Onkyo HT-S780 - Home theater system - 7.1 channel - black
Cost effective sound system that'll knock your socks off
I did plenty of research prior to buying this product. Depending on your specifications this is, in my oppinion, the best mid-range priced system available. It arrived in a 4 1/2 foot tall box and in good time from the distributor. Getting the unit put together is easy and took about an hour once I got started (everything is color coded). Once hooked up I was ready to roll. <br /> <br />Currently I am not utilizing the 7.1 feature of this unit, although I plan to in the future when I get a longer room, as a result I ran into an interesting setup configuration dilemma. Perhaps it is common knowledge to most, however I had originally connected my 2 front speakers, center, subwoofer, and 2 BACK SURROUND SOUND SPEAKERS and when I watched a movie the sound was good but not great - once I changed the connection to the 2 SURROUND SOUND SPEAKERS the sound was awesome! Follow the manual for your specific reciever settings (as far as speaker distance from listening area, etc) and I think you will be very happy with this purchase.  <br /> <br />Other suggestions - when you are able I would switch out the 18 gauge stock speaker wire for 14 or 16 gauge (12 is overkill) and get yourself some decent wall mounts for the speakers and you're set.