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What is it: 5.1 channel surround-sound system with built-in DVD player
What we think: Great for movie soundtracks, but not especially good with music
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 25 June 2008
Tags: samsung, lg, speaker, speakers
We like:
Styling; picture quality; movies sound great
We don't like:
Subwoofer lets down the music reproduction; separates system would produce a much better sound on all material
Also known as:
Samsung HT-X715T
CNET UK judgement:
The Samsung HT-X715 is very easy to set up and it does make your movies look and sound good. We just didn't care for the music sound quality, which was fine in the mid and high end but sounded flabby at low frequency
Samsung HT-X715 History
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