Reviews of the JVC Sophisti DD-3
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CNET Review
The Good: Very stylish 3.1 design with small front speakers and no rears; center channel a nice step up over 2.1 systems; solid multimedia support via streaming network; DivX video support.
The Bad: Expensive; no video inputs; sounds better on DVDs than music; terrible remote; network streaming is Ethernet only, not Wi-Fi; USB port of limited use.
The Bottom Line: If you can look past its high price--and some annoying shortcomings--the JVC DD-3 Sophisti offers elegant styling and pretty good sound for its size.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 65/100 and users 84/100. Comparing these reviews to 24837 other Home Theater Systems reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.
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asia.cnet.com
Review Summary: If you can look past its high price and some annoying shortcomings, the JVC DD-3 Sophisti offers elegant styling and pretty good sound for its size.
Manufacturer: JVC
Part number: DD-3
General
- Product Type Home theater system
- Dimensions (WxDxH) / Weight Speaker system : Center channel speaker : 13.5 in x 3 in x 2.4 in / 2.2 lbs, Main unit : 17.5 in x 11.3 in x 2.2 in / 6.6 lbs, Speaker system : Subwoofer : 9.5 in x 14.3 in x 14.3 in / 27.1 lbs, Speaker system : Right/left channel speaker : 6.5 in x 6.5 in x 14.8 in / 2.2 lbs
Audio System
- Components Speaker system, DVD player / radio tuner
- Sound Output Mode Surround Sound
- Built-in Decoders Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital, DTS decoder
- Audio D/A Converter 24bit / 192kHz
- Surround Sound Effects Front Surround Sound
- Digital Sound Processor (DSP) Yes
- DSP Presets Music, Movie, Wide screen
- Output Power / Total 220 Watt
- Amplifier Output Details 30 Watt - 3 Ohm - THD 10 % - 2 channel(s) ( Front ), 120 Watt - 4 Ohm - THD 10 % - 1 channel(s) ( Subwoofer ), 30 Watt - 3 Ohm - THD 10 % - 1 channel(s) ( Center )
- Built-in Clock Sleep timer
- Timer Sleep
- Bass Control Yes
- Treble Control Yes
- Additional Features USB direct input, Magnetic shield, Bass-reflex
- Digital Storage Media None
Connectors
- Headphone Jack Yes
- Optical Digital Input Yes
- Optical Digital Output Yes
Speaker System
- Speaker(s) 1 x Center channel speaker - External - 30 Watt - 10 - 40000 Hz - 3 Ohm - Wired, 1 x Subwoofer - External - 120 Watt - 30 - 230 Hz - 4 Ohm - Wired, 2 x Right/left channel speaker - 2-way - External - 30 Watt - 100 - 40000 Hz - 3 Ohm - Wired
- Driver Details Center channel speaker : 1 x Full-range driver - 95 mm, Subwoofer : 1 x Subwoofer driver - 160 mm, Right/left channel speaker : 1 x Full-range driver - 95 mm, Right/left channel speaker : 1 x Tweeter driver - 20 mm
Radio
- Type Radio tuner - AM/FM - Digital
- AM Preset Station Qty 15
- FM Preset Station Qty 30
Network Player
- Network player type Network audio player
- Network player functionality Digital photo playback, Digital audio playback, Digital video playback
- Supported digital audio standards WMA, WAV, PCM, MP3
- Connectivity Wired
- Connectivity protocols IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet)
Turntable
- Type None
CD System
- CD system type None
DVD
- Type DVD player
- Media Format DVD+R, Video CD, CD-RW, DVD-RW, CD ( PAL ), SVCD, CD-R, DVD+RW, DVD, DVD-R
- Video D/A Converter 12bit / 108MHz
- Audio D/A Converter 24bit / 192kHz
- DVD Repeat Modes Program, Random
- MP3 Playback Yes
- Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, ASF, AC-3, WAV, MPEG 1 Audio, PCM, DTS, MPEG 2 Audio, MP3
- Supported Digital Video Standards DivX (ver.4), DivX VOD, MPEG-4, DivX (ver.3), DivX (ver.5), DivX, DivX (ver.6)
- Additional Features DivX VOD compatible, DivX capable, JPEG photo playback, Progressive scanning
Cassette System
- Cassette system type None
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type Digital player
- Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, ASF, AC-3, WAV, MPEG 1 Audio, PCM, DTS, MPEG 2 Audio, MP3
- ID3 Tags Support Yes
MD System
- MD system type None
Headphones
- Headphones Type None
Microphone
- Type None
Remote Control
- Remote Control Remote control - Infrared
- Features Glow buttons
Remote Control (2nd)
- Type None
Miscellaneous
- AV Furniture Speaker stand
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x HDMI output ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - Rear, 1 x Headphones ( Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ) - Front, 1 x USB ( 4 pin USB Type A ), 1 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Rear, 1 x Digital audio input (optical) - Rear, 1 x Network ( RJ-45 ) - Rear, 1 x Component video output ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Rear, 1 x Digital audio output (optical) - Rear, 1 x SCART ( 21 pin SCART ) - Rear, 1 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Front
Power
- Power Device Power supply - Internal
- Power AC 120/230 V
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