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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jan 28, 2005
Pros: attractive, minimalist design, logical to program,smooth, silky, clear, muscular sound,clear LED display Cons: reading of manual absolutely required, awkward FM tuning, pricey, remote control a bit odd
Summary: Why replace what I had? I was using a 1996-vintage Marantz A/V receiver with NO built-in Dolby/DTS processing (used outboard Sony decoder). The Marantz always has sounded a bit muddy, also mediocre power rating. With the dynamic demands of new content ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 16, 2006
Pros: sound quality, on-screen setup is easy, nice remote, very,very,very loud. no hissing at high volume. Cons: the pre-out signal echo.
Summary: this is an updated review of the 5000es...i had thought that this was a really weak unit. no matter what i did, i just could not get any volume out of it..i even tried the reset function several times..i went through every setting over and over...well it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 18, 2005
Pros: Simple signal path, accurate/attractive sound, flexible input/output options, design, adaptable remote, useful menus Cons: Power rating optimistic, complex setup process, cheap speaker binding posts, uhmm...
Summary: I have owned a pair of B&K separates (PT-3 II preamp, ST2140 power amp) for several years and wanted to upgrade for a few reasons. First, the PT-3 is a stereo preamp only. Although most of my listening is music, I wanted the ability to use 5-channel ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 30, 2004
Pros: It's pretty and (in theory) replaces many components with one box. Cons: Poor sound quality, difficult ergonomics, can't manually tune the radio. WASTE OF MONEY!
Summary: ...Great marketing, lousy product. I replaced my adcom preamp, Sony Dolby processor, and sunfire amp and adcom d2a with this beautiful paperweight. That was the best thing it did - replace the aforementioned boxes (and remotes) with one (albeit HUGE) ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Jun 9, 2008
Pros: sound, high end functions Cons: radio tuning is awkward, however once set and named is easy
Summary: This is an incredible piece of equipment and the sound is amazing. The high end functions and ease of use combine well. Sound reproduction and clarity is unmatched. Sony puts a lot of work in to the ES products and it
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Aug 25, 2005
Pros: Incredible sound and video.....no coments....just best....it's a SONY....heah!!! Cons: NO i-link or HDMI .....:o(
Summary: Digital amp is smooth and noise-free with incredible imaging and Conversion-free signal path for digital sources -Power is adequate for high levels -Assignable digital inputs mean flexibility -DSP will knock your socks off in movies
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