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First Test p6 The vocabulary of the voice recognition software is remarkably sophisticated
Temptations p76 Every bit as good as you’d hope – and it’s one case where you really do get what you pay for
Playlist p86 Intelligent and unsettling, this is a quality thriller we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend
A-Z of kit tested Televisions Finlux 42F701 £550 p10 Samsung UE55S8000 £2500 p6
Home cinema Blu-ray players Cambridge Audio Azur 651BD £500 p50 Denon DBP 2012UD £500 p51 Marantz UD7006 £550 p52 Onkyo BD-SP809 £500 p55 Oppo BDP-93EU £500 p56
Home cinema amplifiers Harmon Kardon AVR365 £800 p32 Onkyo TX-NR3009 £2000 p70 Pioneer SC-LX85 £1700 p71 Yamaha RX-A3010 £1800 p72
Projectors BenQ W1200 £1050 p61 Epson EH-TW5900 £950 p62 JVC DLA-X70 £7000 p20 Optoma HD-23 £800 p62
Style speaker packages B&W MT-60D £1950 p16
Subwoofers Velodyne EQ-MAX £495 p12
Hi-Fi DACs Arcam FMJ D33 £2000 p15
iPod docks Arcam rCube £350 p36 Bayan Audio Bayan 7 £299 p37 Gear4 AirZone Series 1 £200 p38 Geneva Sound Model M £550 p40 Geneva Sound Model XS £180 p22 iLuv IMM289 £130 p34 JBL OnBeat Xtreme £500 p42 Klipsch iGroove HG WWI £110 p34 Logitech S715i £100 p35
Monitor Audio iDeck 200 £250 p36 NAD Viso 1 £500 p43 Pure Contour 100Di £100 p35 STK SMC Stereo Boombox £100 p34
Preamps Burmester 077 £19900 p76
Power amplifiers Burmester 911 Mk III £19900 p76
Stereo speakers Dali Ikon 5 Mk 2 £900 p22 Neat IOTA £650 p20 Q Acoustics 2050i £420 p10
All-in-one systems Blu-ray systems Harman-Kardon BDS570 p18
Micro systems Sony CMT-G2B-NiP £500 p15
Accessories Analogue interconnects Atlas Element Integra £45 p23
HDMI cables HD Anywhere Slimwire £20 p23
Headphones AKG K3003i £1000 p80 Blackbox M10-RB £99 p47 Blue Ant Embrace £170 p12 Bose QuietComfort 15 £279 p46 Focal Spirit One £200 p12 JVC HA-NC120 £70 p46 Panasonic RP-HC101 £82 p46 Sennheiser iE60 £140 p23 Sennheiser PXC-250 II £140 p47 Sony MDR-NC200D £199 p47
Racks Atacama Eris £460 p23
Speaker cables Fisual Havana FX £3.99/m p23
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Insider - the death of discs? p24 The words Blu-ray are no longer the selling point that they were. Does this mean the death of the disc in the face of streaming and smart TV? Get the facts and figures here
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Best Buys
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Playlist p86
We look at this month’s latest music and media releases including The Shins’ long-awaited Port of Morrow long-player and big-screen doomsday virus shocker Contagion
Sound Advice p88
Our team of experts dive onto the forums and into the postbag to answer your queries
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