Sony Bravia Theatre Sub 9 subwoofer

What a beast of a sub this is. I’ve just got add that it is incredibly heavy. The unboxing paperwork shows it’s a 2 man job, I did it on my own but I can understand why Sony recommends getting an extra body in to help. Imagine a washing machine that’s been filled with cement and the weight of this sub won’t be far off that.

Replaced my SA-SW5 with this as part of the Sony Quad system. Wow, it’s another level of bass, no increasing of level needed with this unit. Pity you can’t add 2 to the system, it would be completely OTT then

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It is a substantial-sized box with a bit of weight to it and you will need a free socket to plug it in and power it up. No other wires are needed, as it connects to the TV and soundbar wirelessly. I have placed the subwoofer on the floor next to the right speaker of the Theatre Trio - not ideal, but I don't have a big enough TV stand to put the Trio speakers on.

I've only used the Sub 9 for a few evenings after work, connected to a BRAVIA TV and Theatre Trio.

Donnie Brasco is a dialogue-heavy film with the occasional gunshot, background music in the bars and nightclub, and of course the soundtrack by Patrick Doyle. I can only give my experience of this movie, and it sounds great, with a deep richness to it.

Pacific Rim and the kaiju attack on Hong Kong is the kind of scene a setup like this is made for. The explosions, the punches, the collapsing buildings and the soundtrack have a deep rumble and more body to the audio.

I also tried my current favourite PS5 game MLB The Show 26 to get a sample of what the Sub 9 brings to gaming. I wasn't listening for the soundtrack - I turn the in-game music down because it gets repetitive. What I was paying attention to was the ballpark: the crowd, the low background rumble of the stadium, and the commentary over the top of it. With the Sub 9 on, the stadium felt fuller. Hits and crowd noise had more body.

The commentary still came through clearly at the volume I play at, which mattered more to me than the menu music.

All I can say is that the sound system felt more complete with the Sub 9 connected to the BRAVIA and the Trio.

Have had for two weeks now and I’m impressed by the depth of bass produced - very low with little distortion. Expensive but good sub.