It's Not Perfect
Written: Mar 26 '01 (Updated Mar 26 '01)
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Pros: Good Sound Quality, Surround, Drivers, less than $70.
Cons: Huge Glaring Errors, Weak Output
The Bottom Line: If you are an audiophile who listens to anything that requires pin-point clarity, this is not for you.
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| keithustus's Full Review: Philips DSS 330 |
I shopped Consumer Reports and Gamecenter and a few other sources for a long time looking for the best and cheapest speaker system. Trust me, this IS it (at the time I write this at least).
The system is easy to hookup and get running, and the full, powerful sound I heard when I popped in my first DVD was mind blowing. In most situations these speakers are simply the best, such as when I am blowing away other players in Quake III or Counter-strike.
However, there is one major, huge, drawback. I am about as much of a fanatic about classical music as anyone can be, and also collect mp3s of standup comedy (the George Carlin Little David Years Collection is great!). People who listen to this stuff, and anything else that requires amazing quality on a sustained sound, be warned. The speakers have a surprisingly low output, so I have already blown the speakers a bit, making the music now come in with lots of pops and other glitches. The excitement of say, the first cadenza of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E, for example, is now riddled with errors and abrasions. Although I think the speakers are great, they still pale in comparison with those recommended by a music professor.
The blown speakers sound more than acceptable when I play games or watch DVDs, but when perfect reproduction is required, like when you are listening to an intense solo or hearing one spoken voice, the sounds are nothing but revolting.
Recommended:
No
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Member: Keith B
Location: Washington, DC
Reviews written: 20
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About Me:
Midwesterner attending college in Washington, DC, majoring in cognitive psychology. Recently lived in China.
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