after look for a home theater system for some time that would not bankrupt I , i finally find this one . for ... you really can not go wrong , it do DTS as well as dolby digital and despite the speaker only be small they 'll go pretty damn loud with very little distortion . it have plenty of connection for hook up you tv\/vcr\/cable and CD player etc and it also come supply with the phono cable to do it . as for the subwoofer not work , i think i would get a faulty unit but the subwoofer have it be own volume control on the back and you have to turn it on on the amplifier itself , the subwoofer be turn off by default . my only gripe be that it do not come supply with a optical cable and my dvd player do not have a coaxial digital output . other than that i would reccomend this system to anyone who want a decent home theater for not a lot of money .