this unit be not only well design for stylish -lrb- I like the blue light in the night -rrb- but also deliver very solid sound , especially when you play dvd-audio . the name `` compo '' mean it can do virtually all the current format on the planet , and yes it do -lrb- except the MiniDisc -rrb- . and unlike the other lesser model , the 3-way speak be magnetically-shielded , which mean put along the tv set be not a issue at all . the lesser model -lrb- pm19 -rrb- have a 5-line big screen to show you track\/disc information . this one not . but when I connect it to the tv , it have more power to show all relavant information . unbelievable . the japanese model -lrb- sc-pm900dvd -rrb- have a extra which I would like to have , md , and it be world-fastest 6x speed cd to md recording system . it just locate below the mirror screen . however , the price tag in Japan be somewhere between 45000 to 50000 yen -lrb- about $ 450 to 500 -rrb- . consider that , $ 250 msrp in US be a steal ! . the only thing I do not like be the remote control : just way to complicate . I do not know how to operate the 90 % of the command without consult the manual . maybe this be also a good indication that this baby can do a lot , I just do not know how to tell it to do .