Stuff - UK (2021-08)

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Yamaha SR-C20A

+++++£229 / stuff.tv/SRC20A

At 60cm wide, this is a little bit of a soundbar

that can do a little bit of everything.

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Chromecast with Google TV

+++++£60 / stuff.tv/ChromecastTV

A solid buy if you like Google’s casting tricks

but also want all your TV apps in one place.

Amazon Fire TV Stick

+++++£40 / stuff.tv/FireStick

A solid little HD streamer for all the best bits

of Amazon and more.

Sky TV

from £25/month + setup / stuff.tv/SkyTV

Already home to the biggest selection of 4K content, from

blockbuster films and original dramas to top-flight sport, Sky

has adopted a can’t-beat-’em-join-’em approach to streaming

by incorporating the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video,

Disney+ and BT Sport in its user-friendly interface. It’s also

restructured its packages to make them more affordable, while

multiroom and mobile options round off the most comprehensive

content system money can buy.

Stuff says +++++

Sky has come out fighting to move with the times and

its selection of shows is unrivalled

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A marvel of voice control for your telly

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Simply a great 4K streaming stick

Amazon Fire TV Cube

£110 / stuff.tv/FireTVCube

The Fire TV interface is easy to use and all

the big catch-up services are available via

this tidy box – and best of all, Alexa voice

control works brilliantly. You’ll never have

to worry about losing the remote again!

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K

£50 / stuff.tv/FireStick4K

This streaming stick offers 4K plus a faster

processor than the original Fire TV Stick,

and comes with an Alexa Voice Remote...

but look out also for the cheaper non-4K

version below, and the bargain Lite model.

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Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar

£2199 / stuff.tv/AmbeoSoundbar^

Utterly convincing Dolby Atmos and DTS:X 3D sound, ample

power and lots of inputs mean no other soundbar currently

available can perform feats with the solidity and confidence

of this Sennheiser. The sheer room-filling scale of this device’s

sound is remarkable, and it’s hard to think of any content

that wouldn’t benefit from being Ambeo’d. That’s why, as

well as being the biggest and the most expensive, it’s the

best you can buy.

Stuff says +++++

The Ambeo Soundbar is a big unit but the sound it

makes is bigger still

Sonos Beam

+++++£399 / stuff.tv/SonosBeam

Sonos’s great-value Alexa soundbar is

affordable and packed with smarts.

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A punchy little bar with built-in streaming skills

Roku Streambar

£130 / stuff.tv/Streambar

It’s a compact soundbar and a versatile

streaming stick in the same box – and both

parts of the deal work brilliantly well. This is

the simplest and cheapest way to upgrade

your TV’s sound and smarts in one go.

Stuff says +++++

Big-screen sound for your big-screen binges

Sonos Arc

£799 / stuff.tv/SonosArc

Don’t expect this soundbar to do everything

a multi-speaker Dolby Atmos setup can do,

but its up-firing and side-firing drivers give

a real sense of scale for an immersively

cinematic TV-watching experience.