Black Friday – The Sony HT-G700 “4 stars” sound bar at € 329.00 – Les Numériques

With the growing popularity of 3D sound, driven by Dolby Atmos / DTS: X formats, many manufacturers are challenging themselves to offer compatible soundbars at low prices. This is the case with the Sony HT-G700, which is quite good at this exercise.

The HT-G700 is just a small evolution of the X8500. More controlled bass, more precise treble and a dedicated central channel… that’s what sets them apart. Our overall assessment therefore remains very similar. Like its little sister, the HT-G700 also has serious advantages to make in terms of spatialization given its 3.1 acoustic configuration and remains especially suited for cinema listening. Its “raw” sound performances are less impressive, especially when compared to one of its rivals, the Samsung HW-Q60T. On the other hand, the latter is not at all the weight in terms of spatialization.

Strong points

• Remarkably efficient virtual surround, including for height effects.
• Good sound balance (as long as you stay in “Music” mode).
• EARC compatible HDMI output.
• Support for a very wide variety of audio streams (including Dolby Atmos / DTS: X).

Weak points

• Lack of precision in the treble, whatever the mode.
• A slight lack of presence in “Music” mode.
• Very not very intuitive navigation in the bar menus.
• A single HDMI input.

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