inputs.text: small room - inexpensive set bring nice surround environment small room bought accident prefer good 2 channel system music movies first 51 subwoofer set bedroom afternoon experimenting various settingsi finally found adequate evening movie start basics three settings bass light normal heavy several eq presets different sound ambience also variety surround effects settingsonce find ideal best settings fine tune environment adjusting sound level speaker also distance surroundrear speakers liked pros instruction page helpful easy understand speaker wires color coded sp labeled location light bass plays pal discs sound quality best low volume cons manually adjusting settings take time 200 watt designation misleadingthis system not powerful no builtin tv tuner difficulty recorded dvdrs skipping stuttering intermittent pauses reading dvdrs course first inclination watch something loud chose godzilla movie effects system not ideal standard feeling action second selection commercial pal music video disc sound reproduction improved soon realized heavy gut crunching power not within units ability refined subtleties fidelity temptation found strength keep volume teensvolume goes 040 soothing nightcap fifth element optimum settings ended light bassflat toneprologic movie increased db setting two surround speakers 2 db decrease center channel 2dbsubsequently set distance surround speakers 12 footeven though reality no speaker 5 feet away ideally price unit tip buyer potential cheapbasic system surprise audio low volumes summary like customize sounds tastes quiet surround sound accompany favorite movie good read follow instructions patience fine tune settings system might okay