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It worked great, for about 8 months. Everything you'd want it to be, for an out-of-the-box system. Then it started overheating and stopped reading dvds. Then it stopped reading dvds entirely. I am told that Koss won't even repair it if you send it back to them, and the parts are seemingly unavailable to do it yourself. Do yourself a favor and buy something that will last.

I bought this Koss system as their headphones have been some of the best but this system theater system is a giant leap downward. Major complaint: it simply won't play a dvd unless it is in pristine condition. About half the DVD's we rent won't play all the way through. Second complaint: the remote is not intuitive and thus very confusing. Now I've got to buy a 2nd DVD player so I can watch videos. Look elsewhere!

I bought this Home Theater System about a year and a half ago (and unbelievably, it hasn't gone down in price!). It's a great system for city folk who don't have a lot of space but want a versatile system with expandability. The DVD playback is excellent, though it only plays one disc at a time - so there's the potential annoyance of getting up to change discs when necessary. It has 3 auxiliary A/V inputs that allow you to make connections to your TV, stereo, etc. I actually have it connected to the soundcard on my PC, which allows me to play Internet Radio through the Home Theater system!

There are a few drawbacks - the speakers are a little on the flimsy side, and there's an occasional whirring feedback noise at low volumes when using it with a connected auxiliary device (thankfully, this doesn't happen in DVD mode). Though the surround sound is rich, it loses something at lower volumes - so you couldn't really use this to play intense-sounding movies at late hours if you've got neighbors. The manual is a bit inconsistent with the actual procedures that need to be followed in order to properly set up the system - it will make reference to the SETUP button, when what you really need to press is MENU, etc. You'll also need to keep the manual close by, since some of the features and configuration options are a bit complicated. Another minor oddity is the clock - it runs really fast and is about 5 min. ahead of real time after about 2 months.

By far the most serious drawback is the remote. It's flimsy - the remote on my 14" TV/DVD combo is much better than the remote for this system. And the buttons can be tempermental - they are small and need to be pressed in a certain way that I haven't yet consistently figured out.

Overall, however, I'd say that in this price class, it brings you close to the quality and features of systems costing hundreds of dollars more and is thus a great value - despite a few significant drawbacks.

Definitely not worth 200-300 bucks if you ask me. The dvd player is poor quality (FF and Rewind make scratching noises and barely work), the surround effects on the receiver are weak, the speakers are really cheaply made. If it breaks, you have nobody to turn to. Mine is experiencing stereo problems after owning for 1 year. I have lots of home stereo experience and I can tell you these problems are with the unit itself and not with my wiring configuration or even the speakers themselves. Because I can't talk to anyone or even ship my unit in for repair, I'm stuck with a faulty unit, and I've essentially thrown $300 down the toilet. Stick with brands that have better support, ie Sony, Aiwa, and the like.

I bought this system a year and a half ago and it has started having problems reading audio cds. After watching a dvd stop it and I leave it alone for about 25-30 min. tops when i am in the other room it starts playing again with out haveing me do anything to it. One last thing I experianced some background noise while playing dvds so i changed to a better quallity cable and the background noise improved but did not go away completely.