Richer Sounds

Posts by: Richer Sounds

Top 5: Racing games

Top 5: Racing games

As with all ‘best of’ collections, the writer’s bias cannot be eliminated, so here is a quick cross-section of the most fun I’ve had on four wheels and a screen. 1. Forza 4 & 3 Beautifully crafted and saturated with great gameplay, …read more

Richer Unsigned: Artist of the week – Jodie Fitzgibbon

Richer Unsigned: Artist of the week – Jodie Fitzgibbon

Richer Unsigned’s Artist of the week, as picked by Sound Consultancy, is Jodie Fitzgibbon, a Newcastle-based singer songwriter and instrumentalist. Her powerful voice and heartfelt original music have taken her three times to the Grand Final of the national Open Mic UK …read more

Product review: Wharfedale DX1 SE

Product review: Wharfedale DX1 SE

The DX1-SE is a satellite package that has replaced the highly rated DX1 HCP and is the latest offering from renowned audio buffs Wharfedale, so will they fill the shoes of their older siblings? There are no surprises here, and …read more

Film review: Youth

Film review: Youth

Fred Ballinger (Michael Caine) is a retired orchestral conductor and composer taking a holiday at a five star retreat spa hotel in the Swiss Alps. Accompanying him is his daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz) who is also his personal assistant. Among …read more

Film review: Dirty Grandpa

Film review: Dirty Grandpa

Dirty Grandpa is one of the latest comedic offerings to grace the big screen. In this light-hearted romp, we see Dick Kelly (Robert De Niro) trick his uptight grandson, Jason Kelly (Zac Efron), into a spring break road trip, filled …read more

Game review: Life Is Strange

Game review: Life Is Strange

Life Is Strange is a game that needs to be played rather than read about, I’ll try my best to explain but it’s difficult when the game is almost all spoilers! Originally released as episodic content through 2015, Life Is …read more

Film review: Spotlight

Film review: Spotlight

Spotlight charts the true story of how the investigative unit of The Boston Globe uncovered the widespread and systemic abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests in the Boston area. After a year-long investigation, the first of numerous newspaper reports was …read more

Product preview: Sony PS-HX500

Product preview: Sony PS-HX500

Announced at CES 2016, the PS-HX500 will be Sony’s go to turntable for spring 2016 onwards. This is no ordinary turntable, as well as offering amazing vinyl sound, it also boasts the ability to convert your records into Hi-Res audio files. For …read more

Film review: Dad’s Army

Film review: Dad’s Army

It’s 1944 and the Home Guard platoon of Walmington-on-Sea are on full alert as there is a German spy in their midst and they have to catch him! The original TV series ran for 80 episodes from 1968 to 1977 …read more

Product Review: Pioneer XDP100R

Product Review: Pioneer XDP100R

As I’ve said time and time again Hi-Res audio is the way of the future, especially when it comes to portable players, and listening to your favourite song as it was intended to sound makes so much sense it almost …read more