Sony HT-DDW660 Home Theater System

I've owned this system for two years now, and there hasn't been one issue with it...it's rock-solid. It runs cool, and looks great too, more on this later.

If I have any crit at all, it would be that mounting brackets for the speakers are not included. There was not even a recommended part number in the documentation. I bought a generic set and they worked just fine. The speaker cabs are MDF, so screws fit snugly.

I'm using this in my modest basement theater, and it shakes the whole house, very robust. Honestly, I can't imagine needing more power than this unless you're almost deaf. In fact, the fetching Mrs. Brew is constantly suggesting that we turn it down.

Configuration is a breeze, and the remote is easy to understand, although it is not backlit.

Imagine my delight when 18 months later I bought a Sony DVP-NS75H DVD player and it was an exact matched component! Matching size, front-panel display and connections. Just hooked up an optical cable between the two and was in business.

As an audio professional, I could not be more delighted with the performance of this system at this incredible price.

Hey people dont bother to buy this peace of Junk here is the reasons

(1)its too soft
(2)tooo expensive
(3)low bass

people dont buy this forget about the people who say its good

here this if u want a good set of speakers buy the
logitech z-5500
that rocks 1010w of power
it shakes the wall and the table

I'm very pleased with this purchase. Though I agree with the comments around lacking power (you need to turn the volume to 55+ out of 70 to get strong sound), the performance is solid. Easy to setup and use, a number of options for the type of sound you want. I do wish the remote was configurable with my Sony DVDR/VCR combo. But overall, a nice system for someone looking for a good audio complement to their big-screen tv.

So this system is 420W and you don't expect performance of a 800W or 1000W system out of it. The sound does not blow your roof away, but is clear and loud enough for your living room. The depth and quality of the sound is great. Actually you can set a lot of parameters for the surround effect yourself to help the system decide for the optimal processing: you can set the angle of speaker in front of you, if they are on stands or low on the ground, the relative power of speakers individually so you always hear them in balance, and also the distance of each speaker from where you are centered. The system saves all of these in memory and takes them into account when producing surround effects.

Another good thing is about the different surround effects the system can create on your sound. The first one is called A.F.D. (Automatic Format Direct) that creates a surround effect from two channel stereo. It has three options for Dolby, movie and music sort of effects.

For movies it has three different settings to create feeling of a movie theater. One of them is meant for SciFi to emphasize sound effects and the other is for musicals to emphasize sound elements.

For music it has also three settings. "concert" setting simulates a classical concert sound. "Hall" sound simulates sound in a closed hall with effect of wall echos (it is really cool and sounds so natural) and "Jazz" to simulate a jazz club.

The only thing I have against this unit is its size. It is large and takes a lot of space on your shelf. If you want to stack your DVD player and VCR and everything else on top of each other, you need a really big shelf.

The unit comes with a digital coaxial cable, AM and FM antenas a remote. The remote is great but a bit confusing. It takes some time to get used to it. I think the same problem exists with all other home theater systems. having too many buttons on your remote is just part of a home theater system.

The HT-DDW660 has excellent sound quality including digital cinema sound, which makes it sound like a movie theater. It has Dolby prologic, Dolby prologic II, Dolby Digital, and Digital DTS surround sound. My opinion is that Sony Speakers sound better than Boes speakers. It has 420 watts total system power. It has two analog inputs and a optical and coax digital input. This is all you need to transform your TV in to a complete home theater. I guarantee you will love it as much as I do!!!