topic Re: HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers in Home Cinema, Projectors & Players

HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers

andrewchislett — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 20:04:26 GMT

After struggling with sound loss and connection issues with this soundbar's sub and rear speakers, I have finally connected all three wireless speakers with cable and the results are fantastic.

I used screened 3.5mm jack stereo cables from DelayCON the longest at 15 meters.

And some Maxhood flat right angle 3.5mm jack connectors (as my soundbar is wall mounted and the jack points and on the rear of the soundbar).

To find the jack points on the sound bar they are behind a sticker on left rear with 2 screws on either side, simply peal off the sticker to reveal 3 female 3.5mm jack points for Sub, rear left and rear right.

The jack point on the sub is under the power button under a sticker.

The jack point on the rear speakers is on the right hand on the rear of the speaker in a vertical recess with a sticker to remove, this is quite tricky to get off.

Wire in all the cables then power off all the wireless speakers and power them back on, the link light will turn to orange (wired) and never drop out again.

These speakers are amazing when they work and now they are 100% working.

No more base drops and loss of rear sound.

I hope this helps people out, as I could fine no information anywhere on how to do this.

Re: HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers

HannahEd01 — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 15:06:45 GMT

Hey andrewchislett, thank you for posting this. Much appreciated.

Re: HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers

Palexr — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 23:52:37 GMT

Hi, just trying to do this to but not having any luck? I successfully wired in the sub a while ago and that worked fine. But I'm now trying to wire in the rears with zero luck... Not getting a peep it of them. They disappear from the settings menu (the sub doesn't) and make no sound at all apart from a faint static noise.

I switched them off, plugged then in and switched them on again - nothing...

Am I missing a step out something? Is there a particular process I need to follow?

Any help gratefully received.

Re: HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers

Palexr — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 10:47:37 GMT

Hi again, do this morning it all works...? I think. The rears are working and no more cutouts.

But without the rears appearing in the setup menu do we lose the ability to adjust them for distance etc...?

Re: HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers

Draxicle — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:57:12 GMT

Hi there.

I've just come across your thread, and would be interested to know exactly where the port is on the sound bar unit (I tried one sticker and it seemed like a service port). Would you be able to post a photo? Prefer not to start digging around for anything that seems like a sticker!

My intention is to see if I can output to a bluetooth transmitter, then to stereo bluetooth speakers for rear speakers. Seems ambitious and probably doomed to failure. But still cheaper than second hand dedicated Z9R speakers. (£850 on eBay!!!)

Re: HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers

denorx — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 22:43:30 GMT

Hi, I just found out about this and was able to remove the stickers as well, and I got you with the picture, but I’d also like to point out that a bluetooth transmitter workaround is a terrible idea since those bluetooth rear speakers will 100% lag behind compared to the rest of the system. It’s just the way Bluetooth is. You’re better off purchasing the official ones.

Re: HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers

AFBITW — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 18:16:29 GMT

Good Afternoon,

Wanted to ask if you still, after some years, had a problem? After hardwiring?

Re: HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers

Fazel2024 — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 16:34:23 GMT

Hi everyone.

i just get a HT ZF9. I just winder if we can connect any other wired sony rear speackers becouse it is hard to get hold of it is own version and it is too expensive. Any suggestions please?

Re: HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers

LP2024 — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:30:12 GMT

i just picked up this thread because I’m having the same issue. Would you mind posting a photo of the location of the Jack on the subwoofer please? There’s a bit of plastic that I may be able to force off but I don’t want to do any damage so I want to be sure it’s the right place.

Thank you!

Re: HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers

Palexr — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:50:51 GMT

Hi, here you go

Re: HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers

LP2024 — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:51:50 GMT

Thank you so much, that’s great!

Re: HT-ZF9 Wired Speakers

jermyleeuwis — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:34:47 GMT

4,5 years later and I came across this post.

First off, many thanks for posting this solution. After all these years!! hehe 🙂

Finally, it works without any drop-offs or else/worse... You could almost say I have a new soundset ;-).

One last thing, I only hard wired my subwoofer to my soundbar. On the soundbar you have to wire the most left one to the subwoofer. Otherwise you will hear a hard noise when turning on & off.

btw. my lights remain green (not orange) and in the menu it says "not connected".