Xiaomi F2 Fire TV

Steve May auditions an affordable 50in 4K TV which turns to Amazon for its smart skills

REL HT/1003 MKII

REL has upgraded its HT range of home cinema-focused subwoofers, but do they live up to their catchy nicknames?

Bravo for Sony's Bravia QD OLED

This Quantum Dot OLED flatscreen is the TV to beat right now, believes

Paradigm shift

Daniel Sait checks out a subterranean cinema project with Wig Canadian loudspeakers, Italian projector and Frenchwall panelling

PART THREE Movie room makeover

Richard Stevenson puts some vital finishing touches to his revamped home cinema, and considers the success or not of his project from start to finish

Meet the immersive aUdio MUSIC Man

His name has been synonymous with multichannel music for years, and now Steven Wilson is a prime mover in the Dolby Atmos music revolution. Steve May chats to the prolific, prog-rock producing legend…

AV Avenger

Hollywood's mightiest studios went head to head at the San Diego Comic Con, but while Marvel promised more of everything, Warner Bros. left Steve May scratching his caped head

No killin' what can't be killed

The Predator franchise is back - under a different name - and we couldn't be happier

Dumbledore, Dumblesnore

Conjuring up some fun was evidently beyond the makers of this movie...

Potent Perlisten sub plays hard and fast

Whoever said the best things come in small packages likely hadn't met this 2 x 15in, 92kg subwoofer, reckons Mark Craven - and the D215s is a brilliant blend of brains and brawn

Yamaha gets its game face on

Mark Craven samples the expansive sound - and specification - of an upper-tier nine-channel AV receiver

OLED enjoys a Quantum boost

There’s a new type of OLED in town – and John Archer is very much here for it

Flagship OLED hits AV highs

With a brighter OLED panel and upgraded Atmos sound system, the LZ2000 delivers on all fronts, says Steve May

Laser PJ made for your media room

Optoma's conventional 4K projector might lack the allure of its UST siblings, but a laser engine, flexible setup and punchy performance mean it's still a bright buy, says Steve May

Fidelio bar is all about that bass

Superb sound tuning means Philips' FB1 one-box audio solution puts in a performance that makes its price tag look like a steal. And the feature set ain't bad either, says Mark Craven

Ambitious Mini LED needs polish

Hisense's new TV ticks all the flagship boxes, but that's not enough to win over John Archer

Sprinkle a little DAC magic on your setup

Austria's Musical Fidelity is one of the pioneers of the standalone DAC, and its M6x is its latest invention. Mark Craven ponders the styling before falling in love with the sound

Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2

Bowers & Wilkins has taken its highly impressive Px7 headphones and set out to make them even better. Ed Selley studies the incremental gains

Standing proud

JVC’s 'entry-level' native 4K laser PJ lacks serious competition – Steve Withers wonders if it might be in a class of its own

Digital Copy

After admiring some purposefully vintage-looking gear, Mark Craven wonders if his next AVR might pay homage to the glory days of Dolby Surround – or if his TV might be square

The Hi-Fi Guy

With strong signs that Ultra HD Blu-ray might be the last physical video format, Ed Selley thinks the lesson any successor should draw is… to be more hopeless.

A Journey of Discovery

The UK Blu-Ray Labels You Need to Know

The even Darker Knight

The latest bigscreen Batman do-over drops Gotham's Caped Crusader into a Se7en-esque serial killer flick with thrilling results

Predator 2: The Sequel, anyone?

REL's home cinema-centric subwoofer range returns, once again with a 'no-frills, all the spills' ethos. Richard Stevenson plays fast and deep with the 15in HT/1510

Aura PJ makes movies glow

On the evidence of this UST PJ, John Archer feels newcomer Xgimi is ready to take on the AV big boys

Maximum power, minimum space

Trinnov's new 16-channel Amplitude model is all the amplifier you'll ever need, argues Steve Withers

Hardcore home cinema thrills

The debut Dolby Atmos soundbar from French manufacturer Devialet is a sensational performer, says Steve May

Philips' OLED panel beater

As the eagerly awaited successor to the multi-award-winning Philips OLED806 series (see HCC #323), the new OLED807 arrives burdened with the heavy weight of expectation. Can the manufacturer effectively evolve its OLED technology yet again? The answer to that, it turns out, is yes - this range usurps its illustrious predecessor in at least three major ways. But we're getting ahead of ourselves...

AV objects of desire

Team HCC, fresh from a lottery win, goes shopping for the world's most exotic, most outrageous and most covetable items of home entertainment hardware

Room correction

Tackling unwanted acoustic issues in your home cinema isn't only about speaker positioning and physical treatments - your AVR or processor can help too, says Mark Craven