Sony SA-RS3S Wireless Rear Speakers for BRAVIA Theater (BAR 8, BAR 9), HT-A7000/A5000/A3000/S2000 and STR-AN1000

Easy setup, good sound
I have the Sony ANR1000 receiver which supports these natively. As such, setup was a breeze. And they’ve stayed connected through receiver firmware updates and restarts. The sound is good for the size.

Satellite Blutooth speakers
These are good quality speakers meant to be used with several models of Sony soundbars.These are sattelite speakers only to be mounted behind you. They only get their signal from Sony sounbars broadcasting via Bluetooth. They will not work without a supported Sony sound bar.They are only sattelite speakers and wont act as full stereo speakers. This means they will only produce the sound encoded onto a 5.1 or 7.1 or Dolby soundtrack. If the title of video or music you are listening to does not support rear speaker sounds or your Sony sound bar does not support them, you will hear nothing from these speakers. They are primarily to serve as rear sound soeakers only. Most Sony sound bars that support these or some TVs will also give you an extra volume control for these speakers. Look at the compatibility listing for what Sony sound bars they support to be sure you can use these.I primarily use these when watching Dolby 5.1 or Atmos movies. They often produce explosions or sounds of objects zooming by quite nicely. They also add a lot to music depth as you’ll hear some instruments in front and some behind. Add a Sony subwoofer and youll be amazed at how good things sound and things you never heard in your music before.But as I said previously the great sound from these behind you only happens if the creator of the content made it in Dolby 5.1 or Atmos. Also some titles are really good at mixing the tracks so you have the greatest spatial experience. But get a studio or artist mix who didnt do a good job at mixing tracks, and youll have a horrible experience. I had one movie that put some of the stuff that should have been behind onto front speakers and dialog onto back speakers. Objects moving left to right could move right to left on the speakers. Luckily nowadays, most titles, whether music or video, are at least mixed properly for Dolby 5.1.So while these speakers sound pretty good when the content is well mixed, what you hear is 90% going to be dependant on what the mix you are listening to is serup for.Don’t plan on putting these on non-Sony or unsupported sound bars. You’ll hear nothing at all. They only are Bluetooth as what they get from your soundbar. They also dont work with phones. They are only good quality sattelite speakers but perform really well for that.

Where’s the sound??
Seems quality made. easy set up. However, the speakers produce very little sound at low to medium volume on the soundbar. if you crank up the soundbar, rears do make some audible sound. I knew this going in, but at least the rears do open the sound stage for the soundbar.

Amazing rear speakers! Best choice!
Read a few reviews about the speakers, installed them today. Previously installed Sony speaker 5s, They were big, gaudy, and the sound did not match the set up.These speakers are smaller, the sound clarity is excellent, highly recommend these over the 5s. Awesome speaker, pairs well with soundbar 8 and subwoofer 300. Great match pairing! Make sure to download the Bravia app and adjust the volume speakers from the app. Best speaker system with Sony Bravia 8 TV.

I use these as the side speakers in a seven speaker surround setup, so they essentially just pick up ambient noise in a crowd scene, doors opening etc. For this, and as they are wireless, it solved the problem of having to do some tiresome and expensive rewiring, they have performed very well.

Not battery powered as stated in the item description