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Sony HT-ZF9

9,0/10 (116 reviews)
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Height
  • 6,4 cm
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Product information

Key specs

Built-in WiFi
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Width
100 cm
Height
6,4 cm
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)
Yes
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Pros and cons

According to our soundbar expert
  • Thanks to the high-end quality assessment, you're sure to have high sound quality.
  • Add the soundbar to the Sony multi-room system and stream music throughout your home.
  • Dolby Atmos technology adjusts the sound of your speaker via the ceiling.
  • The subwoofer is relatively large, so it will catch the eye in smaller rooms.
  • You can't connect the soundbar to your television via Bluetooth.
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Description

With the Sony HT-ZF9, you'll improve your television's sound. Use an HDMI cable to connect the soundbar to your television. Thanks to the total power output of 400 watts, the sound is powerful. It can easily fill a large living room. Thanks to the integrated Dolby Atmos technology, the sound will reach your listening position via the ceiling. This means the sound won't only be coming from right in front of you, but from all around you. You can connect the SA-Z9R rear speakers to the soundbar via WiFi. This allows you to enjoy a complete surround sound. If you like listening to music, you can use a USB cable or Bluetooth to connect your phone or tablet to the soundbar.

Connecting the Sony HT-ZF9 Soundbar to your TV
Use the included optical cable to connect your soundbar to your television. Keep in mind that your TV needs an optical connector to use the soundbar. Do both devices have an HDMI arc port? We recommend buying an HDMI arc cable.

With the Sony HT-ZF9, you'll improve your television's sound. Use an HDMI cable to connect the soundbar to your television. Thanks to the total power output of 400 watts, the sound is powerful. It can easily fill a large living room. Thanks to the integrated Dolby Atmos technology, the sound will reach your listening position via the ceiling. This means the sound won't only be coming from right in front of you, but from all around you. You can connect the SA-Z9R rear speakers to the soundbar via WiFi. This allows you to enjoy a complete surround sound. If you like listening to music, you can use a USB cable or Bluetooth to connect your phone or tablet to the soundbar.

Connecting the Sony HT-ZF9 Soundbar to your TV
Use the included optical cable to connect your soundbar to your television. Keep in mind that your TV needs an optical connector to use the soundbar. Do both devices have an HDMI arc port? We recommend buying an HDMI arc cable.

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Included by default

  • Manual (5.8 MB)
  • Remote (including batteries)
  • Optical cable
  • Wall mount material

Included by default

  • Manual (5.8 MB)
  • Remote (including batteries)
  • Optical cable
  • Wall mount material

Key specs

Built-in WiFi
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Width
100 cm
Height
6,4 cm
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)
Yes
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Reviews

116 reviews
9,0/10 (116 reviews)

Rating

65 reviews with 5 stars

46 reviews with 4 stars

5 reviews with 3 stars

0 reviews with 2 stars

0 reviews with 1 star

Rating per section

Sound quality
8,0
Connection options
8,7
User friendliness
6,0
Design
9,3
Options
7,3

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Most helpful reviews

8,8/10

A Dolby Atmos worthy soundbar with perfect sound!

  • Dolby Atmos absolutely present
  • Sublime Hi-Fi sound
  • No Apple AirPlay (2)
  • Gaëtan van der laan
  • 12 August 2018
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,6/10

Super sound with unique "vertical surround"

  • Clear beautiful sound
  • Subwoofer gives tight/deep bass
  • Price
  • B.t
  • 4 June 2018
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,4/10

Beautiful soundbar now with free wireless rear speakers SA-Z

  • Beautiful design.
  • Sound is very good.
  • I do miss the rear speakers.
  • Richard
  • 17 July 2020
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,2/10

Very good soundbar nice clear sound many options

  • Dolby Atmos
  • Wi-Fi
  • Dolby Atmos
  • Xiomara van veenendaal
  • 18 November 2020
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,6/10

Nice clear product for eye and ear

  • Very nice design
  • Sublime sound
  • Fairly large subwoofer
  • Dennis van oorschot
  • 24 April 2018
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,8/10

Recommended for a good price

  • Compact
  • beautiful sound
  • On arrival it was on demo mode, does not affect quality
  • Ozdemir
  • 14 October 2020
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,6/10

A good set with which you have beautiful sound

  • Beautiful design
  • very easy installation
  • price
  • Marco
  • 5 May 2018
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,6/10

Terrible.............good!!!

  • great sound
  • nice slim design
  • Peter tromp
  • 26 May 2019
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,6/10

Nice soundbar with very good sound.

  • design
  • Sound
  • price
  • Nalberts
  • 17 May 2018
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,6/10

Perfect with rear speakers

  • 4K HDR Dolby Vision
  • Sub and rears wireless
  • Rear speakers not standard
  • K m
  • 9 July 2018
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,8/10

A Dolby Atmos worthy soundbar with perfect sound!

  • Dolby Atmos absolutely present
  • Sublime Hi-Fi sound
  • Sleek design
  • No Apple AirPlay (2)

Bought after purchasing a Sony KD-55XE9305 a few months earlier. The upgrade is well worth it. The addition of Dolby Atmos had to come and is absolutely present for our living room, where the soundbar hangs on the wall.

- Dolby Atmos
There are several reviews on the internet that indicate that the sound does not come from the sides and tops. This is certainly the case in our living room. We are ±5 meters from the soundbar and the subwoofer is next to us in a stair cupboard). The sound quality with Dolby Vision films is amazing, and with the accompanying subwoofer we feel the bass in the couch.

We are still considering purchasing the optional rear speakers for the full experience, but the price will have to wait a while. And since we are already satisfied beyond expectations, it is not yet necessary to have the rear speakers.

- Quality
Sound quality when playing music is also very good. The Hi-Fi certification is not a lie and is clearly present. Clear sound from all sides, and the subwoofer does an excellent job, even at higher volumes.

When it comes to the design, it is a sleek soundbar. The subwoofer is fine in size and design, but the vent opening shouldn't have been glossy. This attracts dust and looks cheap.
The glossy also applies to the top strip on the soundbar. This is made of some kind of plastic and leaves scratches easily (even if accidentally run over with a nail). Very bad for a product of this price range.

- Streaming
We currently play music via BlueTooth (iPhone/iPad/Mac). Although this works unexpectedly well and the sound is quite clear, it is annoying that Sony has not (more supported and) Apple AirPlay built in. Certainly AirPlay 2 should actually be present as standard, since other streaming services / protocols are present (including Spotify Connect, Google ChromeCast) and Wi-Fi is present in this soundbar. Sony's choice not to add Apple AirPlay is really incomprehensible. This should really be added through a firmware update.

- Service
As simple as can be, especially in combination with a current Sony television. In our case, both the television and the soundbar are perfectly matched. Playing music via BlueTooth is also easy. Just connect to the soundbar via (in our case) an iPhone, iPad or Mac and the soundbar turns itself on automatically. It also switches itself off automatically when no more sound is played (after ±5 minutes, to be set).

  • Gaëtan van der laan
  • 12 August 2018
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,6/10

Super sound with unique "vertical surround"

  • Clear beautiful sound
  • Subwoofer gives tight/deep bass
  • Good display DTS:X / ATMOS
  • Price

This HT-ZF9 together with the Sony SA-Z9R surrounds replaced an old 2.1 Sony CT-380 soundbar, which no longer met in terms of sound quality and options. The Sony HT-ZF9 supports High Res audio, Dolby Atmos / DTS:X and all the other sound codecs I wanted right out of the box. But even more important is the option for wireless surround speakers. These lift the sound quality and surround experience for movies to a much higher level, especially if you also turn on the vertical surround. Built-in is also a demo button where you can hear the altitude effects well (rain, helicopter etc). Sony has a really nice piece of technology here. In terms of music, it also sounds very good if you put it in the Music mode and there was also an update recently with support for Spotify.

Concerning the installation, this went completely by itself. All wireless speakers were directly linked automatically and could be adjusted in volume and distance to listening position. An important tip: turn off 'Audio DRC' in the audio setting, this reduces the sound quality in my opinion. Finally, there is also a nice feature that the soundbar HDMI inputs can be used while the soundbar is turned off.

So, if you are looking for an Atmos soundbar from 2018, this Sony is highly recommended compared to the competition. The vertical surround is really believable and is not inferior to upfiring speakers. But if you buy this soundbar, do so in combination with the separately available surround set. This really gives the Sony HT-ZF9 its added value.

  • B.t
  • 4 June 2018
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,4/10

Beautiful soundbar now with free wireless rear speakers SA-Z

  • Beautiful design.
  • Sound is very good.
  • Connecting is very easy.
  • I do miss the rear speakers.

I come from a 5.1 surround set (Sony STR-DH820 and Klipsch HD Theater 300), I didn't want to have to pull all the cables in my new house and ended up with this soundbar. What was the last push for me to go for this soundbar was the € 100 cashback. When installing and using this soundbar I found (especially compared to my 5.1 set) that I missed the sound from behind. I saw that the (wireless) rear speakers SA-Z9R are fairly pricey (€ 299). But what turns out if you go for the € 100 cashback that you can also choose the rear speakers (https://www.sony.nl/cashback/bnlspringhavnlnlfreeproduct), I believe when Coolblue advertises that you can opt for the € 100 cashback or for free rear speakers that this soundbar would be sold much more.

  • Richard
  • 17 July 2020
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
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Specifications

Product

Product number
805489
Manufacturer code
HTZF9.CEL
Brand
Sony
Warranty
2 years
Processing of your defect
Carry-in warranty

Physical properties soundbar

Height
6,4 cm
Width
100 cm
Depth
9,8 cm
Weight
3,1 kg
Color
Black
Quality category
High-end

Properties

Separate subwoofer
Yes
Wireless subwoofer
Yes
Subwoofer height
38 cm
Subwoofer width
19 cm
Subwoofer depth
39 cm

Sound

Sound quality according to customers
Excellent
Number of audio channels
3
Number of subwoofer channels
1
Sound reproduction
Surround
Surround sound
Virtual surround sound
Surround sound systems
DTS, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Hi-Res audio
No
Radio
No

Slots

HDMI connector
Yes
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)
Yes
Number of HDMI connectors
3
Digital optical connector
Yes
Network connector
No
USB port
Yes
USB function
Play media, Software updates

Connectivity

Bluetooth
Yes
Built-in WiFi
Yes
Plays from network
Yes
Multi-room audio
No
NFC
No
DLNA
No
Spotify Connect
Yes
AirPlay
No
Google Cast
Yes

Smart

Compatible with smartphone / apps
Yes
Controls via app
Yes
Controlled via Android app
Yes
Controlled via Apple app
Yes
Controlled via Windows app
No

Awards

Best tested
No

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