if you goal be to get good sound for you home theater without drop big buck , take a look at this unit . grant , a subwoofer of this size with only 50 watt can not compete with a big system , but if you want deep bass , be prepare to pay a whole lot more . it sound to I like this system put out a decent level and taughtness of bass down to about 50 hz and could play fairly dynamically up to 90 or 95 db . above that level , the system sound compress and the smoothness of the midrange go away . but at a reasonable volume level , the mid be well reproduce and smooth . the control have adequate sensitivity to allow you to set equalization and surround effect to match you taste for a wide variety of movie soundtrack . this be a bargain .