Sony HT A5000 has a width of 1,210mm. A soundbar's width represents the horizontal dimension of a soundbar, soundbars are often designed to fit the width of television sets or slightly close. The Sony HT A5000 measures to a height of 67mm.
Height represents the vertical dimension of a device, they are mostly designed as slim as possible to beautifully fit in a space. Sony HT A5000 weighs 6,100g. We consider a lower weight better for the reason that lighter devices are easier to carry around the space.
A lower weight is also an advantage for home appliances, as it makes transportation easier, and for many other kinds of products. Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by the soundbar or, in simpler terms, the space the soundbar fills. Sony HT A5000 occupies 11,349.8cm³, it is a good thing to know the space that a soundbar occupies to confirm that it would easily fit in the space available next to your other gadgets.
The thickness of Sony HT A5000 is 140mm, to know the thickness of a device you divide its volume by the soundbar's surface area(length by width)
For surround sound channels, you’re going to run across figures in such formats as X.X two-digit, or X.X.X three-digit the first number represents the total of main speakers, the second number shows the total of subwoofers, and the third number if available defines the sum of “height” speakers.
NOTE: "Height" speakers are usually placed on the ceiling of the space that has the soundbar, but they may as well be upward-facing speakers within the soundbar itself.
Sony HT A5000 having a sound output value of 5.1 means that it has 5 main speakers and 1 subwoofer
Sony HT A5000 supports BLUETOOTH APTX, a codec used for transmitting audio wirelessly using Bluetooth.
The Sony HT A5000 has an HDMI output port, devices with an HDMI or mini HDMI port transfer high-definition audio. Sony HT A5000 has 1 HDMI ports, more HDMI ports mean that you may connect at the same time several devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes. Sony HT A5000 supports Bluetooth, a cable free technology which enables you to seamlessly transfer data between different devices.
Sony HT A5000 has a Bluetooth version of 5
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that allows devices such as computers, and mobile devices .i.e smartphones and wearables to connect and interact with other devices on the internet, the Sony HT A5000 can connect to Wi-Fi. Before you needed to connect an optical cable from your TV to the optical input of an audio device on top of the already connected HDMI cable If you don't want to use your TV's speakers and would rather have everything play through a soundbar, now with ARC you can easily connect all these at a go from a compatible HDMI socket on your TV to an HDMI ARC socket on your soundbar.
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) carries audio over HDMI.
ARC is only capable of carrying compressed 5.1 audio, but eARC has higher bandwidth and can carry uncompressed 7.1 audio, as well as formats such as DTS:X and full bitrate Dolby Atmos. It is available on the Sony HT A5000
Sony HT A5000 is compatible with Google Assistant, allowing you to use voice commands to control the device from other Google Assistant-compatible devices. Sony HT A5000 is compatible with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, allowing you to use voice commands to control the device from other Alexa-compatible devices.
Spotify Connect allows you to control the music playing on the soundbar from the Spotify app on another device when the devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Sony HT A5000 has Spotify connect
Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology that allows sounds to be interpreted as three-dimensional objects. Sony HT A5000 has Dolby Atmos, which allows them to have immersive, 360-degree sound.
DTS:X is an object-based surround sound technology that allows filmmakers to place and move individual sounds around your listening space, giving you a theater-like audio experience.
More like Dolby Atmos as it aims to create a multi-dimensional sound that "places you at the center of the action", it differs from Dolby Atmos by the required speaker configuration. Sony HT A5000 has DTS:X
Chromecast built-in is a technology that allows you to stream entertainment and apps from your phone, tablet, or laptop, straight to the Chromecast-enabled device.
AirPlay allows wireless connection of Apple devices with external screens or speakers. You may stream computer screens, videos, and music from iOS devices, play games like on consoles, or present your slideshows easily on your device. If a device supports Dolby Digital Plus it can deliver up to fourteen (14) different audio channels (sides) with improved bitrates, for much better sound quality.
Sony HT A5000 supports Dolby digital plus
Sony HT A5000 supports Dolby Digital meaning that it can deliver up to six (6) different audio channels (sides) for much better sound quality. There is a dedicated smartphone app that is designed to be used with the Sony HT A5000.
