Indispensable home entertainment new favorite Sony echo wall HT-CT290 experience

The whispering gallery products are generally based on a modern home design. The same applies to the Sony HT-CT290. Although it is an independent subwoofer setting, the unique wireless connection makes the entire living room look simple and clean and very refreshing. The HT-CT290's sound bar design is slim and stylish, while the subwoofer design is compact and generous. The whole looks very harmonious in the living room.

From the rear, the bar sound is a bit like a patch panel. Hanging holes are designed behind the bar-shaped sound. Hanging holes can be directly hung on the wall screws. This avoids the need to use expansion screws to destroy the surface of the wall.

The HT-CT290 interface is relatively rich, but it is a digital interface. There is an HDMI interface (ARC, audio dedicated interface), a fiber interface, and a USB interface. The optical fiber interface is square, and it is recommended to use this original optical fiber cable. The ordinary slightly thicker one cannot be inserted into the audio. It should be noted that wires or devices that may be slightly less formal or that are designed to exaggerate near the interface may not be able to be inserted into the sound bar.

The other design of the sound bar has quite a bright spot. The front metal mesh cover is very dense. In the corner of the frame, the popular round rectangle design is adopted. The entire thickness of only 52mm, this narrow bar design and television with a harmonious and natural, does not affect the home appearance and does not interfere with the concept of film and television lines. The operation of the sound bar adopts a touch method, and the feeling of touch is somewhat smooth. This mode of operation is also relatively strong overall. There is a screen in the middle of the bar sound, which can display the output status and use effect, and can also see the current sound settings. According to official sources, this screen also reduces the crosstalk between the left and right channels, resulting in a good sound field reduction.

The HT-CT290's sound bar is very beautiful overall, it has a very beautiful rounded rectangle edge, and a very nice milky cavity. This milky white is not the kind of traditional yellowish color, but it is somewhat milky white like the PC of the 90s. The surface of the imitation striated treatment makes the bar sound appear in the living room. Grade.

The HT-CT290's subwoofer uses a 130mm large-diameter, low-frequency unit. Inverted hole design is used to enhance the effect and experience of low frequency.

In the design of the subwoofer, we can see that the cabinet of the subwoofer adopts the shape of a wood particle board. The loose and light panel is more conducive to the transmission of sound. The wooden cabinet effectively reduces the resonance and echo to make the sound full. Pure. At the bottom of the sound box, there are four foot pads provided by Sony to facilitate the user to reduce the resonance and thus affect the sound quality and use experience. On the back of the audio, the independent switch fretting and connection fretting design allow the user to be more intimate with the independent operation of the subwoofer.

The HT-CT290's subwoofer uses a wireless connection. This connection makes the position of the subwoofer not so picky. It can be placed next to the sofa or placed under a TV cabinet, as long as you think of Space-saving parts can be placed on the subwoofer.

In addition to the control of the surface of the whispering gallery, the HT-CT290 is equipped with a fully functional remote control that uses two AAA batteries (No. 7). This remote control can very well adjust sound effects and input signal selection. In addition, the middle circle is to adjust the volume of the HT-CT290, and the adjustment of the SW is to adjust the volume of the subwoofer.

The HT-CT290 not only supports the traditional digital interface input, but also supports wireless Bluetooth input. The Bluetooth codec supports SBC, is compatible with all Bluetooth devices and NFC connections on the market, and can be connected to devices such as smart TVs, mobile phones, and tablet computers to achieve audio output. The HT-CT290 uses the S-master full digital amplifier chip design to achieve ClearAudio+ sound effects and automatically adjust the sound settings for different use scenarios. The sound effects of the HT-CT290 itself are the music mode and the movie mode. With Dolby's Dolby Audio, a surround sound audio technology that delivers a sense of listening experience, adds depth and impact for clear, stereo sound.

The HT-CT290 uses a 2.1-channel configuration and uses Sony's unique S-Force Surround pre-virtual surround sound technology to create stereo surround sound that is close to 5.1 channels. Two 40mm full-range loudspeakers are distributed on both sides of the sound bar by the central screen, which effectively reduces the resonant crosstalk of the left and right channels and restores the details of the sound. The subwoofer uses a 130mm large-diameter bass unit. This allows the sound field level to increase, but also makes the human voice and background special effects sound harmoniously integrated, bringing visual effects like being in the center of a movie theater.

The sound of the HT-CT290 is clear and sharp, and the sound leveling is excellent. Only the low-frequency layering is not particularly good (needs to see the position of the subwoofer). The sense of volume is very prominent, but the analysis of the low frequency is slightly poor, and it feels a bit confusing. IF performance is not outstanding, but the low-frequency performance is quite strong, there is a very good over. The high frequency is clear, the details are rich, and the sound is slack. The sound field performance of the HT-CT290 is relatively wide, the longitudinal sound field is slightly lacking, and the knot image is not clear enough, but it is resolved in place. This situation is most likely caused by Dolby Virtual Multichannel. Although the performance of the HT-CT290 is not top-notch, it is still a whispering wall product that is very suitable for living room home audio-visual environment.

The performance of the HT-CT290 is similar to that of Sony's many existing audio devices, but the HT-CT290's low-frequency feel is a bit too much. Fortunately, the output of the subwoofer can be controlled by the remote controller, and it appears to be a little more when listening to music alone. Paste, lack of control, set to Clear Audio + or Music after the relatively low frequency control. However, the HT-CT290 faced the virtual surround sound atmosphere created by some big scenes while enjoying the movie, and the excessive low frequency would be aggravated by the sound atmosphere, like being in a movie or game scene.

There are a total of two colors available for the HT-CT290. One is milky white and the other is carbon black. You can choose according to the needs of your living room. Although the HT-CT290 is Sony's entry-level product, it still reflects Sony's technology in the audio and video segment. The S-master all-digital amplifier chip and Dolby Surround sound certification certification make the HT-CT290 ideal for small and medium-sized units. Family who desires to improve their audiovisual experience to choose.