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.
It’s been a long time since Japanese manufacturer Toshiba have been part of our arsenal here at Richer Sounds, but with 4K televisions more affordable than ever before, it’s no wonder that they have stepped up to the plate with a …read more
Big cinema sound from a compact package? ELAC has you covered. Things have changed in recent years. Big sound no longer necessarily requires big speakers; the introduction of satellite speakers have changed the way surround sound is perceived. Gone are …read more
Humax delivers another award-winning PVR, crammed full of storage space and useful features. Humax have long been the place to turn when it comes to PVRs (personal video recorder). Many of you are probably familiar with these kind of units, …read more
The Denon AVRX3400 is a 7.2 channel dedicated Dolby Atmos and DTS:X AV receiver with built in HEOS technology. But how does it improve on the highly-awarded AVRX2400? Read on… For the past few years Denon have held quite the …read more
Projector experts Epson have introduced a new entry level projector with a host of great features for those dipping their toes into the world of home cinema projectors. Affordable HD projectors for those who want the big screen experience at …read more
When putting together a hi-fi system, a lot has changed over the past few decades. Sure you’d have your amplifier and speakers, but what would be the source? A record deck perhaps? Maybe a CD player or even a trusty …read more
As the built-in sound quality in televisions seem to get poorer due to screens getting slimmer by the day, there is a constant influx of products being made available to combat every sound issue you might have. You could opt …read more
Fresh from winning a 2017 Best Buy award from What Hi-Fi?, DALI’s new SPEKTOR 2 standmount speakers are now gracing the shelves at all Richer Sounds stores across the country. Joining the immensely popular ZENSOR and OPTICON ranges, the SPEKTOR …read more
4K has gotten to the point where it has become widely accepted, and so it should be; it’s not to be misconstrued as a gimmick like 3D or televisions with built-in cameras. Whatever amount of money your looking at spending …read more
Custom installations have become a large part of our business here at Richer Sounds over the past few years, and it seems to be growing all the time. Ceiling speakers are definitely one of the biggest areas of the custom …read more
