I got this kit a while back, and here are my thoughts i posted back then on a different forum, hope they help
"1) Amp - The amp is HUGE. But i guess most AV Amps are. Lots of connections and the speakers and things are easy peasy to setup. It has loads of presets and does all the DTS/DD/DPLII etc switching automatically. The tuner is good and you can setup non DD source inputs (like CDs, radio etc) to use the amps DSP effects. So you can listen to CDs out of all 5.1 channels for example. Also its VERY loud! Even with the volume on 2 bars out of like 10 it was shaking the room at times hehe.
2) Speakers - The sub is monstrous (active too) and seems very good. Goes very loud but can also seem to handle subtle effects and punchy bass quite well. The fronts and rears are the same model as each other and do okish. All the speakers do great for film sounds..but..They sound pretty bad for proper music (ie CDs). My Suede CDs sounded pretty damn ropey coming out of just the fronts and centre speakers. It would be safe to say that musically my JBL Control 1Gs destroy these speakers, but then are you supposed to use a home cinema speaker set for music?
So far i am very pleased with it and the Depth Charges in Das Boot sounded truly amazing. My sister was watching it with me and was sitting there very impressed too.
I've spent some time with it and have watched the following films, T2:SE (DTS), Gladiator (DTS), Das Boot (DD 5.1), Moulin Rouge (DTS, erm my sister made me put it on!) and have played Halo (DD5.1), PGR (DD5.1) and Rogue Squadron (DPLII).
All in all it's pretty damn impressive. All of those movies sound amazing. I thought overall that Das Boot was the best sounding. Although the others were great, Das Boot had the most jump in your seat moments. Especially the depth charges and when the U96 is sinking and the bolts are flying out all over the place.
Whats i also like about the amp is the number of inputs. I have the DVD player on the Optical In, the TV in DPL/II mode plugged into the Coaxial Digital In and then the GC and video into normal analogue inputs using DPL/II. Also as it's a proper seperates system, once you want to upgrade the speakers you can, as well as using the amp itself in a proper setup.
Overall it's amazing for films and consoles and the whole package is very impressive. The powered sub is monstrous and the speakers have a lot of punch for their size.
The only down side is the speakers aren't really suitable for music (as in CDs etc) so i'll b keeping my Arcam amp and JBL Control 1Gs for that purpose."
Since then my opinion is pretty much the same. Very good value for money and excellent performance with DVDs, TV and gaming. The amp itself is actually very good, and sounded almost as good as my Arcam when i hooked up the Controls and listened to a few CDs, it's just the speakers which i wouldn't recommend for music, but they do a brilliant job for the tasks listed above.
I guess what what you need in a home theatre system is impact over technical accuracy anyway?