Welcome to the Audio/Visual Tech category on our blog, where the sights and sounds of cutting-edge technology come to life. In a landscape where the line between reality and digital representation continually blurs, it’s never been more essential to make informed choices about your AV gear. This category serves as a comprehensive guide to the components that make up your home theatre system, high-definition viewing experiences, and auditory sensations.
AV Receivers
Relevant Brands: Sony, Yamaha, Denon, Marantz, Onkyo
The epicentre of any home audio setup, AV receivers function as the hub that brings your audio and visual components together. Brands like Sony and Yamaha excel in delivering feature-rich models, while Denon and Marantz are known for their audiophile-grade sound quality.
Surround Sound Speakers
Relevant Brands: Klipsch, Bose, Bang & Olufsen, KEF
Nothing immerses you in an experience quite like a set of surround sound speakers. Whether it’s the high-fidelity sound from Klipsch or the design elegance of Bang & Olufsen, this subcategory explores the nuances that each brand brings to the audio landscape.
Soundbars
Relevant Brands: Sonos, Samsung, LG, Bose
In spaces where a full surround sound setup isn’t practical, soundbars come to the rescue. From the versatile and intelligent offerings from Sonos to the feature-packed models from Sennheiser, discover how these sleek bars can pack a powerful auditory punch.
Subwoofers
Relevant Brands: SVS, JBL, Bowers & Wilkins, Polk Audio
The foundation of any audio experience is the bass, and a quality subwoofer makes all the difference. Brands like SVS and Bowers & Wilkins deliver earth-shattering low frequencies that add depth and dimension to your audio setup.
TVs, including OLED / LCD / Micro LCD
Relevant Brands: LG, Sony, Samsung, Panasonic
The choice of TV technology can dramatically affect your viewing experience. This section breaks down the pros and cons of OLED, LCD, and the emerging Micro LCD technologies. Whether it’s LG’s expertise in OLED or Samsung’s mastery of LCD, we’ve got the lowdown on what to consider.
Home Theatre Projectors
Relevant Brands: Epson, BenQ, Sony, Optoma
Turn your living room into a cinema with a high-quality home theatre projector. With brands like Epson and BenQ offering crystal-clear images and features like 4K resolution and HDR support, the big-screen experience is more accessible than ever.
Portable Projectors
Relevant Brands: Anker Nebula, LG, Epson
For the nomads and the adventurers, portable projectors offer the luxury of big-screen viewing without the constraints of location. Anker Nebula leads the charge with its compact and versatile projectors, while LG and Epson provide robust options with brighter outputs.
So whether you’re building a state-of-the-art home theatre or simply enhancing your TV’s audio with a chic soundbar, this category is designed to guide you through the complex world of Audio/Visual technology. Our goal is to provide you with unbiased, data-driven insights so you can make the perfect choice for your sensory satisfaction. Dive in and tune up your AV experience!
The Jabra Elite 75t was launched at IFA this year upgrading the already superb Elite 65t with superior battery life and a smaller, more secure, comfortable fit. Priced at £169.99 they have the same RRP as the recently launched Huawei Freebuds 3, and £10 more than the extremely popular AirPods (or £30 less than the…
With Black Friday tomorrow, many of us are looking for the best deals possible. If you are an iPhone user wanting earphones the Airpods are an inevitable choice. While they are excellent and work seamlessly with the iPhone, they are hardly cheap, and the sound quality quite as good as many alternative options. If you…
The Jabra Elite 75t was launched at IFA this year offering all the aspects that made the Elite 65t massively popular but improving key feature including increasing the battery life by 50% and reducing the overall weight and size. With a £169.99 asking price, these fit into an increasingly crowded premium earphone marketplace, but do…
The stand out feature of the Fire TV Cube is the ability to control you AV equipment using voice commands. With the new Fire TV Blaster, you can combine and existing Fire TV Stick plus Echo and gain full voice control over your gear. The Fire TV Blaster is a small IR blaster that works…
I was previously underwhelmed by the XFyro xS2, they weren’t bad, but they didn’t fit me too well, nor were they priced well for the UK. Recently I have been trying out their latest Aria true wireless earphones to see if things have improved. Specifications Priced at £97 the earphones sound amazing based on the…
[Update 18th November 2019] The Huawei Freebuds 3 are now on Amazon to buy. This week we have seen the launch of the Apple AirPods Pro priced at £249.00 and the first reviews of the Huawei Freebuds 3 priced at £169.99 came out. So, which is best and are the AirPods Pro worth £50 more…
I was previously very impressed with the Wharfedale Exson M its affordable price and big sound won me over. The Exson S is its smaller brother but actually costs more, it is a more convenient size being more bag friendly and the design is a bit more appealing. Specification Model: Exson S Waterproof: IPX7 (up…
The original Nvidia Shield TV launched in 2015, with a revision in 2017 using the same system on chip but in a sleeker design and some other minor improvements. In its four years of existence, it has been regarded as one of, if not the best set-top boxes on the market. Impressively, Nvidia has continued…
As I started to write my glowing review of the Nvidia Shield TV 2019 it was brought to my attention that Nvidia has decided to use a 32-bit built of Android on the device. It is claimed that this is for the tubular shaped, none pro model which has 2GB of RAM. It is speculated…
The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Ultra HD was and still is one of the best streaming devices on the market. With an RRP of £49.99, at the time of launch, it was one of two devices supporting Dolby Vision and HDR10+ and a fraction of the price of the Apple TV. The year has…
Last month Amazon started shipping the new Amazon Fire TV Cube and my review of it will be live shortly. In short, this is an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K combined with an Echo Dot shoved inside a cube. You pay more than double the price of last years Fire TV but you get more performance,…
Xiaomi got into the smart TV business back in 2013, they are now on their 5th iteration with the Xiaomi Mi TV 5 which will be launched alongside the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro. This year Xiaomi face increased competition from other brands branching out into the smart TV market. Honor announced their Vision TV powered…