Waste of money!! I used these hooked to a TV in a small bedroom, in a shared home. So, I never listened to them with the volume turned up high. After having these for about 2 months, I started getting a crackling in music or shows with deep bass. Lasted about 1 more week before I lost all sound in the left channels. Hooked up one of the left channel speakers into one of the outlets for the right, just to get some resemblance of surround sound. Didn't even last a week that way till I lost all bass. Trashed them and just used the in-TV speaker.
Get what you pay for, I guess? I tried to buy a cheaper system just because I felt I needed it to go with my new TV and didn't want to wait. Suggestion... deal with the small wimpy TV speaker for a bit and save up to buy something nicer.

I like surround sound, and this was about the lowest price I could find. For the price, it is pretty good. no bells and whistles, but the sound is good enough for me. I live in an apartment with a paper wall between my neighbor and me, so I have not, nor will I ever, try to run it at the highest volume. The room I watch TV in is only ten by ten feet, so this system fills it with sound at low volume.
Cons are:
1. No remote, but when I can no longer get up and walk six feet to adjust the sound, I'll replace it if the nursing home allows me surround sound.
2. The controls are located on the back of the subwoofer. It would be better if they were on the front where they would be easier to reach.
On the whole, this is, for the price a good system. If I had been willing to spend more, I might have gotten a better one, but my budget is tight, so I am happy with this one. I would certainly recommend it for someone with a small room and a limited budget.

I love the sound and that you can actually turn up and down the volume on the sub woofer

I've had this system for a year now and I keep having issues with the main part all the speakers plug into. The sound is fantastic, don't get me wrong...but the toggle switch is super sensitive, and any vibrations causes the sound to disconnect. It's annoying, but I'm sure it's an easy fix. I don't know if others have this issue, but I have to fix it twice a week.

This lengthy description should answer a lot of the common FAQs I read while doing my research.
After my exhaustive search for a sound system that I could use at my camper for "Movie Night on the Deck", I settled on this one. It packs the most punch for the price. I unpacked everything and set up all of the speakers according to their designated positions. It is extremely easy to figure out how to hook up the speakers to the subwoofer. The end of each speaker's cord has a different color (red, blue, green, yellow, & white), which matches the color of the RCA plug to which each corresponds (e.g. red-to-red, blue-to-blue, etc.) I arranged & spaced them out as intended, plugged in the subwoofer to the outlet, and then connected the subwoofer to my laptop via the provided RCA cable and an RCA-to-3.5mm adapter (not included). I used this adapter because my laptop has only 1 line-out port, and the provided RCA cable has a left & right.
I measured the length of each speaker's cable. I did not count the RCA connector. I started with the cable and measured to the back of the speaker. Front Left = 57" (4'9") | Front Right = 57" (4'9") | Center = 58" (4'10") | Surround (Rear) Left = 114" (9'6") | Surround (Rear) Right = 115" (9'10"). I'm guessing that 3 of them should be approximately 57" and the other 2 should be approximately 114". The fact that they vary a bit indicates to me that it's possible that yours will vary in length too.
The speakers all have a (light bulb-shaped) hole in the back for mounting them to the wall.
My test involved putting in a DVD and playing the sound through my new speakers with the volume and bass up all the way. The beginning of this particular DVD ("Titanic") included the way cool LucasFilm THX notification. Wow! That made a great 1st impression! Next came the soundtrack on the DVD menu. The music sounded great too. I played a few minutes of the movie itself, which had the sound of a research boat, sonar, etc. The sound was clear and loud.
This sound system should be more than adequate for showing movies on my deck. The area is 8' wide and 8-16' deep (depending on where the viewer will be sitting).
Let me include the disclaimer that this is not designed for the outdoors. My deck is covered with sun shade sails, so I'm not concerned with dew for the 2-3 hours I will be using this outside.