Page 1 of DD & DTS at Lidl £129.99

As of Thursday 7th March Lidl are selling a complete surround sound system for £120. Or at least acccording to the flyer my spouse (who pointed this out to me) recieved today they are.

It is a Typhoon (whoever they may be) Soundmax 5.1 Digital Audio System complete with centre speaker (with amp), sub, 2 front & 2 rear satellite system + remote. Apparently it decodes DD & DTS, has 2500 watts PMPO(?) total system power and total power (RMS) 45W (don`t understand the difference).

Any one know anything about Typhoon - looks like a bargain. Could be good - could be crap!

Second hand information again, but another web DVD bargain page suggested that this is very similar to a Goodmans package available from one of the major high street electrical retailers, and scorned the quality. As far as I know, Goodmans stuff is all re-badged from other sources.

Steve,

I`d be very interested to have a look at the web page you mention and see what they say. Can you post a link here? Or send to me direct at rwhd[at].moc.liamtoh

Cheers

Dominic

Typhoon make cheap PC speakers - had some about 5 years ago. On/off switch broke.

Dont touch it with a barge pole. Typhoon speakers are very poor quality.
If you`re looking for a surround system PC World are still doing the Packard Bell system for £59.99, and the sound out of them is superb

PJ

The page of which I speak is www.thedvdforums.com, presently out of action due to a server move. I warn you, they are a bit of a contrast to the usually quiet decorum of this page, but they do have a dedicated bargain forum.

thanks PJ & Steve,

I`ve actually got the Packard Bell from PC world - which as you say is great. Frustrating that it only works for the DVD player and that I have go through the rigmarol of switching off my TV`s internal speakers and switching on the sub + plus no remote to adjust volume from comfort of sofa! I thought mabye with the typhoon set up I could run TV,VCR etc through it but having looked at the web site it seems not!

I`ll just have to kep saving for my Marantz 5200 and Diamond speakers!

Thanks for all the advice.

Dominic