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Capital punishment

Season Two of Sky's epic crime saga mixes old characters with new, and gore galore

Turn that frown upside down

Unsettling horror flick benefits from a best-in-breed Dolby Atmos soundmix

Arcade Action

Bigscreen home entertainment isn't just about movies anymore. Rik Henderson checks out a videogame vying for time on your home cinema system...

The bad American dream

High-concept sci-fi thriller looks lush but comes with a sense of déja vu

Roarsome or boresome?

Killer cat caper starring Idris Elba suffers from some less-than-purrfect CG and inconsistent AV

Certified: AV-Holic!

HCC reader John still heads out to a dedicated room in the garden to get his movie thrills but an Atmos upgrade and overhauled projector system make the trip even better

In The Mix

As Disney replaces its CEO and announces a 1.5bn loss on streaming, Jon Thompson predicts changes to the SVOD landscape. After all, business models need to evolve just ask Sky

The Hi-Fi Guy

Room correction and EQ is a tremendous thing but Ed Selley worries it's getting harder to run a system without it - and we're therefore in danger of losing the personal touch

Digital Copy

A recent 4K Blu-ray that eschewed an HDR pass for a movie over 100 years old has Mark Craven wondering how far new restorations of vintage films should go

M&K Sound D95

The loudspeaker specialist long beloved by die-hard AV-Holics is now taking aim at regular living rooms with its D95 on-wall model. Ed Selley investigates

Samsung UE55BU8500

Is the South Korean giant still the king of the mid-range LCD flatscreen? John Archer finds out

Designed to delight and demolish

With the Beosound Theatre, Bang Olufsen has taken the humble soundbar to another level, discovers Steve May and it has the price tag to show for it

T+A Solitaire T

The German high-end marque's take on a wireless headphone is slightly different from everybody else's - and Ed Selley thinks it's rather clever

Bravia, you beauty!

Sony's regular OLED TVs now face competition from the brand's own Quantum Dot-enhanced models. But that doesn't stop John Archer enjoying the 55A84K

Perlisten asks 'R you ready?'

This 5.1 set proves the performance of the US brand's debut S range wasn't a one-off, says Mark Craven

Small box, big tricks

A mid-range subwoofer from MartinLogan, the Dynamo 800X crams features and flexibility into a compact cabinet. Richard Stevenson is very impressed

Champagne supernova

This laser beamer dazzles Steve Withers with its mega-bright images and peerless processing

All the world's a sound stage

JBL brings some bigscreen know-how to a range of AVE affordable home cinema speakers, says Steve Withers

OLED writ large

This 77in OLED TV from Philips reminds John Archer why bigger is (nearly) always better

Home cinema with heart

Marantz rings the changes with this new-look home cinema amplifier. Steve May gets all emotional

Dominus den...

Movies up front, music hardware at the back - this 9.3.6-channel cinema with THX certified speakers aims to cover all bases, reports Mark Craven

Movies 'n' music

This multipurpose AV space hides a full-fat Dolby Atmos system with four subwoofers, but puts its dedicated stereo speakers on display.

MOVIES YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IN 2023

With Hollywood hoping fora post-pandemic bounce-back at the box office, this year's movie slate features returns for the Mission: Impossible crew, John Wick and Adonis Creed, plus a certain professor of archaeology. Team HCC looks ahead, popcorn in hand

Variable refresh rates

Videogame aficionado John Archer explains why the industry has embraced VRR technology, and why TV manufacturers have struggled to keep the pace

Pioneer Elite AVRs arrive

First receiver models land in the UK following new brand ownership

Acoustic Energy goes on-wall

AE105 designed for surround or two-channel setups where space is at a premium'

Magnetar UHD BD plaver

Chinese disc-spinner promises high-performance home cinema

Bristol's back in business

Long-running UK audio show returns in February after two-year break

C'est magnifique!

Released to celebrate five years of the brand's partnership with Opéra national de Paris, Devialet's special edition iteration of its Dione soundbar (HCC #333) will glam up your movie room with its 22-carat 'moon gold' finish and new-look Orb centre driver and end panels.

Rack 'em up

Monitor Audio's 'Installation' amp range has four new models, all designed to allow 'more channels to be placed into less space than ever before'.