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.
Marantz are one of the most prestigious names in the hi-fi world thanks to a history of fantastic releases, which are well known for their musical sound. It’s always a joy to sit down with a Marantz product and today …read more
DALI delivers big sound in a sleek bar with the KATCH ONE. Everyone is familiar with the situation – TVs are getting thinner and thinner and, unfortunately, so are their sound performance. Thus improving the TV audio by adding an …read more
Sonos now has a quick, easy solution to bring your hi-fi system into the world of streaming in the Sonos Port. While Smart wireless speakers have become increasingly popular of late, Sonos have been pioneering multiroom devices longer than anyone …read more
LG’s solution for simple home cinema sound… While modern TVs have pushed the boundaries of what is possible, the only downside is that with thin TVs comes thin sound. In response to this, there is now a wide array of …read more
Philips has a great option for those looking to step into the world of OLED… Recent years have seen a stunning advance in picture quality. Technologies such as OLED and QLED have led the way in delivering better than ever …read more
More and more people are moving towards smaller, more compact systems and soundbars for their home cinema needs, leaving big bulky AV systems by the wayside. But what about the much lauded Dolby Atmos and DTS:X technologies? Surely a soundbar …read more
I know what you’re thinking right now, “What is BenQ CinematicColour Technology?”. Well good friend that’s why this article exists so we, together, can explore all that’s possible when BenQ put their all into something. So straight off the bat …read more
TV’s can be an expensive business nowadays, with a plethora of high end high price luxuries all vying for your attention. But what about if you just want a TV that works, does most things that modern TVs do, and doesn’t …read more
It seems that TVs nowadays are slowly getting bigger and bigger to accommodate the subsequent improvement in image and lighting data. But what happens if you want the most up to date TV but don’t have the ability or desire …read more
Denon’s AVRX2600 is, right now, one of the best AV receives on the market. But what do you do if you want the same kind of performance but want to crank it up a notch? Fear not because with Denon …read more
