Yup! tama si DaiHard. niwey, its your choice naman tsong. So, what are you planning to buy next? Gamit ka na lang ng Rongxin?

pali na lang ako ng kebao/extreme dvd player for independent volume control since humihingi naman ng kuya ko ng player para daw gift niya and pag walang bumli ng sakura amp ko then bili ng ako ng speaker in the future.

Tama yan, bro, make use of what you've got muna and prioritize buying equiptment that you don't have, pag kumpleto ka na, then consider upgrading.

I have just bought the Sakura AV-387 I got it for 3,350 at a store in Raon. Una kong pumunta sa DYH Electronics along Evangelista and they had it priced as 3500. I then went to Moses Aaron and they had it priced as 3325. Kaya lang wala silang stock for the day. I then went back towards Quezon Blvd and saw this shop selling mainly mobile sound systems (parang marami to ah! ) I went inside and saw the 387. I asked the lady inside, how much and sinabi nya 3350. So kinuha ko na siya. I asked from the lady named Marlyn who was one of the salesladies if I could at least test it. Without saying a word, she not only proceeded to test the fronts but she also instructed the "boy" to take out some surround speakers, US Audio Center and US Audio sub for full testing. She patiently connected all the speakers for a full setup and I tested it to my heart's content. "Okay tong shop na to" i said to myself.
I was able to control the volume for SR.SL and Center as well as the Fronts. What I was most happy about was the way she let me had my way with the testing. Some shops kasi will test it only for the fronts and then lilipat na lang nila yung wire. I am so satisfied with my purchase and I look forward to buying the DTX slimline series next.

Congrats on your new toy, Chino.  Hope you get the DTS slim soon.

Thanks Yakuini, DaiHard and av_phile1! I hope to join the Sakura/DTX Slimline club soon. Baka pwede na tayong mag-create ng new thread on this unofficial club? Anyways, I'm still looking for the best deal on the DTX line. Sana makahabol bago tumaas ang presyo.
Nga pala, my 387 is black, meron bang available na gold or silver? Sabi kasi sa box meron eh.
Because of this thread I knew what model I had to look for and Im very happy with it. Sabi lang ng mga napagtanungan ko, wala daw 377 or 397. Meron akong nakita sa pinagbilhan ko ng 327 and 389. The 327 was previously described in this thread. For the 389, it looked much better in my opinion compared to the 387.
However it lacked a remote control and separate controls for the surround and center channels.
I will try to get the calling card that was given to me and
I will post it here later.

welcome to sakura chino,

I dont have dtx yet and wish to have one but dont have enough space for this

Where you bought yours? Sa DYH ba? 377 was changed by 387 397 not so familiar if it's new or old, only 1 shop carry this. Forgot the street name but it's parallel to Raon and near to a beer house

It would be interesting to visit the Sakura website.  However, googling for it gives me a number of sakura sites that are not my contemplation.  There's actually a Sakura audio systems site but these are expensive esoteric high end systems from 47 Labs. It features a CD transport only player costing $25,000.    Anyone knows the more down to earth sakura website?

No website. Been looking for it for the past five years, no luck.

to 377 & 387 owners
do your amps have individual bass and treble adjustment for center and surrounds?

Wala. Pero meron Super Bass which is good pag wala kapang SUB like me.

One thing I like with 387 is the way it adjust the volume controls. First, I set the Main, Center and SL/SR volume before watching DVD then when you feel that the volume is too loud while watching the movie, all you have to do is adjust the main volume control through remote and Center/SR/SL volume will automatically be adjusted also. Very convenient IMO  

My old Sakura does not have this feature.

Mga bro na owners ng Sakura AV-387,
meron bang ProLogic ang 387? nakita ko na sya dito sa Bacolod, Maganda din sya. I'm thinking of replacing my AV1600 kasi e. Thanks

Arthur, alam ko wala. analog 5.1 CH Input lang. Wala syang Pro-logic though I dunno if the 2/3/5 Channel Option counts as Pro-logic.

to sakura users
What active sub are you using? yumayanig ba ang kwarto nyo sa last part na parating ang mga tangke sa saving pricvate ryan? tsaka na rin sa ibang movies?

I have just bought the Sakura AV-387 I got it for 3,350 at a store in Raon. Una kong pumunta sa DYH Electronics along Evangelista and they had it priced as 3500. I then went to Moses Aaron and they had it priced as 3325. Kaya lang wala silang stock for the day. I then went back towards Quezon Blvd and saw this shop selling mainly mobile sound systems (parang marami to ah! ) I went inside and saw the 387. I asked the lady inside, how much and sinabi nya 3350. So kinuha ko na siya. I asked from the lady named Marlyn who was one of the salesladies if I could at least test it. Without saying a word, she not only proceeded to test the fronts but she also instructed the "boy" to take out some surround speakers, US Audio Center and US Audio sub for full testing. She patiently connected all the speakers for a full setup and I tested it to my heart's content. "Okay tong shop na to" i said to myself.
I was able to control the volume for SR.SL and Center as well as the Fronts. What I was most happy about was the way she let me had my way with the testing. Some shops kasi will test it only for the fronts and then lilipat na lang nila yung wire. I am so satisfied with my purchase and I look forward to buying the DTX slimline series next.

Congrats on your acquisition, chino!!

I saw the pix, it looks great! Buti nlang meron murang AVR like this one, di kasi kaya ng wallet-powers ko ung mga Yammies eh   I have a Nextbase DVD9000 and i'm currently considering buying this AV plus maybe rongxin speakers para pang set-up ko...either that or i'll have to sell my Nextbase tpus buy an Xtreme DVD tpus rongxin nlang... hayyy decisions, decisions...

peace out,

jake

newbie question:

pag kinabitan ba ng mga speakers itong 387 hiwalay hiwalay ang tunog, as in the same ba ang output if kinabit sa mga yamaha avr, yun lang kasi ang gusto ko yung umiikot ang mga sounds sa 5 speakers, ok ba i pair ito sa skyworth dvd and us audio speakers?

Yes hiwahiwalay ang tunog nyan. Halos the same sound lang sa mga branded avr pero syempre maraming advantage ang branded like coax and fiber optic input. Sa SAKURA amps rca input lang. So kailangan mo ng 5.1 out at may dts decoder sa dvd player mo

As long as na may 5.1 out yan skyworth no problem yan  yes you can connect it to your US audio speakers

saw the pix, it looks great!  Buti nlang meron murang AVR like this one, di kasi kaya ng wallet-powers ko ung mga Yammies eh   I have a Nextbase DVD9000 and i'm currently considering buying this AV plus maybe rongxin speakers para pang set-up ko...either that or i'll have to sell my Nextbase tpus buy an Xtreme DVD tpus rongxin nlang... hayyy  decisions, decisions...

So far sa budget setup Rongxin 89DV owns pero kung medyo high end konti SAKURA owns

May 5.1 out ba yang DVD9000 mo? If meron pwede mo ngang gamitin tong Rongxin 89DV or mga SAKURA

Rongxin 89DV P2,300 - Hopestar

Sakura 327     P2,400 - DYH and GINES
-- almost same features as 387 but dont have FM tuner

Sakura 387     P3,350 - Audiotech
-- have FM tuner

btw if you're interested to buy Sakura with Rongxin speakers. I'm selling my Rongxin 88DV(stereo)(you can pm me about it). You can use the satellites as your Centr, FR, FLm SR, SL speakers connecting to 327/387 then 88DV sub as your subwoofer connecting to 327/387 sub out

Attention! Just uploaded pics of my Sakura AV 387 at pbase. Special thanks to my brother Amiel, for helping me out. For all of you who does not have an idea of how it looks like and its specs, just visit my link below. Comments are welcome.

http://www.pbase.com/chino1328

chino,
congrats! Sakura amp owner ka na rin

I just saw the pics on your link. parehong-pareho lang ang 377 and 387 amps, nagkaiba lang sa shape ng remote control. yung remote ng 377 medyo slim ang shape.

mga sir... ano po ba advantage when i used sakura amps... i just read the thread and di pa ko convince na bumili... is there be a difference pag naka sakura amps ka na... mas lalakas pa ba output ng speakers mo?
right now my set is :

dvd player: kebao
ht speakers: rainbow 5.1 amplified speaker (endorsed by changhong) meron din separate volume each channel.
http://www.elko.cz/web/letaky/GEMBIRD%20-%20speaker%20YF-1A.htm

right now medyo gsto ko pa lumakas ang tunong ng speakers ko... specialy the sub. is sakura amps will answer my needs....

tnx po.....

saan nabibili itong rainbow 5.1 speakers and how much?

Mukhang maganda yan speakers ng changhong ah

Advantage mo is mas malakas ang 5 channels mo (Cntr,FR,FL,Sl,SR), this Sakura amps can drive towers even mobiles speakers yun mga tipong ginagamit na pangconcert.  kung satisfied ka na sa 5 channels and kapos ka sa bass dagdag ka na lang ng active sub medyo kapos din nga ako sa bass, kaya binbenta ko ang 88DV at papalitan ko na lang mga 200-300 active sub copare to 2 subs

thanks diehard for your brief explanation... cguro audition muna ko para sure na kung ano talaga papalit ko. plan to change my ht to sakura then dtx.... fit sa budget di masyadong mahal.