5 stars, £400 off – we've found a great deal on a clever home cinema system from Sony

5 stars, £400 off – this Sony home cinema system is the movie lover's choice for Cyber Monday
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Cyber Monday is but a memory, but there is still money to be saved on a wide range of home cinema kit. Movie lovers looking for a tidy surround sound solution could do a lot worse than this five-star home cinema system which now has £400 off. The Sony HT-A9 is now just £1399 at Richer Sounds, down from £1799.

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Sony HT-A9was £1799now £1399 at Richer Sounds
Five stars
Deal also available at: Sevenoaks, Sony UK

Sony HT-A9 was £1799 now £1399 at Richer Sounds
Sony's HT-A9 makes home cinema more accessible, with an innovative, flexible solution that demystifies much of the tech. Of course, it helps that sounds superb as well. One for the masses and home cinema buffs alike. Five stars
Deal also available at:
Sevenoaks, Sony UK

Sony's home cinema solution challenges you to place its speakers willy-nilly – Sony claims that even if your setup isn't symmetrical, you'll still get the same even, balanced sound as you would from perfect placement. It's an ingenious approach that lets you build your room how you want and accommodate a sound system afterwards, rather than the other way around.

There's no centre channel, but a compatible Sony TV can fill this gap with its own speakers.

You can't deny the effect. In our review, we noted: "Having four equally sized, capable and wide-ranging speakers means that sounds from off-screen are as well conveyed as those from the front. And there’s a refined precision and texture that is more immersive than any soundbar package we’ve tried."

The sound is room-filling, and never veers into harshness. Despite the lack of a centre channel, the dialogue sounds crisp and clear. It combines the ease of use and streaming features of a soundbar with the consistency and immersion of a traditional surround package. Highly recommended.

Not only that, you can also bag another £200 off if you buy a select Sony TV from Richer Sounds at the same time.

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Joe Svetlik

Joe has been writing about tech for 17 years, first on staff at T3 magazine, then in a freelance capacity for Stuff, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, Men's Health, GQ, The Mirror, Trusted Reviews, TechRadar and many more (including What Hi-Fi?). His specialities include all things mobile, headphones and speakers that he can't justifying spending money on.