Onkyo has recently made massive advances in mid-range home entertainment packages, and the HT-S7100 is one of our most proficient yet. With a feature set built around the support of high-definition 1080p video and bit-for-bit multichannel audio, this is a package to fully realize the potential of your Blu-ray Disc player or PlayStation 3. It will even bring your standard-definition DVD sources up to high-definition quality-all analog sources connected via component video, S-Video and composite video can be output via HDMI at 1080i. Besides home theater, the HT-S7100 also gives you the options of SIRIUS Satellite Radio (via a SiriusConnectTM Home Tuner Kit) and iPod playback (via a connecting dock). Along with the included speaker stands, this package can be readily set up and arranged just the way you want it.
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Good value, decent sound
This is probably one of the best "home theater in a box" setups you'll run across. The receiver is the 606 model which has been very well received by most reviewers. It will accept pretty much any type of input and output it via HDMI so you can cut down on the spaghetti-nest of wires. The speakers are pretty good for this price point. No, it won't put a high-end system to shame, but it will hold its own (and unusually surpass) pretty much anything in this price range.
The sub is better than I expected. Good, solid bass. It's a down-firing setup which is nice if you have pets that like to mess with speakers.
The receiver runs pretty hot, as is typical with Onkyo systems. Make sure there is lots of ventilation (i.e., don't put it into a closed media cabinet).
It also includes stands for the front L/R speakers which is a nice touch, and adds to the overall value. It does not, however, come with a DVD player. But, that's a good thing - you're far better...
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Perspective from a standard-def tv owner
I would say perfect for movies and games, pretty solid for music. Music sounds great at higher volumes but if you're an apartment dweller like myself and not a complete jerk you won't always be able to crank it up high enough to fully enjoy it. Mid volume sounds good. Low volumes the sounds get jumbled and a bit muddy.
I wanted a receiver that would be fairly future proof but given my current constraints (non-HD TV but has component inputs) would still do the trick. This setup works like a champ. The 2 fronts and center channel are noticeably heavier than the rear speakers and can deliver better performance (good for stereo music listening). The on-screen display for controlling your ipod and setting up the system only outputs on HDMI but it's hardly a deal breaker if you're waiting to get an hdtv since the on-receiver display works just fine for setting it up. I live in an apartment and can pretty well see my ipod from the couch so I'm not to worried about on-screen...
Great Home Theater Package
All in all I would have to say this is a great entry level home theater system. HDMI audio/video throughput, component upscaling with HDMI output, ipod dock, universal remote, 7.1 with 2 nice speaker stands, 10" subwoofer, etc...
Since all of my hookups were HDMI / component, setting up the receiver using the default settings was pretty simple. It took about 1 hours to unpackage everything and another hour to carefully set it up. Pretty staight forward though.
Setting up the remote took another 30 minutes or so... Figuring out how to put the receiver in "standby" mode so I could use the TV without turning on the tuner took a little reading and messing around, but I figured it out.
At first, I got a few intermittent static lines that would show up when switching between TV / Game / Standby, but it cleared up after a couple of days and I haven't seen it since.
The subwoofer produces great bass. I was hesitant to get a 10" instead of a...
Product Features :
- 130 watts/channel at 8 ohms
- Powered Zone2 and Line Out Zone2
- Music Optimizer for Compressed Music
- iPod dock included
- 1 Pair AS-140 Speaker Stands Included
Rating : 4.1
List Price : $849.00
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