Yamaha AV61PACK

It's a nice looking unit and the sound is incredible.

The instruction manual isn't very user-friendly. Took nearly 2 hours to find the reason I wasn't getting any sound out of the right and left speakers and was because you have to select either output A or B via the controls. D'oh!

Does exactly what it says on the tin... Sounds fine to my ears.

Not loaded with HDMI sockets but they won't really be required for a few years...

Clarity of sound. Loudness of system. Powerful bass. Price. Connection options. Flexibility to re-use when I upgrade my TV or media-players in the future. Looks good (although amp is bulky...see below).

Too many sound configuration options (different surround sound modes)...I only want TV/movie & music.....complicated to set up. The amp is big..the stack is too tall to fit on my TV stand (amp, DVD recorder, satellite receiver & centre-speaker).