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The sound quality from this speaker system is excellent.

The only quirk of the system is the remote. The buttons are not labeled very well and several of them have multiple uses depending on what mode the system is in. This is understandable, given that this is a multifunction product. The real problem here is that the remote will not work with a universal "learning" remote because there is no "one button" to do most things. Several presses are required to switch to Aux, for example.

The problem is solved by purchasing a high end remote like a Harmony. But it's a shame that this step is necessary.

This is a nice looking system by far but I never got to enjoy it. I got everything set up and when I went to turn the power on it made a bunch of not so good sounds.. and the on the display said CHGR ERR. Which means the disc changer is jammed. Did what the book told me to do when this message pops up which is turn the power off and back on to reset it. So I did and the same message and grinding sounds. I called their tech support number they told me to get it serviced at this oe place that is an authorized repair shop over 2 hours from where I live. That means I would have to spend that time driving there and back twice (once to drop it off and then to pick it up) 8 hours of my week gone right there. I just contacted amazon.com and I'm returning it for no cost on the shipping. Save me some gas money this way.

All in all it's a very nice system but if you are going to get a 5 disc changer get it with a large drawer instead of these ones that stack the disc on top off each other mainly for this reason they seem to jam alot. I had a 5 disc changer with the large disc drawer that was like a tunrtable type and it lasted me 7 years before it died and it was great. My stereo system has a a stackable disc changer like this dvd sytem has and after only 6 months it started jamming all the time. I do not reccomend this system at all unless it's for looks!!!

I wanted something relatively small and easy to use (like a Bose), but refused pay major Bose $$ for a product with a poor reliability record.
The Panasonic is easy to set up and sounds great. Also purchased the Panasonic SH-FX85 Wireless Multi-Room and it also meets my expectations.

I bought one of these systems to compliment my Panasonic Viera HDTV, as the "Viera Link" feature seemed pretty sweet.

I'm not going to lie, the audio quality and picture quality of this system are indeed very good, but that's about the only positives I can come by.

I am yet to be able to hook up the rear speakers to this system as the cords are not long enough. At their current length, they do not even go halfway through the living room. Since I've had the system, the center speaker has never even worked. I'm not sure if this is because the rear speakers have never been connected or what, but no sound ever comes from the center speaker. Sure, I can buy a wireless add on to have the speakers work, but I'm not paying the $120 Panasonic wants just so I won't have to run a wire to the other side of my room.

The Viera Link function isn't as intuitive as it could be. It's great being able to control the volume of the system with the TV remote, but you can't control the DVD player with the TV remote, so I still have to use the two remotes.

Another major problem is with the 5 CD changer. Instead of having a turntable type setup, there are five individual trays that are stacked on top of one another, with disc 1 starting at the top and disc 5 ending at the bottom. This is what I find a bit weird with the system; whenever you open one of the trays numbered 1-4, all trays below it will open as well. So if you open tray 1, all five trays open, tray 2, trays 2-5 open, so on. This makes it extremely hard if you are trying to put in or take out multiple discs, because you have to keep repeating the same steps over and over again.

Probably the biggest problem with this system is the lack of media it supports. Don't expect to play DIVX discs with this system as they're not supported, which is pretty pathetic considering the price. My $50 Philips DVD player even plays DIVX, so why does my $280 Panasonic system not?! There are also no region codes available for this player (which allow you to play out of region DVDs) which again, my $50 Philips system has. Leave it to the Japanese to make something overly difficult.

All in all, I cannot recommend this theater system due to its lack of features and overall buggy operation. Do not spend the money Panasonic wants for this set up when other manufacturers make more viable options for less.

The SC-PT660 sounds great, is easy to set up and use, and is priced right at under $300. The optical digital input is a feature many similarly priced systems do not have.