Customer Reviews:
 Outstanding Home Theater August 14, 2008
Arthur Anderson (Amherst, NH)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Sony RHT-S10 Home Theater Built-In Sound Rack System
I purchased this sound system to augment my new Samsung 67 inch LCD/DLP television which has just average internal speakers. I wanted a simple straight forward listening device which would bring me Surround Sound and Dolby Digital. This unit fit my requirements perfectly in that it has HDMI inputs (2) and an HDMI output, as well as an optical input. I connected my Comcast STB (Explorer 8300HD) via the optical, directly to this unit thereby providing me the Digital 5.1/ Dolby Sound. This in turn eliminates sound going to the TV, which is preferable for me. I then connected the DVD player to the Sony sound system via HDMI and finally connected the Sony Theater to the TV via HDMI. The sound is just great, as the sub woofer is built in to the sound bar and is not overly loud, which is desirable for my listening taste.
I did a lot of research before buying the Sony Theater and although this is a new unit and there are no reviews yet, I thought it must be better than the others I read about, which all seemed to have an issue or two. My Comcast remote will turn this unit on, as well as the TV, and SA 8300, which is a must for me. I can control the sound via the aux button on the remote.
One interesting issue, this unit is made for wall mounting and comes with a center woofer speaker on the bottom. I wanted to place it on a shelf within my TV cabinet so I had to lift the sound bar up off the glass shelf using felt pads, it worked just fine but you need almost 8 inches of open shelf space to accomplish this task. I called Sony and asked them to consider making a cradle or add feet for this purpose.
My first listening experience was a Red Sox Game and the Dolby came through big time, every change of a graphic was accompanied by a swoosh, pretty entertaining stuff. I recommend this unit to anyone who wants a quality listening experience, good looks and the latest technological interfaces.
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