Sven HT-200 multimedia center review: cinema, music, audio player and radio and 33 more pleasures

Sven company is first of all known for its multimedia products. But the next guest of our editorial board, – HT-200 cinema set, can be successfully used separately from the computer. It has a multichannel input, radio and can read MP3-files. But first things first.

Cinema Kit HT- 200

Specifications:

Output power of subwoofer, W RMS 20

Satellites output power, W RMS 5 × 12

Subwoofer loudspeaker dimensions, mm 133

Speaker dimensions of satellites, mm woofer 80

Frequency range, Hz 40 – 22 000

Cabinet material wood MDF

There is magnetic shielding

Power supply voltage ~220/50

Remote control – yes

Tuner – 87.0 to 108.0 MHz

Subwoofer dimensions, mm – 140 × 273 × 280

Dimensions of satellites, mm – 95 × 152 × 95

Weight, kg – 6,6

Color – black

The sleek box is framed with recognizable blue and white crossed stripes, and a picture of the set is painted on the front and front sides – the goods face.

Open

Five satellites, lying in the foam form, are in view. Each one is in its own separate compartment, so the manufacturers decided to protect the speakers from damage during transportation. Taking off the upper “tier”, under it there are the central unit, the manual, the remote control and peripherals.

Central unit

The main unit performs two functions – the subwoofer and all the electronics are in one box.

Generally speaking, this decision, of course, is ambiguous. On the one hand, for a competent design of low-frequency acoustics – which the subwoofer is, you need an accurate calculation of the internal volume of the cabinet – not to mention the length of the phase-inverter. And electronic stuffing does occupy some space, and one can only define the volume of this space approximately – have a look at the transformer radiator at least.

In addition, low-frequency vibrations cause vibration, which can lead to contact bounce on the board. But, considering that the system is still multimedia and is not designed to work in very large rooms, reducing the set by one “box” is more convenient for placement. Besides, the power of subwoofer is not so high as to require strict positioning in the space and cause very significant vibrations. By the way, a similar design was used by Yamaha engineers. All interface is located on the rear side.

Here you will find two stereo inputs and a multichannel 5.1 input. Here are the terminals for speakers, the socket for FM antenna and the mains switch. On the side of the box is a slot for SD MMC card and USB port.

In the front panel is built in display and keys of volume, radio settings, rewind, selector and mode switch, – of 5.1 multichannel by 2.1 triphonics.

Satellites

Surround sound acoustics consists of five small one-way satellite speakers.

On the back of each are spring-loaded terminals labeled.

Remote

Virtually all functions are handled with the remote. As you can see in the photo, you can separately adjust the volume of each channel, adjust bass and treble, and adjust the subwoofer power. There is also a selector, radio station switching and track control when reading from an SD/MMC card or flash drive.

What’s inside?

Open the central unit. Loudspeaker and reflex duct are structurally separated on opposite sides and at different heights.

Pulling out the electronics box..

…and examine the back of the board.

Turn the circuit board upside down. Soldering is neat enough.

Installation is also satisfactory.

Switching on

In standby mode, “Standby” display greets us with the time display. The display cannot be switched off at all, and some users will have to get used to this, – in the dark, the indication is quite bright.

Blue LED lights up in front of the active mode label when turned on. When tuning radio FM band only , indicator shows frequency.

Each station can be memorized.

The rest of the functions, – reading MP3 files and playing from an external source did not cause any problems. The sound can be characterized as smooth, but if to pick up a little bit “flat”, – satellites are one-way, after all. But it is not essential for cinema – the volume is created quite tangible. When listening to music tonal balance equalization is achieved not so much by adjusting the bass and treble, as by adjusting the subwoofer power, even with such a modest satellites you can achieve quite acceptable sound.

To summarize

As a matter of fact,

Sven HT- 200 system

– Multimedia version of “a theater in a box,” – that is, all the “same thing” only without the DVD drive. Of course, DVDs have not left the shelves of cinephiles yet, but their time has gone. If you really want, you can, of course, connect a DVD player with multichannel output, but it’s better to do it with a computer that has 5.1-channel sound card. Having quite democratic price,

HT- 200

allows not only watching movies with a realistic effect, but also listening to music with good sounding.