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Two-speaker surround sound back again

Philips is joining the growing ranks of companies launching stereo home cinema kit that promises surround sound. The HTS8000S is a 2.1 (two speakers and subwoofer) system that promises 5.1 surround sound thanks to Philips SonoWave Speaker System. We have been here before with the KEF Kit 100 Instant Theatre and gone beyond it with the truly outstanding one-speaker surround sound beauty, the Yamaha YSP-1. Philips_hts8000sThe HTS8000S uses numerous drivers within each speaker, all firing in different directions to create a 'virtual' surround sound feel. For those in the know, virtual is another way of saying not real, substitute, fake and possibly, not as good as the real deal. It features an integrated DVD/SACD player, FM radio, and an amplifier to deliver a claimed total RMS of 550Watts. They say, give us a whopping great £400 for a stereo that offers somewhat-real surround sound. We say, why not pay around the same for the real thing with the award-winning Denon DHT-500SD.

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