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  • Home AV

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    Hisense AX3120G 3.1.2 Channel Soundbar Review

    by John Archer
    Hisense AX3120G 3.1.2 Channel Soundbar Review
    The AX3120G soundbar/subwoofer combo doesn't sport any impressive nicknames like Hisense's HS2100 'The Beast' soundbar yet it comes across well on paper and price wise. So, does the 3.1.2 channel AX3120G prove to have its own set of audio teeth... we shall see.  
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  • Home AV

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    Perlisten Audio D15s Subwoofer Review

    by Matthew Eisengruber
    Perlisten Audio D15s Subwoofer Review
    Perlisten Audio tells the T-Rex to move over. It is time for the next apex predator, the Dominus Rex, to take shape in the form of the Perlisten D15s subwoofer. Read on to find out how Perlisten’s nature found a way.  
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  • Hi-Fi

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    Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2024: All you need to know about this year's event

    by Ian Collen
    Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2024: All you need to know about this year's event
    The UK’s longest-running Hi-Fi event returns for another packed three days from 23-25 February, featuring some of the hottest products and plenty of big names to tempt audio enthusiasts along for a look and listen.  
  • Home AV

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    KEF announces KC92 and four new Kube subwoofers

    by Ian Collen
    KEF announces KC92 and four new Kube subwoofers
    All five models feature the company’s Digital Signal Processing algorithm and Music Integrity Engine, ready to work in harmony with your home cinema, gaming, or Hi-Fi systems.  
  • Home AV

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    Theory Audio Design 5.1 Speaker Package Review

    by Martin Dew
    Theory Audio Design 5.1 Speaker Package Review
    So, the Theory LCR speaker apparatus does indeed look like a soundbar, but that’s about where similarity ends. Can this novel approach to multi-channel audio really rewrite the rulebook? Let’s find out.  
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  • Hi-Fi

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    Audiovector brings its QR SE speaker series to the UK

    by Ian Collen
    Audiovector brings its QR SE speaker series to the UK
    The new Special Edition models come with upgrades across the QR 7, QR 5, QR 3, QR 1, and QR C speakers, as well as its QR Wall and QR Sub solutions.  
  • Home AV

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    Klipsch teases its new Flexus Sound System

    by Ian Collen
    Klipsch teases its new Flexus Sound System
    The new soundbar system created in collaboration with Onkyo will come in Core 100 and Core 200 variants, with additional surround speakers and a subwoofer solution.  
  • Home AV

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    Sharp adds new audio products to home cinema line-up at CES 2024

    by Andy Bassett
    Sharp adds new audio products to home cinema line-up at CES 2024
    Sharp expands its home cinema audio options with three new devices that support Dolby Atmos including a compact soundbar which launches alongside surround speakers and a subwoofer that debut the company’s AQUOS Wireless Surround technology.  
  • Home AV

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    Hisense HS2100 2.1 Channel Soundbar Review

    by John Archer
    Hisense HS2100 2.1 Channel Soundbar Review
    If you’re going to call one of your products ‘The Beast’ and emblazon its name across the box, that product surely has to be spectacular in some way, right? Maybe it’s going to be huge, perhaps it’s going to be ultra powerful, or maybe it features some sort of ultra-aggressive design that deliberately wants to draw attention to itself. We find out if Hisense's 2.1 channel HS2100 soundbar is a 'behemoth' or a 'wee timorous beastie'.  
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  • Home AV

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    Wilson Audio set to launch four new home AV speaker solutions

    by Ian Collen
    Wilson Audio set to launch four new home AV speaker solutions
    Designed for high-end home entertainment, the Alida CSC multi-channel speaker, along with the Mezzo CSC and WASAE centres, will be with us shortly, with a Submerge subwoofer due to follow in the spring.  
  • Home AV

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    Majority Teton Plus 2.1 Soundbar With Wireless Subwoofer Review

    by Martin Dew
    Majority Teton Plus 2.1 Soundbar With Wireless Subwoofer Review
    Once again, we revisit the super-budget category with one of Majority’s latest crop of soundbars, the Teton Plus. Some of the Cambridge company’s TV speakers are priced so low, you wonder if they’ll end up giving stuff away for free. But is £99 still worth shelling out for this 2.1 soundbar package?  
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  • Home AV

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    Home AV Products of 2023/24 - Editor's Choice Awards

    by AVForums
    Home AV Products of 2023/24 - Editor's Choice Awards
    We’ve looked back and picked our favourite Home AV products which we’ve reviewed and recommended for the 2023-24 period, so check out our Editor’s Choice Award winners for your next AV or home cinema project.  
  • Home AV

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    JBL Stage A120P Subwoofer Review

    by Martin Dew
    JBL Stage A120P Subwoofer Review
    You can pay the earth for a subwoofer. But the reality is that most of us will settle for something that suits the wallet and can fit through the front door. The JBL A120P satisfies both criteria, but does the sound match up to the price?  
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  • Home AV

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    Monitor Audio Gold Speaker and Anthra Subwoofer 5.1 Package Review

    by Matthew Eisengruber
    Monitor Audio Gold Speaker and Anthra Subwoofer 5.1 Package Review
    Monitor Audio has minted another generation of its Gold Series loudspeakers, this time the 5G. Did we find another rich vein in the Monitor Audio speaker mine? Dig in to the review to find out.  
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  • Home AV

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    Bowers & Wilkins 600 S3 Home Theatre Speaker System Review

    by Matthew Eisengruber
    Bowers & Wilkins 600 S3 Home Theatre Speaker System Review
    Bowers & Wilkins quest for True Sound continues with the 8th generation 600 series. Have they chosen the correct chalice to drink from? Go on this listening adventure with us to find out.  
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  • Home AV

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    What's the best way to ease the bass pressure from your subwoofers?

    by Ian Collen
    What's the best way to ease the bass pressure from your subwoofers?
    With a subwoofer pumping up the levels in a given room based on various factors, what are your options to ease the pressure and maintain both the performance and a comfortable listening experience?  
  • Home AV

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    Yamaha True X Bar 40A Soundbar Package Review

    by Martin Dew
    Yamaha True X Bar 40A Soundbar Package Review
    The True X soundbar package arrived with quite the fanfare a couple of months ago. This one-below-flagship bar/sub/surround speaker package promises easy setup and great sound. Has Yamaha done it again?  
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  • Home AV

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    Ruark enters the subwoofer market with the RS1

    by Ian Collen
    Ruark enters the subwoofer market with the RS1
    The new addition to the R-Series offers 100W of Class D amplification ready to deliver that richer bass performance that its speakers just can’t reach.  
  • Home AV

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    REL 212/SX Subwoofer Review

    by Martin Dew
    REL 212/SX Subwoofer Review
    The REL 212/SX subwoofer is big, tall, heavy and shiny. Like many of the company’s subs, it is finished to perfection. But the latter is a secondary consideration, what most of us want to know is if it can truly deliver the best low end for music and movies…  
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  • Home AV

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    McIntosh unveils the PS2K powered subwoofer

    by Ian Collen
    McIntosh unveils the PS2K powered subwoofer
    With four 13-inch woofers offering a combined output of 2000W, could this latest high-end solution be worth a standing ovation? Or, perhaps more importantly, £50,000?  
  • Home AV

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    Samsung HW-Q800C Dolby Atmos Soundbar Review

    by John Archer
    Samsung HW-Q800C Dolby Atmos Soundbar Review
    As the most expensive soundbar in Samsung’s 2023 range to not ship with included rear speakers, the HW-Q800C has a potentially tricky job on its hands winning over hearts, minds and ears as successfully as the brand’s full surround sound options. Can it pull a rabbit out of the audio hat?  
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  • Home AV

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    Earthquake CP-8 Subwoofer Review

    by Martin Dew
    Earthquake CP-8 Subwoofer Review
    Earthquake has the best name ever for a subwoofer company. Its low-rise CP-8 subwoofer - the letters standing for Couch Potato - is designed to sit under your sofa or…er…bed. Note, it’s not a transducer or seat shaker, but rather a conventional sub. It therefore promises accurate low-end grunt for movies and to act as a great music companion. But can the CP-8 be all things to all people?  
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  • Home AV

    Monitor Audio reveals new Anthra Subwoofer Series line-up

    by Ian Collen
    Monitor Audio reveals new Anthra Subwoofer Series line-up
    The Anthra W10, W12, and W15 offer up a trio of high-performance powered subwoofer options with driver sizes to match their names and peak outputs ranging from 500W up to 2,500W.  
  • Home AV

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    Philips Fidelio FB1 Soundbar and FW1 Wireless Subwoofer Review

    by Martin Dew
    Philips Fidelio FB1 Soundbar and FW1 Wireless Subwoofer Review
    Philips was once one of the AV industry’s behemoths and now focuses on other sectors. But the company retains its audio engineering prowess, not least that which is found in its soundbar offerings. The FB1 is big and made even more so by the addition of the FW1 subwoofer to pair with it. But does bigger necessarily mean better?  
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  • Home AV

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    Sony HT-A3000 3.1 Channel Soundbar Review

    by John Archer
    Sony HT-A3000 3.1 Channel Soundbar Review
    Sony's A-series of soundbars starts with the HT-A3000 and we put it through its paces both with and without optional wireless rears and subwoofer to see whether the additional uplift in performance offered is worth the hefty additional cost.  
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  • Home AV

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    M&K Sound announces Habitech as its official UK distributor

    by Ian Collen
    M&K Sound announces Habitech as its official UK distributor
    The Basingstoke-based retailer will add on-site demo rooms for the Danish speaker company, and follows a similar M&K partnership with Haven Audio Visual in the Republic of Ireland.  
  • Hi-Fi

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    Piega ACE 30 Wireless and Sub Medium System Review

    by Ed Selley
    Piega ACE 30 Wireless and Sub Medium System Review
    The Swiss metal maestros turn their attention to wireless 2.1 and have produced a compact system that promises big sound - does it deliver?  
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  • Home AV

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    How hot do you run your subwoofer?

    by Ian Collen
    How hot do you run your subwoofer?
    It's something of a 'hot' topic with plenty of variables and optional adjustments to get the best from your sub, with point zero’s query receiving lots of great info and what sounds like a happy ending.  
  • Home AV

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    Klipsch showcases new Reference Premiere subwoofer collection

    by Ian Collen
    Klipsch showcases new Reference Premiere subwoofer collection
    Designed to work in perfect harmony with the company’s similarly named speakers, the four new additions promise to go lower and louder than ever before.  
  • Hi-Fi

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    Elipson launches its new-generation Horus speaker range

    by Ian Collen
    Elipson launches its new-generation Horus speaker range
    A fresh take on a classic series, the new line-up is available now as both standalone products and, with a slight delay, a full 5.1 package.  
  • Home AV

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    How to improve your AV set-up for under £500

    by Ian Collen
    How to improve your AV set-up for under £500
    It's a question that can be answered in a thousand different ways, but hopefully forummer xaote will be suitably happy with the new addition coming their way after seeking some sage advice...  
  • Tech

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    Majority DX20 Bluetooth PC Speakers and Subwoofer Review

    by Martin Dew
    Majority DX20 Bluetooth PC Speakers and Subwoofer Review
    Let’s face it, we all need a boost to our desktop audio. The work-from-home paradigm makes it almost a necessity. Majority’s DX20 PC speaker and subwoofer package will hardly dent your bank account, but can this super-cheap combo lift your work and play to the next level?  
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  • Home AV

    Polk Audio launches new Monitor XT10 subwoofer

    by Ian Collen
    Polk Audio launches new Monitor XT10 subwoofer
    Also known as the MXT10, the 10-inch long-throw woofer delivers up to 100W peak power output with a low frequency down to 24Hz.  
  • Home AV

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    Best Home AV Products of 2022 - Editor's Choice Awards

    by Phil Hinton
    Best Home AV Products of 2022 - Editor's Choice Awards
    AV receivers, processors, soundbars, speaker packages and subwoofers - there are often a lot of moving parts to a home AV setup. So, to help you make your gear decisions a little easier, here are the highlights of the year's Home AV products presented in our 2022 Editor's Choice Awards.  
  • Home AV

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    REL HT/1205 MKII Subwoofer Review

    by Doug Pyper
    REL HT/1205 MKII Subwoofer Review
    In the middle of REL’s new Serie HT line, the REL HT/1205 MKII offers a 12-inch driver, 500W and a gorgeous, understated aesthetic. But does it do enough to oust the competition at its hotly contested £849 price point?  
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  • Hi-Fi

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    Adding a subwoofer to a stereo system - is it worth it?

    by Andy Bassett
    Adding a subwoofer to a stereo system - is it worth it?
    Is adding a subwoofer to a stereo music setup recommended? Does it matter about the size of the room and whether the sub is complementing bookshelf speakers or floorstanders? Hi-Fi enthusiasts, let's have your thoughts and experiences here.  
  • Home AV

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    SVS 3000 Micro Subwoofer Review

    by Martin Dew
    SVS 3000 Micro Subwoofer Review
    SVS has built a solid reputation stateside for offering bang-for-your-buck subwoofers and loudspeaker systems, and the company is starting to make ever louder rumbles here in Blighty. Can this tiny SVS 3000 Micro subwoofer really hold its own against the big boys?  
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  • Home AV

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    Where should you start to upgrade your surround sound audio set-up?

    by Ian Collen
    Where should you start to upgrade your surround sound audio set-up?
    It’s not an unusual question, but AVForums member GalacticaActual’s request-on-a-budget certainly caught the forum’s attention, leading to an epic rollercoaster ride of receiver, sub, and speaker options, all the way through to the final installation!  
  • Home AV

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    REL HT/1510 Predator II Subwoofer Review

    by Doug Pyper
    REL HT/1510 Predator II Subwoofer Review
    The REL HT/1510 Predator II takes REL’s Serie HT range to new heights. It looks great, sounds wonderful and hits hard. But there’s no shortage of quality competition at this price point. Can the Predator II make a case for itself?  
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  • Home AV

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    Sonus faber unveils new flagship Arena speaker series

    by Ian Collen
    Sonus faber unveils new flagship Arena speaker series
    The Custom Install Fidelity, or Ci-Fi, collection is set to launch with the Arena 30 and Arena 20 speakers, plus the Arena S15 subwoofer.  

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