forum thread Posted by Rdaka • May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 3:40 PM
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forum thread Posted by Rdaka • May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 3:40 PM
YMMV Costco Instacart - Sony HT-A5000 5.1.2ch Soundbar with Built-In Subwoofer - $312.97
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I just got it delivered this morning and set it up. From the little use, it seems to be good. Voice clarity and sound effects are coming out nice just with bar alone. I am not an audio expert but Costco return policy is good in case if I change my mind.
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Get a Bose that adjust to your budget, it will sound great for a person who is not into sound and it will have a lot of support with the app or phone call.
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Not sure why you'd get a down vote for just asking a valid question. Anyway, I'm not an audiophile but more an audio enthusiast that have owned several full audio systems, soundbars and headphones. My taste tend to lean on the brighter sound side with heavy bass so I tend to love the more expensive soundbars (over $500), but I recently bought a Klipsch Flexus Core 200 soundbar because I have several extra subwoofers I could use with it as it comes with a sub out port where you can add any wired subwoofer to it.
The soundbar alone normally retails around $500 - $600 but you can find it on sale recently for $300/$400. The soundbar by itself sounds really good with decent bass and decent Atmos effects, sounding very much the over $500 initial price tag. Adding a subwoofer brings it to a whole other level, making it sound like you have a decent home theater system.
The closer you can find this system to $300, I believe it's a steal at that price. I bought it used on Amazon for $300 and it came brand new. Sometimes retailers list these things as used or refurbished to get around the manufacturers discount restrictions and I believe this retailer on Amazon did the same as everything came sealed up in brand new packaging.
I believe if your budget is in the $200 to $300 area, I believe this Klipsch Core 200 is worth a try for a little extra. You can find it brand new on AliExpress for under $300, if you're comfortable buying from there. I bought this system to only try it and was impressed with the bar alone, adding a subwoofer made me definitely keep it, although I didnt really need another soundbar.
There's also a smaller Core 100 you can also checkout but I have no experience with that and the price difference with the 200 led me to trying that one first. Klipsch is generally not known for great soundbars but their collaboration with Onkyo with this one, I feel, has produced a really good sounding soundbar where anyone interested in good sound would be pleased with.