Sensational HOME CINEMA SETUPS

Hunker down, get your movie goggles on and pop out the popcorn

- Steve May

SIMPLE & STYLISH
1 JBL MA310 AV RECEIVER WITH JBL 240B BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS

Upgrade your audio with the fashionable JBL MA310 AV amplifier. Boasting a clean, contemporary design and no-fuss setup, this 5.2-channel Bluetooth-enabled AV amplifier offers 5 x 60W and has four HDMI inputs.

To keep things simple, we've partnered it with a pair of JBL 240B Stage 2 bookshelf speakers, for crisp stereo, but the system can be upgraded with additional JBL Stage 2 speakers for full surround sound.

£499, £329, uk.jbl.com

2 AMAZON FIRE 4K TV MAX

Not only does the Amazon Fire 4K TV Max offer all major streaming services (and quite a few minor ones), it also comes with the Fire TV Ambient Experience, which includes over 2,000 artworks and photography. Compatible with Dolby Vision and HDR10+ shows, as well as Dolby Atmos audio, it even has decent gaming chops, with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate via cloud gaming, and a bunch of top tier titles ready to stream - so no console required!

£69.99, amazon.co.uk

3 XGIMI AURA 2 ULTRA SHORT THROW PROJECTOR

What could be better than turning a spare white wall into a huge home cinema screen at the touch of a button? Enter the Xgimi Aura 2 Ultra Short Throw 4K projector. It can cast an impressive 100-inch picture from just 18cm, has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Chromecast, along with three HDMI ports with eARC support. Brightness is punchy at 2300 lumens, There's support for Dolby Vision, and the built-in audio system is Dolby Atmos compatible.

£2,439, uk.xgimi.com

ENTRY LEVEL

1 SKY STREAM