It shrunk. I got it in place, in corner of the room. I hardly notice it's there. It is a definite upgrade to my crappy old JBL. After one day, I believe I have purchased a good product, but maybe not as superlative as indicated by some of the reviews I have read. Please don't try to read anything into the but comment. I am happy I purchased this product. It has added dynamics to both music and movies. I think you would have to look long and hard to find a better sounding system for what I have invested in it. While listening to some music yesterday, my thought pattern went something like this--this is really nice, but even a nice sub+bookshelves doesn't quite match a good pair of floorstanders when it comes to 2 channel music. I guess my next purchase may have to be towers. Don't tell Mama, please!