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Sony DAVIS10 - Ultra Compact 5.1 Channel DVD Home Cinema System | 
| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
Buy New: £349.99
New (7) Refurbished (1) from £299.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 11941
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 44.1
Dimensions (in): 31.5 x 20.9 x 11.8
MPN: DAVIS10.CEK
Model: DAVIS10.CEK
EAN: 4905524408508
ASIN: B000V9F532
Release Date: August 16, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 5.1 HOME CINEMA SYSTEM | | • | 1 X HDMI CONNECTIONS | | • | POWER OUTPUT 50W | | • | IN BLACK | | • | 5 SATELLITE SPEAKERS |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Great concept........ September 20, 2008
Have just returned this system to the dealer after a week. I loved the concept of this compact 5.1 system , other reviews are right in that the quality is superb and it looks great. However having spent a long time setting up the system correctly, i found the sound was no better than, maybe worse, than a previously owned Creative 5.1 50 system. For a system RRP of 600-300 the sound is weak, as good as the satellite speakers are, i found the sound to be disjointed and bass was unmanageable and remote even when set to minimum. I have since replaced this system with a decent 7.1 AV Amp and a single pair of KEF iQ1s the sound is many times better for around he same price. If your not allowed normal sized speakers then i recommend the cheaper Creative systems. I bought one having read WhatHiFi's glowing reviews but personally, by not buying one i don't think you'll not be missing much.
Great system but...... September 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've just bought this system and it looks and sounds brilliant. I also bought the iPod dock but disappointingly I can't seem to activate the on screen iPod navigation which it clearly states as a feature (even shows a screen shot in the product blurb). I am wondering whether its because I have an old version Nano? Has anyone out there got this feature to work?
I would have given this great piece of kit five stars if the on screen iPod navigation had worked. KIV this system was originally sold at 600 and was What Hi-fi product of the year!
Sony DAVIS 10 September 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this product specifically looking for small speakers and even considered a simple 2.1 system. My priorities was to hook up the PS3 and TV without massess of speakers and wires.
I must say overall I am pleased with the system though feel the DVD upscaling is not that good...however I do have PS3 as the preferred DVD playback choice. Sound from the speakers is good ( but I do have a smallish room) with the massive benefit of them being very small and unobtrusive.... which was the selling point for me.
Would tend to agree with others that a few more connectivity options would be great but overall a very good basic sound system. If you want really want mega HIFI sound and huge Cinema experience then buy seperates but this ticks all the right boxes without going over the top!!
Placement limitations August 15, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
First let me say this is not a review of the sound or picture - I didn't get as far as that. As far as build quality goes this is a nice bit of kit - the DVD player is small with a nice finish and the speakers are weighty and impossibly small. Connections are limited though, if you need more then maybe look at the Sony HT-IS100 - the same speakers without the DVD unit.
I had two problems with it though - the system relies on a system cable between the player and sub which is fixed in the player and can't be extended. I intended to replace an 8yr old sub/sat system (DAV S800) with the sub behind the sofa and the new system has a 3m cable which would not allow me to have it in the same position. My room is such that I don't have the space for the sub to go elsewhere within the 3m limit.
In addition to this there is a midrange boost speaker on top of the sub so putting it behind the sofa, under a table or even more than 0.5m in front of the front satellite speakers is not recommended (you can download the manual from the Sony site). Basically, if you need to place the sub in front of the 3 front speaker you may find it doesn't sound right.
Great looking, well built kit but with position limitations. Sorry I can't tell you about the sound but I didn't get to un-pack the whole thing!
Don't expect too much HiFi or too many thrills August 2, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The reason I bought this peice of kit is because we have a big, flat TV and it does not have great sound. Actually most of the new TVs don't have great sound for the simple reason that the speakers are facing backwards. What I was looking for was a system that would deliver very clear sound and not upset my wife with large speakers, and this system does exactly that. Add to that that the price here is very reasonable and I feel I got value for money too. But...
There will be people out there who are interested in whether this thing can deliver HiFi quality sound. The review of this system in the Gramophone and in other mags certainly suggest it can, but as far as I am concerned that really isn't so. The sound is "cold", which is no problem if you like that kind of sound, but it is also thin. As a result of the thinness the sense of scale is poor and worse still there is no well defined sound stage - even in the special audio mode - and this is critical to good HiFi. Instead you get a very clear, but rather nondirectional sound with no real guts or substance. The system WILL go right down to those low bass notes and that is obviously desirable. Also when the system is required to go low it remains musical and does not descend into toneless thuds - but it never becomes exciting and engaging, despite this ability.
So, as a HiFi system this is not that good. So, is it any good as a Home Cinema system? In my opinion its no better than "good enough". With home cinema you forget all your concerns about HiFi and you start looking for thrills - and as far as I am concerned this unit does not deliver much of that. It is competent, and it is never unpleasant to listen to, in fact I woul go so far as to say it is unobtrusive, but it never has your heart racing. You do get 5.1 surround sounds - always depending on how well mixed the DVD was in the first place of course - but they will never have you out of your seat.
So its not HiFi, and its not a thrill-ride Cinema system. So what is this thing really good for? It is good for what I said in pargraph one. It is a very significant improvment over flat-TV sound at a very acceptable price AND if you can hide the large Sub well enough and you conceal all the wires well enough, you should avoid any marital stress. That's about it.
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