Kenwood HTB-S610 Home Theater System

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Summary: good system
Review: easy quick set up with good sound, plenty of power and
wireless rear speakers are great, lot of sound for the money, looks good too

Rating:
Summary: Great Buy!!!
Review: I got mine a couple of days ago...

At first, I was a little disappointed as the system is actually not "WIRELESS" in the sense that: 1)The front left, front right, and center speakers are wired like any other system. 2)You still need to wire the rear speakers to a wireless transmitter. So basically, it is not wireless!!!

However, I am very satisfied with the sound quality for a 600 (500 if you use the wireless transmitter) watts system... the subwoofer is powerful!! the sound are all crystal clear... For that amount of money, it is a must buy...

Also it looks good too!!

Cheers.

Rating:
Summary: Awesome Home Theater System!
Review: The Kenwood HTB-S610 delivers on its promise. After spending the hour or so setting up the system after installation (highly recommended), the system was tuned exactly to my individual room layout. This system has the power to fill an 18 x 35 foot great room with vaulted ceiling with ground pounding sound! The sound is crystal clear across the frequency spectrum, and the numerous "listening modes" add to the experience. All this, and I didn't have to run wires for the surround speakers. The wireless transmitter/receiver combination work flawlessly. This is a must buy for anyone looking for a HTIB that has it all.

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Summary: Happy listening
Review: This is my first HTB system, so my rating might be a tad high. However, the unit seems to do everything I would want, has good documentation, color coded wires and speakers, etc. and the subwoofer can really shake the walls.

I'm using a pair of Bose 201's up front and moved the supplied fronts (with 2 cones) to the rear (single cones). Although the supplied wires are color-coded and very long for easy hookup and seem to do the job, they are pretty thin, so I spent another $10 on a roll of heavier wire.

You will want to take the time to fine-tune the settings for each speaker (including the distance from the listening position), then sit back and enjoy. There are some minor functions I have not gotten to yet.

The "wireless" is a bit deceiving as there are wires - lots and lots :-). However, it refers to the (wireless) RF transmitter which sends a signal to the receiver used for the rear speakers. So yes, the fronts, sub-woofer and RF transmitter are wired to the main receiver, and the rears with the RF receiver are wired together. The main point and objective is that you are not tripping over wires going from one side of the room to the other.

No doubt there are more powerful units with mega functions for the true audiophile, but this is a great reasonably-priced (under 375 with rebate) unit.