Panasonic 5.1 Channel Home Theater System

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Can someone please tell me how good this system is? Thank you!

Like most people I did a lot of research before buying my system. One of the things Iliked about this system was the fact that I already had a Panasonic HDTV.

I have a large living room and was a little worried that the system may not be enough for it. I am not someone who likes to rattle the windows and shake the roof but I did want to get the full surround sound effect. This system does that. While the volume topped out at fifty when it got to the forty range each click up gave a decent rise in volume. I stopped at 43 and got a great sound level for what I wanted.

As for set up I got the system home and had it set up in under 30 minutes.

At first I was a bit worried as the rear speakers were a bit weak in the "test position" I placed them. After a little tweaking with the onscrean set up I boosted the rear speakers volume and soon got the effect I was looking for. Two days later I changed them to normal mode when I placed them in their normal higher position.

I then put in movies to try the system, Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Transformers, Top Gun and Gladiator. Transformers was the best for testing the system. I loved hearing the helicopter circle behind me then show up on screen as it hit the front speakers.

To keep it short and simple. I like the system and am very happy with it. Some things in the set up could have been better but those problems are not big enough to say the system isn't worth the money. I have worked through all the options and have the system tweaked and am happy. The DVD's look nice and the T.V is run into the sytem with an optical cable so all my V shows come through the system speakers.

You do need to think about where you will put the rear speaker power system. While the wires do not have to run from the main system they do have to run from the power/reciever box.

All in all a good system.

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