Sony’s been on a roll with its soundbars for a while now, with no new model having received less than a four-star rating from us since way back in 2019. The current flagship model, the Bravia Theatre Bar 9, is in fact the best soundbar the brand has ever produced.
Hopes are high, then, for this step-down model, the Bravia Theatre Bar 8 (or Theater Bar 8 to our US friends), which features the same styling and broad technology in a smaller and more affordable package. But what should be a recipe for soundbar success actually turns out to be an uncharacteristic misstep for the usually super-consistent Sony.
