Sony
HT-G700
Sony HT-G700 (2020): 3.1 soundbar with wireless subwoofer, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, HDMI eARC, one 4K HDR HDMI input, optical and Bluetooth.
Released 2020
MSRP $599.99
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- 3.1 speaker setup
- Dolby Atmos (virtual)
- DTS:X
- HDMI eARC
- 1 HDMI input
- Wireless sub
Overview
HT-G700 is a 3.1-channel Sony soundbar from 2020. It is 980 mm wide, 64 mm high and 108 mm deep, comes in black and can be wall-mounted. Sony lists a weight of 7 lb 12 oz (about 3.5 kg) for the bar.
A wireless subwoofer comes in the box. Sony lists it at 7 5/8 x 15 1/4 x 16 inches (about 194 x 387 x 406 mm) and 16 lb 9 oz (about 7.5 kg). Sony lists an S-Master digital amplifier with 400 W of total power.
The box also contains an HDMI cable, a remote control, batteries, a power cable and booklets. The TV connects over HDMI eARC, and one HDMI input takes a console or player. There is also an optical input, a USB port and Bluetooth 5.0 (receiver). The HT-G700 has no Wi-Fi, so there is no network streaming or voice assistant; you control it with the buttons on the bar or the remote.
Sony lists the sound modes Auto Sound, Cinema, Music and Standard, plus a Night Mode and a Voice Mode for dialogue.
What the specs mean
- 3.1 speaker setup: three main channels (left, centre, right) and one subwoofer channel, with no height channels. The bar still decodes Dolby Atmos and DTS:X; Sony lists S-Force PRO, its Vertical Surround Engine and DTS Virtual:X as the virtual surround processing.
- HDMI eARC: the enhanced Audio Return Channel sends the TV's sound to the soundbar over one HDMI cable, including high-bitrate formats such as Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos and uncompressed multichannel audio.
- HDMI passthrough: the HDMI input passes 4K at 60 Hz with HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision to the TV and supports HDCP 2.3.
- Audio formats: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS:X, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS Digital Surround, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and LPCM 2ch.
- Expandability: the wireless subwoofer is included, and no optional rear speakers or extra subwoofer are listed for the HT-G700.
Which soundbar is right for you?
| SonyHT-G700 (current soundbar)MSRP $599.99Check price on Amazon | LGS80TYMSRP $599.99Check price on Amazon | SamsungQ600CMSRP $599.99Check price on Amazon | |
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| Overall value A rough features-for-the-price score, compared with every soundbar listed. Bars gain points for things like Dolby Atmos, Wi-Fi and room tuning, and lose points without them. Dolby Atmos with up-firing speakers earns more than virtual Atmos. Cheaper bars lose fewer points, or none, for missing premium extras (Dolby Atmos, HDMI eARC, up-firing speakers). 100 is the best deal listed. Based on specs only, not on how it sounds. | 37 | 100 | 60 |
| Price-band value Like Overall value, but each soundbar is compared only with soundbars in its own price band: up to $300, $300–500, $500–800, $800–1,200 or over $1,200. 100 is the best deal in that band. Based on specs only, not on how it sounds. | 37$500–800 | 100$500–800 | 60$500–800 |
| Speaker setup | 3.1 | 3.1.3 | 3.1.2 |
| Dolby Atmos | Virtual | Up-firing | Up-firing |
| Form factor | Bar + sub | Bar + sub | Bar + sub |
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| HDMI inputs | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Streaming support | None |
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| Virtual assistants | None |
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| Soundbar dimensions | 980 × 64 × 108 mm | 1000 × 63 × 135 mm | 1030 × 57 × 105 mm |
Specifications
Overview
- Overall value
- 37
- Price-band value
- 37$500–800
- Speaker setup
- 3.1
- Dolby Atmos
- Virtual
- Form factor
- Bar + sub
Expandability
- Is extendable
- None
- Has wireless surrounds
- No
- Has wireless subwoofer
- Yes
Connectivity
- Available inputs
- Bluetooth
- HDMI
- HDMI eArc
- Optical
- USB
- Streaming support
- None
- Virtual assistants
- None
- Controllers
- On Device
- Remote Control
- TV Remote Control
- App required
- Not stated
- Same-brand TV features
- BRAVIA Sync
Audio & video
- Audio support
- Dolby Atmos
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Digital Plus
- Dolby True HD
- DTS 96/24
- DTS Digital Surround
- DTS-ES
- DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
- DTS-HD Master Audio
- DTS:X
- LPCM 2ch
- Room correction
- No
- Dialogue enhancement
- Voice Mode
- Night mode
- Night Mode
- Passthrough
- 4K60
- HDR10
- HLG
- DV
- HDCP 2.3
- HDMI inputs
- 1
Design
- Soundbar dimensions
- 980 × 64 × 108 mm
- Wall mountable
- Yes
- Colors
- Black
- What's in the box
- Batteries
- Booklets
- HDMI Cable
- Power Cable
- Remote control
- Subwoofer