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
Posts by: Richer Sounds
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
Album Review: Suede – Night Thoughts
Night Thoughts is Suede’s 7th album, and the second since they returned with their previous album, Bloodsports, two years ago. Recorded mainly in Brussels (and also in London) and featuring a full string section, the album is very cinematic in …read more
Product review: KEF T-Series speakers
No strangers to forward-thinking and innovative design work, speaker-manufacturer KEF has just released a range of super-thin speakers for those with serious space issues but are unwilling to compromise on top quality sound. Let’s take a look at the ‘T’ …read more
Film review: The 5th Wave
I should mention first that I have not read the 2013 book by Rick Yancey on which this film is based. This is a review of the film on its own merits and not a judge of how successful a …read more
Film review: The Big Short
Written by the author of Moneyball and from the director of Anchorman, The Big Short tackles the true story of the financial crisis. But does it follow in Wolf of Wall Street’s footsteps or is it all together more serious? …read more
Film review: Creed
When any franchise gets to its seventh film, whether it’s a direct sequel/prequel/spinoff, there usually isn’t a lot more of the original story to tell… At that point it becomes more about delivering what the audience wants to see more …read more
What Hi-Fi Awards 2015: Panasonic TX40CS520
TVs are a fantastic thing, they allow us to visit places we would never go and see things we may never usually see. As good as all that is, sometimes you can pay a hefty price for the privilege of …read more
Album review: Villagers – ‘Where Have You Been All My Life’
For the third time in four years, Villagers (essentially Irishman Connor O’Brien) have released an early January album… This, the fourth Villagers album, takes songs from the previous three along with ‘Memoir’, a song O’Brien wrote for Charlotte Gainsbourg, and ‘Wichita Lineman’, the …read more
Most anticipated films of 2016 – Part Two
Welcome back to part two of our top picks for films in 2016. I have already admitted that I am a bit of an action-flick fiend and the trend shows no signs of slowing as this year already looks set …read more