Something like 10 years ago, I bought a Sony HT-DDW830 Home Theater System, which included five SS-MSP1 speakers, a SA-WMP1 Subwoofer, and STR-K502P receiver. After a decade and three or four moves, all I have left are the five speakers and a rear-projection TV with terrible audio. So, I am looking for a low-cost solution in the form of a used subwoofer and receiver, only I have NO IDEA what I am doing, and I don't want to blow up my speakers. Any help? I've included a bunch of information below. What is it that I need to know to make sure that the sub/receiver will be compatible with my current speakers?
I don't care about the radio tuners or tweaking specific components, I'm just looking for a bare-bones system that works with the speakers that I've got and won't sound like crap. Thanks in advance!
User Manual for the Sony HT-DDW830 Home Theater System: http://www.docs.sony.com/release/HTDDW830.PDF
Specifications Section from User Manual:
Subwoofer Section
SA-WMSP1 subwoofer
AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 8 ohm loads, from 28 - 200 Hz; rated 50 watts, minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output.
System Speaker System: Active subwoofer, magnetically shielded
Speaker Unit: Woofer: 20 cm cone type
Enclosure type: Acoustically Loaded Bass Reflex
Continuous RMS power output (8 ohms, 20-250 Hz): 50 W
Reproduction frequency range: 28Hz-200Hz
High frequency cut-off frequency: 150Hz
Amplifier section
AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION:
With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 40 - 20,000 Hz; rated 1 oo watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.09% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output.
Rated Power Output at Stereo mode: (8 ohms 40 Hz - 20 kHz, 1HD0.09%) 100W+ lOOW
Reference Power Output: (8 ohms at 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)
Front: 100 W/ch
Center: 100 W
Surround: 100 W/ch
Frequency response
MULTI CHIN, CD, MD/TAPE, DVD/LD,TV/SAT,VIDEO,AUX:
10Hz- 50 kHz +0.5/-2 dB (with sound field and equalizer bypassed)
Speaker Section
SS-MSP1 Front, center and rear speakers
Speaker system: Full range, magnetically shielded
Speaker units: 8 cm cone type
Enclosure type: Bass reflex
Rated impedance: 8ohms
Power handling capacity (Maximum input power): 100 watts
Sensitivity level: 85 dB (1 W, 1m)
Frequency range: 160Hz- 20, 000 Hz
Dimensions (w/h/d): Approx. 92 X 133 X 115mm including front grille
Mass Approx. 1 kg
General
Power requirements: 120 V AC, 60 Hz
Power consumptions: 50W
Dimensions (w/h/d): Approx. 270 X 325 X 385 mm including front panel
Mass Approx. 10 kg
MORE INFORMATION
Receiver
Inputs (Analog) MULTI CH IN, CD,DVD/LD,MD/TAPE, TV /SAT,VIDEO,AUX:
Sensitivity: 250 mV
Impedance: 50 kilohms
S/N: 96 dB (A, 250mv>)
Inputs (Digital)
DVD/LD (coaxial):
Sensitivity: -
Impedance: 75 ohms
S/N: 100 dB (A, 20 kHzLPF)
DVD/LD, TV /SAT
(Optical):
Sensitivity: -
Impedance: -
S/N: 100 dB (A, 20kHzLPF)
Outputs MD/TAPE (OUT);VIDEO (AUDIOOUT):
Voltage: 250 mV.
Impedance: 10 kilohms
SUB WOOFER:
Voltage: 2V
Impedance: 1 kilohms
PHONES:
Accepts low- and high-bnpedance headphones
EQ ±6 dB
Sampling Frequency
48 kHz (TV /SAT,OPTICAL IN)
96 kHz (DVD/LD OPTICAL IN, COAXIAL IN)
FM tuner section
Tuning range: 87.5 -108.0 MHz
Antenna terminals: 75 ohms, unbalanced
Intermediate frequency: 10.7MHz
Sensitivity
Mono: 18.3 dBf, 2.2 p. V /75 ohms
Stereo: 38.3 dBf 22.5 p.V /75 ohms
Usable sensitivity: 11.2 dBf, 1 p.V /75 ohms
S/N
Mono: 76dB
Stereo: 70 dB
Harmonic distortion at 1 kHz
Mono: 0.3%
Stereo: 0.5%
Separation: 45 dB at 1 kHz
Frequency response: 30Hz-15kHz +0.5/-2 dB
Selectivity: 60 dB at 400 kHz
AM tuner section
Tuning Range
With 1 Q-kHz tuning scale: 530-1710 kHz
With 9-kHz tuning scale: 531 -1710kHz
Antenna: Loop antenna
Intermediate frequency: 450kHz
Usable sensitivity: 50 dB/m (at 1,000 kHz or999 kHz)
S/N: 54 dB (at 50 mV /m)
Harmonic distortion: 0.5% (50 mV /m, 400 Hz)
Selectivity
At 9 kHz: 35 dB
At 10kHz: 40 dB
Video section
Inputs Video: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms
Outputs Video: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms
General
System
Tuner section:
PLL quartz-locked digital synthesizer system
Preamplifier section:
Low-noise NF type equalizer
Power amplifier section:
Pure-complementary SEPP
Power requirements: 120 V AC, 60 Hz
Power consumption
Models of area code U: 220W
In standby condition: 1W
Dimensions: 430 x 296 x 157.5 mm (16 7/sx11 5/sx6 2/s in.) including projecting parts and controls
Mass (Approx.) 7.4 kg (16lbs. 6 oz.)
I don't care about the radio tuners or tweaking specific components, I'm just looking for a bare-bones system that works with the speakers that I've got and won't sound like crap. Thanks in advance!
User Manual for the Sony HT-DDW830 Home Theater System: http://www.docs.sony.com/release/HTDDW830.PDF
Specifications Section from User Manual:
Subwoofer Section
SA-WMSP1 subwoofer
AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 8 ohm loads, from 28 - 200 Hz; rated 50 watts, minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output.
System Speaker System: Active subwoofer, magnetically shielded
Speaker Unit: Woofer: 20 cm cone type
Enclosure type: Acoustically Loaded Bass Reflex
Continuous RMS power output (8 ohms, 20-250 Hz): 50 W
Reproduction frequency range: 28Hz-200Hz
High frequency cut-off frequency: 150Hz
Amplifier section
AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION:
With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 40 - 20,000 Hz; rated 1 oo watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.09% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output.
Rated Power Output at Stereo mode: (8 ohms 40 Hz - 20 kHz, 1HD0.09%) 100W+ lOOW
Reference Power Output: (8 ohms at 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)
Front: 100 W/ch
Center: 100 W
Surround: 100 W/ch
Frequency response
MULTI CHIN, CD, MD/TAPE, DVD/LD,TV/SAT,VIDEO,AUX:
10Hz- 50 kHz +0.5/-2 dB (with sound field and equalizer bypassed)
Speaker Section
SS-MSP1 Front, center and rear speakers
Speaker system: Full range, magnetically shielded
Speaker units: 8 cm cone type
Enclosure type: Bass reflex
Rated impedance: 8ohms
Power handling capacity (Maximum input power): 100 watts
Sensitivity level: 85 dB (1 W, 1m)
Frequency range: 160Hz- 20, 000 Hz
Dimensions (w/h/d): Approx. 92 X 133 X 115mm including front grille
Mass Approx. 1 kg
General
Power requirements: 120 V AC, 60 Hz
Power consumptions: 50W
Dimensions (w/h/d): Approx. 270 X 325 X 385 mm including front panel
Mass Approx. 10 kg
MORE INFORMATION
Receiver
Inputs (Analog) MULTI CH IN, CD,DVD/LD,MD/TAPE, TV /SAT,VIDEO,AUX:
Sensitivity: 250 mV
Impedance: 50 kilohms
S/N: 96 dB (A, 250mv>)
Inputs (Digital)
DVD/LD (coaxial):
Sensitivity: -
Impedance: 75 ohms
S/N: 100 dB (A, 20 kHzLPF)
DVD/LD, TV /SAT
(Optical):
Sensitivity: -
Impedance: -
S/N: 100 dB (A, 20kHzLPF)
Outputs MD/TAPE (OUT);VIDEO (AUDIOOUT):
Voltage: 250 mV.
Impedance: 10 kilohms
SUB WOOFER:
Voltage: 2V
Impedance: 1 kilohms
PHONES:
Accepts low- and high-bnpedance headphones
EQ ±6 dB
Sampling Frequency
48 kHz (TV /SAT,OPTICAL IN)
96 kHz (DVD/LD OPTICAL IN, COAXIAL IN)
FM tuner section
Tuning range: 87.5 -108.0 MHz
Antenna terminals: 75 ohms, unbalanced
Intermediate frequency: 10.7MHz
Sensitivity
Mono: 18.3 dBf, 2.2 p. V /75 ohms
Stereo: 38.3 dBf 22.5 p.V /75 ohms
Usable sensitivity: 11.2 dBf, 1 p.V /75 ohms
S/N
Mono: 76dB
Stereo: 70 dB
Harmonic distortion at 1 kHz
Mono: 0.3%
Stereo: 0.5%
Separation: 45 dB at 1 kHz
Frequency response: 30Hz-15kHz +0.5/-2 dB
Selectivity: 60 dB at 400 kHz
AM tuner section
Tuning Range
With 1 Q-kHz tuning scale: 530-1710 kHz
With 9-kHz tuning scale: 531 -1710kHz
Antenna: Loop antenna
Intermediate frequency: 450kHz
Usable sensitivity: 50 dB/m (at 1,000 kHz or999 kHz)
S/N: 54 dB (at 50 mV /m)
Harmonic distortion: 0.5% (50 mV /m, 400 Hz)
Selectivity
At 9 kHz: 35 dB
At 10kHz: 40 dB
Video section
Inputs Video: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms
Outputs Video: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms
General
System
Tuner section:
PLL quartz-locked digital synthesizer system
Preamplifier section:
Low-noise NF type equalizer
Power amplifier section:
Pure-complementary SEPP
Power requirements: 120 V AC, 60 Hz
Power consumption
Models of area code U: 220W
In standby condition: 1W
Dimensions: 430 x 296 x 157.5 mm (16 7/sx11 5/sx6 2/s in.) including projecting parts and controls
Mass (Approx.) 7.4 kg (16lbs. 6 oz.)
