Let me preface this by saying I consider myself a little bit of an audiophile; I pride myself on my music and my movies sounding pristine. So, needless to say I was a little hesitant about buying this home theater-in-a-box for my girlfriend. But, I did my research and decided on the Panasonic SC-BT730.

The setup was quite easy. The first thing I did was plug the wireless transmitter into the back of the player/receiver, put it in its nest, then plopped the rear speakers* in their places. The "tallboys" assembled easily enough, and while I was a little worried about tightening the screws fully, they held together fine. Due to the living room setup the wireless receiver sits next to one of the rear speakers, so the cable from the far speaker barely reaches... but it did indeed reach.

Next I setup the two front side speakers and the center speaker, noting the heft of the center speaker as I did so. These also setup easily enough that my girlfriend's 11 year old could have probably done it.

Lastly I connected the HDMI cable and antenna, then quickly and eagerly swooped up the plastic, styrofoam, and twist ties strewn about the floor.

I powered up the TV, flipped to HDMI input and turned on the BluRay... and we had blast off! I was apprehensive about the long power up time, but was relieved to find that the second time I turned it on it was much faster (even with fast start up disabled). I followed the easy on screen instructions (oops! Left the wireless receiver off), plugged in the mic for auto speaker calibration (buzzzz, buzzzz, buzzzz), and immediately played with the other settings.

After I was happy with my setting choices I turned to my girlfriend's favorite FM station and made sure it came in crystal clear (it did... as much as FM can) and programmed in a few other stations (which was pretty intuitive).

20 minutes later we were settled in (I rented the new Clash of the Titans specifically to test out our wonderful new toy) and were immediately immersed in a torrent of surround sound and visual goodness. Every time something passed "behind us" and I could *hear* it back there I would grin and momentarily flash-back to the mid (or was it late?) 80s when my father had the first surround sound setup I'd ever seen (outside of the theaters) and how giddy I was then.

I have the speaker setup reversed, if you will, with the "tallboy" speakers as the surround speakers, and the satellite speakers up front. The couch is against the wall and I don't wish to mount the satellites, but since the tallboys and the little small monitors are both 60w with the same response (120Hz - 20kHz) and the same impedance (3ohms) I thought "what the heck", and so far it's worked out well. I'll end up playing with their locations and swapping them around, but until I decide on some speaker stands it's more than functional.

The overall sound is great. The sub-woofer, of course, isn't what a powered one would be, but it produces enough to make you feel it. The tallboys, middle speaker, and the surround speakers all produce a nice clear sound... not tinny at all. While there are, of course, limitations to what a small monitor's capable of, these exceeded my expectations. Also, after adequate burn-in (played) time these speakers should sound even *better*.

In summary, I was very happy and quite impressed with the great sound this HTiB delivers, and especially Price! (Hey, I love yuan Amazon 350) Panasonic fan because I remember right, they have once again proven why.

Panasonic SC-BT730 Blu-ray DiscTM 5.1 Home Theater System Features

• Receiver has BD - DVD - CD player and FM Tuner
• Connections - HDMI Out - 1; Video Out - 1; Digital Input - 2 (optical); Audio Input - 1 AUX (Stereo Mini Jack, 3.5mm)
• Speaker System - Front Configuration - 2-way 3-speaker, Bass-reflex Woofer - 1-3/8 x 4 Cone Type x2 Tweeter
• Pure Direct Sound Speaker - Yes (front, center)
• Advanced Bamboo Cone - Yes (front, center) Approximate Dimensions

Panasonic SC-BT730 Blu-ray DiscTM 5.1 Home Theater System Overview

The rear speakers come wireless right out of the box (no additional purchase necessary). The Blu-ray player is wireless ready, and compatible with the wireless LAN adapter DY-WL10 (sold separately).



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