Originally Posted by Davey

It's not the best stereo I've ever heard. At a "background" volume, even with the bass all the way up it's not much. You might want to fade to the rear a click or two to cut the volume and give it a little "loudness" effect.

However when you crank it up, it is clear and fairly punchy, with little or no distortion up to a pretty high volume.

So, I think if you listen to rap or other bass-heavy stuff you will be disappointed but if you are more into guitar-driven rock stuff it does pretty well.