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Matsu
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Join Date: May 2004
 
2023-03-16, 09:04

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Originally Posted by dglow View Post
Nice! Color me all shades of jealous! Please report back with your impressions. Are you planning to add one of the subs?

FYI I recall hearing reports of sound dropout for folks in wifi congested situations (apartments, duplexes, etc.), though apparently firmware updates have addressed some of this issue. fwiw, ymmv
I did some quick reading on Sony's site, and the online documentation is a little vague in areas. It doesn't appear that a wifi network is strictly needed to make it work, though you can pair it to your network: my guess is the control box establishes its own wireless control of the speakers. They indicate that you may need an unobstructed line of sight from the control box to the satellites, which is weird but not the first time I've seen those kinds of warnings on a wifi device. I suppose an AV cabinet could interfere, or maybe would interfere if the wireless radios are weak and not meant to work at more than ~30ft ??

I think I would get a sub, but not quite sure which one. I generally don't go for a heavy ".1" effects setting, rather just enough to fill in the bottom end that's missing from most sats. Home Theatre is different in that the .1 is actually supposed to be an "LFE" that lets you feel the thump, but how much of that really fits in a home setting? The moment furniture or household tchotchke start to rattle, it ruins the effect if it hasn't already PO'd someone else in the home (likely me)...

However, reports conflict a bit on why people like/dislike/prefer SA-SW3 or SA-SW5 here...

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