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Aiwa HT-D580 450-Watt Home Theater System
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(3.5 out of 5)
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + Sharea good system with some major flaws
(2 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Jul 7, 2006i got mine from a friend so i didn't get any speakers or remote but with the 6 speakers i have it works well accept I cant have the volume over 17 without it turning itself off.
about the sub problem i agree they most likely forgot to change a setting but if you think you've done everything right (right settings, right calls to costomer support ect.) and it still doesn't work; deal with it or return it.
but overall i think its a good machine (that needs to be able to use its full potential).
about the sub problem i agree they most likely forgot to change a setting but if you think you've done everything right (right settings, right calls to costomer support ect.) and it still doesn't work; deal with it or return it.
but overall i think its a good machine (that needs to be able to use its full potential).
Great price average receiver
(3 out of 5) by Mark S on Jan 29, 2006 (Texas)It has worked well. The sound is good but not blaring if you crank it. I paid $150 so I am not complaining about the product, just the design. To turn on the subwoofer you must hit a button on the remote and then a button on the receiver. Why not just one button? To switch from DTS to 5.1 DD to stereo is just as ridiculous. Product is good but the design engineers must be reprimanded for not making it user friendly.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Great System, Great for a First, Great Price!
(5 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Jun 1, 2002... To address the subwoofer problem (which I ran into myself), it is not hard to fix. The connection cord was probably backwards and just needs to be flipped, or the subwoofer has not been turned on THROUGH THE RECIEVER.
This is the first Home Theater I have ever owned. Believe me when I am going to buy something like this I do lots of research. Research is what I did! For about 2 months I read review after review, looked at every system in every store, conducted interviews of people who owned systems. After all that the Aiwa HT-D580 was what I chose. This has Dolby Digital and DTS decoders. It also has a Pro Logic decoder which lets you watch normal cable in surround. It has a great separation that puts you in the movie. The subwoofer sounds great. 50 watts may not sound like much, but it is powered with little distorion even at high volume. This has a volume level of 50. Although The highest I have listened to it was 25, and that was making my house shake. So it is definitly powerful enough for a large family room. It is also pretty easy to use all together, many things are very self explanitory. The best thing about the sound is that it never is distorted even at high volume, many other systems I looked at did. If you don't have much money, want killer sound, deep bass that puts you in the movie, Dolby Digital, Pro Logic and DTS decoders, get this system you will be impressed!
This is the first Home Theater I have ever owned. Believe me when I am going to buy something like this I do lots of research. Research is what I did! For about 2 months I read review after review, looked at every system in every store, conducted interviews of people who owned systems. After all that the Aiwa HT-D580 was what I chose. This has Dolby Digital and DTS decoders. It also has a Pro Logic decoder which lets you watch normal cable in surround. It has a great separation that puts you in the movie. The subwoofer sounds great. 50 watts may not sound like much, but it is powered with little distorion even at high volume. This has a volume level of 50. Although The highest I have listened to it was 25, and that was making my house shake. So it is definitly powerful enough for a large family room. It is also pretty easy to use all together, many things are very self explanitory. The best thing about the sound is that it never is distorted even at high volume, many other systems I looked at did. If you don't have much money, want killer sound, deep bass that puts you in the movie, Dolby Digital, Pro Logic and DTS decoders, get this system you will be impressed!
not a bad system for the price
(4 out of 5) by Nathaniel M. Wilfred on May 7, 2002 (fairfax, va United States)i bought this system and its not bad for the price u pay,the subwoofer is cheap at 50watts not alot of power ,but its great for a decent home theater system,oh and by the way i found out its not a great system to run your equalizer through,cause it maxes out easy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Another "the subwoofer bites" customer
(3 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Mar 31, 2002...I ... am having problems with the subwoofer. I followed the directions to the letter, and it works for about 45 seconds (on maximum volume)and it is very quiet, too... then it dies. I called AIWA support number, only to talk to a rude and uncaring representative. The system itself is really great otherwise........easy to set up and the surround system sounds GREAT. But, I need to know why the subwoofer doesn't work. I truly think it is in the setup and connection, even though I had an expert hooking it up for me. ...