nice appearance ; high-quality sound ; 6-channel digital and analog inputs ; unique possibility to connect Live!5.1 and Audigy cards in a digital 6-channelmode (up to 24 bit / 96 kHz) ; wired remote control ; excellent wooden subwoofer ; elegant...

too high price for a usual PC user ; an external unit is lacking - the amplifier takes much place in the subwoofer ; lack of stands for rear speakers (can be purchased separately)

Besides, many wondered why they used with PC a hardware DolbyDigital/DTS decoderinstead of a program DVD player (WinDVD, PowerDVD) which did can decodea multichannel DolbyDigital/DTS signal. The decoder chip, however, doesn'tcost much and a user of the...