WHERE THE REAL POWER LIES

When it comes to creating a home cinema set-up, the AV amp is king. We focus on four of our favourites

Let’s be clear about this; if you want to enjoy movies at home in the best way possible there is no substitute for a proper home cinema system. Soundbars might be an affordable way of giving your TV’s sound an effective boost (see page 37), but even the best ones don’t come close to delivering the kind of sound quality you will get from a dedicated surround-sound system. Central to every such system is its AV amplifier. These marvels of technological wizardry not only provide the muscle required to deliver cinema-like sound, they also carry the necessary audio – and video – processing ability to refine that muscle. So, in conjunction with the speakers positioned around your room, they can recreate the fully immersive sonic experience you would get at…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2023

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