Cambridge SoundWorks MegaTheater 505 (slate)

Cambridge SoundWorks MegaTheater 505 (slate)
alaAverage 3.8

10 reviews

May, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 1 expert reviews and 9 user reviews from international sources. Users rate it 76/100. The average review date is Jul 17, 2003. We have compared these reviews to 65629 reviews from other Home Theater Systems. Last update: May 20, 2013.

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(Based on 10 reviews)

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Cambridge SoundWorks MegaTheater 505 HTIB

 

The MegaTheater 505 is the entry-level home theater system in Cambridge SoundWorks' new MegaTheater line, which features four models at four different price points—each built around identical core components: the BassCube 851 5.1-channel...

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Stay away if you can

 

Stay away if you can

I'm on my fourth head unit, and this one only works intermittently. DVDs don't play, sound cuts out, on and on. Also, worst remote EVER. What's tragic is that while the head unit is clearly a piece of junk, the speakers are all great, and it sounds...

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lots of problems

 

lots of problems

bought this 3 months ago. main unit burned out. base cube has lots of "connection problems". However, when it was working it sounded great. It was very stubborn to play certain dvd's.(took a long time to load many dvd's and cd'd. i am returning it...

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DVD player skips all the time

 

DVD player skips all the time

Bought this system based upon the reviews. Bad decision. The system played cd's fine, and the sound was great, but the dvd player skipped all the time. Granted some of the dvd's we tried were a bit old/scratched, but they played ok on a $50.00 dvd...

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Awesome!

 

Awesome!

Bought this system at Fry's Electronics, one day sale after Chirstmas and threw a New Year party with bunch of friends. They were so impressed with the sound and picture and thought I paid 2 grands for this system. Say goodbye to Sony, Bose and Yamaha...

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Saw this in the Today Show this morning - and agree 100%

 

Saw this in the Today Show this morning - and agree 100%

I just bought this system last week, and set it up this weekend. It rocks. Very cool look, awesome sound, and VERY easy set-up. Watching my favorite a.m. show- the Today Show this morning, and they reviewed a bunch of holiday gifts. Their tech. guy...

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Sellling my old rack system- for this home theater in a box.

 

Sellling my old rack system- for this home theater in a box.

With sound performance this good, why would anyone buy a traditional rack system (separate components)? This one piece does it all, plays my DVDs, CDs, and has a tuner for radio. It took me 15 minutes to set it up and get it working, and the sound was...

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Remarkable sound and picture

 

Remarkable sound and picture

I replaced a $[money] Marantz receiver, a $[money] Sony DVD player and my 10-year-old Cambridge speaker system with Megatheater. I like the sound of the system better, especially the bass from the little, tiny subwoofer. And the picture quality is...

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cool system- and clutter free

 

cool system- and clutter free

Awesome little system with big sound. Very affordable compared to some other Big name, big price systems out there. This one is every bit as good, and about 1/4 of the price. Not sure how they do it, but glad they do. I got a great demonstration in one...

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Impressive with lots of power

 

Impressive with lots of power

The guys at Cambridge have done it again. this system is worth every dime. Like the features a lot, and don't need to give my family a tutorial on how to work it. With my old system, it took effort to play a DVD, and whenever I came back to it after...

Product Specifications

MegaTheater 505 is the perfect combination of performance and value. This may be the best value in a high performance surround sound system. The 505 is capable of producing life-like, clean, room-filling surround sound. A MegaTheater surround sound system from Cambridge SoundWorks delivers the performance and features of big, expensive, complicated surround sound systems - in a small, stylish, simple-to-operate package. MegaTheater 505 may look similar to other DVD home theater systems, but when it comes to sound quality, there's no comparison. The key to the sound of any system is the speakers. MegaTheater 505 features premium-quality speakers from Newton series. They combine acoustically streamlined cabinets with molded-composite drivers and multi-stage crossovers with air-core chokes to reproduce music or movies soundtracks with impeccable accuracy.

Amplifier

Output Power / Total:450Watt

Audio Input

Type: None

Audio Output

Product Type: None

Audio System

Built-in Decoders:Dolby Digital / Dolby Pro Logic / DTS decoder/Dolby Digital / Dolby Pro Logic II / DTS decoder
Components:DVD player / AV receiver / Speaker system
Functions (KA):DVD player / Radio
Sound Output Mode:Surround Sound
Subcategory (KA):AV systems
Type:Home theater system

Cassette System

Type: None

CD System

Type: None

Connectors

Headphone Jack: Yes
Optical Digital Input: Yes
Optical Digital Output: Yes

DVD

Type:DVD player

Equalizer

Equalizer: Yes
Equalizer Band Qty:7 bands

Header

Manufacturer:Cambridge SoundWorks
Model:505
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Cambridge SoundWorks MegaTheater

MD System

Type: None

Miscellaneous

Color:Slate

Radio

Tuner Bands:AM/FM
Tuner Type:Digital

Remote Control

Type:Remote control/Universal remote control

Turntable

Type: None
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