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It has to be said that soundbars and bases do a very good job of improving the sound of a modern wafer-thin television set. But, let’s be honest: however good they are, they’re not a patch on a fully specified separates system. Invest in a dedicated home cinema amplifier, one that directs a movie’s soundtrack around your room with pinpoint precision, via a surround-sound speaker package, and you’ll enjoy as close to the full cinema experience as you can get outside the multiplex.

So, if you’ve got a room large enough to house it (and, of course, the money to fund it), we would urge you to invest in a system such as

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