All audiophiles know that having a good AV receiver is imperative for a high performance home theatre setup. So Yamaha has just launched their Aventage lineup of receivers to try and both cater to the audiophile, as well as the growing generation of people who think the iPhone is the ultimate AV device. More »
You want a serious home theatre. One that will rattle the windows, and ensure movie night is always at your house. But you don’t want to spend more than $US600 on the thing that ties it together. Cuz you’re smart. More »
Reading up on this totally fresh neoHD receiver tells me that Yamaha—unlike its competition—is trying hard to keep up with the rapidly changing home theatre situation, particularly where HD video is concerned. More »
Yamaha has brought out its 63 Series, five receivers for Home Theatre setups ranging in price from the US$229 RX-V363 to the RX-V863, which costs just under a grand. All of them (the other three are the RX-V463, the RX-V563 and the RX-V663) are iPod- and Bluetooth-compatible, and some of them have on-screen menu display, subwoofer inputs and Yamaha’s YPAO automatic speaker setup. Full specs and prices are below the gallery.
If you’re like us, you’ve been waiting for AV receivers to catch up with the digital age. Today, Denon introduced a huge line of receivers, with features that are up our alley: • Wi-Fi in the two priciest models, AVR-5308CI ($5,199) and AVR-4308CI ($2,499) • USB inputs for bus-powered HDD, along with AAC, FLAC, WMA Lossless, MP3 and WAV decoding • Networking connectivity for both PCs and Macs (via Twonky Media) • A friendly user interface (don’t call it Cross Media Bar!) that makes setup and networking easier, included on the two priciest mentioned above plus the non-Wi-Fi 3808CI ($1,599)—see gallery for examples • HDMI 1.3a compatibility and 1080p output across the board; with 1080p upscaling on the higher-end models • Auto room setup that starts automatically when you insert the tuning microphone galleryPost('DenonReceivers07', 4, 'DenonReceivers07'); More »
