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Cambridge SurroundWorks 200


(8 out of 10)


The SurroundWorks 200 is designed for those who want a quick, easy and compact solution for music and video playback.

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In a perfect world everyone would have, among other things, space for five or more speakers to create their own home theater. But many homes--whether it's a tiny studio apartment in Manhattan or a bonus room in California--can't accommodate surround-channel speakers. The consumer electronics industry offers several solutions: “wireless” surround speakers (which still have to be plugged into an outlet and connected to each other), three-channel surround modes, and most recently, scaled-down speaker packages that simulate surround sound using one or two front-channel speakers and a sub.   Cambridge SoundWorks' entry into the latter group is SurroundWorks 200, a $999 system bundling the AVS600 DVD player/receiver with a single, multi-driver speaker enclosure and separate sub. Continue reading full review @ Digital Trends

ProsCons
  • Very simple setup
  • Good sound quality
  • Small buttons on the remote control
  • Does not support WMA playback