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Same marketed HT-B600 in Germany is supported by separate maker launch source. Region-specific mains/box facts stay US.","system_channel_configuration":"Maker-stated 3.1.2 configuration of bar plus supplied wireless subwoofer. Virtual surround processing does not add physical rear speakers.","soundbar_driver_count":"US maker About This Item explicitly three front-firing speakers and dual up-firing speakers. Physical five-driver bar, separately corroborated by exact JP inventory of 2 front + 1 center + 2 up. No conversion from output-channel count.","dolby_atmos":"Playback via TV return-audio link under original guide port limits. No dedicated HDMI source input in bar.","dts_x":"eARC decoding per original guide. Does not imply optical/ARC DTS:X decoding or DTS:X physical rears."}},{"url":"https://sony.mediaroom.com/2025-04-02-Cinema-is-Coming-Home-Sony-Electronics-Announces-New-BRAVIA-R-Theater-Home-Audio-Products-for-Enhanced-Home-Cinema-Experience","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["announce_date"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Sony Electronics April 2, 2025 first launch release. Pricing and availability were still stated as Spring 2025, so this announcement does not establish an exact US retail launch date."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.de/presscentre/cinema-is-coming-home-die-neuen-sony-bravia-theatre-home-audio-produkte-sorgen-fur-ein-intensiveres-heimkinoerlebnis-z60iay","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["launch_price_eur","release_date"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"German maker April 2 launch: Bar 6 available April 10, 2025, UVP 499 EUR. Exact country/market scope, not US launch price. Launch release explicitly says Sub 7/Rear 8 not compatible with Bar 6/System 6.","release_date":"Best supported marketed-model release month 2025-04, based on maker German retail availability April 10, 2025. US reference package exact first retail day/month remains unconfirmed. April 2 US announcement alone is not treated as US availability."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/home-theater/products/archive/HT-B600/spec.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["spec_sheet_url","colors","speaker_count_total","drivers","bluetooth_version","max_audio_sample_rate_khz","max_audio_bit_depth_bits"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Exact Japanese HT-B600 table identifies SA-B600/SA-WB600 and correct layout, unlike current US specifications page copied SA-G700/SA-WG700 names and invalid HDMI-input/optical formats. Hardware counts/routes corroborated with original same-model English guide and US maker/retailer. Japanese 100 V, package mass/dimensions and local AAC transport capability not assigned to US package.","speaker_count_total":"Maker directly labels 6 Speaker Units for exact supplied 3.1.2 package. Five in bar plus one sub driver. Passive radiators, virtual surrounds and optional products excluded.","drivers":"Exact JP front full-range 2, center full-range 1, top 2, all 46 x 54 mm, sub 160 mm. English guide printed 64–65 calls each cone type. Exact US B&H explicitly full-range 2 up + 3 front, one 160 mm sub driver. Rectangular 46 x 54 is retained as type description, not diameter.","bluetooth_version":"JP exact 5.3, corroborated by exact US maker specifications and US B&H. BLE control/app connection is separate from A2DP received audio.","max_audio_sample_rate_khz":"Exact JP HT-B600 wired eARC LPCM row 192 kHz/24 bit, versus ARC/optical 48 kHz/24 bit. This is the published route/codec limit, not a Bluetooth/file-playback or device-wide limit.","max_audio_bit_depth_bits":"Same JP wired LPCM row: eARC 192 kHz 24 bit, ARC/optical 48 kHz 24 bit. No high-res Bluetooth implication."}},{"url":"https://helpguide.sony.net/ht/2088/v1/en/print.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["manual_url","subwoofer_connection","subwoofer_driver_diameter_mm","audio_formats","audio_format_connections","ports","hdmi_arc","hdmi_earc","hdmi_cec","bluetooth","bluetooth_codecs","companion_apps","remote_included","dialogue_enhancement","night_mode","sound_modes","equalizer_controls","power_consumption_operating_w","power_consumption_standby_w","power_consumption_network_standby_w","dimensions_mm","weight_g","component_dimensions","wall_mountable","wall_mount_included","hdmi_cable_included","optical_cable_included"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Current original English guide 2088, HT-B600/HT-BD60 shared document. Marketed reference is HT-B600. No Costco alias/bundle inference. US reference original 535063826-11 separately YY2088C. Same hardware dimensions/ports.","audio_formats":"Printed 67 original guide supported-codec table visually inspected. Full listed decoding excludes MPEG-2/4 AAC because manual regional caveat prevents unconditional US assignment. Current US/JP specification tables incorrectly claim optical DD+/Atmos, rejected in favor of guide.","audio_format_connections":"Printed 67: eARC all stored codecs. ARC two-channel PCM, DD, DD+, Atmos-over-DD+, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS 96/24. Optical two-channel PCM, DD, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS 96/24. No HDMI input. Max PCM input 2/6/8 channels includes LFE, not output-driver count. Dolby Atmos generic only on eARC, with DD+ transport separately on ARC and eARC. MPEG-AAC regional caveat omitted.","ports":"Printed 7–8 rear connector inventory, 64–65 specifications. Only four bar connectors. USB-A update only, no music-file or USB audio playback claim. Supplied subwoofer separate AC inlet, wireless audio link. No physical subwoofer audio output on bar.","sound_modes":"Printed 40–41 surround Sound Field, Voice, Night and explicit Dolby Speaker Virtualizer setting. Printed 51 Sound Field Type setting. Voice Mode disabled when Dolby Speaker Virtualizer and Sound Field are enabled. No fabricated music/movie/game presets.","equalizer_controls":"Printed 15 remote BASS adjusts bass volume. App Bass level. Position/distance/output level setup is separate from multiband EQ.","power_consumption_operating_w":"Printed 65 bar On 35 W. Subwoofer 20 W excluded. Electrical consumption, not total audio output.","power_consumption_standby_w":"Printed 65 bar 0.5 W or less with Bluetooth Standby Off. Maximum published limit, not a measured figure. Network standby separate.","power_consumption_network_standby_w":"Printed 65 bar 2 W or less with Bluetooth Standby On. Subwoofer and US support HDMI-CEC-only 0.5 W condition excluded.","dimensions_mm":"Printed 65 approximately 950 W x 64 H x 110 D mm bar alone, projection portion excluded, without optional supplied feet. Same US reference guide.","weight_g":"Printed 65 approximately 3.1 kg bar alone, converted exactly to 3100 g. Excludes 7.7 kg subwoofer, packaging/cables. Feet version published same 3.1 kg.","component_dimensions":"Printed 65–66 approximately 950 x 77 x 110 mm/3.1 kg with feet, supplied sub 210 x 388 x 388 mm/7.7 kg. Approximation retained. What Hi-Fi sub W39 D21 cm order conflicts, guide wins.","wall_mount_included":"Printed 24–30 direct wall screw/keyhole mounting, wall screws and anchors must be obtained separately. Complete supplied content 19–20 has template + foot screws, no separate mounting brackets/mount.","optical_cable_included":"Complete supplied content 19–20 has HDMI but no optical cable. Exact US retailer box list corroborates. HDMI and no optical included refers to the standard HTB600 package."}},{"url":"https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1888737-REG/sony_htb600_bravia_theater_bar_6.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["model_numbers","gtins","warranty_years","companion_app_platforms","power_supply","in_the_box"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"US exact maker support identifies SA-B600, SA-WB600, RMT-AH513U. Maker page HT-B600 and exact US retailer HTB600. Original US reference guide 535063826-11 states YY2088C. Combined exact reference identifiers, not sibling SA-G700/SA-WG700.","warranty_years":"Exact US HTB600 listing limited one-year manufacturer warranty, no regional statutory rights or extended plan.","companion_app_platforms":"Exact US HTB600 listing explicitly Android & iOS BRAVIA Connect for adjusting settings and setup.","power_supply":"Exact US listing 120 V AC 60 Hz, corroborated by original Sony US reference guide 535063826-11(1), both bar YY2088C1 and sub YY2088C2. No conversion from Japanese 100 V or EU 230 V.","in_the_box":"US B&H remote + battery, HDMI, feet, AC cords. Exact US Sony support identifies supplied component names and battery inclusion in What's in the Box. Guide 19–20 proves foot quantity 2, foot screws 2, template 1, documents. AC cord count 2 or 4 is regional so no exact cord quantity stored. No optional speaker, wall screws or optical cable added."}},{"url":"https://manuals.plus/m/3a0bbb7ec970d728862fb374308aea3297a96a9ac6e507bb2a514e8e5bf6e18b_optim.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["power_supply","model_numbers"],"notes":{"power_supply":"Original Sony US two-page Reference Guide 5-063-826-11(1), printed Vietnam 2025, YY2088C1 and YY2088C2 power 120 V AC 60 Hz. This is the original printed document, not generated Manuals+ prose. Web tool primary text readable. Ordinary local download failed and was not bypassed.","model_numbers":"Original US Reference Guide front YY2088C. Bar YY2088C1 and sub YY2088C2 in specifications. Main marketed model HT-B600 from maker and US support."}},{"url":"https://www.whathifi.com/tv-home-cinema/soundbars/sony-bravia-theatre-bar-6","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["automatic_room_calibration","rear_speakers_included_count","wifi"],"notes":{"automatic_room_calibration":"Exact own-unit review says no automatic calibration. Users manually enter listening distance and ceiling height. Printed 51 manual positioning/output level agrees. Not counted as measured acoustic calibration.","rear_speakers_included_count":"Exact review bar + wireless sub two-unit package, lacks discrete rears. TechRadar exact spec No Rears and guide full content corroborate.","wifi":"Exact review no Wi-Fi music integration, phone playback Bluetooth only. Bluetooth-linked app internet updates do not establish Wi-Fi radio."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/audio/soundbars/sony-bravia-theatre-bar-6-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["video_passthrough"],"notes":{"video_passthrough":"Exact own-unit review explicitly only one HDMI port, so no HDMI passthrough. Guide connector inventory independently 0 dedicated source input, one TV return HDMI."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/sound-bars-home-theater-systems-sound-bars-surround-speakers/ht-b600","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["model_numbers","in_the_box"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Exact US support header for HT-B600 lists supplied RMT-AH513U, SA-WB600 and SA-B600. Regional variation is explicitly noted. These names agree with the exact Japanese HT-B600 table. The current US specifications page incorrectly lists older SA-G700 and SA-WG700 names, which are excluded.","in_the_box":"US support specifications box list includes remote control, remote batteries, HDMI cable, AC cord, foot, wall template, warranty card, quick setup guide and reference guide. Original guide and exact US retailer corroborate the package."}}],"fields_filled":56,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}