Sony Bravia Theatre System 6 (HT-S60)

Sony Bravia Theatre System 6 (HT-S60)

The Sony Bravia Theatre System 6 (HT-S60) is Sony’s 2025 5.1-channel home theatre system, built as a complete package of soundbar, subwoofer, wireless amplifier box and two rear speakers, with ten speaker units in total and 1000 W of total power output. It supports Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, using Sony’s Vertical Surround Engine and sound field processing to add height and width to the physical 5.1 layout. A dedicated centre channel in the soundbar handles dialogue, while the separate subwoofer provides the low-frequency foundation. The rear speakers connect through the supplied wireless amplifier, so no speaker cable needs to run from the front of the room to the back.

Key features

• True 5.1-channel layout: Soundbar with dedicated centre speaker, separate subwoofer and two physical rear speakers for genuine surround placement.
• 1000 W total power output: Ten speaker units in total deliver room-filling output for film, sport and gaming.
• Dolby Atmos and DTS:X: Object-based formats supported, with Vertical Surround Engine adding virtual height to the soundstage.
• X-Balanced Speaker Units: Rectangular driver shape maximises diaphragm area for punchy bass and clear vocals with reduced distortion.
• Dialogue tools: Voice Mode as standard, plus Voice Zoom 3 with a compatible BRAVIA TV, and DSEE restoration for compressed music.
• Sound Field upmix and Multi Stereo: Stereo content can be upmixed to surround, or played from front and rear speakers together in Multi Stereo mode.
• BRAVIA Connect app control: Smartphone app for setup guidance, volume, sound field and settings, alongside the supplied remote control.
• Simple TV connection: HDMI eARC connection to the TV, with optical and analogue mini inputs on the system for other sources.

How the system is put together

Unlike a single-bar system, the Theatre System 6 distributes the work between separate enclosures. The soundbar, measuring 907 x 64 x 90 mm and weighing 2.6 kg, carries the front left, centre and right channels, including the dedicated centre speaker that keeps dialogue anchored to the screen. The subwoofer, at 275 x 388 x 388 mm and 11.6 kg, is the connection hub of the system and houses the main inputs. The two rear speakers, each 106 x 216 x 98 mm and 0.89 kg, are driven by a compact wireless amplifier box measuring 175 x 52 x 175 mm and weighing 0.76 kg. That wireless front-to-back link is what keeps installation tidy: power is needed at the back of the room for the amplifier box, but no long signal cable crosses the room.

Surround processing and everyday listening

Sony combines the physical speakers with virtual processing. Vertical Surround Engine positions sound in vertical space for Atmos and DTS:X material and lends a more dimensional quality to other formats, while S-Force PRO style sound field processing widens the front image. The Sound Field setting upmixes stereo television and music into the full speaker array, and Multi Stereo plays the same programme from front and rear speakers for gatherings where a fuller, more even level across the room matters more than precise imaging. Night Mode keeps dialogue clear at low volume for late listening, and Voice Mode lifts the midrange where speech sits. DSEE, Sony’s Digital Sound Enhancement Engine, works on compressed music streamed over Bluetooth to restore high-frequency detail lost in compression.

Connections, control and living with it

Television sound arrives over HDMI eARC, which also allows control from a BRAVIA TV remote through the TV’s Quick Settings menu on compatible models. Optical digital and analogue stereo mini inputs cover older televisions and other sources, and Bluetooth streaming handles music from a phone or tablet. The soundbar is wall-mountable with a flat back that sits flush to the wall, and the rear speakers and amplifier box can be placed on furniture or mounted, giving two styling options at the back of the room as well. Power consumption is rated at 60 W for the subwoofer and 30 W for the wireless amplifier. Setup is guided step by step in the BRAVIA Connect app, which also handles software update notifications and day-to-day control of volume, bass level and sound modes.

For households that want the envelopment of separate rear speakers and a proper subwoofer without building a system from an AV receiver and individual speakers, the Bravia Theatre System 6 (HT-S60) packages the complete 5.1 layout, the processing and the control into one coordinated system.