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There are pair of dialog controls on the remote control that helped, but as this set-up is new for me further tweaking is needed. I bought this as part of my households switch to HD/LCD/Blu-Ray and wanted a simple solution without room wide wire running. During normal TV viewing the speaker is excellent and vastly improves the sound quality of the A/V setup. The overall sound improvement over the TV is great, but as mentioned by another reviewer dialog can get muddled in with the sound mix and at times has a hard time competing with the bass. While watching The Dark Knight on Blu-Ray I had to adjust the volume several times so as not "blow out" the room, because at points the dialog was too low and then the overall sound was too loud during action scenes. I didn't really expect the speaker to provide surround sound, but it does a good job with filling the room with high quality sound.
Overall, I'd say it does a good job of providing enhanced sound, esp. Bought the MAINstage a couple of months ago as a simple solution for better TV sound. The MAINstage helpfully arrives with every type of cable necessary for hooking up your TV and video accessories. for dialogue, but it would be an exaggeration to call it "surround sound". Still, for the money and the simplicity, it was a good purchase.
There are many such products on the market, most of them quite pricey. None of them, in my opinion, actually provide even a poor imitation of "surround sound." The MAINstage speaker system, however, does a good job within its limitations, i.e., improving the sound of the normally inadequate speakers in most flat screen tvs.
If your room doesn't allow for multiple speakers and cables running around the carpet get this product.It's not as good as a full surround system but VERY good if you don't want cable hell.I use it with my TV, DVD and music system - I'm very pleased with the quality and film experience.
I owned a Soundmatters unit for about a year before giving up on it. I took that as a cue to switch back to my television's speakers, which actually produce clearer, if quieter and less bass-heavy sound. Although it pumped out lots of volume, the dialogue it produced was so muffled that I often couldn't make it out. After a year, the unit began to malfunction, often refusing to turn on. If you like lots of volume with decent bass, this might satisfy. But if clarity of dialogue matters, skip the Soundmatters.
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