Samsung HT-Z520: A Decent Surround Speaker System

Hope you're all having a wonderful Boxing Day (and that your Christmas was great as well). I saw a review of this cheap surround sound system on CyberTheater.com and thought I would share. Given that the Samsung HT-Z520 is only $194 at Amazon.com, it seems like a decent surround sound system for a low price. Might be worth it for a tighter budget, and cheap is the whole point of this site!

The Samsung HT-Z520 is a 5.1 channel, twelve hundred watt home theater system with four satellite speakers, one center channel speaker, a subwoofer, and a five DVD changer. You’ll also get an iPod dock, a USB port, HDMI input, wireless rear option for your rear speakers, AnyNet Plus capability, automatic upscaling for your DVDs, Energy Star compliance, FM tuner, Auto Sound Calibration systems and Smart Volume.

File this one under “not bad”.  The sound is loud, but nothing spectacular.  There’s a five DVD changer in here, which is always nice. And there are plenty of solid options, which is enough to put it, as I said, squarely in the not bad column. There’s nothing particularly great about this setup, but so too is there nothing particularly bad.