Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27000 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: DAV-DZ100
• Released on: 2005-06-24
• Number of items: 1

Manufacturer's Description
DAV-DZ100 All-in-one Home Cinema System

Sony's DAV-DZ100 all-in-one home cinema system gives you everything you need to turn your living room or bedroom into your own personal cinema befitting of today's demanding surround sound Hollywood blockbusters. Main features include the S-Master Full Digital Amplifier with DTS/Dolby Digital and Dolby ProLogic II. The system also features and DS Tuner with 20 FM and 10 MW Presets. It also features DivX playback and A/V SYNCE (Lip Sync), with all these useful features, this quality Sony home cinema system is great value for your money.Advice from Sony on how to position your speakers and subwoofer

Front Speaker setting:

The front left and right speakers should be placed at least one foot either side of the TV screen. If the room is wide enough, you may be able to space them out further to increase separation and create a more convincing front soundstage. To get the spacing right, measure the width of the room on the wall behind the TV screen. If the TV screen is in the centre of the wall, then place the front left speaker one third of the way across the room and the front right speaker two thirds the way across the room. The centre of the centre speaker should then be placed at a point midway between the front left and right speakers, directly above or beneath the TV. The speakers should be at least one foot away from the back wall. If the speakers are too close to either the side or back walls, they will sound boomy, with too much bass and not enough mid-range and high-frequency detail.What if my TV is in a corner?

Let's face it, many TVs are. Firstly, ask yourself: Does the TV have to be in the corner or could it be brought out to enable you to position the front left and right speakers either side of the TV, in alignment with it? If not, then you simply have to improvise, and try to get as close to the ideal set-up as you can, given the constraints that the position of the TV imposes. If the front speakers are 'bookshelf' or satellites, then wall brackets or shelves may help you to position the front left and right speakers correctly. Horizontal Alignment:

The front left and right speakers should ideally be in horizontal alignment, i.e., at exactly the same distance from the back wall, or the same distance from the listening position. The centre speaker is responsible for mainly dialogue and should not be placed in a forward position, relative to the front left and right speakers. You may find you have to move the front left and right speakers slightly in front of the TV, so that the front and centre speakers form a slight arc. You will find this can help to improve the overall coherence of the front soundstage.Front Speaker Height:

The front speakers should be positioned so that the tweeter the smallest drive unit, responsible for high frequency sounds is at ear level when you are sitting down ready to watch a movie. With floorstanding speakers, the tweeter should be approximately at ear level. With smaller, 'bookshelf' or satellite speakers, you may need to raise them to this level, using speaker stands, or by placing the speakers on a shelf. As the centre speaker is positioned, ideally, beneath or on top of the TV, it is unlikely to be at ear level. To solve this problem, angle the front of the speaker slightly upwards or downwards accordingly.Toeing In:

The front left and right speakers should be angled slightly inwards towards the listening position, which should be directly in front of the centre speaker and TV. This process of toeing in the front left and right speakers improves stereo separation and creates a more convincing soundstage. Opinions vary as to how much the front left and right speakers should be angled towards the listening position. To find the best position, play a CD with solo vocals on it and sit in the listening position. Get two friends to toe the speakers in fractionally by the same amount until the vocals appear to be coming from the space in between the speakers, rather than from the speakers themselves. Don't angle the speakers so much that the signals cross before they reach the listening position, as this will impair the performance.

Where the front speakers sound best at ear level, the sounds coming from the surround speakers should be less direct, more diffuse. For movie surround sound effects to be convincing, they should not appear to come from a single point source, such as the left or right surround speaker. For this reason, the surround speakers should be positioned above ear level when you are sitting down. Ideally, the surround speaker tweeters should be at least one foot, ideally two feet, above ear level.The surround speakers can be positioned on the side or back walls, but in either case, they should be slightly behind and to the side of the listening position. You can experiment with the angle of the surround speakers to see what sounds best.

If the speakers are on the back wall, try them pointing straight back down the room, or angled slightly towards, or away from the listening position. If the speakers are on the side walls, again try pointing them directly at the listening position, or at a slight angle. For multi-channel music, it is important to ideally ensure that all speakers 'meet' at the listening position. So, if your system is used for both music and movies, a little patience and some experimentation can produce the best compromise.

The positioning of the subwoofer can be less critical than that of the other speakers. This is because subwoofers generate low frequency sounds, the source of which the human ear finds difficult to detect. There are, however, some guidelines to follow. Depending on the design, the closer the subwoofer is to a wall, or corner, the more prominent it will sound. Ideally, the subwoofer should not be too close to any non-solid wall. Depending on the adjustment available on the subwoofer, you may be able to place it in a variety of locations. Also, be prepared to experiment with the location, as the reflective nature of the walls, will have an impact on the overall performance. Well set up, the sound of the subwoofer should integrate seamlessly with the rest of the speaker system and its impact will be felt rather than heard.

Once all the speakers have been positioned, check the distances they are from the listening position and input these to the amplifier or receiver system. The correct time delays will then be automatically set, so that you get the most realistic surround sound field according to the speaker

ExperimentOnce you have your system set up, play back some favourite movie sequences and see how it sounds. Again try fine-tuning the adjustments available on the amplifier to compensate for any further compromises you have had to make. And if things still don't sound as good as you would like, keep experimenting with the position of your speakers to see if you can improve things. Chances are though, if you follow these simple guidelines, your system will sound pretty good.

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Customer Reviews

Very Good..
i baught this player a while ago, baught it to use with my xbox 360 and my new TV. must say the sound quality is excelent, you can play it full on, and it doesn't lose quality, however, the reason for only giving a 4 star review, is because i found its connectivity options limited, i was expecting digital input/coaxial etc... but all in all. good player and very very good sound!

well worth the money!
I bought this item for my mum replacing her stereo separates and DVD player and was very pleased with the unit! it does everything imaginable and plays music CD's like no other system I've heard! I bought a multi regional set so there's no limit to discs we watch! buy it now!

Look at review by Kate - Spot on!
I bought this system recently. Was impressed with the quality of the sound. However, was getting ready to pack it all up and sell it on e-bay because I could only get the surround sound to work on DVD's. Even the sales guy at Curry's said that I would need to buy an additional amp. I then read the review by Kate - - all you need to do is press the function button on the remote to select TV. Assuming you have a scart lead from your Sky going to you TV and a Scart between the DVD & SKY box it works fine. I noticed that there are a couple of reviews saying that you either cannot do it or you have to keep switching the scarts around when playing a DVD or Watching SKY - but this is not the case. It does work & I'm pleased that I read Kate's original posting. Cheers