this be a incredible deal - for merely $ 180 you can basically have a decent home theater experience . the setup be not difficult ; anyone with some basic knowledge about audio can do it in a hour or two . this Sony offer a nice surround sound and the quality of center-channel and subwoofer output be decent . there be two shortcoming - one , system manual be extremely inadequate in term of set up the speaker and two , the sound in video\/dvd mode be a bit weak , compare to the sound in radio or music mode . all in all , it be a great system for its price , a terrific introduction to home theater experience .