I would say that for the very inexpensive entry price the Pioneer system is a very attractive package and even though better can be had the Pioneer setup is designed by a very good designer from TAD speakers which are very expensive high end speakers. The only thing I would add is that from the experience of people that have owned or heard this system the subwoofer does not keep up with the rest of the speakers in this setup making it the bottle neck of the system. My advise would be to buy the Pioneer fronts,center, and rear speakers and then look for a sub with a little more capability. SVS among others offer subs at different price classes that will fill the bill nicely.