Sony DAV-IS10
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Sony DAV-IS10
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The Sony Dav-is10 Is Good Looking But Poor Sound
The Sony DAV-IS10 is good looking but poor sound range
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It Looks Good, Appears To Have All The Trappings O
It looks good, appears to have all the trappings of a home cinema system with the tiny speakers. We were soooooooo ready to enjoy it.
However, the volume is awful. less than 50 you hear nothing, beyond that it feels as if there is no control over the sound. What a waste of money
There are so many better products out there worth your while.
Product Is Good For The Speaker Size, However If Y
Product is good for the speaker size, however if you want true cinema surround sound, you will need a larger speaker system. Overall disappointed considering it is Sony.
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Matched With A Top End Screen And Stand The Sony D
Matched with a top end screen and stand the Sony DAV-IS10 unit looks sleek and stylish yet still delivers a full cinema experience. The discreet surround speakers being easily mountable and not imposing.
The 1080i upscaling gives a fluid, vivid picture and the 5.1 sound is exceptional.
The quantity of connections is also not an issue if you want a discreet A/V centre, you have got connections for sound from your TV, Sky and games console, what more do you need?
Different DVDs give widely varying sound, music DVD's and CDs being generally louder than films. I have the system in a room about 15 x 16, on a music DVD you start to hear sound with the volume set to 20, ambient volume being around 45, at 65 you have to shout to be heard above the music, anything above that is still clear and precise and you start to feel the bass (above this point even my kids shout for me to turn it down).
I don't have an issue with the volume levels as I am not expecting sound equivalent to separates with large speakers. For normal viewing I have the volume set to 55, and for viewing DVD's when I want the full cinema experience I turn the volume up to between 65 and 70 (louder than at the cinema) and get room shaking effects (Titanic in the boiler room).
If you want a system that is intended to give you better sound than that of your TV with the addition of surround sound, fit in nicely to the room and give you an authentic cinema experience then this is it. If you want a surround system that rattles the windows then you will have to sacrifice the neat little speakers and get something bigger. At RRP I'd have to say this system is not good value for money but if you can get it for less than 400 pound it's a fantastic buy.
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Sony Is Getting Complacent, I Feel. Surely The Co
Sony is getting complacent, I feel. Surely the company cannot be satisfied with producing a home cinema system which attracts the same negative comments about poor sound level on DVD playback from so many consumers.
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In My Opinion, Any System That Has To Be Turned To
In my opinion, any system that has to be turned to 65 on the volume control to get a comfortable listening level shouldn't cost what this system does.
The volume control goes from 0-80, but should really be 50-80 since anything less than 50 to me is too low to hear. We have watched several DVD's on the Sony DAV-IS10 and had to put the volume on the max (80) and it still wasn't loud enough to give us a theater feel.
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