Samsung HT-AS720ST Blu-Ray-Matching 5.1 Channel Home Theater System (Set of Seven, Black)

I ordered the Samsung HT-AS720 on October 11, my credit card was charged on October 13, and it arrived on October 17. I spent several hours on the 18th setting it up, running wires to the speakers and connecting it to my HD cable box, Bluray player and HD TV. The AV receiver was dead as soon as I tried to turn it on, just like a previous poster on this board stated. I called Amazon and they are sending me a replacement but it will not arrive until Nov. 20-Dec. 9. So, I am charged for the system two months before I have a working unit (and that's assuming the replacement works!!)

I would HIGHLY suggest, if you take a chance and order this system, that you plug the receiver in and make sure it powers up BEFORE you spend any time running wires and hooking it up.

I'll post another review if I ever get this system working.

I upgraded from an older Kenwood surround sound system to the Samsung HT-AS720S, and I must say the sound is awesome. I was blown away by the full HD surround sound. It's louder, crisp and clear. I can hear so much more than I did with my older system. The subwoofer can put out some serious bass. If the system is set-up correctly you will enjoy theater quality sound right in your home.

Functionality is a different bag. I currently have my PS3 and Xbox connected to the system. For the most part it works just fine, but every once in a while I have to shut-off the receiver and turn it back on when I hear static coming through. Haven't found out exactly how this happens. Most recently I purchased a brand new Samsung LCD TV. With my old DLP I had no video problems. With this TV connected to the receiver I get this message, "Mode not compatible". I have to turn off then turn on the system just to get a picture. This is discouraging when you consider that both the TV and surround sound system are both Samsung. Other than that, I really have no other gripe.

The system is great and if you have several devices to connect, the receiver supports it. The system allows for 6 or 7.1 surround sound as well. I'm am very satified with my purchase and would recommend it to anyone.

Pros: Just got the Samsung AS720 Home Theater and let me say how impress that I am with the sound. It does liven the movie experience. The subwoofer right out of the box is heavy...and after listening to it...you can feel some heavy bass and thunder. Am surprised that its only 650 W but seriously do you need anything higher at home or the neighbors will call 911.

Cons: the receiver is unnecessarily large...so i had a hard time fitting it into my glass tv stand...so I had to make some space sacrafices.

Final Verdict: Delightfully pleased with theater home sound!

When I received my HT-AS720, it wouldn't even turn on. As I started to closely inspect the unit, I discovered that the main 110v power connector inside of the unit wasn't connected to the power supply. I guess the connector was probably not fully seated and dislodged itself sometime during shipment. Samsung quality control wasn't very effective for this unit.

Anyway, the unit works great and I have no complaints. It has very high quality channel amplifiers and the 4 full-range speakers sound very nice too. The sub also sounds great and appears to be high quality.

I bought it to connect my PS3 and DirecTV H20 receiver together with my Samsung TV. I am really happy with the Samsung TV so I figured the Reciever would be a similar experience. I was upgrading from a Yamaha system I bought at Best Buy.

The sound clarity is actually really good and the controls and setup is easy to do. The fact that Amazon offered free shipping while everyone else wanted $80+ for that was awesome.

The first one I got from Amazon had an issue with the HDMI not working. I filled out the online form on Amazon to have it replaced and they shipped out a replacement ASAP and had a tag printed for the return.

Buying from Amazon...It's way better than Best Buy. I think I'll buy all my electronics from here now on :-)