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 video: LG B7V OLED UHD Premium TV range

Product video: LG B7V OLED UHD Premium TV range

Rosie from Richer Sounds Reigate talks us through the key features of the B7V OLED range from LG. Click here to see the range, or why not call or pop into your local store to find out more.

Product review: LG MT49S TV series

Product review: LG MT49S TV series

We’ve seen a massive shift in the size of televisions readily available over the past few years or so. As our lust for bigger televisions becomes more and more apparent, the manufacturers have followed suit and are producing a lot …read more

Product review: Cambridge Audio TVB2 V2 Soundbar

Product review: Cambridge Audio TVB2 V2 Soundbar

Cambridge Audio updates a critically acclaimed home cinema favourite. After revamping its TV sound bases (the popular TV2 and TV5), Cambridge Audio has now turned its attention towards revamping its debut soundbar. The original TVB2 received glowing reviews from the …read more

Sound & Vision 2018 – The Bristol Show

Sound & Vision 2018 – The Bristol Show

If there’s one thing to wrestle us from the humdrum of the post-Christmas season, it’s the annual Bristol Sound & Vision Show. Held in the Marriott Hotel in the city centre, the Sound & Vision Show is now in its …read more

Product review: Sony UBPX700 UHD Blu-ray player

Product review: Sony UBPX700 UHD Blu-ray player

Sony’s latest 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player supports Dolby Vision to deliver a truly cinematic experience. Just over a year down the line since the release of the first 4K Blu-ray player and we’ve all but forgotten the excitement. It’s …read more

Product review: Monitor Audio Monitor series

Product review: Monitor Audio Monitor series

Monitor Audio’s new Monitor series aims to deliver true hi-fi sound to any budget. Monitor Audio are a brand usually associated with a more high-end speaker market and understandably so, with some of the Platinum series coming in close to …read more

Product review: Dali Alteco C1 Surround Speakers

Product review: Dali Alteco C1 Surround Speakers

The critically-acclaimed Danish loudspeaker makers deliver a speaker built to deliver delicate Atmos sounds. When people talk about having a home cinema or surround sound system at home, they are likely to be speaking about a 5.1 system. Sure the …read more

Product review: KEF Q50A Atmos speakers

Product review: KEF Q50A Atmos speakers

KEF’s new Atmos speakers add new dimensions to movies. Those of you with an understanding of surround sound, and even those of you who are just starting to learn about it will likely have seen the name ‘Dolby Atmos’ being …read more

Product reviews: DALI Spektor 1 Speaker

Product reviews: DALI Spektor 1 Speaker

DALI delivers it’s latest compact bookshelf speaker designed to deliver big sound when space is at a premium. Regular readers of the Tech Blog will have seen our recent reviews for the Spektor series by the Danish speaker manufacturer DALI. …read more

Product review: Wharfedale DX2 Speaker Package

Product review: Wharfedale DX2 Speaker Package

Wharfedale’s latest speaker package delivers the sound of the cinema at home. It’s 2018, and therefore time for all the new exciting tech to come through our doors and we’re starting the season off with Wharfedale’s 5.1 speaker package, the …read more