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.
Hot on the heels of the updated Beam Gen 2, Sonos has released its lowest price soundbar yet, the Ray. Stripping back features such as HDMI and Dolby Atmos support, Sonos finally has a much-anticipated entry-level model – but will …read more
Given the typical British summer, many of us like to get our gardens ready to make the most of our time in the sun. At Richer Sounds, we have an exciting new development to add – outdoor cinema. What could …read more
“Yes sir, we do happen to have a unicorn in the back, or available for delivery”. This is a statement that has, at times in the last year or so, felt more realistic than having AV receivers, the cornerstone of …read more
Having only made a foray of sorts into the Bluetooth speaker arena with their former range of soundbars and sound bases (at least in more recent years), Q Acoustics have thrown their hat into the ring of stereo active speakers …read more
It’s always a tricky decision – do you get floorstanding speakers, even though you’re worried about their size? Or do you get standmount speakers because they’re smaller – then end up with the same footprint because you need them on …read more
Having sat on the periphery of ‘home’ speakers for many years, JBL have released their new Stage range. Built on the bones of their renowned studio speakers, the JBL Stage A130 are aggressively priced in a saturated point of the …read more
Having released their 2021 series of AV receivers, Yamaha have kept a running theme of splitting their home cinema amps into two series. The entry-level RXV series and the improved ‘Aventage’ range. So how will this middle entry to the …read more
It’s only been a few years since Monitor Audio released their 6th iteration of their Silver series – however they’ve rarely released anything without good reason. Despite being released about twice as quickly as their usual range update, will the …read more
With the maturity of technologies such as OLED and QLED every year the competition for best all round television gets more competitive. Over the last few years Philips has been on a staggering rise to join this conversation so when …read more
Year on year, televisions continue to improve in almost every way. From picture quality, to the range of Smart content, all the way through to screen size for the price, each new iteration brings many worthwhile improvements. The one area …read more
