Rating: 
Summary: Great system for an excellent price
Review: I agree with many of the positive comments posted about this fantastic home theater system.
The first thing you'll notice is how sleek and stylish the entire system looks. The tall speak/subwoofer twin speaker combinations are great for large rooms. The wiring of the rear speakers is subtle and the center speaker sits nicely above or below the console.
The sound is extremely good - I am impressed and very satisfied. Whether you are playing a CD, a CD-R of MP3's or a DVD, the sounds is crisp, deep, "full" - I really can't explain how good it sounds and how I never expected that quality for the price. The sounds options are vast, from 3D surround sound, to 5.1 Dolby, to normal stereo, all serve a good purpose in tailoring the sound to your liking. You can add or subtract bass, or use one of the preset sounds - concert, rock, etc.
2 things I think that are negative:
1) The cd/dvd loading times. Previous views are correct - it does seem to take a little while for a cd to change and get going. This is part and parcel of having a 5-disc changer I guess, but it does seem a little slower than normal. (This, in my opinion, is not a barrier to purchase the product).
2) The display. It's kinda tiny. If you are sitting a far way back from the player, you can't see the disc or track # very clearly. I was disappointed there wasn't a text display of track names also. The upside to the display is that it's tastefully done, subtle lighting, and stylish (the display is circular).
I bought this item off Amazon.com, with free shipping, and it arrived in 5 days. So the overall ordering experience was exceptional.
Putting the product together was very simple, you just need a screwdriver to mount the speakers to the stands and the rest is plug and play. The auto radio tuning of the system was a nice feature.
The product itself is a GREAT sounding home theater system, excellent for people buying one for the first time. Avoid the cheaper models whose sound really is compromised - this nicely-priced system is worth far beyond it's purchase price with it's thundering base and terrific surround sound.
Rating: 
Summary: Form AND Function - now that's rare in an HTIB!!!
Review: I got this unit from J&R thru amazon.com (they had free shipping too!) for $399. By far, the best deal on the HTIB market for someone who doesn't want to spend a L-O-T of money for sound AND looks.
Basically, I was looking for something that wouldn't clutter up my living room with a component rack. I bought the Sony DAV-770 Dream System before this one and after hooking it up and listening to it, promptly took it back to the store. In all my years of experience with HTIBs, I had come to the conclusion that you can either get good looks or good sound from your HTIB, not both. I have another custom-component rack system which can shatter windows at high volumes, but we'll talk about that in another review.
This one has it all -- great price, sleek looks and above average sound quality for mid-sized living rooms. The DVD changer is a little clunky and noisy when it tries to load/change discs, but other than that, I haven't found another flaw with this unit. Excellent buy!
Rating:
Summary: Form AND Function - now that's rare in an HTIB!!!
Review: I got this unit from J&R thru amazon.com (they had free shipping too!) for $399. By far, the best deal on the HTIB market for someone who doesn't want to spend a L-O-T of money for sound AND looks.
Basically, I was looking for something that wouldn't clutter up my living room with a component rack. I bought the Sony DAV-770 Dream System before this one and after hooking it up and listening to it, promptly took it back to the store. In all my years of experience with HTIBs, I had come to the conclusion that you can either get good looks or good sound from your HTIB, not both. I have another custom-component rack system which can shatter windows at high volumes, but we'll talk about that in another review.
This one has it all -- great price, sleek looks and above average sound quality for mid-sized living rooms. The DVD changer is a little clunky and noisy when it tries to load/change discs, but other than that, I haven't found another flaw with this unit. Excellent buy!
Rating:
Summary: Sleek looks, good sounds.... Overall- a good performer.
Review: I purchased the philips mx5600d from Etronics(well, not without a bit of delayed shipping). After recieving the product, it was a bundle of joy as I open the box to a marvel of beauty.
I read a review, someone was complaining about the stickers on the subwoofer. Men hush up. That sticker is cool and I haven't and won't remove mine.
After about 1hr of setup, the home theatre was ready to be tested. I played the "bourne Identity" DVD on it and the sound was exceptional. At times, at the actions scenes, I jumped as the sound rocked from all corners of the room.
Also, using the FM tuner on it was great. The component can store numerous amount of preset stations. Now I wake up in the morning with the subtle sound of surround B101.1 FM(My fav station).
The picture quality is great, I have progressive scan on my TV, so I guess that coupled with the progressive scan capability of the Mx5600d brought about excellent picture quality.
The thing about the mx5600 is this- You can't stop looking at it. It is beautiful, the subwoofer is powerful and it rumbles the floor(maybe not any windows-My windows are sound proof haha.)
Overall, this is a good purchase and I'm glad I got this after an extensive research. I would recommend it to you, but just promise that you won't leave your girlfriend for it. You promise? Well, I left mine.
Rating:
Summary: Sleek looks, good sounds.... Overall- a good performer.
Review: I purchased the philips mx5600d from Etronics(well, not without a bit of delayed shipping). After recieving the product, it was a bundle of joy as I open the box to a marvel of beauty.
I read a review, someone was complaining about the stickers on the subwoofer. Men hush up. That sticker is cool and I haven't and won't remove mine.
After about 1hr of setup, the home theatre was ready to be tested. I played the "bourne Identity" DVD on it and the sound was exceptional. At times, at the actions scenes, I jumped as the sound rocked from all corners of the room.
Also, using the FM tuner on it was great. The component can store numerous amount of preset stations. Now I wake up in the morning with the subtle sound of surround B101.1 FM(My fav station).
The picture quality is great, I have progressive scan on my TV, so I guess that coupled with the progressive scan capability of the Mx5600d brought about excellent picture quality.
The thing about the mx5600 is this- You can't stop looking at it. It is beautiful, the subwoofer is powerful and it rumbles the floor(maybe not any windows-My windows are sound proof haha.)
Overall, this is a good purchase and I'm glad I got this after an extensive research. I would recommend it to you, but just promise that you won't leave your girlfriend for it. You promise? Well, I left mine.
Rating:
Summary: Nice sounding, extremely easy to set up!
Review: I've had the home theatre system for two months now and am so far extremely pleased with it. The individual pieces were a snap to set up as everything is color-coded. The most time-consuming part of the setup was adjusting the speaker levels properly for the space but this was not difficult at all due to a nicely designed onscreen interface. The remote is well designed and easy to use.I live in an apartment with nice thick plaster walls and hardwood floors and this system is perfect for my living room. Housing the subwoofers in the front speakers is nice because I didn't have to find a place to hide an ugly subwoofer box. Additionally, the speaker footprints do not take up much space at all. The back speakers come with brackets to either be hung on the wall or stood upright which is nice. I'm very pleased with the sound, both when watching movies or listening to music. Bass is powerful, the midrange is nice and clear and the highs are crisp. I'd like to see more equalization settings but, given the price range, I'm very happy with the ones included. There are two things that I think could be improved about this system: 1. The DVD/CD loading times are slow. I realize that this is not a carousel type changer but I do think they could be a little faster. 2. The attachment of the front speaker tubes to the base needs to be more sturdy. I didn't have a problem peeling off the stickers that previous posters did but I do feel that the connection between the heavy metal base and PVC front tube speaker needs to be reinforced better. When I lifted one of the tubes out of box, the three shafts that connect the base to the tube snapped in half. This was easily repaired with a high grade plastic epoxy but I feel that a little engineering could easily resolve this problem.
Rating:
Summary: Nice sounding, extremely easy to set up!
Review: I've had the home theatre system for two months now and am so far extremely pleased with it. The individual pieces were a snap to set up as everything is color-coded. The most time-consuming part of the setup was adjusting the speaker levels properly for the space but this was not difficult at all due to a nicely designed onscreen interface. The remote is well designed and easy to use. I live in an apartment with nice thick plaster walls and hardwood floors and this system is perfect for my living room. Housing the subwoofers in the front speakers is nice because I didn't have to find a place to hide an ugly subwoofer box. Additionally, the speaker footprints do not take up much space at all. The back speakers come with brackets to either be hung on the wall or stood upright which is nice. I'm very pleased with the sound, both when watching movies or listening to music. Bass is powerful, the midrange is nice and clear and the highs are crisp. I'd like to see more equalization settings but, given the price range, I'm very happy with the ones included. There are two things that I think could be improved about this system: 1. The DVD/CD loading times are slow. I realize that this is not a carousel type changer but I do think they could be a little faster. 2. The attachment of the front speaker tubes to the base needs to be more sturdy. I didn't have a problem peeling off the stickers that previous posters did but I do feel that the connection between the heavy metal base and PVC front tube speaker needs to be reinforced better. When I lifted one of the tubes out of box, the three shafts that connect the base to the tube snapped in half. This was easily repaired with a high grade plastic epoxy but I feel that a little engineering could easily resolve this problem.
Rating:
Summary: Best Bang for the Buck
Review: This is my forth system in as a many months. All were more expensive than this one. I do agree that the DVD set-up could use a better design & less noise but the play is good. The audio oututs are the best out any I have tried. That includes 2 different Sony & a magnavox. For the price this is a great buy overall. Great range but could use a little more seperate eq. controls.
Rating:
Summary: Best Bang for the Buck
Review: This is my forth system in as a many months. All were more expensive than this one. I do agree that the DVD set-up could use a better design & less noise but the play is good. The audio oututs are the best out any I have tried. That includes 2 different Sony & a magnavox. For the price this is a great buy overall. Great range but could use a little more seperate eq. controls.
Rating:
Summary: me likey
Review: very easy set-up and sounds great, plenty of sound for an apartment. looks really nice too.
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