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Think of Sennheiser, and you probably think of headphones. Yet with its new Ambeo Soundbar (see p36), the audio specialist has made a startling move into the home cinema arena. While other companies are expanding on the soundbar form with wireless subwoofers and additional speakers, Sennheiser has gone back to the beginning, but armed with Dolby Atmos and its own potent proprietary processing. It feels like a breakthrough product, but with a price tag that will raise some eyebrows. The latter can't be said of Panasonic's affordable TX-50GX800 TV (see p40), but in its own way this 4K set is ruffling some tech feathers too. Capable of both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ playback, it's a stepping stone toward what will hopefully be a format-neutral future. At the very least it should…
