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The 30 best Dolby Atmos movie scenes to test your home cinema surround sound system

By Robyn Quick last updated 17 April 25

We run down our favourite film scenes that need to be heard in Dolby Atmos.

Streaming & Entertainment

How to set up your AV receiver and get the best sound

By Ketan Bharadia last updated 11 February 25

Advice Bought a new AV receiver? We guide you through the whole set-up process to get your home cinema working at its best.

Advice

Marantz Cinema 30

By What Hi-Fi? last updated 15 November 24

Updated With style, poise, scale and all of the latest specs, the Cinema 30 is a premium AV receiver to be coveted.

Updated

JVC DLA-NZ800

By What Hi-Fi? last updated 14 November 24

Updated Can JVC continue its streak of delivering high-quality home cinema projectors for serious cinephiles?

Updated

High-end home cinema system composite image on grey background

We built an incredible high-end home cinema experience, at a price

By Jonathan Evans published 7 September 24

This fantastic combination of home cinema products will match many a movie theatre.

TV & Home Cinema

We built a classy streaming hi-fi system with two brand-new, five-star products and a recent Award-winner

By Jonathan Evans published 4 August 24

Three talented components combine to create a sound that is more than the considerable sum of their parts.

Klipsch Flexus soundbar, subwoofer and speaker in a modern living room with a big wall mounted TV and white media unit

9 of the best action scenes to test your subwoofer

By Verity Burns published 7 July 24

These test scenes will be sure to get your living room rumbling.

Subwoofers

We built a Samsung Q-Symphony system for streamlined Dolby Atmos movie and gaming action

By Jonathan Evans published 7 July 24

If you crave surround sound but don’t have room for a full home cinema system, this combo could suit you

TV & Home Cinema

The Apple TV 4K is comfortably the best streamer, but only if you change these settings

By Lewis Empson published 6 July 24

Apple makes the best video streamer on the market, but here's how to squeeze the best performance out of it.

Streaming Hardware

11 of the best tracks from Tarantino movies for testing your system

By Harry McKerrell published 6 July 24

Nobody does a movie soundtrack quite like Tarantino – enjoy some of his finest selections as you test your AV system to the max.