HTCT150 Review

By J. Spencer (Sugarloaf/Pa)

I was skeptical I admit!

I moved out of my house into a much smaller townhouse and I had to give up my Klipsche 2 series 5.1 system.....I HATED giving up surround sound. I have been bouncing back forth between HTCT150 and the CT350 model. I was scared that this wouldn't be as loud as I would like it........wow was I wrong.

The room I have it in is only 11 X 15 (system on short side) and the HTCT150 is fantastic. It has a max volume of 50 and I find 24 to be more than enough. Is it true 5.1....no... but it has great surround effects and very full sound.....you will feel like the action is going around you which is what we all want anyway isn't it?

I tested it with Avatar Blu Ray..... Lord of the Rings ROTK Disc 2 DVD......Invictus ON Demand (for the accents.....hard on TV speakers).....was blown away each time.

I turned up the center to +5 to bring out the dialog a little more and set the sub at +2.I also mounted the speaker ABOVE the TV which I feel really helps to bring out the surround effects because they don't get lost down near the ground around the furniture.

It is a little slow switching inputs but that is to be expected......the remote will only control Sony products....so if you have non Sony stuff invest in a Harmony remote.

If you are planning this for a really large room and you are going to be sitting 17 or more feet away maybe you should consider the 400W HTCT350 model..... but for a normal room you will be thrilled by the HTCT150.

I couldnt be more happy with this purchase

by BK (Miami/FL)

I read some reviews on the HTCT150 and decided to go for it.

It is barely noticeable sitting just below my Sony Bravia. Out of the box the sound was weak and I was instantly worried that I made a mistake. After tweaking the setting a bit I threw in Legion on Blu-Ray and was blown away by the sound improvements.

There are treble and bass adjustments and the speaker output can also be adjusted along with a few other possible tweaks. The sound is crisp and clear and I have no problem hearing dialog. The sub-woofer produces some serious bass as well.

Don't be fooled by people who took this thing out of the box and instantly wrote it off because they don't know how to adjust the settings. In fact my roommate came out of his room and all he could say is "wow that sounds good". Although its not true surround sound the effects can be heard.

For the price Amazon is selling the HTCT150 is well worth it.

Once again Sony comes though with another excellent product.

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