Sony HT-SS2000 Component Home Theater System for Sony Blu-Ray Players

This is my second Sony surround system. My older unit was 9 years old and the left rear channel was giving up the ghost. I thought that newer technology would be better than the old technology; it wasn't. Yes, it has good sound but not any superior than my older unit in its' prime. Price was about the same as the old unit. With the dropping price of electronics and increase in technology, I though comparabale pricing almost 10 years apart would bring better quality; that was not the case. Yes it works well. Did it knock my socks off? NO! I guess it's a sign that SONY is becoming "just another electronics company!" Seriously, look at a SONY Bravia TV next to the same sized Vizio. These days your buying the name, not the quality.

Pros: Great Sound for the price, 3HDMI Inputs
Cons: Auto Calibration

This is a great Home Theater System. Excellant Sound Quality.
Auto Calibration sucks. Please don't try that. The sound was much better before Auto Calibration. Then, I un-loaded the Auto Calibration. There is a setting Load Auto CAL - Y/N. I choose N and I got back the quality sound.
Other thing, I feel missing here is to have different setting for different mode. I mean, I change Bass, Treble for Movie Mode and it carries forward for Music mode as well. I would prefer to have different Bass/Treble setting for Movie and Music mode, which is not possible.
Other than these, this system is a great buy.

I just picked one of these up for our small family room off of our kitchen. I needed something small as space is tight. Overall, I am pretty impressed with the system considering the price. The sound isnt outstanding but not bad for a $320 system and the connectivity is pretty nice. Hooked everything up quickly and had no HDMI syncing problems at all. Sound isnt as crisp as a more expensive system and it is underpowered but for the price it gives me what I need. I did pair this with some better speakers from an older Sony HTIB and the sound is better. I had to splice the wires due to the proprietary connection but it was worth it. Sound is a bit better than the tiny included speakers but not much.

If I could change anything on this I would: (1) give it more power, at least a 6ohm system, (2) give it a powered sub, and (3) add TrueHD and DTS-MA support. I would have happily paid another $300-400 for these features and I expect to see all of these things standard on high end HTIBs in the next 2 years.

I bought this to replace my aging Kenwood 5.1 surround system. I chose it primarily because I had recently purchased a Sony Bravia LCD TV, as well as an upgrade DVD player. The set up was smooth and easy. I had one issue with sound quality that turned out to be something I must have accidentally done while playing with the effects settings. The phone support at Sony helped me reset the system and all was well.

Good:

Great sound for the price.
Easy set up.
You can sync it up to work seamlessly with other Sony products & remotes.

Bad (but not that bad, really):

Passive Sub-Woofer (If that sort of thing is important to you)
Speakers wires attach to the unit with special connectors. If they detatch, you could be in for a tricky fix or replacement.
The auto calibration is pretty slick, but it doesn't work all that well. Most people (owners in online forums) end up setting the levels manually.

Overall, I am very satisfied with this purchase. Right for the price, and a good pick for Sony product owners.

[edit] The more I use this product, the more I want to upgrade my rating to 5 stars (can't figure out how to change that). I keep finding more features that make me happy.