BUY THIS. I have never found opportunity to turn the subwoofer beyond the second lowest setting, but even there it still hits with rich, full bass. You need to have a 7.1 channel DVD player & receiver to get your money's worth, but you can just as easily retire two speakers and use this as a 5.1 system. Either way, the color coded wires make for an easy install. I continue to be impressed by these speakers every time we rent a DVD with a big soundtrack. I only wish we lived out in the sticks so I could crank these suckers up from time to time and "blow the roof off the dump." The service at B&H is exceptional, too.