Philips HTS 9800W/12

Hi, my name is Didier, male, 31 years old (this might be interesting if you want to know how to interpret this review). I have this system for over a year now, so it's fair to say that I know rather well it's (few) positive and (too many) negative points . Let's start with the good about...
The looks: I personally think this is very goodlooking, a bit futuristic but still quite beautiful. As far as I'm aware, there isn't a system on the market that even comes close. I love the blue lights used in the display, goes lovely with the Belkin N1 which I have elsewhere in the room. The square form of the speakers fits perfectly in the rest of my interior, and because everything is so flat and set up “vertically” I hardly ever have to take of any dust!
The technical design: It's possible to fix the control panel either to the wall, or just place it down tilted on top of a cupboard or so. The speakers are easily configurable as well, both for wall mounting or you can just place them on top of the enclosed pedestals (although there are only 4 of these included, so 2 will still have to go on the wall); this will allow the system to be placed in nearly every room of nearly every house.
The sound quality: Thanks to the sub...