Sony CMT-HX7BT Micro Component System with Bluetooth and Satellite Radio Capability
Listen to the latest music with the CMT-DH7BT Bluetooth micro system. Satellite radio ready, the CMT-DH7BT allows you to jam to XM or Sirius satellite radio with the optional home antenna. And with Bluetooth connectivity, you can wirelessly stream music from your Bluetooth-enabled PC, Sony Ericsson mobile phone, or MP3 player with an optional Bluetooth adapter (sold separately). Add 100 watts of total power, an AM/FM tuner with 30 presets and a simple, front-loading CD player and you have the ability to provide a soundtrack to any room. Speaker System - 2 Way Bass Reflex Type / Speaker Dimensions - Tweeter 1.6 inches (4cm) / Woofer(s) - 5.9 inches (15cm) Inputs and Outputs - Analog Audio Input(s) - 1 (Rear, Stereo Mini) / Headphone Input(s) - 1 (Front, Stereo Mini) / Antenna Terminal(s) - 2 (Rear) / Optical Audio Output(s) - 1 (Rear) Dimensions (WxHxD) - Main Unit - 11.2 x 4.5 x 7.8 inches (286x115x200mm) Speaker 5.7 x 10.2 x 7.87 inches (145x260x200mm) (x 2) / Weight - Main Unit - 5.7 lbs (2.6kg) Supplied Accessories - Power Requirements /Instruction Manual /Remote Commander Remote Control (RM-SCD30) /Batteries - 2 AA / FM Lead Antenna
Sit back and let the Sony CMT-HX7BT Bluetooth® Micro Component System fill your home with rich, quality sound. With the ability to play satellite radio and stream audio from a Bluetooth-enabled MP3 player, PC or mobile phone, the CMT-HX7BT is as versatile as it is powerful. Each speaker pumps 50 Watts of power while the bass reflex speaker design and S-Master® digital amplifiers ensure deep bass and high fidelity sound. An AM/FM tuner with 30 presets and a simple, front-loading CD player are also included for your listening pleasure.
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Sony CMT-HX7BT Micro Component System with Bluetooth and Satellite Radio Capability Reviews
The controls are on top of the unit, which keeps the front free of clutter, but unless you put the system on a fairly low shelf you might not be able to read the icons near the buttons. No. The sound quality is quite good for one of these smaller systems, and it dissipates heat well so that the components inside should be relatively long-lived. (A Denon unit I had earlier felt like a frying pan on top after an hour of operation). And they are all the same shape, so touch won't guide you. Except that in a single CD player you'll be approaching the system to swap CDs, so those controls matter. Perfect, yes.
And it's certainly not a bad one. To add to the fun, the play and stop buttons are separated by 'Audio In' and 'Tuner' buttons, giving a sort of randomness to the design. However for active listening it is no match for a true home audio system. As a bonus, they aren't lit or even luminescent. Sony has given us possibly the least efficient speaker system in its lineup, so it's hard to say what all of that amplification has actually bought us. And, unless you're on the verge of blindness, the display is readable from across an average-sized office. With 50 watts per channel, generously large speakers and a well-laid out remote, this should have been one killer bookshelf system. Considering we're 20 years into the "CD revolution", it's amazing that the controls for these systems keep getting worse.
Using those through the remote control, it should be a good set for a home office. Worse, the power and 'open' buttons are on the front and like all other controls are unlit and devilishly hard to find. For background music, it is adequate. This is redeemed (sort of) by a remote control that will make you want to swear off the unit controls. Next, the power output ratings may have you thinking you should shake the plaster off the ceiling with this unit and a couple of rap CDs. For starters, it has a simple drawer-loading CD mechanism that works nicely and inspires more confidence than the Rube Goldberg-style folding-doors on some competitors' models. Wrong. Miss these buttons while groping and you'll add to the collection of fingermarks likely cover the impractically glossy front panel.
If the XM/Sirius/Bluetooth features matter to you, and if you plan to use the remote control exclusively, the Sony CMT-HX7BT is worth a look. For example, matching the controls (black plastic) to the enclosure (black plastic) and making them all identical ensures you'll always have a bit of a hunt for the right one. I've yet to use the Bluetooth capability, so can't comment, but that and the XM/Sirius capability would seem to be the primary benefit of this system. The volume knob is a knob, not a maddening set of flat plates blended into the side of the cabinetry.
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