Samsung HT-C9950W

It's poised and potent, with a very comprehensive specification; but get beyond the gloss and this system's sky high price holds it back

Expensive it may be, but we think this ultra-stylish 7.1-channel all-in-one system is worth saving the pennies for

Winning formula Expensive it may be, but Danny Phillips thinks this ultra-stylish 7.1-channel all-in-one system is worth saving the pennies for Say ‘all-in-one system’ to most AV enthusiasts and they’ll recoil in horror. But the HT-C9950W is no ordinary one-box affair, it’s what happens when Samsung lets its imagination run wild, blissfully free from price constraints. It’s a 7.1-channel, 3D-capable home cinema system that boasts an impossibly generous feature list and, most significantly, an inventive new design.

With its astonishingly stylish design, superb performance and cavalcade of features, this is a very special home cinema system.