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First Tests

12 PAGE TVSPECIAL! 2012’s hottest tellies enter our test rooms. But which is best? There’s only one way to find out…

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A 21:9 widescreen from Philips p10

Panasonic’s 42 inch TX-P42GT50

p14 A stunning Samsung big-screen

More first tests! Including the Arcam rPAC portable DAC, the T567 Blu-ray player by NAD, and the amazing HTC One X smartphone.

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The Arcam rPAC

Cambridge Audio’s Minx p21

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Sansui makes a welcome return p27

A monumental amplifier from Heed

One-make systems p38

Supertest One-make hi-fi systems p38

One-make systems offer convenience and unity of sound (plus they look nice, too). This Supertest sees us put mid-priced integrated amplifier and CD player combinations from four big names through their paces.

Budget Blu-ray players p54

The first Blu-ray players of 2012 have arrived in our testing rooms – and they’re more featurepacked than ever. We’ve taken three new models, all priced under £200, to see which gives the best hi-def bang for your buck.

Video streamers p64

Video streamers offer access to thousands of hours of great on-demand music and video content both online and on your network. We hooked up five to our network and dived in…

Temptations Six pages of high-end kit p74 This month we have a £17,000 phono stage – yep, you read that right – and an amp that uses analogue and digital circuitry simultaneously. Not your usual product lineup, then…

Blu-ray players p54

Video streamers p64

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Yamaha’s YHT-5401 soundbar

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