Sony DAV-S888 Review

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Sony DAV-S888
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jwh's Review of Sony DAV-S888 DVD Home Cinema System

11th Dec 2003

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    3.5 stars
Good Points

stylish and sounds good


Bad Points

- woofer clicks to standby a bit quickly
- maybe mid range slightly lacking but i'm not an expert


General Comments

I bought the SONY DAVS888 system for £700 from a Sony centre so paid top dollar, but we wanted to watch a movie that night with it and my wife was with me, so we couldn't be bothered to worry about delivery and just wanted it there and then. It came with 3 free DVDs a free flight and we also got £50 off something else we bought, and a free additional cable I wanted.

It was pretty easy to set up with nice colour coding on all the wires. The main DVD and sound processor unit looks really good, and the sound when a movie is playing is great. I got caught out with the looking over my left shoulder thinking I heard a sound in the garden, but then realised it was the system....

The picture is pretty good but we got a 42" plasma at the same time, so not sure what proportion is the TV vs. the DVD.

I have tried playing normal music CDs and would say that my main stereo is definitely better in terms of mid range performance and depth of sound. For movies - which is what we've got it for - I have no complaints at all.

The sub is powered separately and the standby kicks in a bit too quickly for my liking when watching "normal" TV having 2 minor drawbacks (i) it makes a small click as it goes to standby (ii) when it picks up a base signal from the amp it takes a few tenths of a second to kick back in meaning you can miss the start of some base sound. More of a minor annoyance than anything else.

I haven't tried SACD but look forward to doing so. I think they did in the shop.

Overall I'm happy with the system because it looks the biz and sounds good.

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Members' Comments onjwh's Review

  • gazza172 on 6th Jul 2004

    There is a small switch at the back of the sub, where you can turn off 'standby' mode, hence leaving the sub on all the time...