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Surround Sound System

Fail

Buyers convert on only 0.4% of searches, so Surround Sound System is a Fail.

Flapen Score
38
38 / 100
Ranks 1,101 of 1,488 Electronics & Photo niches · −6 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£133K/yr242K searches / yr
90-day growth
-18.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
44%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 54 sellers

Flapen Score

Surround Sound System against its category

The dotted line is the Electronics & Photo average. Past it, Surround Sound System is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

38Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Surround Sound System market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Surround Sound System 242K times last year and spent an estimated £133K. The top 5 brands take 86% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 38 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

0.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 242K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -18.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £133K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
242K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-18.8%
Conversion, latest week
0.4%
Market size, estimated
£133Ka year
Peak month
December3.8× the quietest month
Top search term
5.1 surround sound system60K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £156.73.

Listings sell for £156.73 on average, from £53.43 to £384.23. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 500 to 750 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £156.73 that is £0 to £16K a year per listing.

Average price
£156.73above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£53.43–£384.23
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
500–750
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£16K
Returns
4.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

93% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 22.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #47 within Hi-Fi & Home Audio. It carries 611 reviews at 4.36 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
22.9%
Average rank
#47in Hi-Fi & Home Audio
Average rating
4.36 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
611per listing
Listings tracked
29

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 9 of last year's 15 launches as successful.

15 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 9 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 46 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
15
Successful launches
9Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
46 months

Products

Top Surround Sound System products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 44% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£5K£11K£16K£21K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

54

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

10%

  • ULTIMEA47%
  • Hiwill-Audio13%
  • Hisense10%
  • Sony9%
  • MAJORITY7%
  • Bobtot5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 10%)

Demand

Surround Sound System search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

35K25KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×

Search terms

Top Surround Sound System search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • 5.1 surround sound system60K/yr
  • wireless surround sound system43K/yr
  • home cinema24K/yr
  • 7.1 surround sound system20K/yr
  • speaker system11K/yr
  • wireless surround sound system for tv11K/yr
  • surround speakers9K/yr
  • wireless surround sound8K/yr
  • surround sound systems9K/yr
  • bluetooth surround sound system7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Surround Sound System

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Audio Quality15%+2.19

Poor sound quality

Was just as loud as the tv kept

Poor voice sound

Bass7%−0.05

Too much bass

the bass is limited

Bass was heavy

Quality-Overall7%−0.02

Cheap and nasty rubbish

the quality isnt all that

Absolute garbage

Audio Volume6%−0.04

didn't get to full volume it's embarrassingly loud

not even had it that loud would not recommend

only little thing the volume goes up in three's not in one at a time

Speaker6%−0.12

not support dolby

Rear speakers dont be good quality maybe its just mine

rear speakers wouldn't pair

Love

Audio Quality40%+2.19

The sound is very impressive

Amazing sound

Clear sound

Value For Money15%+1.33

Worth every penny

Good value

Good value for money

Quality-Overall10%−0.02

Brilliant quality

Super quality and easy to set up good value for money

Really well made

Assembly/Installation9%+0.72

everything was set up quickly

Easy set up

Easy to install

Bass5%−0.05

a really good deep bass

Excellent bass

bass and amazing clear sound

Return

4.0% Return rate 7% Fixable by listing

Audio Quality27%▅▇██▆▇

Poor sound quality

Was just as loud as the tv kept

Poor voice sound

Speaker12%▄█▅▅▇▆

not support dolby

Rear speakers dont be good quality maybe its just mine

rear speakers wouldn't pair

Compatibility-Overall12%▅▅█▄▇▄
Connectivity-Overall10%█▅▅█▆▄

Poor keeps losing its connection to the tv

Connectivity horrific

Intermittently gets disconnected

Functionality-Overall5%▅▃▂▅▃█

Couldn't get it to work

Regularly stops

no tone controls

FAQ

Common Surround Sound System questions

Answered from the same tracked data.