Receivers
Yamaha RX-V863 A/V Receiver Overview
The Yamaha RX-V863 is the top of the new line offering from Yamaha. At a paltry $999, I was surprised that Yamaha didn’t have an offering at a higher price point. Frankly, $1k isn’t that much for a higher end receiver and competitors usually have one or two at higher price points. This made me [...]
Onkyo TX-SR705 A/V Receiver Review
The evolution in high-tech A/V receivers is accelerating at a dizzying pace. It used to be that advanced features would debut in flagship receivers and then trickle down into more affordable models a year or so later. Nowadays quantum leaps in technology occur seemingly overnight. A year ago you could not have found any receiver—flagship [...]
Marantz SR6001 A/V Receiver Review
This receiver offers superb performance and connectivity and gives you a remarkable amount for your money
The Marantz SR6001 has plenty in common with the high-end Marantz SR7001 receiver we reviewed in our July . The design team may have spent less on connectivity, but from the front, it looks identical to its [...]
Integra DTR-7.8 HDMI-Switching 1080p Home Theater Receiver
In the world of consumer electronics, there are lulls interspersed with flurries of activity. Right now, we’re in "flurry" mode as electronics manufacturers attempt to stay one step ahead of the competition, releasing (or supporting) next generation high definition displays and source devices. The format wars between HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc and between Plasma and [...]
Yamaha RX-V359B review
Digital Home Theatre Receiver
The RX-V359B is a high performance receiver offering excellent value and many desirable features including CINEMA DSP, SILENT CINEMA, realistic surround programmes and three component video inputs.
Powerful surround sound
The RX-V359B delivers high power output to each of its five channels (100W x 5, 6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.9% THD) [...]
Sony STR-DG810 review
Sony has two lines of home audio products. At the high end is the company's ES ("Elevated Standards") series, which includes such showpiece AV receivers as the STR-DA5200ES, the first receiver to bring a next-gen look to the graphical onscreen interface. But the company also offers a line of entry-level and midrange receivers. Toward the [...]
Marantz SR7001 review
The SR7001 is the first of a classy new line-up of AV receivers. In the past, Marantz's receivers have tended to concentrate on sound quality at the expense of the latest widgets and gadgetry – but not so the SR7001.
Under the hood are all the hallmarks of Marantz audiophile design, including Crystal 192kHz/24-bit [...]
Marantz SR9600 Receiver Review
Noted Kevin Zarow, Vice President, Marketing and Product Development, Marantz America, Inc.: "At CES 2005, Marantz vowed that we were going to break new ground in our effort to update our image and communicate our status as a total audio and video home entertainment solutions provider. The launch of our flagship SR9600 is the perfect [...]
Cambridge Audio Azur 640R Audio/Video Receiver
British manufacturer of high-value equipment, including some extremely affordable products, but they’ve recently been adding models to the top end of their line. Their new Azur 640R audio/video receiver improves on their 540R model by providing 7.1-channel output, more power, and HDMI switching. At $1399, the Azur 640R is priced well above most other Cambridge [...]
