Sony BRAVIA Theater System DAVHDX576WF Black
The Sony DAV-HDX576WF 5.1 channel BRAVIA Theater System has an integrated 5-disc DVD / CD changer that will upscale your DVD’s to 1080p through the HDMI connection. Plus, this amazing system uses S-AIR technology to eliminate speaker wires running from your system to the rear surround speakers. For easy multi-room audio, it also includes an AirStation speaker that let’s you listen to music in another room of the house.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Great Stereo
For the average joe this stereo more than delivers. Its simple color coded wires will make setup a breeze.
By the way, the stereo sounds great. It was cheap in price and offers enough features for an average stereo user.
1 Star was great when it worked
I bought this system for my husband for father’s day last year. it worked great for about 4 months and then started acting up. the dvd player would just shut off in the middle of watching a movie. this happened for about 3 or 4 days and then the dvd player just died out and wouldn’t turn on at all. and i can’t even return it b/c my husband threw away the receipt without reading it first to see it was for the dvd player. i’ve never had issues with sony products before so its really frustrating that this dvd player died out in such a short period of time. especially for this price.
3 Stars Decent, but not the bees knees.
As a musician, and a recording engineer, I have some well-trained ears. While this system would sound great to someone who’s never owned a surround sound system before, if you’re someone who’s got an ear for sound, then this system will be a little disappointing. While it does provide decent 5.1 sound, it seems to be lacking in the proper amount of head room required to get the job done. And while the rear speakers are “technically” wireless, you still have to wire them up to a little gizmo that has to be plugged into the wall. So if you were hoping to wire these rear speakers up to your wall without having to worry about wires, then I’m sorry to let you down.
It is nice that the system comes with a 5 disc DVD player, and it does it’s thing, the only annoyance would be that it takes quite a while for it to switch between discs (I’d estimate 20 to 30 seconds), which doesn’t seem like much, but if you have 5 DVDs in there and you’re looking for a particular one, it can get annoying real fast.
The sound of the system itself is good but not great. The rear speakers actually perform better than the front speakers, which is a little unusual for 5.1 systems. The woofer does it’s thing, but it isn’t the best woofer I’ve ever heard, and seems to fall apart on the lowest of frequencies (in the 20Hz to 35Hz range). The DVD player can automatically adjust (with the supplied microphone) or manually adjust the output level of each speaker. This is where another annoyance with the subwoofer comes in. With some things movies and music the woofer will either sound too weak or too heavy, no matter how things are adjusted. This is what I discovered watching a DVD of some Sarah Silverman standup. The system sounded far superior however on more finely tuned productions, such as the newer Star Wars flicks, and V for Vendetta.
One thing that certainly seemed irritating was the remote, which seemed to be laid out in a nonsensical manner. And another thing that bothered me is there isn’t any A/B’ing of video you’re watching, as well as no zoom. Not the most useful of things to have, but one I’m missing now that I don’t have it.
Setting the system up wasn’t very difficult, but it was a bit time consuming. I couldn’t see how it could be done in an hour. It took me about 2 and a half hours with the wife helping. The wires thankfully are color coded to help eliminate any confusion. One odd duck that comes with this guy is a separate box that you can take anywhere in your home and hear what your system is playing. Kinda useless for me, unless I’m watching some stand up and need to use the little boy’s room and I don’t feel hitting the pause button. However, I could see how this would be handy if you’d like to hear the evening news while you’re washing the dishes, but you don’t want to turn up the sound on your TV so loud that it’ll wake the neighbors.
In short, I can’t recommend this product, or not recommend it. It really depends on what your sound needs are. If you like mainstream action flicks, and you’d like to upgrade to your first 5.1 system, then this would be a great buy. If your a sound connoisseur who is expecting superior sound, then this won’t be your cup of tea.
Anyway, that’s my 2 cents. If you’d like to ask me a question about this product, then please feel free to e-mail me. I can be reached at GSFU (at) aol (dot) com.
5 Stars Exceeds all expectations
This product exceeded all my expectations. I bought this system because my wife & I are both having hearing problems and have had to turn the sound way up on our TV. I thought maybe with rear speakers we would be able to hear better and not have to turn up the volume so loud that when the commercials came on the walls vibrated (or so it seemed). Before I even hooked up the rear speakers I tried the system out and could not believe the difference in sound quality. I could turn the volume way down and still clearly hear and understand what was being said on my TV. Unbelievable difference. I then hooked up the rear speakers and was even more impressed. I know this isn’t the most expensive system out there but it sure does a fantastic job for the money. I’d highly recommend this system.
5 Stars Sony BRAVIA Theatre System (HDX576WF) Review
This is a great product. Sounds good, easy to hook up (I have all Sony components, TV, Playstation, etc). Would like the product to include a universal remote. It is a great value for the money.
