McIntosh’s new AV processor can handle 9.4.4 channels of Dolby Atmos and 7x 4K 120Hz HDMI ports for ‘today’s most advanced home cinema systems’ – but you’ll need to add your own amps for all those speakers…
 McIntosh’s new AV processor can handle 9.4.4 channels of Dolby Atmos and 7x 4K 120Hz HDMI ports for ‘today’s most advanced home cinema systems’ – but you’ll need to add your own amps for all those speakers…

The McIntosh MX124 is a very flexible AV processor with 17 audio channels and seven 8K HDMI inputs

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Loewe’s new OLED TV wants to be the ultimate AV experience: each panel is ‘individually calibrated before leaving the factory’, and you can choose custom speaker setups — including the TV being the center of a wireless surround system
 Loewe’s new OLED TV wants to be the ultimate AV experience: each panel is ‘individually calibrated before leaving the factory’, and you can choose custom speaker setups — including the TV being the center of a wireless surround system

Loewe’s latest luxury TV, the Antares, comes with a dizzying range of setup options and easy customisation too

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I test 4K Blu-rays for a living and these are my 6 picks from Amazon’s big sale, including reference-level discs from Disney, Marvel, and 20th Century Studios that I use for AV testing
 I test 4K Blu-rays for a living and these are my 6 picks from Amazon’s big sale, including reference-level discs from Disney, Marvel, and 20th Century Studios that I use for AV testing

I’ve picked 6 4K Blu-rays from Amazon’s 2 for £30 sale that I know are great for your home theater as I’ve tested them all

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Don’t forget, you can save 50% on Criterion 4K Blu-rays at Amazon and Barnes & Noble right now — the sale is for a limited time, so don’t miss it if you’re looking to add to your collection
 Don’t forget, you can save 50% on Criterion 4K Blu-rays at Amazon and Barnes & Noble right now — the sale is for a limited time, so don’t miss it if you’re looking to add to your collection

Half price on all Criterion discs? Oh god, where do I even start?

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‘One of the best Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos 4K Blu-rays I’ve ever tested’: Speed Racer on 4K is so good, it’s going to be my new go-to disc for TV and soundbar testing
 ‘One of the best Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos 4K Blu-rays I’ve ever tested’: Speed Racer on 4K is so good, it’s going to be my new go-to disc for TV and soundbar testing

As TechRadar’s TV tester, I’m always on the look out for new 4K Blu-rays to use for testing and right now, there’s none better than Speed Racer.

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After a six-year delay, Google’s Home Speaker finally supports wireless pairing with your Google TV streamer — and it also supports Dolby Atmos
 After a six-year delay, Google’s Home Speaker finally supports wireless pairing with your Google TV streamer — and it also supports Dolby Atmos

The Google Home Speaker finally supports wireless connectivity to the Google TV Streamer, and it also comes with Dolby Atmos support.

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Sonos is finally improving its app — but it’s not moving fast enough, so people are building new alternatives to solve big gripes about home theater setups and more customizable sound

Sonos users are making their own alternatives to the official app and sharing them on the Sonos subreddit

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‘Dolby Atmos has a curious ability to reveal not just the details within a recording, but also the memories embedded within it’: Dire Straits’ producer says that mixing spatial audio rescues lost elements that were ‘sacrificed’ for stereo

Dire Straits’ Guy Fletcher says that Atmos can deliver more emotion from the music you love

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4K Blu-ray fans, it’s back — Arrow Video has knocked up to 50% off its discs at multiple retailers including Amazon and I’ve picked the top 6 discs I’d recommend
 4K Blu-ray fans, it’s back — Arrow Video has knocked up to 50% off its discs at multiple retailers including Amazon and I’ve picked the top 6 discs I’d recommend

Arrow Films is having a sale on its 4K Blu-rays, with up to 50% off some discs. Here are the 6 I’d pick, all of which we’ve tested here at TechRadar.

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I test 4K Blu-ray for a living and these are the 4 discs I’m most looking forward to testing in July 2026

July 2026 is packed with tons of new 4K Blu-ray releases: here are the top 4 I’m looking forward to testing.

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