The Sony HT-A9 is satisfactory for mixed usage. This setup comes with a Sound Field Optimization room correction feature that optimizes audio reproduction based on your room's acoustics, which we turned on for our tests. It offers immersive surround and Atmos performances. While it struggles to reproduce a thumpy low-bass for bass-heavy music or action movies, it can still reproduce vocals and lead instruments pretty clearly. There's a little extra muddiness in the bass range, though, which may slightly thin out those same instruments. It also doesn't get very loud.