Rating: Summary: I did not expect this!. Review: After a long research, I bought this system with a great expectation. My previous home theater (Panasonic SC-HT05) was only 600 Watts.
This system has enough power to fill a BIG room. It did very well with movies; the six speakers works great and give you a real theater feeling. When I tried some music CDs the sound was muddy and there was no punching effect. I expected more from this big speaker but was very disappointed. I tried different bass/treble settings, tried to adjust the speaker/subwoofer sounds and nothing helped.
If you are like me buying this system for music and movies, you may not be happy. Returning this system will cost you lots of money!!.
Rating: Summary: Wow!!!!!! Review: We have had this system for a week now and are truly amazed. We replaced an old 150 watt per channel Dolby 4.0 surround system (purchased in 1988 for $1,400) with this.
The set up was quick and easy and we were enjoying our first movie within an hour of bringing it home. We spent the next week reading the manual to tune this system for optimal sound experience.
I did replace the sub woofer cable with a heavy duty one and the bass improved dramatically. I also replaced the standard speaker wires with 16 ga Monster Cable and achieved more sound quality improvements. I think updating the speaker cables would not be required in a small room but for the volume levels we needed for our 20' x 20' listening area (within a 20 x 35' room) it made a big difference.
We will be investing in new optical/digital audio cables to take advantage of the increased signal clarity offered from our DVD player, CD player, and HD Digital Cable receiver. If our initial experience with analog audio inputs so far hold true we should be able to say we have achieved home theater nirvana once we complete the digital upgrade.
When I look over at my wife and see the smile on her face while listening to movies, TV Shows, and music I know I made a great purchase.
