Buying home theater systems is a little scary. My last one was a Panasonic which croaked on me a few days after the warantee expired. If I'd read enough reviews, I would have known it was unreliable.

This unit has its share of issue. It takes a long time to start a DVD. You can't change out one DVD while it's playing another. It has an extremely frustrating auto-play feature. I had a damaged disk in tray one that kept rebooting the system. And I couldn't stop and eject the damned disk. It kept trying to play it. If you start up the wrong DVD, you have to wait until the menu to hit stop.

Also - and this may be exclusive to my set -- the bass levels are set way too high. I had to custom adjust the subwoofer down to its minimum level to be able to hear dialogue without blowing out my windows with every loud noise.

I sound like I'm slamming it. But I've given it four stars for a reason. The unit is frustrating but is still working fine after... Read more

Good sound and component quality.

The auto-calibration worked well and

the radio antennas look flimsy but work well.

Some design issues (why it's not a 5):

1) The radio doesn't work when jpegs are being played back ...

2) Takes a while to start up.

3) changing CDs/DVDs can be a chore as you have to load them

up one at a time. Can't just spin a turn table ...

This system is another great example of Sony coming to the rescue with a high quality system at an affordable price. This system is available at exceptional prices for the exceptional quality of sound. I have read reviews for a while now. I bought this sytem used and I love it!!!!

I did upgrade my systme not too long ago to an HDMI home theatre system from panasonic. I do not have any complaints about the new system either, but if I didn't have the option for HDMI I would have kept this system as long as it lasted!!!

It is a great compliment to any home theatre setup! Grab one today!