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Sony HT-CT100

 

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    8.6 8.6 from 287 reviewers
  • Expert Score (1)
    9.0 9.0 from 1 reviewer
  • Value for money (5)
    8.6 8.6 from 5 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. Testfreaks blog

    Testfreaks blog
    9.0/10
    11 September 2008

    The Sony Sound Bar HT-CT100 is an excellent choice if you’re looking to add good sound to your current system but don’t have the room for a full blown home theater system. It provides enough connections for a small system, and is a nice improvement over the stock speakers of the TV. In addition it can be used as sort of a splitter, or a way to add more devices to your system, you can hook three HDMI components to the HT-CT100 and select which you want to use. Read more

    • Sounds great, Easy installation, Fairly easy to use, Small size overall, Several sound choices, Configurable settings, Remote can also control TV and BD Player, Good h...
    • Remote only works with Sony products, Not really realistic surround sound, Need to pay a lot extra for add-ons

  2. Personal Electronics buzz

    Personal Electronics buzz
    10 September 2008

    I play video games for relaxation. My work is tedious and while it pays well, I appreciate my down time. I have an Xbox connected to my Sony HDTV. The small Xbox speakers are good in a pinch. I heard about the new Sony 3.1-Channel system with 3-HDMI inputs and 1-HDMI output and I jumped for it. The cost of the Sony HT-CT100 at my local discount retailer was only $289 with free shipping from their warehouse. The system is light weight, so it is easy to tote home. Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. Confusing

    Amazon
    4.0/10
    Reviewer: Harry Lime "harrylime", Amazon
    6 December 2011

    The options to connect this HT are totally confusing and seem too complicated. The directions seem to say the HDMI cable alone does not do the job, you also need the RCA connectors. That's the way the instruction book reads. If that's so, there are way too many connections necessary. Read more

  2. No channel in back to route wires

    ABT Electronics
    6.0/10
    Reviewer: Bill, ABT Electronics
    23 September 2009

    Well all in all it's a pretty good product, but takes awhile to set up right. The biggest problem I have against this is, there are no channels in back of the bar to run the TVs wires through it. When you hang the TV on the wall and the sound bar below it and don't want to fish walls, it makes it a little hard. Read more

    • Clear Sound, Thundering Bass
    • Difficult To Setup

  3. Can ya hear me now?

    10/10
    Reviewer: dalesky, epinions.com
    3 weeks ago

    Having recently purchased a new big screen TV, I found the sound lacking that mid and lower end punc Read more

    • Relatively inexpensive for this type of home theater system. Truly excellent sound.
    • Another remote, and losing the TV speakers. Maybe - see update

  4. Good sound;unnecesarily complex remote

    J&R
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: El, J&R
    16 May 2009

    The speakers in the audio of my new hi-def TV are poor while the electronics are fine. Was able to get good audio thru using the Auxiliary input on a Bose radio. Replaced that set-up with the Sony Home Theater. Ease of installation about the same with either arrangement, but Bose remote smaller, simpler and much more convenient.Sony less expensive than Bose. Read more

    • Clear Sound, Interfaces Well With TV
    • Too complex remote

  5. Exactly what I needed

    Newegg
    10/10
    Reviewer: gadget, Newegg
    24 February 2010

    It comes with an optical SPDIF cable in the box. This was a nice surprise. I am very happy with the balance of performance, simplicity and cost of this system. Read more

    • I wanted something that was simple but sounded good and didn't require running wires everywhere. I am very impressed with the bass and clarity. You can adjust the cent...
    • None.

  • WikiFreak Description

Sony HT-CT100

The HT-CT100 is a soundbar home theater system from Sony composed of a slim main speaker and a dedicated subwoofer. With a Sony S-Master digital amplifier, HDMI connectivity (3 inputs and 1 output) and digital audio inputs, the Sony HT-CT100 eliminates the need for a separate audio-video receiver.

The system’s soundbar is a bass-reflex, magnetically shielded main speaker measuring approximately 31.5 x 2.7 x 2.6 inches (W x H x D). The separate bass reflex subwoofer, also magneticall…

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Sony HT-CT100

The HT-CT100 is a soundbar home theater system from Sony composed of a slim main speaker and a dedicated subwoofer. With a Sony S-Master digital amplifier, HDMI connectivity (3 inputs and 1 output) and digital audio inputs, the Sony HT-CT100 eliminates the need for a separate audio-video receiver.

The system’s soundbar is a bass-reflex, magnetically shielded main speaker measuring approximately 31.5 x 2.7 x 2.6 inches (W x H x D). The separate bass reflex subwoofer, also magnetically shielded, measures 6.3 x 9.7 x 14.2 inches (W x H x D).

The S-Master amplifier supplies 250 watts RMS (50 watts x 3 plus 100 watts for the subwoofer) of total power. The system features Dolby Digital, Dolby ProLogic and DTS decoders. With Sony’s S-Force surround technology, surround sound is produced from just the soundbar. Unlike other soundbars, the HT-CT100 does not bounce sound off of walls to simulate surround sound; it instead uses advanced digital processing to produce rear sounds.

Setting up the HT-CT100 is made simple via Sony’s Digital Cinema Auto Calibration and the included microphone. The HT-CT100 also gives the user 6 sound modes to choose from: AFD, Cinema, Sports, Game, Music and Personal Audio.

The Sony HT-CT100 features HDMI Active Intelligence to easily switch between different components such as a Blu-ray player and a next-gen gaming console. The system also offers Linear Pulse Code Modulated Audio (LPCM) playback through HDMI.

Other notable features of the HT-CT100 include Sony’s Digital Media Port, Bravia Sync and Portable Audio Enhancer technologies.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

This amazing system brings simplicity and performance together by pairing a center speaker and subwoofer to create a surround sound experience in a compact package. Bring your movies to life with the HT-CT100.

  • HDMI™ Active Intelligence (3in/1out)
  • 3.1 Channel
  • Portable Audio Enhancer
  • Dolby Digital/DTS/ProLogic
  • LPCM Playback
  • BRAVIA® Sync
  • 3 Optical, 1-Coax
  • Accepts 1080/60p and 24p Video via HDMI™
  • S-Force Surround
  • DIGITAL MEDIA PORT

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