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Space, as Captain Kirk loved telling us, is the final frontier. You might say the same for home cinema. This issue we take a look at two products designed to better fit into your space – Marantz's slimline NR1710 receiver, and Hisense's H100LDA 'Laser TV' – as the AV industry begins to realise that if you can't beat 'em, you need to join 'em. The reason every house up and down this country doesn't have a home cinema room is the room itself. That's not to say there is no longer a place for no-compromise designs, something perfectly illustrated by the Paradigm Persona speaker system tested this month. Sure, an effort has been made to add style to the Persona cabinets, but the speakers and subwoofer remain very big and very…
