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Great, but not Wonderful
Received this dock as a gift for Christmas 2012. This is my first Hi-Fi System, so the only one I can compare it to is the 20+ year old RCA my dad has, which isn't the best, so I'll state my honest opinions about it. This dock is amazing in the aspect of power. The speakers are moderately sized but the power is fantastic. The subwoofer shakes the walls as well as any $200 one. The output is 540 Watts @ 1k Hertz though it consumes 250 Watts. Better output than the stereo in both of my parents' cars (which are good enough to do the job decently) and our Mitsubishi flat screen tv (very good sound quality)...Combined. I knew I couldn't turn it up full blast the first day, as other reviewers had, or the speakers would blow. I only occasionally turn it up beyond half power, which is already loud. There are a few cons with this also. The speaker wires are about 4-5 feet long, long enough to be spread apart from the main console, but it clearly wasn't designed to be. The connections on the console aren't standard ones used by the majority of speakers, so you can only use the speakers provided. If you have some experience in electronics, you can snip the wires and solder on standard speaker wire, though this would void the warranty. There isn't an AV input so it would be more difficult to hook it up to a TV, PlayStation, etc. The CD tray only holds one CD. And the iPod/iPhone dock seems flimsy, but I haven't had problems with it breaking or anything. Overall. The pros hugely outweigh the cons. Sony did a great job on making a dock that combines the best of both worlds, Power and Price. I would recommend this to anybody on a budget who wants something reliable and powerful. I would buy another Sony Hi-Fi System if I ever needed it.
Thanks Sony!!!
March 10, 2013
Great Stereo I Purchased
Love the purchase that I made. Great Sound that comes from the ipod dock. Keeps going strong with no problems.
February 11, 2013
best stereo i ever had
i have had my stereo over a year and it sounds as good as the day i bought its got great bass and the sound is really clear and it shakes my house overall really good product for the price
January 19, 2013
HORRIBLE Stereo
Bought this stereo at Best Buy. Used it for an hour on volume setting 25 the whole hour. Ended up having both speakers AND subwoofer blow on the *$200* system. Now I'm $200 out because I don't have the receipt for it anymore. This is my third Sony shelf system over a 10+ year period, and is most definitely my last. And by the way, when it did work the sound quality was mediocre. This is ridiculous, a well known company like Sony should make way better products. Bottom line, don't buy unless you want to waste your money and have this stereo sit there broken.
January 4, 2013
