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Mid-range 4K TVs

ESSENTIAL

ADD-ONS

Make the most of your mid-range 4K TV by

souping up your sound, giving gaming features

a go and kitting it out with lit lighting

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SONOS ARC

Few soundbars have built on Dolby

Atmos’s renowned ability to create

deep soundscapes as much as Sonos’s Arc.

Producing true wall-to-wall sound, it’s the

perfect accompaniment to a sizeable panel,

situating you right in the scene without the

need for a more costly surround setup.

£799, sonos.com

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DENON AVR-X2700H

If you want true 7.1.2 surround with

0.0.0 compromises, Denon’s AVR-

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port of call. Not only does it support Dolby

Atmos and DTS:X for true 3D audio but it

also can handle Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and

4K /120Hz pass-through for gaming. It’s also

8K ready – meaning your T Vs are covered

for some time to come.

£599, denon.com

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FOCAL CHORA 826-D

These loudspeakers don’t only

produce excellent audiophile-pleasing

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bass speaker cones and aluminium/

magnesium TNF tweeters. Their top-

mounted drivers also offer Dolby Atmos,

bouncing sound off the ceiling and making

them a great base for a surround system.

£1,699, focal.com

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XBOX SERIES X

The jury’s still out on which console

will be deemed the next-gen champ

but, for making the most of your 4K set, we

feel you’ve got to go Xbox. With its GPU

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cores hitting 3.8Ghz, the Xbox is really set to

make the most of those pro gaming features.

£TBC, xbox.com

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PHILIPS HUE PLAY

Huge 4K screen and Dolby Atmos not

immersive enough for you? Introduce

Hue Play to your set up to add a synchronised

backlight effect to your games and T V shows.

From £64.99, philips-hue.com

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