Sony HT-S40R 5.1ch Home Theater Soundbar System,black

Perfect for what it is
Great sound system, maybe not home theater quality. But for size, wattage, and price grate option. Working perfect for my bed room.

Perfect for me
I’m enjoying the new set up replacing my previous Sony sound bar and subwoofer. It took minutes to set up. Putting together the rear speaker stands took more time than the plug and play. The rear speakers do their job perfectly as they are meant to do…the extra sound effects like glass breaking, the explosions, bullets zipping by, background chatter from the main character dialogue. Same with console gaming. I usually keep it on standard surround for tv, movie and gaming. The center speakers are a great upgrade from my other one with the three speakers and the sub does its thing. Playing music on the other hand is different, switch to the music setting reading out on the subwoofer. Can play for sure but you’re not having a house party with this setup. Busting the rear speakers would be awful especially for those who have blown car audio know what I mean. All in all…I recommend this setup for Sony fans, easy setup and sounds great.

DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT
I purchased this product 12/29/25 to compliment my new Sony TV. Set up was fairly easy. First problem started right away. There was no sound coming out of the 2 rear speakers. After a few calls to Sony, they finally found a setting on the tv that fixed that problem. The unit worked for a month or so then I started hearing popping/interference noises out of the rear speakers and the sound would disconnect. I called Sony again. They stated the unit needed an update to correct this issue. I downloaded the update onto a usb and when I tried to install the update the unit froze and would not complete. Sony said I had to send the subwoofer in for repair (sent on Feb 19). Repair was supposed to take 7-10 days. I received an email on Feb 26 stating they now need the soundbar to diagnosis. That was sent on March 9. Received another email March 23 stating they also need to amplifier and rear speakers. If they had told me they needed the whole unit in the first place, I might have had it back by now! When I called to get the third shipping label, I suggested to the rep that a new unit should just be sent, she stated that this unit is eligible for REPAIR ONLY, NOT REPLACEMENT. So if I get this back someday and it still does not work right, am I out my money? If Sony does not stand behind their product, this is the LAST Sony product I will purchase. DO NOT BUY!

Great sound
Great value for your money. Well built and sounds great. Plenty of cord length for speakers. Bluetooth rear speakers connect with ease each time. Plenty of bass from the subwoofer.

This is awesome great bass. Very loud. The remote rear speaks are loud and saves running cables around the room

Purchased Sony HT-S40R after a lot of research and i have also checked the reviews here on Amazon. Initially i was a bit worried about the few negative reviews that i had seen on this platform, but as the majority of the reviews were positive, went ahead and ordered the Item from Appario Retail limited, Kolkata. I got this item for Rs 25000/- from Appario Retail, where as on the Sony India site the same item was Rs 35000/- so i saved Rs 10000/- straight away by not ordering from Sony. This is one of the big electronic item that i ordered on Amazon, otherwise i usually prefer to buy it from the original Manufacturer.Pros:1) Excellent sound for 12 ft X 10 ft living room – connected to a 43 Inch Sony TV (KD43X80K). This TV has HDMI ARC port, so connecting the S40R sound system was very simple with the HDMI cable provided.2) The Sound system volume can be controlled by the TV remote itself. I have tried out various music, movie YouTube clips – the system gives enough sound from anywhere at 45 volume to 65 to 70 – did not go above this level as then it was too loud for my living room.3) Some users have complained about Bass being not good or the sound not being 600W – i disagree with this – as mentioned for a Living room of 12 x 10 ft size the Bass especially lower bass was very good.4) The various modes like – auto, cinema, music, voice & night mode are effective – it depends on the type of the clip or movie or music you are playing, on some high quality clips i could clearly notice the difference between various modes.5) You can adjust only sub woofer volume by the dedicated buttons given for this on the remote.6) You can also adjust the Rear speakers distance from the listener.7) Important – place the rear speakers at slightly above the head height behind the seating position, you can clearly hear sounds from these rear speakers even at 45 volume level – be it normal YouTube music or cricket commentary – ideal distance of the listener from the rear speakers according to me is 3 to 5 feet.Do not place these rear speakers along with the TV, sub woofer or sound bar – place them behind you.8) You can also clearly hear the left – right sound separation through these speakers – try out A.R. Rahman music – i tried the the following track among many others – BGM track from Tamil movie “Thiruda Thiruda”, also tired out “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen – it has enough highs and lows, so that you can check out your speakers.9) I received the Item in original SONY packaging, with a small amazon cardboard covering on one side of the L shaped original packing – the item arrived in excellent condition from Kolkata to A.P.10) Installation is very easy and took about 10 mins – no need for any Sony technician for installation or demo – incase you have any doubt on the various options & settings – checkout YouTube clips.11) However, i did call for the Sony tech one day after receiving and installing the item by myself – so that the product is in Sony database for warranty purposes. Sony tech also came with in 7 hours after i sent the e-mail to Sony customer care – this is just to check all O.K and to make sure the product is in Sony database for Warranty purposes.12) All in all – for most people with normal sized living rooms – this is an excellent product to experience virtual surround sound specially if your TV supports ARC mode, and DTS and Dolby Atmos, as mine does – even though this sound system is not Dolby Atmos, still as the source input is of good quality, your output is also excellent.13) Going by the reviews – few people had some issues with either connecting the Blue tooth or with the Rear speakers – i did not have any such issues, the rear speakers connected immediately and also the BT connected very quickly.14) Prior to this i had connected my TV to a Bose Ipod Dock (15 year old and a good outdoor portable speaker) – which used to give much better sound the than the TV alone, once my Ipod dock stopped working recently, i checked out the Bose TV sound bar (cost Rs 30000/-) and rejected it as while it was better than TV speakers itself – there was no bass, no surround etc;.15) So, within my budget i went for Sony HT S40R which worked out excellent for my living room and budget – honestly most of us do not really need anything much costlier than this for the few hours that we use our TV.16) Lastly – if you pick up a single party type speaker to connect to your TV, instead of a sound bar as this is supposed to give more bass and sound – remember – party type speakers especially those that are suitable for outdoors – throw sound in all directions – this can end up irritating those that are not watching the TV and are doing the household work nearby or next room – so with Sony HT-S40R – you have sound bar – which has three speakers in it, with the two side speakers angled slightly towards the center, keep the subwoofer pointed in the same direction as your seating position and place the rear speakers behind your seat – this channels the maximum sound to you seating position, with less sound bleeding to the surroundings – do not misunderstand – you will still hear sound to the sides but it wont be as loud and irritating as before with only the TV speakers or a single party type speaker.

Exelente se conecta muy fácil y el sonido es muy bueno sin duda alguna lo recomiendo