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Finally there's a home theater system that values audio as much as visual. It's the Samsung HT C555. While typical home theater systems rely on digital amps and tend to churn out mediocre sound, the HT C555 utilizes its own unique, patented, high-performance Crystal Amp Pro technology to create a world of unbelievable sonic clarity. It dramatically enhances sound quality through its multi-variable feedback of sound signals, transcending the average-sounding output of your typical systems.The HT C555 was engineered to deliver an outstanding earful. Its intelligent power function delivers dynamic and detailed sound without disruptive distortion by inputting more power when its signals are clipped. This clever burst makes sure there's never a dip in audio performance.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
I must say I did a lot of reseach before parting with my some of my kids inheritance, and finally decided on this system for 2 reasons:
1) It received some very favourable reviews, on Amazon and other sites
2) It came 3rd on Which Best Buy home cinema system review (only beaten by some very expensive competition!)
I found the system very easy to put together (yes, you do need to screw the speakers to the stands, but no biggie really); everything plugs in fine, and the wireless rear speakers are great with the additional module (hence I don't need to remove my skiting board to hide the cables - genius!)
Initially I had an issue with the unit resetting my Iphone4, and the firmware update recommended by Samsung actually crashed the unit. A quick trip to the local Samsung repair centre and all was sorted under warranty - now works fine with the the new software (a little tip regarding this seems to be to put ALL update files on the USB stick (in seperate folders as detailed on the website) - the website doesn't make it clear that you need to do both frontend and backend (SSD and ROM) updates at the SAME TIME. May have saved me a trip - who knows...)
Anyhoo - sound is great, although not as loud as I would have expected from a 1000Watt system. Very crisp and clear though, and no distortion even at high volume.
While the speakers are designed to be fitted to their tallboy stands, I'm acually using the front speakers sitting on my TV table, as I don't have room for the stands at the side of the table. They don't come with any rubber feet, so I've had to find my own to stop them vibrating across the glass table at high volume!
When playing through Iphone sound is not as loud as CD or USB for some reason (even with iphone volume on full)
Can also watch iphone movies through the Tv with the supplied dock and yellow video cable... Neat!
Upscaling DVD is great too (not the best I've seen but very close) and when watching movies the surround sound is awesome. Watched 2012 last night - blew me away...
For the price I would definately recommend this system...
1) It received some very favourable reviews, on Amazon and other sites
2) It came 3rd on Which Best Buy home cinema system review (only beaten by some very expensive competition!)
I found the system very easy to put together (yes, you do need to screw the speakers to the stands, but no biggie really); everything plugs in fine, and the wireless rear speakers are great with the additional module (hence I don't need to remove my skiting board to hide the cables - genius!)
Initially I had an issue with the unit resetting my Iphone4, and the firmware update recommended by Samsung actually crashed the unit. A quick trip to the local Samsung repair centre and all was sorted under warranty - now works fine with the the new software (a little tip regarding this seems to be to put ALL update files on the USB stick (in seperate folders as detailed on the website) - the website doesn't make it clear that you need to do both frontend and backend (SSD and ROM) updates at the SAME TIME. May have saved me a trip - who knows...)
Anyhoo - sound is great, although not as loud as I would have expected from a 1000Watt system. Very crisp and clear though, and no distortion even at high volume.
While the speakers are designed to be fitted to their tallboy stands, I'm acually using the front speakers sitting on my TV table, as I don't have room for the stands at the side of the table. They don't come with any rubber feet, so I've had to find my own to stop them vibrating across the glass table at high volume!
When playing through Iphone sound is not as loud as CD or USB for some reason (even with iphone volume on full)
Can also watch iphone movies through the Tv with the supplied dock and yellow video cable... Neat!
Upscaling DVD is great too (not the best I've seen but very close) and when watching movies the surround sound is awesome. Watched 2012 last night - blew me away...
For the price I would definately recommend this system...
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Overall the speaker system and DVD player are excellent and easy to wire up. Note that this system has 'wireless' ready rear speakers, and you'll need to fork out another £80 for another piece of kit if you do not fancy speaker wires running to the back of the room. The screws provided for assembling the columns for the Tall Boy Speakers are a bit pants, and some of the screw heads broke off when tightening. You could either try oil on the screw threads or buy better quality screws. Some of my Tall Boy's have only 3 of the 4 screws intact and they seem secure enough.
43 of 46 people found the following review helpful
I have given this product five stars because i simply could not find a fault with it. It was easy to put together and provided you are techy minded it is a doddle to connect. The way that i found worked best was leaving the hmdi that runs from my tv to my ps3 in place. Then i had a optical audio out running from ps3 to the head unit of the sound system. Then i had a hdmi running from the head unit of the sound system to the TV. That way the sound is able to be played from the dvd/cd player of the surround sound and all the other functions of the unit from the normal menus when i select hdmi 3 for example from the source list on the tv, and it also plays sound when i play games, watch blu rays when i select d.in from the menu on the surround sound and then hdmi 4 from the source list on the tv.
If i wanted to watch normal tv and have the sound play through the speakers i would need to connect phono leads (red and white) to the tv and then run them to the head unit of the surround sound and select aux 2 from the function list on the unit.
Hope this helps.
P.S, the sound quality is great and if you already have a blu ray player then i wouldn't really bother getting anything more expensive. Would just be overkill!
If i wanted to watch normal tv and have the sound play through the speakers i would need to connect phono leads (red and white) to the tv and then run them to the head unit of the surround sound and select aux 2 from the function list on the unit.
Hope this helps.
P.S, the sound quality is great and if you already have a blu ray player then i wouldn't really bother getting anything more expensive. Would just be overkill!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Souind vg, set-up finicky, stands rubbish
Sound good though I have no means of comparison.
The speaker stands are badly designed. Metal screws are provided to screw through the metal base into plastic sockets in... Read more
The speaker stands are badly designed. Metal screws are provided to screw through the metal base into plastic sockets in... Read more
Published 10 months ago by R. Staples
worth every penny well impressed
little bit of time to set up but ,well worth the wait very happy with the system ,will recomend it to all my friends
Published 11 months ago by steven Renshaw
good system but does have some bad bits
Hi all, I purchased this surround sound late may.
fast postage by amazon and delivered by bpd within a week. Read more
fast postage by amazon and delivered by bpd within a week. Read more
Published 11 months ago by adzs22
Excellent System A+
Bought this on Sunday and it arrived on the Wednesday. What a system! Looks stylish and modern and goes well with my 3d samsung tv, Bought this mainly to watch the 3d blu rays on... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ashley
Design Blender
Missing remote control - no set-up possible; very poor Samsung customer service; a lot of black plastic for tiny speakers.
Published 12 months ago by von Becks
HT - C555
Perhaps, others might have liked it but personally I think that the product is over-priced.
I did not like the quality of the sound.
I did not like the quality of the sound.
Published 12 months ago by chokos
Perfect System
The system is amazing the sound quality is perfect i have it connected to my xbox 360 and sky+ box the wires are easy to hide no need to buy wireless box i just tucked the wires... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Reece
boom boom boom
placed my order on friday and it arrived early saturday morning. The whole process, as per usual, was quick, easy and efficient. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ben
Great system.
This system arrived two days after ordering. It is very well packed in a huge box. I ordered the wireless adaptor kit (essential) but should have also ordered the two connecting... Read more
Published 13 months ago by road rocket
Good Product VERY POOR SPEAKER DESIGN
The system was delivered and set up in January 2011...sound is very good, HOWEVER it is absolutely no good if the speakers cannot stand up !!! Read more
Published 14 months ago by Colesypontyboy
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