Sony HT-7100DH Home Theater System

(5.1 Speakers, 140 W/Channel, CD Player, DVD Player, Tuner - MPN: HT7100DH)

Description: Complete home theater system includes XM Connect and Play-ready receiver with built-in surround sound decoders and AM/FM tuner; progressive-scan, 5-disc DVD/CD/MP3 player; 4 surround speakers, center-channel speaker and subwoofer

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Date Reviewed: 12/24/2007
Buyer Pete from VA Member Since: Mar 2005 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 2 Days	Just add popcorn and notchos, cheese optional. Strengths: Everything you need for a small home theater system at a good price. Just add display device, power, and DVD. Everything comes bundled in one compact box. Weaknesses: Low output volume, wires are small gauge, not always long enough. Quick start guide doesn't include device settings for this DVD player and receiver combination. Need two remotes to run things Summary: Kit contains: STR-K7100 Receiver SS-SRP7000 Rear surround speakers (pair) SS-MSP7000 main/front speakers (pair) SS-CNP900 Center speaker SA-WP780 sub-woofer RM-AAP016 AV Remote DVD-NC85H 5-disk carousel RMT-D176A DVD Remote Nice for an entry level everything-in-the-box home theater system. Set things up, add a display device, power, a DVD and you're off and running. Looks nice aesthetically. Problems encountered: Installation assumes amplifier and player will be at the front of your room. Speaker cables were short for the room I installed the system in where receiver is in the back. They're also very small gauge wire. I ended up buying new speaker cable to get the length and gauge I needed. Also needed longer cable for woofer speaker. One stumbling block that took me a couple hours to straighten out is the correct settings to activate the Dolby Digital Multi-Channel sound decoding. You have to step through the DVD setup to find out that you need to enable Dolby Digital and set DTS to on. Then you need to make sure the receiver input is set for auto input detect, and be sure the DVD audio is connected with the digital coax cable. Since the equipment is all bundled as a system, there should have been a quick-start guide describing the correct DVD player settings to go with this receiver. It takes two remotes to run things, one for the receiver and one for the DVD player. Somewhat cumbersome, I ended up just programming a new activity into my Harmony 880 universal remote. Speaker volume is low unless you significantly turn up the amplifier. I'm not sure yet if this is a lack of amplifier output power or because of speaker design. You can achieve satisfactory sound, but the level you have to set the amplifier to seems high. I also added a couple pairs of Atlantic satellite speaker stands to help support and hold the speakers at an appropriate height. Overall I think it's an OK system for the money, gets you the theater experience for under $500. If you want higher end, probably need to look at 7.1 system and some larger speakers, pick your DVD player separate. 100% of People (3/3) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 12/23/2007
yangliuqing Member Since: Aug 2006 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 10 Days	HT-7100DH Home Theater System Strengths: The outlook is good. The DVD player is very good. Weaknesses: Too many lines to connect. This amplifier is too big. The sub-woofer is not good. Summary: This unit was given to me as a gift. So far, I have enjoyed its sound and picture quality. However, it is really trouble to connect so many lines/cables. The amplifier is too big to fit into my entertainment center too. 100% of People (1/1) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.