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

I bought these to replace a pair of Jamo S801 rear speakers that are connected to a Sony Str-AN1000 receiver. The speakers are primarily used to enhance music listening. They were easy to setup and I was able to establish a wireless connection quickly. Initially, I was receiving a a lot of annoying static from the rear left speaker. However, I fixed this by turning the “RF Channel” off. To do this, hit “Home” on the remote, select “Setup” > “Wireless Speaker Settings” > “RF Channel”, then change to off. After doing this, I found the speakers to be clear and much more enjoyable to listen to. I have run into an issue where the speakers stop playing after pausing music for about 5 minutes when streaming via Airplay. However disconnecting and restarting Airplay fixes the problem. Ive not had any other connectivity issues. I’ve only had the speakers for two weeks but thus far they are great!

A lot of people complain in general about volume level when it comes to surround speakers. I have had various brands of speakers and primarily Onkyo receivers using mostly 5.1 setups. Nothing I would say is high end. Was watching one of the older seasons of Stranger Things on Netflix to catchup before going into the new episodes. There times that it sounded as though things were moving behind me from. Not jumping from speaker to speaker but moving say in 1.5 to 2 sec from br speaker to bl. Speakers are on the back wall and my head is about 1.5ft from back wall. I say all that to say these speakers have the ability to perform at a very effective level. No issues with connecting, sound quality or volume for a surround speaker. The audio track and receiver weigh heavily into how any speaker will sound so it can be difficult to discern rather a speaker is good. My onkyo receivers seem to put more sound to the sub. This sony subdued it just a bit. Or it could be it did it after going through the calibration process. Either way it all works very well together.

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.

These made a world of difference in our sound system. It took a while for me to purchase them but once I did, I don't regret it. The sound quality is outstanding. I debated between these and the R5's. These are perfect for the room and soundbar that I own.

These are new rear speakers from Sony, and I have found surprisingly little information about them online. I took the leap and purchased them as a Black Friday bundle with the Bravia Theater Bar 9 and the SW3 subwoofer for $1500. I'm very satisfied -- the rear speakers have a nice full sound and I believe they are higher quality than the older RS3S speakers. This is based on testing the RS3S in store -- I don't have them side by side, but my impression is that the RS8 (Rear 8) speakers project bass sound in a better way. Compared to the upper-tier RS5 speakers, the RS8 don't have upfiring speakers for rear-vertical sound, but I'm okay with that; the sound bar already handles vertical sound pretty well. Overall, very happy with the package.

Quick and easy setup; amazing sound at the lowest price around.

No complaint about the sound. But as others have noted, these speakers lose their connection to the soundbar within 24 hours, and I have to unplug/plug them to get the connection back. Extremely frustrating, as this problem didn't develop until after the return period was over.

Great complement to the soundbar and very easy install.

As always Sony made excellent quality and works well with ht-a5000

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.

Mr Habib from sony is extremely polite and amazing person. He knows all the setup details and give a complete demo to me of sound bar.

Not battery powered as stated in the item description

Bocinas complementarias de excelente calidad. Lamentablemente tuve que regresarlas porque no fueron compatibles con mi barra.