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Only 3.5" high, the ZVOX Z-Base 555 home theater system can be placed beneath your flat-panel TV so you can have surround sound without adding a lot of clutter to your room. It requires no external speakers, subwoofer or speaker wires. The 555 reproduces TV shows, music and movie soundtracks with lifelike accuracy, including crystal-clear vocals and thunderous bass. And the ZVOX PhaseCue virtual surround system delivers remarkable three-dimensional sound. The entire sound bar system, including speakers, amplifier, virtual surround technology and powered subwoofer, fits into the super-slim cabinet. With only one connecting cord and a one-page owner's manual, it is truly "plug and play." The cabinet is robustly constructed using fully-braced MDF (medium density fiberboard), not molded plastic. Beautiful hand-lacquered high-gloss ebony end panels create a stylish look.
Place the 3.5" high ZVOX 555 beneath your flat-panel TV for surround sound without the clutter Great Sound The most important feature for any home theater system is high quality sound. The 555 uses a new 70-watt Class D digital amplifier design with extremely accurate frequency response and a warm, natural sound and surprisingly powerful bass.
PhaseCue virtual surround system gives you rich, three-dimensional sound with movies or music 
Featuring a behind the grill, disappearing 4-digit display for settings and features. View larger 
Front controls include volume and mute, plus a 3.5mm stereo input. View larger 
Featuring inputs foranalog stereo, optical, and coaxial digital. View larger PhaseCue Virtual Surround Sound The 555 uses ZVOX's proprietary PhaseCue virtual surround system to give you rich, three-dimensional sound with movies or music. With music, PhaseCue creates a very wide soundstage--it literally sounds like you are listening to speakers eight feet apart from each other. When listening to a good movie, the soundtrack will envelop you, putting you in the middle of the action.
PhaseCue, as its name implies, manipulates the phase of the separate channels to "fool the ear" into believing that sound is coming from a variety of sources throughout the room. The benefits of PhaseCue vary greatly based on program material. Live music and well-recorded modern movie soundtracks will deliver rich, three-dimensional sound, pulling the sound out from the speakers and into the room to literally surround the listener. While no virtual surround system will give you the exact surround effects of a good 5.1 system, the ZVOX 555 does a remarkable job. Sound & Vision Magazine says the PhaseCue system "creates an impressive spread of sound, far larger than the box itself...remarkably ingenious."
Green Design
The 555 uses a highly-efficient Class D digital amplifier. Even playing at quite loud volumes, it usually uses less than 10 watts of total power. And standby power usage tends to hover around 0.1 watts, making it one of the "greenest" audio systems ever made.
Setting A New Standard For Vocal Clarity
ZVOX systems are known for their remarkable vocal clarity. The 555 adds a stunning new feature: Dialog Emphasis (DE). When you push the "DE" button on the remote control you engage a circuit that mimics the functions of a hearing aid. The frequencies used by human voices are emphasized and compressed, while other frequencies are minimized. No other speaker system provides such an easy-to-use and effective method for improving the intelligibility of television dialog.
Uses Your Remote Control
The new Z-Base systems can be programmed to respond to your remote control. The illuminated display walks you through a less-than-a-minute programming cycle. Then your TV remote...or cable box remote...or satellite receiver remote...or ANY remote...can control volume, mute, power and input functions of the ZVOX system.
Taming Commercials That Are Too Loud
If you've ever been blasted out of your chair by a too-loud commercial, or by a cable channel that's twice as loud as another channel, you'll love the new Output Leveling (OL) feature on the ZVOX 555. Just push the "OL" button and a sophisticated compression system takes over, making soft sounds louder and loud sounds softer, so there are fewer jarring moments when switching channels or when commercials come on.
Disappearing Display
The 555 features a four-digit display located behind the speaker grille that shows the current setting for volume, bass, treble and PhaseCue (virtual surround)--and also shows when you have engaged the Mute, Output Leveling (OL) or Dialog Emphasis (DE) features. A few seconds after you stop using your remote (or front panel) controls, the display disappears completely.
Connect Your iPod and Other Devices
The 555 has two analog audio inputs, one optical digital input, and one coaxial digital input, plus a front-panel 3.5mm analog stereo input for convenient connection of your iPod or other portable audio device. Any specific input can be selected using either the remote control or the slim-line module below the speaker grille.
Wood (MDF) Cabinet With Hand-Lacquered Side Panels
The 555 features a hand-built cabinet of MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) with beautiful hand-lacquered high-gloss end panels. Its low-profile design blends perfectly with flat-panel TVs. Most people don't even notice the ZVOX 555 until they hear it.
What's In The Box
ZVOX Z-base 555, 1 stereo RCA to stereo RCA connecting cable, multifunction remote control with programming instruction sheet, power cord, one-sheet safety instructions, operations manual, Quick Start guide, warranty card.
What Critics Are Saying About ZVOX Sound
"An audiophile quality system."--Stereophile
"An awesome system...remarkably ingenious."--Sound + Vision
"Creates a sonic dance."--The New York Times
"Bigger audio dynamite."--The Wall Street Journal
"Best Buy."--Consumers Digest
"Best audio product of the year."--CNET
"Knockout sound."--MSNBC
"A single box powerhouse."--Men's Journal
"Home theater product of the year."--About
"Impressive sound without the clutter."--TV Guide
Technical Specifications
- Amplifier: 70 watt Class D digital amplifier
- Rear Inputs: (2) analog stereo inputs, (1) optical (Toslink) digital input, (1) coaxial digital input
- Front Input: (1) 3.5mm stereo front panel input
- Frequency Range: 45 Hz--20 kHz
- Surround Sound: PhaseCue virtual surround
- Subwoofer: 5.25" long-throw
- Speaker Drivers: 5 x 2" full-range
- Magnetically Shielded: No
- Cabinet Material: Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF)
- Dimensions (WxDxH): 28" x 14 1/2" x 3 3/8"
- Weight: 20 lbs
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This review is from: ZVOX 555 Low-Profile Single-Cabinet Surround Sound System with Optical and Coaxial Digital Inputs (Electronics)
First, a little background. I had a Bose 5.1 System with a powered sub woofer that everything went through. From there, it went to my Sony receiver. For me, a parent of three young kids (one under 2), I wanted to get something more streamlined, something more straight forward. I was looking to remove the clutter of the satellite speakers, the large center speaker and the miles of wires that connected everything.
After reading an article last month on cnet about the Zvox systems, I went with the 555. It came in the mail four days after I ordered it. It took about 3 minutes to connect it to my Samsung 46" LED. One optical audio cable to the back of the TV, the other end to my 555. That was it! My FIOS and Panasonic Blue Ray HDMI cables stayed where they were. It works perfect and sounds amazing. When my wife and I watch TV and movies at night, we only turn it up to 14-16 or so and it is more than sufficient. The volume gets up to over 25 (I think). I haven't gone past that as it gets loud. The music sounds great, the vocals sound crystal clear. It is amazing that all this comes from one speaker. It sounds like something that should cost 3x as much.
As they state on their site, if you are looking for true 5.1 sound, this is not for you. For me, the whole 5.1 is not a huge factor anymore. The sound that comes out of this speaker more than makes up for any bullets or cars whizzing by me from behind.
It perfectly fits under my TV and blends right it. At night, it becomes invisible. My goal was to have a kicking home theater system without any clutter. One where no sacrifices are made. With the 555, I reached that goal.
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