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Onkyo LS-V501 review

Want to improve the wimpish sound on your television? The Onkyo LS-V501 2.1 speaker system will give you plenty of aural bang for your money. Sound quality is excellent and its DVD player will upscale to 1080i. This system will help you get a home cinema experience with muscle Read more

£391

14 March 2008 by Ian Morris

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Onkyo HTX-22HDX review

The Onkyo HTX-22HDX home-cinema system is ideal for anyone who has a smaller house, but still wants to take advantage of 5.1 surround sound. We recommend you get the 5.1 package -- it's well worth the extra outlay. Read more

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22 November 2010 by Ian Morris

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Samsung HW-C450 review

The HW-C450 soundbar is a good option for anyone who wants to replace their TV's shoddy built-in speakers, without investing in a full-blown surround-sound system. Its music performance is decent, but it really shines with movie soundtracks, delivering crisp dialogue and convincing explosions Read more

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23 March 2010 by Ian Morris

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Panasonic SC-BTT262 review

The Panasonic SC-BTT262 is a great 2.1-channel Blu-ray home-cinema kit. Given its compact size, its audio is surprisingly powerful, and the Blu-ray player is up to Panasonic's usual high standards. Read more

£350

8 April 2011 by Ian Morris

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Best surround-sound systems for the World Cup

With the World Cup looming, it's important to make sure your audio set-up is as capable as your TV -- after all, sound is half the experience when it comes to England lamenting its inevitable defeat. We've rounded up four of our favourite ways to treat your lugholes to glorious surround sound Read more

14 May 2010 by Ian Morris

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Pioneer LX01BD review

If you can afford it, the LX01BD Blu-ray player with surround-sound speaker system will prove well worth your cash. Disc load times are excruciatingly slow but it's a beautiful and cleverly designed package that offers fantastic picture and sound quality, with great audio-codec support Read more

£1,499

27 April 2009 by Ian Morris

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Philips HTS6515 review

Using Ambisound on the HTS6515 was Philips' way of creating an illusion of surround sound from just two speaker units. Well we've tested this piece and we can confirm that the depth of sound we got exceeded our expectations. In terms of picture quality, we'd go so far as to say it's some of the most impressive upscaling we've seen from an all-in-one unit like this Read more

£289

28 November 2008 by Ian Morris

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LG HT33S review

The HT33S is a very likeable 2.1-channel home-cinema system. It's rather scratch- and fingerprint-prone, and music isn't its forte, but it handles DVDs with considerable skill, making film soundtracks a pleasure to listen to and offering impressive picture quality Read more

£150

1 June 2009 by Ian Morris

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LG HT762TZ review

The LG HT762TZ is a good starting point for people who want surround sound but aren't interested in building a complicated separates system themselves. It's a 5.1 surround sound speaker system with an upscaling DVD thrown in the mix, and is great for home cinema newbies Read more

£345

4 June 2008 by Ian Morris

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Sony BDV-E370 review

The Sony BDV-E370 is not a bad piece of kit if you can get it for closer to £300 than £500. 3D is a great bonus and we did like most of the features of this home cinema system. Sound wasn't perfect but, for smaller rooms, it's pretty reasonable. Read more

£300

23 September 2010 by Ian Morris