Sony HT-DDWG800 Home Theatre Sys REVIEW

[RottenFox]

Originally Posted by chris_lufc

no probs, if yours arrives tomorrow you may have it set up before me and i've had mine since monday! mine won't be set up until saturday but hopefully then I will be watching a BRand checking out the sound! Just a quick question to anyone who has set this up. The receiver is too big to go on one of my shelves in my unit and I was thinking as an option of placing my samsung LE26R87 on top but was a little sceptical about weight and overheating the reciever as it would block the vents. If you need an idea of the mess I have at the moment heres a picture (excuse the bad quality, taken on my iphone)

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...1/IMG_0043.jpg

i wouldnt put the tv on it,due to heat/weight and instability issues.
a new tv unit or a small side unit would be better i think..
or if you wanted to ,just leave it where it is.

if you wanted a cheap tv stand,what about this one:
Vistron 3-Tier Glass TV Stand For 42" to 60" screens Clear Glass and Chrome Finish - Ebuyer
£29.99 and pretty much the same size as you have now,but with the lower shelf having more clearance.

[leckie]

Originally Posted by RottenFox

are both setup for audio over hdmi as PCM?
if so, the only problem you will have is with DTS on the 350,as the player and receiver dont decode it,so you will just get standard DTS(still sounds great though)

I've got the 350 setup to auto. The sound is good I was just wondering if I had it setup wrong. I'll have another look at it tonight.

Just to confirm what should I ideally have it set on?

[lamboluke]

Originally Posted by leckie

I've had my DDWG800 for about a week however tonight was the first night I've had it fully setup. Got all the speakers mounted on the walls using the fabled Mikomi wall mounts from Argos that I know some people would like some info on.

The mounts are made from strong plastic with a simple bolt for movement. They fit the front speakers perfectly however I had a saw a couple of cm off the rear ones to make them fit correctly (took a few minutes max).

All in all they do the job perfectly and hold the speakers securely and don't stick out like a sore thumb so if you want to wall mount your speakers I would definitely recommend them.

If anyone has any questions about them ask away.

Can you please elaborate, possibly pictures or them mounted also?

Thanks.

[leckie]

I'll pull them down sometime tomorrow and grab a quick pic.

[Richardod]

Are these speaker stands ok for this system?



SONY WSFV10 SPEAKER STANDS (pair) [WSFV10] - £29.00 : Total Digital - The Home of Audio Visual Entertainment

Sorry don't know how to put a link in with out having to put the full code wish I knew how to just say these or here and get the link to the page.

[roakes]

Hey all,

Is it possible to connect the system up and just use the front speakers? I have to wait until my mate can mount the rear speakers and not going to attempt it myself so thought I would just get the front ones going, is that possible?

Thanks

[PurpleMonkeyDW]

Well my sound system came yesterday

Word of warning (and I should have known better) - Pixmania did not send any Euro Converter plug (not one!!) so had to run out to the shops to grab a second one.

Otherwise I'm impressed (have only tested a Transformers Blue Ray). I will put up a mini review after the weekend when I set it up properly with everything working

[RottenFox]

Originally Posted by roakes

Hey all,

Is it possible to connect the system up and just use the front speakers? I have to wait until my mate can mount the rear speakers and not going to attempt it myself so thought I would just get the front ones going, is that possible?

Thanks

yeh,you could do,but i would set up all the speakers,and just have the rears on the floor in the meantime,to make sure they work,and to get ahead on the mounting plan.

[chris_lufc]

Originally Posted by PurpleMonkeyDW

Well my sound system came yesterday

Word of warning (and I should have known better) - Pixmania did not send any Euro Converter plug (not one!!) so had to run out to the shops to grab a second one.

Otherwise I'm impressed (have only tested a Transformers Blue Ray). I will put up a mini review after the weekend when I set it up properly with everything working

glad to see yours arrived. I thought the same about the plug converter but it was right at the very bottom of mine underneath some of the polystyrene so just double check. If you haven't received one then that is a tad unlucky.

[leckie]

Here is the picture for anyone that would like to see it.

You will see by looking at the top and bottom of the bracket where I have had to saw at the top. This isn't needed with the front speakers as they don't have to protrusion for a screw.

Excuse the quality of the picture I had to use my phone.

[lamboluke]

Thanks for posting that picture. Just had a look at them on the argos website and they seem to have poor reviews so i'm put off a little if i'm honest. Would you recomend them for these particular speakers though as your the best person to ask for as i would be fitting them to these speakers if i did buy the mounts.
Do they sag at all? If you recomend them i'll probably take a shot with them and hopefully i'll be pleased
Thanks.

[godfarter]

Originally Posted by lamboluke

Thanks for posting that picture. Just had a look at them on the argos website and they seem to have poor reviews so i'm put off a little if i'm honest. Would you recomend them for these particular speakers though as your the best person to ask for as i would be fitting them to these speakers if i did buy the mounts.
Do they sag at all? If you recomend them i'll probably take a shot with them and hopefully i'll be pleased

As leckie said, he had to saw off the top of the bracket so that the mounting bracket could fit the rear speakers, so unless you are as handy with a saw then by all means

Otherwise I think you are better off getting something else. Amazon has quite a few to choose from, some like the Omnimount £28.99 or the B-Tech BT33/W £2.72 which also includes adaptors for key hole, single point and dual point speaker fittings. I don't use speaker wall-mounts so I'm no expert but I use the B-Tech BT11 Speaker stands and the adaptors which they included seem to do the job!

This is a picture of how the adaptors look when mounted with speaker stands...maybe you can email B-tech and ask if these are the same adaptors provided for the wall mounts and if so you can make your own decision from there!

Picture of DDW800 Speakers Mounted to FLOOR STANDS

[lamboluke]

Thank you very much for the reply godfarter.
I quite like the look of the b-tech bt33's. Plus saves me having to buy a saw
I think when i order the Sony HT-DDWG800 off pixmania i will order the B-tech's in black with their universal mounting options and adjustability suits me perfectly.
Plus quoting from pixmania

The BT33 / BT332* are the Universal Wall Mounts for small Home Cinema and Surround Satellite Speakers. They are designed for speakers with a weight up to 3.5Kg (7lbs) with the following fittings :Single Threaded Insert, Dual Threaded Insert, Keyhole InsertThe BT33 / BT332 come complete with full hardware and fixings kit and are easy to mount. Options AvailableSingles:Black BT33BSilver BT33SWhite BT33Twin packs:Black BT332 Silver BT332SWhite BT332W

So i'll go with those i think

[mooperman]

How do fella's,

finally got round to updating my setup post with this kit in so have a look and comment away...

Moopermans Setup

Cheers

M

[chris_lufc]

Finally got mine set up today. It took a while and I had to go buy some more speaker wire as the wire supplied was quite short. So far I have been pretty impressed with the sound from the ps3 and 360 but tomorrow will be the big test with an actual blu-ray film, probably iRobot. Anyway, thanks for all the help everyone has provided and I'm sure I will try and help anyone who needs it and anyone thinking of buying the system.