Amplifiers/Receivers/Stereos News
If you’ve ever wondered how to approach matching up a set of speakers with an amp (or AVR), but didn’t know where to start Home Theater Review has a great primer available. But first, a caveat: this article is intended as a quick primer for beginners. As such, it contains a number of simplifications, many of them bordering on grossness. […]
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Yamaha has been slowly rolling out their 2012 RX-V series receivers over the last month or so. The latest additions to the line-up are the new RX-V673 and RX-V773WA, priced at $649.95 and $849.95 respectively. Both models will include 4K-Passthrough, Apple AirPlay support, a low power ECO Mode, and network support for DLNA and Internet streaming as well as app […]
Read moreTake this with a grain of salt, but I’m sure my dad would agree with this guy. I’ll let the debate begin… The receiver engineers have to devote the lion’s share of their design skills and budget to making the features work. Every year receiver manufacturers pay out more and more money (in the form of royalties and licensing fees) […]
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Denon has been making quality receivers for a long time, and looks like they’re continuing that tradition. Here’s a two-part review of one of their new 3310 series of AVR’s. No 3D but still plenty of other great features. I’ve lived with the Denon AVR-3310CI for about two and a half weeks now and overall I’m extremely pleased with the […]
Read moreAnother solid receiver offering for only $600, and seems to have a plethora of features if you’re in the market. The RX-V667 handles legacy signals with kid gloves via a new high quality video processing with precise deinterlacing, motion adaptive and edge adaptive deinterlacing and multi-cadence (incl. 3-2 pull-down) detection. Again this feature set is typically not found in sub […]
Read moreFeaturing HDMI 1.4a including 3D support, this receiver should be getting some buzz. Looks like it does a solid job all around, and the $800 asking price isn’t completely unreasonable. Speaking of upconversion, the Integra DTR-30.2 utilizes the well known Faroudja DCDi chipset to upconvert and upscale all your sources (including composite, component, and VGA) to 1080p. Additional features include […]
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I could be mistaken, but pretty sure I’m more excited about the SIX HDMI ports on this bad boy versus the 3D support. And like most Onkyo receivers, it’s quality product at a solid price ($600). Gizmodo All six HDMI 1.4 inputs are capable of passing 3D video, and upscale to 1080p if needed—with one of the inputs handily […]
Read moreThis is pretty cool from one of the higher end A/V Receiver companies, jumping on the Windows 7 wagon relatively quick. Should help to encourage the other manufacturers as well. I’d love to see this feature in action, but the ability to stream music using PlayTo to the various zones the Denons support sounds awesome. Windows Team Blog As you’re […]
Read moreOh to have the connections to pull together a shootout like this! Nowadays $600 can go an awful long way for an AV Receiver for your home theater setup, so Gizmodo sets the challenge and shoots away. It should be noted that there’s almost always a bias when it comes to these types of devices, but they tried to be […]
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Did you know your new HDMI 1.3 receiver doesn’t support 3D? I think you all know this isn’t a huge concern for me…but if you’re on the boat, you will be pleased to see this new offering from Sony. And $500 is fairly reasonable for a first gen product IMO. Gizmodo The 7.1 channel, 110W STR-DN1010 will be Sony’s […]
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