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SEAMLESS SYNERGY AT A KEEN PRICE

TELEVISION Sony KD-65XF9005 £1500

BLU-RAY PLAYER Sony UBP-X700 £185

AV AMPLIFIER Sony STR-DN1080 £397

SPEAKER PACKAGE Q Acoustics 3010i 5.1 £790

SYSTEM TOTAL £2872

When we first tested Sony’s mid-range 65in set less than a year ago, it would have set you back £2300. And, at that price, it comfortably won a five-star review and, far more importantly, went on to take a What Hi-Fi? Award. That you can now pick up this beast of a television for £1500 is serious cause for, if not celebration perhaps, at least a double take – and with it, consideration.

As we said in our review, this is a television that combines some of

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