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Hello all! Thanks for your congratulations. It's been 7 years since i've been at What Hi-Fi, you know - quite a lot's gone on since then, all round... Currently sourcing bespoke hazmat suits for the move to Salisbury ;)

*Standing ovation*

There'll be some decent discounts at the show, too. We're there with Astell&Kern, Audeze, Audioengine, Canton, Chord Mojo and more - and I know of at least one 'BOGOF' deal :)

Hi Nick. Sadly sounds like you have a faulty unit. Please return it to your retailer for a free exchange under warranty.

Safety considerations are, of course, vital; people should always get expert advice on anything to do with water and power. Any decent (eg CEDIA) installer should have this expertise.

Also worth pointing out that the SONOS PLAY:1 is 'steamproof', so fine for use in kitchens and bathrooms. I've got a PLAY:1 tucked away on top of my bathroom cabinet (with power coming from bedroom next door via neatly routed cabling); TruePlay set-up means it sounds great.

This needs a lot more explanation re people in apartment blocks with shared dish... And in London, that's a lot of us!

Whenever you select a folder (Artist; Album etc), you can random play within that folder. Otherwise, as you say, a Playlist is good option.

I've personally found the Utopias a touch taxing with high-frequencies. However, the new Focal Sopras are beautifully balanced: finding can listen to anything with ease on the Sopra 2 - they deliver detail without any harshness. Haven't heard the standmount Sopra 1 speakers, but know someone...

Agree with BigBoss. Apologies on behalf of Canton that you have had problems with your unit - even the best products can have occasional issues – but your retailer can swap it out.

Haha! Tad more modest than that :)

We're shortly moving to a new place with LOADS of windows: projectors just wouldn't have been feasible. Also, TV quality has improved so much in past few years, at same time as price of larger sets has fallen: would be hard to find a £2K projector that could match the picture of the Sony....

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Sony KDL-75W855C

I bought a brand new TV recently - from Sony's latest range - and after much deliberation I chose to buy a 1080p set. There's simply not enough content yet to justify a 4K set - especially at the stupidly expensive prices currently charged for the size of set i wanted (75in) The picture quality...