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Summary: "Lot's of Juice"
Review: At 700 Watts, this system has "lots of juice."No, it doesn't have a lot of inputs/outputs, but it does have what counts...an optical audio input, which is the "best of the best" when it comes to inputs. I have the system hooked up to my Playstation 2 using the optical audio input and it works great. This is an excellent system for you if you have the optical audio capabilities.
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Summary: "Lot's of Juice"
Review: At 700 Watts, this system has "lots of juice." No, it doesn't have a lot of inputs/outputs, but it does have what counts...an optical audio input, which is the "best of the best" when it comes to inputs. I have the system hooked up to my Playstation 2 using the optical audio input and it works great. This is an excellent system for you if you have the optical audio capabilities.
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Summary: Functional and annoying, but not defective.
Review: Well, it's NOT a powered subwoofer... no matter what the above description says. The sub enclosure's side panels vibrate as much as the speaker cone. (I'm not kidding.) The sub is used to too-high of a frequency and it's not very clean. Overall, the sound was inferior to a Philips MX995(?) home theater system purchased as a gift for a relative some time back. So, before returning the system for a refund, I substituted some floor-standing Boston Acoustics speakers highjacked from the stereo system for the front channels. Then I disabled the sub! There's no way to adjust the sub's x-over frequency to complement the new speakers, and it was just too boomy in the upper bass otherwise. The disc player is incredibly slow to load, and the remote control interface is annoying: You must press the DVD/CD function button before the forward/back buttons will control the player. But when you do this, the disc being played is unloaded and the changer advances to the next disc. Likely an artifact of mixing front panel and remote operations, but doesn't everyone do that? Very limited video in/out. One S-video output jack, fed only from the DVD player. All other video connections are composite. No component video output. (Phonograph preamp is also absent, but you may not care.) Tuner is OK. The spouse is satisfied, so I guess the (modified) system stays. But, my next 'home theater' purchase will not have speakers packaged with the electronics! And since there's no growing room with the supplied electronics package, the next purchase will probably happen when the five-year old TV needs replacing. Hmmm. Better keep shopping!
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