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How to build the ultimate home cinema

Sticky carpet, a 95% markup on popcorn, that guy two rows in front texting with key sounds on and his phone on 100% brightness. Projectionists that don’t seem to like being asked to hit pause when the jumbo Coke decides to make its exit. The fact that your cat is not allowed to go. These are just some of the things we will not miss about the cinema experience as was. We’re not about to say that we don’t miss settling down in an auditorium to take in the latest blockbuster, and we’ll certainly be back when cinema rebuilds itself. But if there’s one small positive thing to come out of the recent worldwide catastrophe, it’s a change in focus: those blockbusters are coming home sooner, and they’re becoming more and more accessible.

It’s the perfect time to make your own setup to bring cinema home – particularly because you can also use a home cinema to binge your favourite series in an epic way. You don’t need to break the bank to get a better experience – sometimes little tweaks will do. But if you do want to spend big, there are some very impressive options out there.

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