We moved a while ago, and I sorta 'confiscated' the old surround equipment for my own room. So we got a nice new 32" Thomson TV for the living room. Due to budget circumstances, we got a cheap little Sony surround system as a sort of emergency solution. And yes, the speakers ARE pathetic. Five 2½" units for satelites, 6½" reflexed for sub.But the ampsection in the integrated surround receiver/DVD is S-Master. So it can easily drive better speakers. I plan to build a TV-table with integrated center and sub - and over time get better speakers for at least the front L/F.