what a piece of junk ! after have this system for about 9 month , I notice that the speaker start to make a loud snap , follow by loud crackling noise , and then would produce absolutely no sound for a few seconds . the snap would scare the daylight out of we as it be extremely loud and totally random . we have have it in for service twice by the panasonic-authorized dealer that Panasonic refer we to . the second time we be tell that the part be on backorder from Panasonic . that be almost 2 month ago . so , we system have be sit at the shop for 2 month . avoid THIS SYSTEM at all cost !!! it have be nothing but a hassle and repair from the panasonic-authorized dealer have be a nightmare . frankly , I can not believe that people would pay over $ 50 for a system with known problem , as clearly evidence by all of the other reviewer that have have the same exact problem . I guess Panasonic be to cheap to put out a recall .