Amplifiers/Receivers/Stereos News
Audioholics has a great article up that defines all the major features of modern AV Receivers. This is a must read if you are in the market for a new receiver! From the article: PLII / PLIIx & Adjustable Features Pro Logic II – This mode derives 5 full-range channels and subwoofer output from a two-channel source. It includes modes […]
Read moreThe options for budget receivers are certainly plentiful these days. Thanks to technology trickle down, there are more options then ever for the $1,000 and under crowd. One company that does a good job of deliveringa budget product is Yamaha. The RX-V659 has your usual array of decoding including PL IIX, DD EX, DTS and neural surround. It also features […]
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Yamaha's RX-V2700 is a feature packed receiver that his Audioholic's studio for a bruising round of benchmark boogey. Coming in at just under $1700, the first thing I noticed was its netowrk connectivity. I am always interested to see if network connected devices are making any progress against HTPCs. I am not overly impressed with what it had to offer. […]
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It's not fair, the author of the Onkyo review used my trickle down tech intro. Ok, it's not mine, however, it is true that budget receivers have many features that only a year or two ago would have cost you a great deal more. Feature wise, at least in my opinion, the Onkyo gets it right. They include an automated […]
Read moreA few months ago we first heard rumblings about Denon's upcoming line of receivers, Home Theater Blog has a more details on the upcoming receivers. The higher end models, AVR-4308ci and 3808ci are expected out in July and will feature four HDMI 1.3 inputs, HD audio decoding over HDMI, Ethernet connectivity and support for Windows Media PlayForSure. The lower end […]
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Home Theater Magazine takes more of a whole system approach when reviewing speakers and receivers. I think its a good approach to so you know what you can expect when buying a system for your HT. Over all, the speakers and subs seems to perform very well when attached to the Pioneer receiver. From the article: Pricewise, these Definitive Technology […]
Read moreThere is a lot of strong opinions about HTIB. Most people around these parts would highly recommend against them. As with everything in life, I find most things have a purpose. I would envision an attractively priced system such as the SD-SP10 as a bedroom setup. It would take up a bit less room, and you might not be so […]
Read moreThe TX-SR804 failed to generate any interest whatsoever after reading this review. For around 700 dollars it has a few nice features such as XM integration and HDMI switching but everything else just seems stale to me. Perhaps a receiver expert can fill me in why you would purchase this receiver over some of the other ones in the price […]
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I guess today's range of articles require some sort of degree to get through today. Continuing with this trend is SOFHIFI (Secrets Of Home Theater And High Fidelity) tackle a Class D amplifier. If you are familiar with the amplifier naming convention you will know that D is simply the next letter in the alphabet and is not significant, however, […]
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If you are looking for raw power, the Sunfire Theater Grand has plenty and then room for a bit more. However, for the price tag, it is lacking many of the features you would find in even min-range models. Technology trickle down over the last year has produced some amazing features for reasonable prices. Things like iPod connectivity, sat radio […]
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