As a die-hard home cinema fan, I always approach systems like the Philips HTS8140 with a healthy dose of scepticism, knowing full well that they won’t really be able to deliver the ‘proper’ surround sound performance I crave. But I have to say that despite certainly not being a replacement for the full 5.1-speaker Monty, the HTS8140’s supremely chic design, effortlessly cool concept, great visuals and really clever audio implementation has won me over. In other words, if the ‘front surround’ concept suits you, then you owe it to yourself to make sure the HTS8140 definitely finds a place on your shortlist. Especially if you’ve also got one of Philips’ matching tellies.Read full review
Overall
9/10
By John Archer
Reviewed 07 September 2008
Updated 07 February 2011