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If you want to get that cinema experience in your living room you need to build a sonic ‘picture’ to accompany the onscreen action. We’re talking about an experience that immerses you, takes you away from this world and makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

Home Cinema amplifiers are the brains of the system and decode the surround sound signal before amplifying them and driving the speakers. We’re talking clever processing, detailed sound and clean delivery of power. A good AV amplifier will deliver a jaw-dropping experience yet be simple to operate.