Sony's 5.1-channel HT-IS100 HTIB touts golf ball-sized satellites

by Darren Murph, posted May 22nd 2008 at 12:29PM

It's a common issue: you're looking to get a bona fide surround sound system, but you've no room for any monstrous towers or bulky bookshelf surrounds. Enter Sony's latest HTIB, the HT-IS100. Featuring a 200-watt subwoofer complemented by five "golf ball-sized" satellites that get 45-watts apiece, the system supports Dolby Digital / Dolby Pro Logic II / DTS and comes with a handy remote. As for the port selection, you'll find a trio of HDMI and optical digital audio jacks, coaxial digital audio, composite (x2) and stereo outs as well. Unfortunately, there's no telling when the set will be coming Stateside (though launches in North America and Europe are promised), but those in Japan can look for it on June 25th for ¥90,000 ($883).

[Via AP]

Filed under: Speakers, Sony

Tags: audio, HT-IS100, htib, sony, sound, sound system, SoundSystem, speaker, speakers

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Hooterman @ May 22nd 2008 12:44PM

I hope it gets a lot louder than the DAV-IS10 system that came out last year. Sure it looks cool with it's tiny speakers, but for $800 you shouldn't have to listen to it at MAX volume all the time.

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dj496 @ May 22nd 2008 1:48PM

Probably sounds as good as golf balls would. If they hit you in the head.

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udbdum2 @ May 22nd 2008 3:17PM

the US already has the DAV-IS10 which is only a 450W, though. and yes they do sound like tin cans.

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Miguel Marrero @ May 22nd 2008 5:47PM

Coming stateside?
I thought I saw one of these at the local Circuit City a couple of weeks ago...
*confused*
Was there a previous version that looked identical to this one?

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aaron @ May 22nd 2008 7:00PM

The problem with these, is that you have to make a whole almost the same size as the speaker itself, which happens to be bigger than the mounting bracket, to get the wire out of the wall... it leads to angry customers and they sound like crap.... to bad sony doesnt think things through.

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