Kenwood HTB-505 Theater System

Pros: Great Price, Great sound. DTS
Cons: Cheap wires (no biggie), can't use an equalizer.

I am very pleased with my purchase of this Kenwood HTB (home theater in a box) system. I did my homework at all the consumer sites. I want to thank all the people who wrote reviews on this product all over the net, we do a great service letting people...

Pros: Price, All in 1 box
Cons: No "Tape 2 Monitor" on the receiver

I was looking to get into a budget Home Theater for under $600. I already had the T.V., DVD, and VCR, so what I needed was a good receiver and matched speakers. To be honest, I took the word of many people on the internet when I made this purchase. Sears...

Pros: great sound and easy assembly for mid-priced system
Cons: complicated remote, hookup to DVD a bit confusing

First off, I am NOT an electronics wiz, so this won't be the review that measures amps and wattage and all that really technical stuff.

We are normal middle-aged American Consumers. We live in a 1200 foot two story town home with vaulted...

Pros: Good sound quality(good range, too), plenty of features for average user
Cons: Complicated remote, poor quality factory wires

I have had this system for about three months now and I have tried just about everything I can with it. Overall, it is a very nice system, especially for someone who wants very high quality sound in all aspects(DVD, TV, CD, Radio, etc...).

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Pros: Great sound and volume dynamics and not that hard to set up.
Cons: Be ready to buy a lot of extra cables and wires

I didn't know much about surround sound systems when I started researching this purchase, but after a fair bit of web surfing (including reading other reviews on epinions.com), I feel like I made the right choice. If you already have the other ...

Pros: Good value, deep bass, decent tuner.
Cons: Only 1 optical input, no component inputs, speakers buzzed.

I did end up returning this unit, but I think it's still an excellent value. It was on sale for $399 on Best Buy at the time and I'd read several good review about it, so I went ahead and bought, brought it home and set it up.

The system is...

Pros: High quality sound, powerful sub
Cons: Take lots of space, poor receiver's interface.

Although I did return this one to the store (replaced it with a Sony 750 package), I was very please ...

Pros: Low cost, decent sized front speakers, decent sound.
Cons: Not enough control over bass/treble, manual is poorly written.

This is my first Home Theater system. I was looking for something reasonably priced and wanted some decent front speakers for playing music. This system satisfied both of these requirements.

As I was hooking up the system, I found the...

Pros: Sounds great, lots of hook up features,great buy
Cons: Instructions a bit confusing, clunky remote

I have to say after buying this home theater system I am quite pleased. All my favorite DVD's sound great...I Didn't know The Matrix until I actually heard the matrix, even regular TV shows are fun to watch in Pro-Logic II. 600 watts...can't go wrong....

Pros: Not very expensive
Cons: Lousy support, bad subwoofer

I purchased this kit thinking that it would be good. (Great would require lots of money). One thing I was hoping was that it would at least work. When I plugged hooked it up, the subwoofer didn't work. The only way to get it out of standby mode is to...

Pros: excellent sound, huge bass from the sub,lots of hookups
Cons: so far i havent found any

this is the first home theater system i have ever had and i love it...it started out in my living room...but it didnt really feel like it was mine being out there...and my mom doesnt like the music being real loud...so i moved it into my room...i...

Pros: Great price, Great sound with Digital tv,Progressive cables or DTS, easy set up
Cons: surround speaker wires are too short,receiver and speakers are big

I bought the Kenwood HTB-505 well over a year ago based on the reviews I read on pages like these. I was on a budget and wanted the best value for my money. When I got the system, the set up was fairly easy, I wasn't happy with the length of the wires for ...

Pros: Outstanding sound quality and functionality.
Cons: Remote is too big and can't be set-up for my samsung dvd player

I'll leave all the details about system components and set-up to the other reviewers who have covered them well and will focus on the quality of this system.

I have audiophile ears and I'm picky about sound. Boy was I pleasantly surprised with...