Home cinema

No, it doesn’t involve selling popcorn to strangers off of the street! Home cinema has come to be a catch-all term for a system that plays music and movies with a TV or projector and an external speaker system of some kind, usually surround sound. The whole idea is to recreate as accurately as possible the picture and sound quality of a cinema auditorium. Filmmakers want their work to be showcased in all its glory, with not a line of dialogue missed or a pixel out of place and a home cinema is just the tool for the job – in fact, you’d be surprised at how easy it is to build a seriously impressive sounding system.

Product review: Wharfedale EVO 5.2 Speakers

Product review: Wharfedale EVO 5.2 Speakers

Wharfedale’s EVO range has always been about bridging that awkward space between entry‑level hi‑fi and the sort of serious kit that starts costing silly money. The new EVO 5.2’s carry that same philosophy, but with a bolder twist. The Wharfedale …read more

Product review: Monitor Audio Gold 300 6G

Product review: Monitor Audio Gold 300 6G

Accomplished with all types of music, the Monitor Audio Gold 300 6G speakers make the ideal choice for rediscovering your entire music collection. Often in our shop, when we’re demoing a setup that incorporates speakers, we’ll remind our customer of …read more

Product Review: LG G4 OLED TV Range

Product Review: LG G4 OLED TV Range

Having been the main name in OLED tech for nearly a decade now, LG show no sign of slowing down as they throw their weight behind this impressive screen technology with their G4 series.  Another year, another series of OLEDs. …read more

⏪️ Rewind: The Abyss 4K Blu-ray

⏪️ Rewind: The Abyss 4K Blu-ray

The road to 4K for James Cameron’s underwater sci-fi epic has been a long one… a REALLY long one. Was it worth the wait, or should it be allowed to drown in a sea of 4K releases? Backstory: I first …read more

Tech advice: Laser Projectors

Tech advice: Laser Projectors

Although there’s still something of the sci-fi about them, laser projectors are now firmly established as a ‘gold standard’ in home cinema projection, with manufacturers such as Optoma offering a wide range of laser models. Compared with lamp and LED-based …read more