yes , first the weight ... why do it feel like it have a lead chassis inside ? really surprised I that it would be so heavy . Disc tray be only plastic , so that could not be the reason , so that leave the amplifier transformer I guess . I agree with a previous reviewer about the strong enough subwoofer and seemingly weaker satellite . volume must be half -lrb- min -rrb- 25 -rrb- max -rrb- to be good for my small livingroom . and I expect a `` power '' subwoofer that carry its own power supply\/amplifier onboard . although this be only my second ht I know the other have a passive sw and connect just like the ht-db600 do -lrb- speaker wire only -rrb- . Speaker setting menu do not hold setting each time I go into it to make change , so unless I be do something wrong then set balance -lrb- or volume -rrb- be pointless . something else amiss in the speaker menu be no Center icon in the Delay part , only have l and r show there , so I can not get that closest speaker to I to sound farther away . not sure if this be a firmware issue , model\/manual descrepency , or defect . what might point to it be a defect , of sort , be how the test tone menu play through the left front speaker in place of the center , as if there might be some internal problem . however , no problem be notice during regular play . yet another possible problem be with drc -lrb- dynamic range compression , or keep volume moderate -rrb- . it might be make sound go out-of-synch . I 'll know more about it as time go on , so maybe I 'll update my review here if I learn more or anything happen to change my mind about the average rating I give . all in all , if this home theater do not wreck any of my dvd or cd disc it seem a good system at the price I pay , which be about $ 177 after shipping . good for people on a budget , like I , I believe , because the sound quality actually be good even if the volume must be rather high on the scale .