I went into Fry's with every intention of spending about $250 on a Home-Theater-in-a-Box...and ended up with this system and an additional DVD player at close to $500. It was worth every penny. Fully functional receiver, amazing speakers, and very high tunability options. Most HTiaB systems are limited to a few equalization presets..this receiver has all of those beat like a red-headed stepchild. Tunable down to the individual speaker's distance from your listening position. Wonderful. Comes with all speaker wire, color-coded at that. Not to mention the remote that comes with the receiver is programmable to your components.Worth every penny, and just as good soundwise as systems costing $200-$300 more.BUY ONE!