequency range, and although the base, midrange and treble are generally clear and nicely balanced, it seems to me lacking a little in upper base/lower midrange, resulting in the base being a little too separated. Sound stage is a bit narrow, but it is a sound bar after all. There are a number of pre-set modes (Movie, Music, Voice etc.), and lots of setup options to play with, although it would have been nice to have a graphic equaliser in order to optimise sound at different frequencies. So in summarising, the Sony has excellent sound for a sound bar, and is not too far from a quality hi-fi/surround sound system. Likes: 1. Ability to use app to pick songs, control volume, subwoofer level etc. 2. Clear and thunderous base 3. Nice clean styling Dislikes: 1. No graphic equaliser 2. Takes a while (30 secs or so) to fire up from energy saving mode (much less in standard mode) 3. Too much base in movie mode, but subwoofer volume is adjustable independently

Been using this sound bar for a month now and I'm not impressed, having downloaded the latest updates it still has lip sync problems It takes and age to start up with the message "please wait" flashing across the front The HDMI sockets are buried at the back of the bar in a tiny cut out and they have obviously tried to cut a few corners with the ridiculously short power cable which means if you have your TV set on a wall like I do it is not long enough to reach the power socket! Not recommended at this price, to many problems