except for one small caveat -lrb- as other reviewer have already note -rrb- , the Panasonic sc-htb15 sound bar speaker system be a excellent addition to improve you tv sound over stock speaker . oh , and those on a budget . ^ _ ^ ; I like the fact that speaker can be set up either as two separate or as one single bar-type depend on how you tv be set up . set-up be pretty straight forward . you use supply screw to attach the speaker to either stand for left and right speaker or use connector to create single bar-type . attach the thin white speaker cable to speaker and then decide if you will use either hdmus -lrb- arc -rrb- or optical cable to pipe in the sound . if you tv have neither then you may have to do work around . I have small living room so set up surround sound system with dedicated receiver will be a overkill for I . once hook up , I compare the tv sound and the Panasonic sound and by golly , I be glad I buy this system . of course , some people may not agree with I where sound be concerned but if you be happy with the sound then that be what count . lastly , if you buy the speaker at Costco , it already come with both optical and hdmus cable throw in free .