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- #CAMBRIDGE SOUNDWORKS MC200 MANUAL#
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I placed the sub a couple of inches from the rear wall and didn’t feel cheated. I’ve heard annoying high-frequency distortion in other pseudo surround-sound systems but was happy to hear realistic glass shattering sounds in Terminator 2 rather than sibilance. I was impressed by the power output, which went louder than I was comfortable playing in my large basement room. The goal in a faux surround-sound system is to get a credible sense of surround sound, not a replica of a 5.1-channel system. You can play with the positioning of the sub to get more bass (the closer to the wall, the more oomph), in addition to cranking up the volume using the dial on the back of the cabinet. Little is required in the way of setup since it’s a one-box speaker system–part of the EZ setup concept.
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The manual states that the dial shouldn’t be used with the SurroundWorks speaker system, which automatically selects the proper playback mode.
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Those who don’t read manuals may try to flip through the settings: Mute, Surround, Dialogue and Stereo and find little satisfaction. According to the manual, it’s there for use with systems other than the AVS600.
One confusing feature is the mode switch on top of the main speaker. The owner’s manual uses illustrations to spell out the no-brainer connection process. One cable connects the speaker to the sub and another runs from the sub’s amps to the DVD module. SurroundWorks satisfies that crowd on both counts. The AM/FM tuner stores 40 AM/FM presets.Ĭonsumers who don’t have space for surround speakers generally don’t have tolerance for messy wires or complicated setup. In addition to Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, the DVD player spins DVD Audio (but no SACD) and MP3 files on CD. Mounting screws are also included if you want to hang the speaker above or beneath a wall-mounted flat-panel TV.
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At 7 inches deep and just 4.5 inches high, the speaker module can fit beneath the screen of a plasma or LCD TV that’s mounted on a stand.
The bundle is space efficient, measuring approximately 15 (w) x 4.5 (h) x 7 (w) inches for the speaker, 10 x 11 x 12.5 inches for the subwoofer and 17 x 2.6 x 13.5 inches for the DVD/tuner. The subwoofer connects to the DVD control module which also packs an AM/FM tuner.Īdditional A/V inputs include one component, three S-Video and two composite video jacks, one coaxial and one digital audio jack, and a set of standard front-panel A/V jacks for a game player or camcorder. The speaker box connects via a single cable to the subwoofer which houses all the amplifiers for the ensemble: the 75-watt bass amp and 50-watt amps for each front channel. SurroundWorks features an unusually styled center speaker with concave moldings for the front three speakers: one on either side 2.78-inch full-range left and right speakers flanking a 2.78-inch center speaker. 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.Ĭambridge 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. But many homes–whether it’s a tiny studio apartment in Manhattan or a bonus room in California–can’t accommodate surround-channel speakers. In a perfect world everyone would have, among other things, space for five or more speakers to create their own home theater.