Sony HTS-S360 5.1 channel Home Theater System

As someone who bought my first Blu Ray player I was looking to upgrade my old Sony surround sound system as well. I tried one or two things to a new system: one, there was a lot of HDMI inputs and two that there had been a high sound quality for the price.

What is the most important sound, which is a great system. People have said, it is to hear how a $ 500-1000. I do not know if it sounds as though a system of $ 1,000, but I would say it sounds like a wonderful So for $ 500-700 price, it can not be beaten are. Senior is very clear and crisp and the bass is deep with depth, without too much "punch" or become "messy". The only minor problem I have with it is that if the dialogue becomes stronger from) the center speaker (rarely up to "jump" and a sound as feedback. This could be the case, even vibrant, as I could towards the base TV / So was the problem as well.

Out of the box, the system needs a little time to implement (as well as a system with surround sound speakers, etc.). This system of clean lines and is identical to the journeyman's Blu Ray player I bought to go with him they have a black in return should be similar in size and are similar in size and shape elegant facade together. The recipient of this unit is about half the height and depth than my old Sony a while I add more space for other components in my rack.

The son of the speakers are thin and speakers each have their own connections to enter the receiver, but it sounds so good that I do not need to replace me, son, it is an open question for me.

Once the system is organized and connected all the speakers there is a small microphone, you can plug into the back of the device, put it in what would be the ideal place to hear in the room with the remote control you can use a sequence of test tones menu, access to self-enable the device to calibrate itself. This is a nice feature to start using it, but I was tweaking was necessary to get the best sound to ... the bass was too strong in dealing with self-calibration. However, in all other respects, as far as the distance of each speaker and the volume of each speaker, self-calibration was done very well and was precise enough in these areas.

Set the camera and the menu of all remote access and uses a type of connection mode, in which all reach different parameters. You should see the TV receiver and can be tedious, but it is easier if you're familiar with the show, as to different areas of the menu. A menu on the screen would be a great addition for this device are (but of course) would be the cost.

The HDMI connections for me was great. I have a Blu-ray, cable / satellite tuner and a 5-upconverter DVD / CD player with HDMI cable, while for the best performance ... be able to use all 3 of the runs in the receiver, then a single HDMI cable from the HDTV receiver to reduce the spaghetti of cables running to and gave me the best performance possible signal for the whole of my constituents. If you select the input on your receiver (blu ray, cable, etc.) is what is sent to the receiver as far as playing the audio signal to the HDTV as well be.

There are however two problems with this set up HDMI. First, you will not be able to use more than one component at a time. For example, you can not listen to a CD, while simultaneously displays the video from your cable or satellite, because you will not be able to choose more than one entry for a less than the time of the game to run instead of connecting directly to each other All of the recipient. Then you could use a CD on the receiver and play video from cable or satellite receiver directly to TV (bypassing the video games) by the recipient.

The second problem is that audio and video output does not always work properly with the input select on the receiver. For example, I noticed that I sometimes have to choose the cable / satellite receiver and the sound it is, but I get no picture on my HDTV, even if the TV is set to the correct settings. If I turn in on and off the receiver or the TV turn itself on and off suddenly Picure only by a miracle. Another time, I'm going to read a Blu-ray, and I can get the image on the TV, but the sound they will not be detected or read by the recipient (although the picture and sound quality over the same HDMI cable) and I will turn to the receiver is turned on and off switch or Blu-ray player and for the current sound. I do not understand all the models, in particular, but it happens often ... Other times it works without problems. Perhaps this is would not happen if all my hardware was Sony and all the components "talk" to itself (my other HDTV is not a trademark of Sony). I always try to try to understand, because it's boring. I'm always eventually able to get everything together, it could be a few extra buttons to get there.

Another very important element is the information that this device is a channel Linear PCM audio will accept. This means that you can read the Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Lossless Sountracks on Blu-ray, built-in Blu-ray player SOLANGE with the conversion of these formats into it. The supporting players Sony (the S360), and many have the latest treatment methods soundtrack HD in them.

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