I bought this system to replace another system I wanted to move to another room. You can never have too much surround, I always say.
My major problems with this system are as follows;
It is NOT WIRELESS!
It comes with a box that you have to plug into the wall, then you mount the rears onto the stands (nice stands)[optional] via the WIRE that runs from the "wireless" box, wherever you choose to put it.
You CANNOT mont the speakers away from wires, it simply can't be done.
The Mains (L,R) and Center are connected to the system via a chincy thin wire that (and this brings me to my second complaint) CA NOT be swapped out for better guage wire.
Thay have those silly plastic things on the end that plug into the color coded slots, and so you're pretty much stuck with that supplied wire.
I've replaced the wire for the rears, installing 16 Guage Monster wire, and they sound great, are easy to adjust, etc.
The subwoofer is impressive, considering it's passive and the crap wire on it can not be swapped out either.
I watched BlackHawk Down to test it, and was impressed considering the price.
Surround is clear and pronounced, even in Aux mode for the TV Cable Dolby Pro Logic II.
Overall sound is warm, rich and well balanced, but inputs are lacking in anything besides Component Video Out, Optical IN, and an Aux for the TV or whatever.
The iPod dock (built in very nicely) is pretty cool, but WILL NOT PLAY PICTURES OR VIDEO! At least on iTouch, I have not yet tested compatibility with classic, or nano's.
Other than that, setup is easy, and even my dear old mum could set this thing up, if I hadn't shot her while she slept so many years ago.
Enjoy!