Sony HTP-376 Theater System
- Front Speaker: 1 Way
- Main Speakers Power Output: 50 Watt RMS
- Included Components: TV Display
- Number Of Speakers: 3 Speakers and Subwoofer
- TV Resolutions: 1080p (1125p)
- Subwoofer Power Output: 100 Watt RMS
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Perfect solution for the condo
Pros
Space saver, super simple hookup, inexpensive
Cons
Best hookup requires HDMI cables, not for true audiophiles
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
You don't need a whole audio system to enjoy good audio from your HD sources. This soundbar system is easy to use, compact, and inexpensive.
When we got our vacation condo we upgraded our TV to a Sony 40" LCD, and then bought a Sony Blu Ray DVD player. When we used this combo for movies or music, the audio was quite anemic to say the least. And due to the configuration of the room, you could lose sound quite readily. I thought about adding audio components, but wanted to conserve space and at the same time make this easy to use, since other people might rent the condo from us, therefore, they shouldn't have to take an advanced course in A/V to watch a movie. A sound bar seemed to be the solution. So after looking and listening to several, and reading the reviews I decided on this one.
The reason this one stood out was mainly it's simplicity. It was also at the low end of the price scale. High quality sound bars can quickly escalate in price, become large and bulky and even more complicated. That is not what we were looking for. We wanted to add dimension to our large screen TV, and enjoy music more. But not make things more difficult or take up space where it is a premium. I had the Sony sound bar shipped to the nearest Wal-Mart store and hooked it right up.
It comes with a subwoofer (where all the connections are made), and front speaker bar, and one optical cable. The front-speaker bar has it's own fixed cable. Ideally, you could attach all your components (TV, DVD, Games, etc.) to the subwoofer via HDMI cables, but going with simplistic, I opted to attach the optic cable from the audio out of the LCD TV, to the appropriate input of the subwoofer. Then attached the front-speaker bar and fired it up.
It was so loud I had to make some adjustments so that we could hear everything without shaking the building down. The nice part about the side firing sub, is that it really fills the room which had previously sapped the sound from the TV speakers and caused us to sit forward in our seats. And the sound bar, which isn't really surround, almost sounds like it. An important note if you decide to set it up this way is to set your TV's audio output to fixed, rather than variable. That way you can turn the TV speaker volume all the way down and just enjoy the audio system. There are different genre settings, like movie, sports, etc. I find that I need to try them each time to see which one I prefer. I hardly ever enjoy listening to a tennis match when it sounds like echo canyon, the effect you get from "sports".
I'm not sure that I will invest more money in HDMI cables to hook up the TV and Blu Ray separately. The Blu Ray player is hooked to the TV via HDMI, so the audio signal that we are extracting from the TV when we watch movies is probably near optimal. Most of what we want the sound bar for is movies and music, and we are very happy with the way it works with this simple hookup.
So with a minimal investment in dollars, time, and space, we took our average audio from the TV, and turned it into full, rich, audio. If you are a true audiophile, this is not for you. But if you want to dramatically improve audio with a simple setup, and are space conscious, this is the answer.
The reason this one stood out was mainly it's simplicity. It was also at the low end of the price scale. High quality sound bars can quickly escalate in price, become large and bulky and even more complicated. That is not what we were looking for. We wanted to add dimension to our large screen TV, and enjoy music more. But not make things more difficult or take up space where it is a premium. I had the Sony sound bar shipped to the nearest Wal-Mart store and hooked it right up.
It comes with a subwoofer (where all the connections are made), and front speaker bar, and one optical cable. The front-speaker bar has it's own fixed cable. Ideally, you could attach all your components (TV, DVD, Games, etc.) to the subwoofer via HDMI cables, but going with simplistic, I opted to attach the optic cable from the audio out of the LCD TV, to the appropriate input of the subwoofer. Then attached the front-speaker bar and fired it up.
It was so loud I had to make some adjustments so that we could hear everything without shaking the building down. The nice part about the side firing sub, is that it really fills the room which had previously sapped the sound from the TV speakers and caused us to sit forward in our seats. And the sound bar, which isn't really surround, almost sounds like it. An important note if you decide to set it up this way is to set your TV's audio output to fixed, rather than variable. That way you can turn the TV speaker volume all the way down and just enjoy the audio system. There are different genre settings, like movie, sports, etc. I find that I need to try them each time to see which one I prefer. I hardly ever enjoy listening to a tennis match when it sounds like echo canyon, the effect you get from "sports".
I'm not sure that I will invest more money in HDMI cables to hook up the TV and Blu Ray separately. The Blu Ray player is hooked to the TV via HDMI, so the audio signal that we are extracting from the TV when we watch movies is probably near optimal. Most of what we want the sound bar for is movies and music, and we are very happy with the way it works with this simple hookup.
So with a minimal investment in dollars, time, and space, we took our average audio from the TV, and turned it into full, rich, audio. If you are a true audiophile, this is not for you. But if you want to dramatically improve audio with a simple setup, and are space conscious, this is the answer.
