I purchased this item a month ago.  I like that it has a remote.  I don't like that it announces power on and power off, and what the input selection is, and there doesn't seem to be a way to turn that feature off.  It annoys me that the voice says those things very loudly, and i don't always want to wake someone up because I turned on the TV.  I also don't like that the bass end of the sound is so low.