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.

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Sonos gets spatial

Mini LED flagship

Playlist...

Sony unveils new AVR

Ladder DAC for A&K DAP

JBL on the Charge again

Technics embraces HDMI ARC

Magnetar doubles down

At the 'plex…

Beeb monitor reborn again

Now, that's a speaker...

Press play

Raising the 'bar

Ride the lightning

Bravia Core • Since 2021, owners of some Sony TVs have been able to experience the company's own high-bitrate movie streaming service. John Archer dives in

Taking AV to the high seas • Partners in sonic crime, Sonus faber and McIntosh are targeting ocean-going AV lovers with their 'Ci-Fi' products. Steve May learns his port from starboard

Living the American 4K dream • For the widest selection of UHD Blu-rays, you need to set your sights across the pond. Steve Withers and Anton van Beek check out recent US 4K discs covering animation, Westerns, superheroes and more

Enter to WIN! a Denon AVR-X2800H

Dimension jump • Dan Sait marvels at a stylish seven-seat picture palace built for a lover of 3D movies

Alive and kicking • With Buttkickers in the seats, subwoofers on show and 4K movies on-demand, this compact cinema room is ready for action, says Dan Sait

TV with the magic touch...

Entering KEF's Metaverse • Now reborn with 'metamaterial' Uni-Q drivers, KEF's R Series puts on an awesome show, says Mark Craven

Fine-tuned Sony OLED TV beguiles • Sony's first OLED TV of 2023 proves that you don't have to be spectacular to be beautiful, reckons John Archer

Soundbar stunner • Sleeker than its predecessor and partnered with matching sub, this powerful system delivers virtual cinema theatrics, says Steve May

Onkyo picks up where it left off • Stocked with features and an impressive multichannel performer, this AV receiver has plenty of appeal, believes Mark Craven

Spot the difference • While LG's latest C series mid-range OLED flatscreen is predictably very good, it's left John Archer wanting a little bit more

GoldenEar Forcefield 30 • The latest subwoofer from the American marque is an affordable, small cabinet design with an 8in active driver – but Mark Craven discovers it still packs a punch

Revamped beamer worth waiting for

Totem Acoustic Bison Monitor • A bijou bookshelf loudspeaker named after the largest land mammal in North America? This compact two-way piques Mark Craven's interest, especially after adding a sub...

Sky Stream • This 4K HDR-enabled media player blurs the line between premium pay TV set-top boxes and plug-and-play streaming sticks, says Steve May

JBL Tour One M2 • JBL's second-edition Tour over-ears are a top buy for movie and music lovers, says Steve May

PS Audio DirectStream DAC MK2 • Mark Craven plays with a high-end, custom-code DAC and can't believe his ears

Digital Copy • Your loudspeakers and room acoustics have an impact on your system sound, but there's also more to an amplifier than the power rating given on its spec sheet, says Mark Craven

The Hi-Fi Guy • The cost of new equipment hitting the market is higher than in recent years, but Ed Selley thinks we don't need to reach for the pitchforks just yet

In The Mix • Audio cassette sales are on the...