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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
Technology
Alastair Stevenson

HDR wars, an AVR resurgence and OLED's continued dominance – here are our reviewers’ home cinema predictions for 2026

A photograph of a luxury, custom-installed home cinema with a huge projector screen, lush u-shaped sofa, grey walls and lamps.

2025’s about to go the way of the dinosaurs, but what a run it had – especially if you’re a home cinema fan.

Over the past year, we have seen everything from the arrival of new cutting-edge OLED technologies to more than a few surprises that even our team of experts didn’t see coming. These included the arrival of the Award-winning KEF XIO, the British hi-fi brand's first Dolby Atmos soundbar.

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