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- Reviewed on: 08/12/2004
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The HT-DDW660 is Sony's least-expensive HTIB. Stripped down to the essentials, it lacks a DVD player, but that's not necessarily a liability, considering that many people already have one. This nicely appointed A/V receiver/5.1 satellite/subwoofer HTIB typically sells for well under $200, but it'll surprise a lot of buyers with its solid build and sound quality.
The understated DDW660 receiver won't dazzle your eyeballs with flashy blue lighting schemes or a pancake-thin profile, but it has a legible display, logically deployed buttons, and a full-size volume control knob. Measuring 17 inches wide and just 12 inches deep, it can fit in or on almost about any cabinet or shelf. The remote control isn't anything special, but it's not bad.
Even by HTIB standards the five 4.75-inch-tall satellite speakers are tiny. The silver-plastic cabinets come decked out with medium-gray cloth grilles and are fitted with threaded inserts to facilitate wall mounting. The 13.2-pound silver-finished fiberboard subwoofer is a compact 13-inch cube.
The receiver pumps out 70 watts per channel and features Dolby Digital/Pro Logic II and DTS surround processing. The receiver's connectivity does without video-switching capabilities, but you get two digital inputs, one optical and one coaxial. Analog ins are limited to two sets of stereo jacks. Up front, you'll find a headphone jack. Continue reading
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