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 DX1 SE

Product review: Wharfedale DX1 SE

The DX1-SE is a satellite package that has replaced the highly rated DX1 HCP and is the latest offering from renowned audio buffs Wharfedale, so will they fill the shoes of their older siblings? There are no surprises here, and …read more

Product review: KEF T-Series speakers

Product review: KEF T-Series speakers

No strangers to forward-thinking and innovative design work, speaker-manufacturer KEF has just released a range of super-thin speakers for those with serious space issues but are unwilling to compromise on top quality sound. Let’s take a look at the ‘T’ …read more

What Hi-Fi? 2015 Award winners: Yamaha RXV379

What Hi-Fi? 2015 Award winners: Yamaha RXV379

Yamaha have always made great receivers, especially at the entry level allowing them to create great units… If we’re being honest with ourselves, then everyone wants some kind of home cinema setup. The idea of watching all your favourite films …read more

Product video: Onkyo TXNR646

Product video: Onkyo TXNR646

Daniel from our Bath store gives us an introduction to the Onkyo Dolby Atmos enabled home cinema amplifier, the TXNR646. For a demonstration please contact your local store, or for more information give our friendly Telesales team a call on 0333 900 0093.

What Hi-Fi? 2015 Award winners: Tannoy HTS101 XP

What Hi-Fi? 2015 Award winners: Tannoy HTS101 XP

Best Style Speaker Package Under £1000 Tannoy have made some huge advances this year in their speaker department and I must say their latest re-incarnation of their incredibly popular HTS 101 package looks the business. We had been selling the …read more

Product video: Sony STRDN860 home cinema amplifier

Product video: Sony STRDN860 home cinema amplifier

Dan from our Bath store takes a closer look at the 5-star STRDN860 home cinema amplifier from Sony… For more information about these headphones or for a free demonstration pay a visit to your local Richer Sounds store, or call our friendly telesales …read more

Range Review: A closer look at Focal speakers

Range Review: A closer look at Focal speakers

A high-end French speaker manufacturer who just might become your new favourite speaker manufacturer… It goes without saying that Focal are probably one of the names on most audiophile’s tongues when it comes to speaking about high-end speakers. For those …read more

Product Review: Mission M3 Cubed 5.1 speakers

Product Review: Mission M3 Cubed 5.1 speakers

Small size, neat design, big and brilliant sound… ‘Good things come in small packages’ is the common saying but in the instance of speakers it can sometimes mean that you compromise on sound quality. In the case of the Mission M3 …read more

Product Review: Onkyo TXSR343

Product Review: Onkyo TXSR343

Another little AV gem from Onkyo’s 2015 AV receiver range… Onkyo’s line of AV receivers for this year have been extremely hard to ignore. With almost all of their amps now being Dolby Atmos capable it has propelled them back …read more