CROWN CMS-357 vs Microlab M-500II/5.1

Basic Specifications

CROWN CMS-357Microlab M-500II/5.1
Front speakers/satellites cabinet materialn/aMDF
Subwoofer cabinet materialn/aMDF
Front speakers depthn/a

83 mm

Height of front speakersn/a

245 mm

Width of front columnsn/a

90 mm

Wall mountingNon/a
Weight of the setn/a

7.1 kg

Subwoofer heightn/a

240 mm

Subwoofer widthn/a

160 mm

Subwoofer depthn/a

320 mm

Depth of center channel speakern/a

83 mm

Height of center channel speakern/a

245 mm

Width of center channel speakern/a

90 mm

Rear channel speaker depthn/a

83 mm

Height of rear channel speakersn/a

245 mm

Width of rear speakersn/a

90 mm

Interfaces

CROWN CMS-357Microlab M-500II/5.1
Digital optical inputNoNo
USB Type A interface (for flash drive)YesNo
USB interface (for computer connection)NoNo
Digital coaxial inputNoNo
Support for SD memory cardsYesNo
Line input (stereo)YesYes
Headphone jackn/aNo
Mains powerYesYes
Battery powerNoNo
Line input (stereo) connectorRCAn/a

Sound quality

CROWN CMS-357Microlab M-500II/5.1
Number of front speakers

1

1

Magnetic shielding of front speakers/satellitesYesYes
Magnetic shielding of subwooferYesYes
Total power (RMS)

50 W

n/a
Front speakers power

10 W

7.5 W

Maximum playback frequency

20000 Hz

20000 Hz

Minimum reproducible frequency

40 Hz

35 Hz

Signal to noise ratio

80 dB

80 dB

Subwoofer power

30 W

25 W

Rear speaker powern/a

7.5 W

Center channel powern/a

7.5 W

Functions

CROWN CMS-357Microlab M-500II/5.1
HF adjustmentYesn/a
LF adjustmentYesn/a
DTS decoderNoNo
Dolby Pro Logic II decoderNoNo
Dolby Digital decoderNoNo
Remote controlwirelessn/a
Built-in tunerYesNo
Powered by USBNoNo
DTS ES decoderNoNo

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