Home Cinema Choice - April 2019

Want a home cinema speaker setup that mixes quality sonics, living room-friendly design and value for money? That’s the promise of our cover star, Q Acoustics’ 3010i 5.1 Cinema Pack. We run the rule over this sub-£1,000 standmount array. Also on the test bench is SIM2’s premium Nero 4S projector, which aims to give largescreen 4K HDR a real boost courtesy of its best-in-class brightness. We then grab a world exclusive review of REL’s HT/1508 Predator subwoofer, and audition Pioneer’s UDP-LX500 universal 4K Blu-ray player; Bluesound’s Node2i hi-res audio streamer; soundbars from Harman Kardon and Teufel; a 75in 8K QLED TV from Samsung; Amazon’s Echo Input; a quartet of portable Bluetooth speakers; and more. Whatever your budget, we’ve got you covered. On the software side, we chat to director Steven Caple Jr about making boxing blockbuster Creed II, and check out new Blu-ray and 4K releases including First Man, Bad Times at the El Royale and Bohemian Rhapsody, plus the 25th Anniversary release of Spielberg classic Schindler’s List. Elsewhere, we report on Sony’s 360 Reality Audio innovation, go behind the scenes with a pair of professional cinema installs, give you the lowdown on measuring your room’s acoustics and check out a reader’s system with six subwoofers! Plus all the usual opinions, news, disc reviews and competitions. Enjoy the show!