Xbox Spherex 51000 6-Piece 5.1 Surround Sound System
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Customer Review: Almost perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been using this system for more than 2 months. It's great for the price I paid. Only problem I see is the surround sound is very weak, I have to up the volume to almost 40 to properly hear front & center speaker output. At this high volume, Bass and rear speakers are too loud. I tried changing the individual speaker volumes, but no luck.
However, sound is perfect for stereo and Dolby PL2 modes. Problem is only when input is in 5.1.
Customer Review: Xbox Spherex Srnd sd system
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a decent product for someone with a small living space who wants better than average sound for gaming/entertainment system without committing a lot of time, effort, and money. it has some issues...like having to be manually restarted over long periods of time, less than premium wires, and a ghetto IR sensor. still pretty good for the price and completely do-able for a weekend entertainment nut.Customer Review: A Decent 5.1 System For Those On A Budget
Summary: 3 Stars
Don't let the "Xbox" name fool you; This is a decent surround sound setup. The sound is good, the setup is easy, and the remote actually has more buttons than you'll need.
Pros:
* Color-coded wires make setup easy.
* Remote is comprehensive.
* Bass is strong, Trebles are also good.
* High quality sound for a low price.
* Built-in handle on woofer/receiver is very useful.
* Plenty of inputs, including optical, coax, and analog.
* Speakers are solidly built and disperse sound evenly.
* Handles DTS quite well.
Cons:
* VERY heavy.
* Speakers are large and heavy, and could be difficult to place (especially center).
* Supposed USB update ability seems to have been scrapped.
* Remote has extraneous buttons reserved for "future use" that don't do anything ("future use" never happened).
* Remote is not universal, so DVD controls on remote are useless.
* Digital display can not be dimmed and must face forward.
* Certain modes seem to have a quiet hiss when no sound is being produced.
* Flakes out and stalls, requiring cold reset every once in a rare while.
* Interferes with OTA digital broadcast signal strength if too close to OTA antenna.
I'd recommend this unit for anyone who wants surround sound for their entertainment center, but who doesn't want to spend a lot of money. This sounds as good, and offers as many options as some $300 systems at half (or less) the price.
Customer Review: Don't buy this hunk of junk.
Summary: 1 Stars
THere is no interface with this surround sound unit besides the remote. After 1 month of owning this unit I try to turn it on with the remote. 5 seconds later it automatically shuts off and wont turn on again for an hour or so for another 5 to 10 seconds of surround sound. There is no product support. Go to their website and try to dial customer support. YOu will hear a loooong beeping sound in your ear. Try to send them an email from their website and you will get an error message or a page cannot be displayed. All and all..a big waste of my precious time and money. If the store won't take this thing back. I'm putting it on Ebay.