Yamaha YHT-150 600-Watt 5.1-Channel Home Theater in a Box (Silver)
Not Bad for $290 and $30 gift card!
I bought this system without hearing it first, because I already own a great Yamaha AVR and Yamaha subwoofer that is mated with Bose 401s and KLH center/surrounds.  I thought that Yamaha would have good quality and I wasn't interested in spending allot of money for a second HTS.  However, after set-up I was initially disapointed with the sound of the YHT-150 compared to my other system.  I thought it had a noticable lack of crisp mid range and highs, as well as muffled vocals.  In fact, I was ready to return it.  However, after making adjustments to the center channel 5-band equalizer (reducing the 100kHz and 300kHz levels and boosting the 1kHz, 3kHz and 10kHz levels) it sounds very nice.  I like crisp mid range and highs, other may not have the same issue.  When watching \\"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon\\" the clash of swords was sizzling while the subwoofer performed very well!  I have the system in a good sized family room too and it fills it well.  I like the AVRs numerous sound settings, everyone should easily find settings which they prefer for listening to non-Dolby broadcasts.  The AVR doesn't have allot of video connection alternatives (best to connect your digital video sources directly to your HDTV), but that is fine with me since I only wanted to send it cable/DVD digital audio.  I might try replacing the front and center 18 gauge speaker wire with 16 gauge just to see if I get more improvement.  Overall, when I compare it to my much more expensive older system, I'm very happy with it, especially for the price.  Glad I didn't return it, 4.5 stars!