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I am generally happy with the price point and surround sound that this item produces. However, i am having a major issue with the system producing a very high squealing sound that is painful to the ears and will continue its ringing especially with sporting events and situations that engage the surround sound.

Wow! The sound quality is amazing. However, you do need the subwoofer to really get the full potential. My only complaint is that the maximum volume is not loud enough for a large room. I would not purchase this for a home theater setup but it is as good as it gets for audio from your PC.

This product was very easy to install and is easy to use. It is a great value for the money. The surround sound is terrific.

I would definitely purchase is again. The sound quality is wonderful.

This Soundbar is perfect match for our new TV room with 40" Samsung LCD HDTV. Exceptional sound at a great price of $399. Simple hookup and set up.

I replaced a Yamaha YSP-800. This thing blows the Yamaha sound bar away. Fuller midrange, more open highs, and with the Yamaha subwoofer going, the bass is just fine. I leave the subwoofer on all the time, since it's not dedicated for power to the Marantz; also, I don't believe that any subwoofer (regardless of corporate advertising) is made for a particular sound bar; the bass on all of these is so mushy below 200Hz that it won't matter what you pair with a sound bar, and, none of the inexpensive subwoofers or any sound bar that I know of have any sort of low frequency control to adjust bass cutoff points. To continue, the two (wish there were a couple more but could get a HDMI splitter if I really needed more inputs) HDMI inputs and the output work well. Does Dolby and DTS. Overall, it gives much more of a home theater experience than the Yamaha. I was watching The Dark Knight and my cat got scared out of the room. Never happened with the Yamaha sound bar. If that isn't a high recommendation, I don't know what else is! ;o) Doesn't compare, of course, to the sound in my dedicated home theater room with a 7.1 speaker system going, but for my home office and 46" Sony HDTV, it's great.