Home Cinema Choice

Home Cinema Choice is the UK's best-selling home cinema enthusiasts magazine. Every issue features news and reviews of the latest home cinema equipment, from amplifiers, receivers, processors and power amps, to DVD recorders, speakers, projectors and flat panel TVs. Home Cinema Choice currently publishes 11 issues a year but reserves the right to change the number of issues in an annual term.

Home Cinema Choice

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Back-to-back bass • KEF KC92 ➜ uk.kef.com

Atmos audio, Loewe style • Loewe home.cinema sets ➜ www.loewe.tv

Let me entertain you • UHZ55 adds WiSA speaker compatibility to 4K DLP PJ party

M&K does Dominus • New 'reference' in-wall speaker primed for premium theatres

Meet the new boss • Q Acoustics 5050 ➜ www.qacoustics.co.uk

KEF revamps Kube subs • Four-model range aims to fit into any room or system

News x10 • This month’s top 10 news stories in handy, bite-sized chunks…

Mysterious and spooky… • Crimson Peak: Limited Edition ➜ Arrow Video ➜ 4K Blu-ray

Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2024 • Stereophile Ed Selley made his annual pilgrimage to the long-running UK audio show and was surprised to see active loudspeakers and DSP taking centre stage – plus an Optoma projector

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AV road trip #03 • The UK’s network of custom installers, retailers and dealers keeps our home cinema hobby ticking over. This issue, Mark Craven visits Yorkshire AV in Whitley, North Yorkshire

Into the Blu • Now every cinephile’s favourite disc format, Blu-ray’s evolution began over twenty years ago and was marked by an infamous format war, changing 'profiles' and premium priced hardware. Martin Pipe tells the story…

COMING ATTRACTIONS! • This year’s summer slate has returns to the Mad Max and Quiet Place universes, animation sequels, J-Lo in space and a certain superhero crashing the MCU. Anton van Beek grabs the popcorn

Let there be light! • This home cinema involved extensive build work and meticulous planning to deliver on its high-end promise, discovers Mark Craven

REVIEWS

Samsung OLED steps up a gear • The first TV from Samsung’s 2024 range is a QD OLED flagship on an HDR mission. John Archer investigates

Atmos amp has Pioneer spirit • Jamie Biesemans enjoys the flexibility and authentic immersive sonics of this flagship Pioneer receiver

Speakers made for movies • System builders will love the cinematic sound of these on-wall models from Ascendo, says Mark Craven

Anthra aims for best of both • With a new range of subwoofers to sample, Richard Stevenson naturally opted for the flagship 15in model

Out with the TV, in with a PJ • Looking for a stealthy way to bring cinematic 4K visuals to your living room? John Archer auditions a quartet of ultra-short-throw projectors out to make a big impression

AWOL LTV-3500 Pro • High brightness, multi-HDR playback and expansive colour are in this premium PJ’s skillset

Epson EH-LS650 • Bored by black? This LCD model has Android smarts, Yamaha audio and a white finish option

Hisense PL1 • More compact and more affordable than its rivals, but does that mean too many cut corners?

XGIMI Aura • The Chinese brand’s debut UST projector rocks Harman Kardon sonics and Android TV

JBL Authentics 500 • Retro design and Dolby Atmos support help this 3.1 sound system stand out from the crowd, says Steve May

Audiolab 9000N • Flagship streamer/DAC debuts a new playback platform and sounds superb, says Mark Craven

JBL Spinner BT • Ed Selley investigates a funky-looking turntable with a sideline in wireless playback

Samsung Music Frame •...