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This is a great system. I especially enjoy the wireless transmission between three separate sound parts that can be set up in any ideal combination around the room. My only regret; not getting a blue-ray with the system. But that's no fault of the system or manufacturer.
What a nightmare. We purchased a 52" sony bravia television along with this home theater system. Everything for the most part worked great except the back speakers (part of the s-air components). We never got them set up and from what I read over and over again neither has very many people.we almost took the whole system back because we really wanted the sound from the back of the room. We decided to keep the system however because it was too much trouble to disconnect everything.and the sound is excellent from the speakers that work.Called sony and was on the phone 2 hours with them.what a BIG JOKE they are.totally useless help.
Some very good reviews already written (see the top result.)., so I'll be brief and just comment on my major peevs (i.e., the unexpectedly limited functionality)-- NO AUDIO OUTPUTS -- You want to hook up addtional household speakers (bathroom / outdoor) or even chain to another household amp. Even if you have a 50+ inch HDTV, sometimes you just want to be able to look closer.-- The remote control is just awful (see top result review for details). In the end I decided not to, since it was a gift, and to get around it, I now have multiple, unconnected amps, running various parts of my home sound system = ASININE.-- No DVD picture zoom / magnify.
TOO BAD, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. Comes in so handy when there's something interesting in the background or tiny text - simple solution: pause + zoom, right. (Who wouldn't).
Even the little $30 DVD player in my bedroom has a picture "zoom" (magnify). This is a huge flaw for me. I was so disappointed about this alone that I thought about returning or selling this system.
No. Plan on getting a univeral remote if you don't already have one, so you can just put it away in storage.
Not much contrast in size/color, small fonts are a recipe for disaster. The fact that the rear speakers were wireless and it comes with a separate little s-air unit was a bonus for me. I really want to like this unit. Let me talk about the good points first. I haven't had much luck fixing the issue, and I really didn't change my home wirless setup in the interim so my best guess is that something from the apartments next door is messing with the signal. The wireless rear speakers are a great touch and I really like having the separate s-air unit as I can listen to the radio/music in a separate room.Now comes the bad part, the sound. This unit lacks even one of those cookie cutter presets like "music," "movie," etc etc.
It's really weak and uneven. The manual is not the best but adequate to get the job done. I daresay my TV's built in speakers were more consistent. I really cannot recommend this system.
I purchased this system mainly because I wanted 5.1 sound for my gaming systems, and dvd/bd. I'm just thankful Sony was generous enough to allow adjusting the volume levels. As far as the wireless connectivity goes, my s-air unit works fine but the speakers started cutting in and out some time ago after working great for about 6 months. Last but not least the system's remote has one of the worst layouts I've seen in a while. With my games it's not as pronounced but still noticeable. While I wasn't expecting a state of the art sound system for a sub $400 price tag, I expect better than this. The setup was pretty simple. I love the convenience that comes with the S-Air unit and wireless speakers.
When watching DVD's or Blu-Rays the dialogue is very hard to understand and I'm constantly raising/lowering the volume. The problem is that there really is no way to set the bass level, balance/fade or anything really. But in the end it's all about the sound. The sound is just really not worth it.
This system is ok at best. For the asking price you would be better off choosing a different product. The wireless system is not very reliable. This set up simply can not hit the low notes.
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