I have own this system since June 2004 . ok for a basic system , but you can do better , even with home-theater-in-a-box . in many way , I prefer my old 1997 Pioneer 5x100w receiver & 1999 Pioneer dvd player . pro 's - very stylish look - great sound clarity for this level system - appreciate the color-code speaker connection CON 's - it be reasonably loud , but i just do not feel the raw power . my friend have a $ 2000 Denon system that have the same clarity , but shake you to the bone ! more comparably , i have a 1997 Pioneer system w \/ 100w per channel -lrb- same as dav-fc8 -rrb- , but feel more powerful , albeit way less refine . - occasionally , dvd will start-up with no sound . a power-off\/power-on sequence usually fix this - surround sound seem weak - my LR surround speaker have become very staticy . sony do not sell a replacement part , so they want $ 130 to repair . - disc take a long time to change\/load . make this worse , the dvd player do not resume a disc from where you leave off after turn the system off\/on . - you can not save separate sound field 's for each function -lrb- video-in , Tuner , dvd , etc. -rrb- - the front speaker be easily topple by a small child -lrb- my 9-month old nephew , in this case -rrb-