I purchase this denon system after a lot of web searchng and price compare . I want a kickass home system but can not afford the high end equipment . I spend many hour on-line and a couple in best buy look at mid-priced system . I narrow my choice to either this denon system or a equivelant Yamaha . I play with the new 7.1 system in the store , which make my choice easy . I want the Yamaha because of the name and dependability , and I prefer its reciever function . BUT , the speaker for the denon blow the yamaha 's out of the water ! if you look at the new system in best buy it come with little boston 's . the speaker that come with this setup be twice the size of the boston 's or the yamaha 's . I have have the system for almost a month and love it . the first 20 min I be very disappointed , until I figure out the volume go from negative to positive -lrb- I be stop close to zero and think that be it . . idiot -rrb- . I do the standard setup option for ease of get go , and I havent mess with it since because it sound great . it be in a large room in a 1700sqft house , and it will go much louder than you want . if yo want a 5.1 system for under $ 350 this be the bang for the buck , otherwise you better step up to expensive system . the only con I have be that both the reciever and speaker be bigger than you think ... so do some measuring ... I have to adjust my entertainment center a bit to fit in the reciever . enjoy !