Sony DAV-FR9 5-Disc Progressive Scan DVD Dream System

Product Description

Build a better home theater with the DAV-FR9 DVD Dream System. Featuring 800 watts of total system power, a 5-disc slot loading DVD/SACD/CD changer, an S-Master Full Digital Amplifier, and both front and rear floor standing speakers, the DAV-FR9 is the ideal surround sound system for your home. It supports multiple playback formats, including CD-R/RW, Super Audio CD (Multi), MP3 and JPEG. It can also decode Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, dts ES, dts, and Dolby Pro Logic II. And, even though it has high level functionality, the system is easy to set-up, thanks to color-coded speaker connections. Take your home entertainment up a serious notch with a DVD Dream System from Sony.

Amazon.com Product Description

Built around high power and full-featured excellence, Sony's potent yet compact DAV-FR9 Dream System home theater features a slot-loading 5-disc DVD-Video/SACD changer with built-in surround-receiver abilities and color-coded speaker terminals, 4 floorstanding speakers (left/right front and surround), a slim center-channel speaker, and a stand-alone subwoofer designed to work in concert with the rest of the components to deliver exhilarating, full-bodied surround sound from DVD, CD, MP3 CD, and Super Audio CD (SACD) music sources.

The system's 800 watts (total) are routed through its 7-channel S-Master full-digital amplifier/tuner and enhanced by the Digital Direct twin-drive subwoofer and its dual 6.25-inch woofers. (The amp pumps 114 watts x 5 for front, center, and surround speakers, with 115 watts x 2 for the passive subwoofer). Sony's exclusive S-Master digital amplifier delivers high power and low heat while occupying minimal space--merely 25 percent of the space required by a conventional amplifier.

Surround decoding and processing includes Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital EX (6.1), DTS-ES, and Dolby Pro Logic II (which generates discrete 5.1-channel surround sound from any stereo/2-channel source).

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the DAV-FR9 is equipped to deliver the full potential of your DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. Choose from progressive-scan component-video outputs, composite-video, or S-video outputs. (Older TVs may require an RF modulator or video switcher to convert composite- or S-video to a threaded RF coaxial jack.)

Depending on the disc, SACD music releases provide super high-fidelity multichannel and/or stereo sound, using a high-resolution 1-bit converter to exceed the quality potential found in the standard 16-bit compact disc. The system also offers JPEG image CD slideshows so you can get the most from your favorite digital media right in the comfort of your living room.

Enjoy the DAV-FR9 from the repose of your easy chair with the supplied easy-to-operate Remote Commander remote control. Auxiliary connections include secondary composite- and S-video sources for a camcorder, gaming console, or VCR, and a headphone jack for private listening.

The DAV-FR9 system's design is sure to be a visual centerpiece. Glazed with a metallic frost, the system will illuminate any room with its slim, elegant speakers and attractive, brushed-aluminum chassis.

What's in the Box
DVD player/integrated surround amplifier, 4 floorstanding satellite speakers, a center speaker, a passive subwoofer, a remote control (RM-SP350), remote batteries, a user's manual, all requisite cabling.

Customer Reviews:

WORTHLESS.......2007-02-11

There are severe and recurring issues with DVDs jamming and making the unit unstable. The manufacturer fixed it once. And they needed everything back, the useless player all the speakers, wires, remotes, etc. to fix it.

Four months later, a major electronics chain repaired it for $149.

Now four months later its jammed up again.

NEVER, ever, will I buy another Sony anything.

Good Look, Powerful Sound - If It Works.......2007-01-22

I have been a devoted Sony customer for years and have owned a few Sony DVD systems and TVs along the way. This system looks great, sounds great but is plagued with defects and has affected my devotion towards Sony products.

- Like other Sony products, this system looks really good. The player and the speakers all have aluminum casing that makes it durable, look good and produce great sound.

- The Amplifier and the speakers are powerful with 800w total output. It makes the bass sound deep and crisp.

- BUT the DVD player has some serious defects. 2 months after I got it home, it stopped playing audio CDs. I cannot understand why this problem is selective. It still plays DVDs and SACD though - thank God! 1 year later, one DVD was stuck inside and would not come out. Yet the DVD still plays from its stuck position! But I am down to 4 DVD changers... Judging from a few other customer reviews and the posts on the web, I do not believe mine is an isolated instance.

The Sony manual says that I should consult a service center in these circumstances. But I believe many of us would just tolerate these defects, with grief, instead of having to lug it for a few hundred miles and living without an entertainment system for 2 months.

I am very disappointed. I give the look and the sound 5 stars, but the quality defects take 3 stars away from an otherwise great system.

This is a great system.......2005-09-27

I've had the DAV-FR9 for almost a year now and I am very impressed by everything about it. The sound and picture are awesome.

very good.......2005-06-04

i bought this item from amazon for 589.00 with free shipping and no tax and that was alot cheaper than costco's 679.00 before taxes and not delevered to my home. i would say this system is pretty killer. not perfect but very close. bass is solid and highs are good. for under 600. and dilivered to your door step i would recomend it. people complain about the dvd player not working fast enough. it works fine, not speedy but i am happy with it. goodluck! aloha from hawaii

Dream Systems Have Known DVD Player Problems.......2005-05-31

When the unit works it sounds great and looks sharp. Problem is Sony has sent out a batch of lemon systems. The DVD players fail and become unusable. This is a common problem with the DAV-FR9 Dream System and similar models. Just pass on this one, its not worth the hastle since Sony won't pay to have these systems fixed.

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