I've had this one for over 5 years and it's still going strong. Good playback, easy set up. Meant to buy a boom box, ended up with the Oritron because of the sound of the demo in Circuit City. The 2 way surrounds are tight, the bass is tight and the center does a good job. It nicely avoids the cheap boominess I've heard from other budget systems. For around $270 I think I definitley got my monies worth.