T3

SMART HOME SURGERY

PERFECT FOR Christmas

RICHARD LAWSON, CUMBRIA

Q which is best: a soundbar or surround sound?

A STEVE MAY REPLIES: If you want genuine cinematic sound, and high-quality audio, a full-blown surround sound system is definitely the way to go. A soundbar is limited to a more confined stereo soundstage and certainly won’t offer the same kind of clarity or visceral slam.

But, there are caveats. Big sound requires an AV receiver plus a matching

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