well , I end up buy mine on closeout from Radio Shack for $ 149 . . I love mine ... the sound really be great , and the price be AWESOME ! I use mine for dvd 's , my tv 's regular sound for all tv I watch , and also as a tuner to listen to the radio \/ CD 's in surround sound . some buyer talk about a whine from the speaker ... I do not know if this help or not , but I will share - I have extra wire bundle up from the speaker and I do NOT put all that wire anywhere near the speaker or the head unit . I think that bundle of wire near a speaker might cause interference , so if you have that whine , make sure the extra wire be not near the equipment . Mine do not make any noise on standby , or skip at all either . I be very happy with mine .