Cerwin-Vega CVHD 5.1

size, price, usability, design

reliability

82% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Powerful sub ; Plays LOUD ; Good aesthetics

Tweeter fell apart with some material ; Only wall mounts included with set

Cerwin Vega's CVHD 5.1 system marks a return of the speaker manufacturer to the home audio market and does so with a bang. The system does a good job providing pleasing and dynamic home theater sound from a reasonably compact package at an affordable...

Five identical, flat-screen-friendly speakers, each with six woofers and one tweeter; heavy-duty five-way binding posts; wall-mount brackets are included; 12-inch, 250-watt powered subwoofer.

The lack of table stands means you're forced to mount the speakers or invest in the optional floor stands; the speakers--and especially the subwoofer--are larger than many competing lifestyle-friendly speaker systems.

Cerwin-Vega refers to itself as "the loud speaker company," and its extraordinary CVHD 5.1 system makes good on that promise--but the lack of included stands will mean an extra expense for most users.