buy this system 's equivalent from Onkyo about a year ago . unless you be a true audiophile with hearing surpass a cat 's -- and do not kid yourself that you be -- then you will not tell the difference between this and a bose system at three time the price . or any other system , for that matter -lrb- yes , I know that bose be not well regard by cognoscenti despite they well craft rep -rrb- . as long as Onkyo be willing to put this out for the price , then buy it . have my system professionally install by a Circuit City contractor . do a AMAZING job , know they stuff . they home theater system ? from Onkyo . maybe a bit higher on the spec scale , but still .