For Sale Sony STR-DE1075 A/V Receiver with Dolby Digital, DTS, and 6.1 Decoding

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Sony STR-DE1075 A/V Receiver with Dolby Digital, DTS, and 6.1 Decoding Product Description:



  • Home Audio/Video Surround Sound Receiver with 6.1-channel and 5.1-channel preamp inputs
  • Dolby Digital/Dolby Pro Logic/DTS surround sound
  • Two 32-bit processors for surround decoding (Dolby Digital, DTS, 6.1, Pro Logic), Virtual Matrix 6.1, and Digital Cinema Sound — 27 total soundfields
  • 100 watts x 2 (stereo) into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.09% THD — or 100 x 6 in surround mode
  • Learning/Multibrand Remote with macro capability

Product Description

Packed with features, this Sony receiver boasts a 6-channel amplifier, 6.1-channel decoding, and 6.1 channel inputs for compatibility with new high-resolution, multi-channel audio sources like SACD. Additional features include multi-room audio and Digital Concert Hall A/B for surround sound playback of stereo music sources. Color: Black

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
5A fine Dolby Digital Receiver
By Simon Jessey
The STR-DE1075 is an excellent receiver. It packs a considerable punch for the money. One glance at the connection panel at the rear will confirm that you can pretty much hook up anything with it.

Setting up is easy, particularly if you have it hooked up to a monitor or TV, because the on-screen display is very good. Setup can be done via the clearly laid-out front panel, or from the absolutely dreadful remote control. You can specify the size of each speaker, the distance from the listener and other parameters.

The system is designed around a 6.1 Dolby Digital processor. This means that it can handle the rear surround effects channel that has begun to be added to movies recently. A variety of DSP options are available for those people who have awkward speaker placement or for those who just like to fiddle around.

I have just two complaints about the unit. The user guide .... It helps you setup the system but little else. When I spend hundreds of dollars on something, I expect a clear and comprehensive user guide. Many of the receivers facilities are practically ignored and there is no mention whatsoever of the remote control - my other complaint. It is overcomplicated and unattractive.

I must disagree on one point with one of the other reviewers. It is much better, I feel, to use the remote control to go through the setup routine. This allows you to sit in the listening position while you setup the speakers.

As far as sound quality is concerned, I doubt you will find a finer system in this price range. It has more than enough power to cope with most home-based setups and in two-channel mode, it sounds as good as most sub $500 amplifiers.

Highly recommended.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
3Sony STR-DE 1075 is Good But ..
By A Customer
The Sony STR 1075 has 6.1 and a host of other features. But, many movies and DVDs are not even in 5.1. The receiver has excellent connectivity options, and automated detection of type of signal. The electronics are sound. For a sophisticated electronic device, I find the user manual very weak. It barely covers the basics, and is not well written. Also, Sony has the idea that crowding the remote with buttons is good. It's not. Many of the buttons are set-up related and should be under a flip-top, not comingled with all the "every day" buttons.

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Best Reviews of Sony HT-DDW830 Home Theater System

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Sony HT-DDW830 Home Theater System Product Description:



  • 550-watt AV receiver and 5.1-channel speaker system
  • 3 component-video inputs accommodate component-video DVD players, satellite receivers, and gaming consoles
  • 3 digital-audio inputs accommodate bitstreams from DVD players, CD players and recorders, minidisc recorders, and the like
  • 5 satellite speakers and 50-watt powered subwoofer
  • Includes remote control

Product Description

Get that indoor concert theater experience every time you sit down to watch the TV or a movie! Sit back and enjoy your favorite music and movies as the sound from five sonically matched satellite speakers and a powered subwoofer washes over you. The A/V receiver offers 550 watts of total power and can decode Dolby« Digital, DTS, and Dolby« Pro Logic soundtracks.

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
5Excellent Performance Per Dollar
By Mad Dog
If your goal is to get good sound for your home theater without dropping big bucks, take a look at this unit. Granted, a subwoofer of this size with only 50 watts cannot compete with a big system, but if you want deep bass, be prepared to pay a whole lot more. It sounded to me like this system put out a decent level and taughtness of bass down to about 50 Hz and could play fairly dynamically up to 90 or 95 dB. Above that level, the system sounded compressed and the smoothness of the midrange went away. But at a reasonable volume level, the mids are well reproduced and smooth. The controls have adequate sensitivity to allow you to set equalization and surround effects to match your taste for a wide variety of movie soundtracks. This is a bargain.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
5THIS SYSTEM ROCKS!!
By Tarek Halaby
As I said in the title "THIS SYSTEM ROCKS".If your room is small go with this Sony. I looked at the Kenwood, to big for my room. Now you can watch your dvds to there fullest (audio wise)when you insert a dvd that has the DTS AUDIO FUNCTION you feel like your right in the movie. Before you start watching a movie and you have this system check out the audio menu and see if there is a DTS AUDIO TRACK and if there is USE IT DON'T ABUSE. I would have like to give it 10stars but Amazon went only up to five

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For Sale YAMAHA DD55 7 Pad General MIDI Digital Drum System

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YAMAHA DD55 7 Pad General MIDI Digital Drum System Product Description:



  • 7 Touch-Sensitive Drum Pads
  • Tempo Control Using Tap Start
  • Hand percussion with New Latin Drums allows natural playing using hands instead of sticks
  • 174 Digitally-sampled Percussion Voices Assignable to Any Pad
  • Two Assignable Foot Pedals Included, for Kick, Hi-Hat or any other voice

Product Description

This drum set by Yamaha is no mere toy; it marks a transition to a more professional and versatile digital-drumming instrument. It has stereo-sampled voices, a bass boost system and digital processing that gives it an irresistible, thundering beat. The addition of the adjustable pad sensitivity also allows you to pound out a spicy rhythm with your hands.

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74 of 76 people found the following review helpful.
5This drummer thinks it's cool
By J
I'm a drummer in a 5-piece band that plays 2 or 3 times a month. I recently had the opportunity to try out the DD55 and was very impressed. Though I'm not ready to show up at a gig without my conventional set, the DD55 would be great for practicing with headphones or for taking to a rehearsal when I don't want to lug my set. It has a nice feel to it, the sound is good, there are lots of options, and it's just plain fun. And it doesn't cost an arm and a leg like some of the electronic drums do.

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful.
53 reasons I like this drum set
By a novice drummer
1) Perfect for practice. As a non-drummer, buying a full acoustic or digital drumset is too much of a commitment. This little digital set gives a good simulation of the feel of a full kit (with some limitations) for learning new rhythms. Someday I'll buy a full kit but for now this guy will do.

2) Jamming. Sitting around with some friends and some guitars, it is really nice to pull out some backing drum sounds quickly and painlessly. The hand drum sounds are excellent as well for this.

3) Recording MIDI. This guy goes MIDI out to the computer for recording MIDI events and playing them back with the sound card's drumset or anything else you want. As a MIDI drum controller it is very handy. I have also recorded the on-board drum sounds (run through a guitar amp with mild distortion and reverb) and the results were pretty cool.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful.
5For Intermediate Drummers:
By A Customer
I purchased this product about a month ago and I am very pleased with it. The features are amazing and I love the fine tuning details. I've read other reviews that only comment on bad sound quality, but I consider the sound quality to be amazing. Although you can't expect much out of the unit's speakers, headphones or other external sound systems (such as amps) make the sound quality amazing (the speakers are great for practicing though). I've also read that people are unhappy with the low volume of the crash speakers. I addressed this problem by lowering the volume of all the pads except the cymbals, and then just raise the main volume. Many people think that this kit would not be good for a stand alone performance kit. I whole-heartedly agree. That's why I made a set up with my real hi-hat, and my bass drum, and put the dd-55 in the middle. I've played in two concerts like this and it has been a hit. I changed the hi-hat pad into a china cymbal (or a ride bell). I put a splash on the hi-hat pedal and a cowbell (or anything else you want) on the bass pedal. This setup worked great. I also figured out a way to rig the bass pedal so you could hit it with a real bass pedal. In one of the songs, I threw away my sticks and started to play the bongos! Everyone loved it! I'm glad Yamaha made such an affordable proffesional quality drum pad set and I'm sad when I see that most people can't use it to it's fullest potencial!

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