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Samsung 5.1 Channel 1000W Home Theater System with 3D Bluray Player and Wireless Rear Speakers- HT-J5500W/ZA
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Dec 12, 2015
Ilikemymusicloud
4 out of 5 stars review

Overall good deal

Great sound for such a small system. Easy to connect and set up. Although the order was not actually shipped until a few days later than it should have, it still arrived in a timely manner. I don't like that the "wireless speakers" still required wires to be connected to the wireless tower, it's a little hard to conceal so many wires sometimes. Also, when I try to connect to Pandora through my smart tv app, the sound comes out of the TV speakers rather than the home theater... I made sure the tv sound output is set to receiver but still no sound. It only works when I connect to Pandora through the home theater systems apps but it's really no biggie... overall great buy!

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Sep 20, 2018
very angry wife
1 out of 5 stars review

WORST WEDDING GIFT!

I purchased this unit for my husband for a wedding gift. It has been the worst purchase ever! Just as it nears the 1 yr mark the blueray stopped working, it still plays regular movies but not blueray! So last night we tried watching a show on Hulu and for some reason the screen had blue static or blue static shadow!! Haven't contacted Samsung as I have read all the other reviews and know that it will be a complete waste of time to try and get help resolving or getting it fixed. DO NOT BUY SAMSUNG!

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Dec 24, 2015
stacycat33
5 out of 5 stars review

Awesome Quality/Multiple Features

I love my new Blu-Ray player. The surround sound is perfect for my apartment. I had a older version and it finally broke after several years and several moves. The two rear speakers are wired into a seperate box, which I love because my old one had a wire stapled from the unit across the ceiling to my rear speakers. I was able to hide the wires on this one. It turned my Samsung tv into a smart tv. I don't have to use my chromecast anymore. It also has mirror image so I am able to play anything from my Samsung Note 4 to the TV. It also has blue tooth. Very easy to set up and use. It has several sound modes. I'm super happy with this product and I always choose Samsung products and they work well with each other. I'm loving the quality of the sound and picture of the blu ray dvds.

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Feb 22, 2016
drdavid1
2 out of 5 stars review

HT-J5500W Home Theater System

I've had this system for nearly a month and have not been able to use it. The TV I purchased with it doesn't work. So I have had little time with this system. It does work well. I got the tv and system from Samsung.com. It has been horrible experience and I don't imagine its anywhere near done. I'll come back and give this a proper review if and when I ever get a chance to use it.

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Feb 23, 2016
WagglyBachus
4 out of 5 stars review

Quite nice for the price point

I like it thus far. It has a much different sound that my old pioneer system. A lot more high end clarity. It took me a couple of days to get used to it but now I really like it. Plenty loud for my needs. Setup was pretty easy. Be careful when putting the wires into the spring clips. I actually put them in too far. When I first turned it on, only 2 speakers were working. It took me a few minutes to realize I had to pull the speaker wires OUT further to make the connection....I was clamped on the insulation. I had to play with the distance settings in the speaker setup quite a bit to get the sound I wanted. I had to tell it the surround speakers were much further away than they really were to get what my ear expected to hear. Also tweaked the level on the sub to get what I wanted. I had to set the Audio delay to the max time in order to sync up the sound with the digital audio cable. I prefer the sound quality when I set it to the EQ mode and play around with the mid range a bit. If you aren't happy with it stock, don't forget about that EQ option....you really can make a difference with that tool.

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Jul 17, 2018
BASF
4 out of 5 stars review

Many Features, but Compromises Are Noticeable

The system packs a lot of features in one package, and the sound quality is surprisingly good for the price. The best feature is the "wireless" rear speakers that must by connected to a powered remote amp that wirelessly picks up the rear signals from the front unit. This arrangement allows more freedom in placing the rear speakers out of sight. At this bargain price, however, the seldom mentioned compromises are noticeable: 1) the DVD/BD player sounds like a coffee grinder when it opens up, closes, and starts the disc rotating: 2) the internal fan cooling the amp is noisy and audible when the amplified sound level is low. One annoyance is that attempting to play a CD or DVD-Audio disc automatically turns the TV monitor on if the two are connected by the HDMI ARC cable. Even trying to get the FM tuner to operate will turn on the TV if the user is not quick enough on the remote. (The instructions on programming the FM tuner are very badly written and out of order. It will take experimentation and patience to get that to work.) All in all, the system is worth the effort because it offers quite good sound for a price around that of a single decent rear speaker from most other companies.

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May 13, 2016
bigpreacher1959
5 out of 5 stars review

What a buy!

Bought this as a replacement, since we were tired of always getting up to turn down or up volume on old surround sound system, and we could never be happier! The sleekness of the unit, the ease of setup, and the performance is just unparalleled! The crispness of the sound, the alley design, great speakers, that have outperformed my old klms, make this a choice worth buying! And for the price, Wow, who can argue!

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Aug 30, 2018
Gil
5 out of 5 stars review

A good sound system, easy to hook up, except it did not come with a HDMI cable so that required an additional trip to Wal-Mart. Picture quality is very good even with dvd blue ray is even better. Overall the price , quality and ease of use a good deal. Plus the free 2 day shipping was an extra bonus.

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Jan 30, 2016
BroncoGirl
5 out of 5 stars review

Liked it so much I got a seond one

This is a great system and the price was even better. The system replaced an older model from another company, and this out performs is every way. The set up was fairly simple, the only complaint is the depth of the hanging mount for the rear speakers required much longer wall screws.

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Oct 27, 2020
Anonymous
1 out of 5 stars review

Not what I was expecting.

1st this system was sortta disappointing from the start. weak, tinish sounding, no adjustments to see if you are taking the sound from the tv. 2nd the never ending boot cycle started.this can't be fixed? so what was a fairly costly disappointment has turned into a useless piece of trash! should have known better. i also own a samsung smart tv that is the dumbest thing ever. try loading an app that was not part of the thousand useless apps that were bundled with the tv in the first place.

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