RCA RT2500 Dolby Digital Home Theater System

by RCA

Product Details

Product Manual [543kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 84 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B00005MIUN
• Item model number: RT2500
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,522 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 17, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The RCA RT2500 Home Theatre System will add a new layer of enjoyment to your entertainment experience. It combines a receiver with 300 watts of total power output with one powered subwoofer and five compact satellite speakers. The Dolby Digital Surround Decoding creates a home theatre experience with up to 5.1 channels of wide band frequency response. Recreate acoustic environments (such as Concert, Stadium or Club) with the Digital Sound Processing. Accentuate the sense of being in the middle of the scene by creating separate channels for right/left/center and surround speakers. The DTS Surround Decoding delivers up to 5.1 channels of master quality providing an uncompromised reproduction of the original multi-track layers of audio sound. The tuner presets can be used to store AM and FM stations (40 in total). It provides the following connections:

• S-Video Out: 1
• S-Video In: 1
• Analog Audio Out: 1
• Analog Audio In: 1
• Digital Audio (Optical) In: 1
• Digital Audio (Coaxial) In: 1

What's in the Box
Receiver, remote control, one subwoofer, one center channel, four satellites, speaker cable, printed instructions

Product Description

Economical Speakers...Will Fit Anywhere...Impedance is 6 Ohms...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tips on Perfectling this awsome system, January 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: RCA RT2500 Dolby Digital Home Theater System (Electronics)

I am an Surround Sound Expert, I have done everything from headphone amp design, to Surround Sound DSP's
I consult new home builders on how to wire, and hook-up home theatres. They often ask what I have at home, and I tell them this system. (and they can't beleave it's under a $1000)

I have listened to a lot of systems, and this system is the Absolute BEST system you can get for under $2500

The speakers are crystal clear, they can handle un-realistic volume levels without distorting. (I tested this system to 125 decibles! A gun shot is 120db's)

Yes the Sub is a little lacking,
(AND IT IS POWERED and Active, not passive)
Some people get confused because the sub's amplifier isn't inside the Subwoofers casel; it is inside the Receiver
(Open your system up and you will see a HUGE amp that drives the sub)

Want more bass? DON'T REPLACE THE SPEAKERS
(You will never find any speakers that are clearer and as high power as these.)
The system still has a PreAMP subwoofer output.
Go out and buy yourself a second subwoofer and hook it up.
SHIELDED!!!)

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow. It only costs [price], March 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: RCA RT2500 Dolby Digital Home Theater System (Electronics)

After much research, I bought the RT2500. Some key factors in my decision on buying this system were:

1) A huge jack-pack with enough S-Video inputs for my DVD player and my DirecTV Satellite. It's amazing, but in my research, I found a lot of comparably priced systems that did not have S-Video inputs. This one has plenty!

2) I took the advice of one of the other reviewers. I liked the fact that this system has two subwoofer outputs. One of the only receivers I found to have this. I just happened to have an active subwoofer lying around. So I hooked that up to the sub pre-out, and hooked the sub that came with the system up as well. Wow, better bass than I could ever imagine!

3) Price. I wanted a system with a lot of features in the [money] price range. In that range, this was the only one with everything I needed.

After hooking it up, I popped in the shootout scene from Heat. The only thing I could possibly say to describe it is "Wow!" Music sounds great on it, too. It's only been a day, but I'm more than satisfied with my purchase.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Power, October 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: RCA RT2500 Dolby Digital Home Theater System (Electronics)

I bought this system in order to tie into my RCA DVD Player and RCA Television. I also wanted something with a lot of power, as well being able to use it as my home stereo. This works great! I bought a 5 disc RCA DVD Player, and the sound is excellent on CD's and DVDs. I have had a number of people compliment on the sound from CD's on the DVD Player. Most say it is better, louder and has much less distortion then there home stereos.

Now, some will disagree with this assertion, but remember, you can have the RCA DVD player AND the Surround Sound for less than a Grand!! Yes, if you buy a $20,000 stereo, I'm sure the sound will be better, but for the $$, this is the way to go.

I agree the Subwoofer is a little weak, and may have been better if it was self powered. The power unit itself is excellent, and was very easy to hook up and operate. Great bang for your buck!