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.
While going to see a new film in the cinema is always an event, the best way to see it in recent years has been IMAX. With the biggest possible screens and the best surround sound experience, it’s easy to …read more
The Samsung HWQ70R delivers cinema-like performance from a compact package that fits in almost any space. Like 4K or UHD in the TV industry, the buzzword in AV circles of recent years has been ‘Dolby Atmos’. Much discussion has been …read more
While the market for entry level 4K televisions has become crowded of late there’s always interest when an established brand launches a new model. Today we look at Sony’s new XG70 model and see how it stands out in the current …read more
While 4K HDR televisions have become the norm in the last few years, there is still space for new models to dazzle. Whether that’s with the latest screen technology, the best HDR support or, in the case of the GZ950 …read more
Onkyo produces a winning update with the TXNR696. There are some things in the AV world that just fill you with a warm, happy feeling and a great big AV receiver is certainly one of them. The reassuring weightiness of …read more
As the saying goes, you can’t have your cake and eat it too… but what if you could? That’s the question the Uniti Atom from Naim aims to answer. Can you really have a ‘just add speakers’ device which gets …read more
Onkyo’s new TXRZ740 brings the thrill of the cinema home. You don’t have to spend the earth to get a quality sound these days and never has that been more evident than in the AV receiver market. For the average …read more
Sony have always been at the cutting edge of technology, whether that is in mobile audio devices such as the Walkman, or the latest TV tech. New for 2019, we look at the brand’s KD49XG90005 TV. Aimed at the tier …read more
With all the buzz of new OLED and QLED TVs being recently released, it’s easy to forget how affordable it is to have a true cinema-sized experience with a projector. BenQ have been a reliable name in home cinema for …read more
Jon from our Cardiff store takes a close look at the multiple-award-winning STRDN1080 Atmos AV receiver from Sony. Click here to learn more about it or why not call or pop into your local store to find out more.
