Surround Sound Receiver Test

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"Dynamic Denon delivers the goods"

1 Receiver

Issue 11/2009

On test: Denon AVR-3310

"The seven-channel 120W AVR-3310 has been UK tuned and tweaked for maximum performance. It has completely revised power amplifier construction, and built-in jitter reduction technology, that Denon claims helps reduce distortion and any timing errors in the digital inputs." Review details: Single Test → Test results

"Onkyo HT-RC180 Review"

1 Receiver

Published on 9/2009

On test: Onkyo HT-RC180

"Onkyo has a well-earned reputation for building A/V receivers with fabulous price/performance ratios, and at first glance, the feature-laden HT-RC180 looks to be no exception. But we can’t recommend this 7.2-channel receiver to anyone who owns a home theater PC or an older DVD-Audio player because the HT-RC180 lacks the multi-channel analog inputs needed to establish a proper audio connection with those devices." Review details: Single Test → Test results

"Blu-ray recording is at last a reality in the UK"

1 Television, 1 Receiver, and 1 Speaker (approx. £1390 - £1930)

Issue 7/2009

On test: Sony STR-DA5400ES, Philips 42PES0001D/10, Tannoy Revolution Signature 5.1 Set with TS12 Sub

Combining Freesat+ PVR with a Blu-ray player and recorder and then adding 500GB of storage and the ability to archive HD to Blu-ray disc places Panasonic's DMR-BS850 at the forefront of the future of home cinema devices. Review details: One Blu-ray recorder was reviewed and rated. Three additional items, an LCD TV, multichannel receiver and speaker package were rated in combination with the Blu-ray player. Overall ratings were 3 x "excellent" and 1 x "very good". → Test results

"Flagship Arcam lays down marker"

1 Receiver

Issue 6/2009

On test: Arcam FMJ AVR600

Arcam's refreshed FMJ series is serious in its technical and design abilities and the AVR600 AV receiver intends to illustrate this new attitude to the fullest. And for the price there's no way it could be taken seriously if this was in any way lacking. Review details: Single Test → Test results

Surround Sound Receiver

The receiver is the most important component of a home theatre or surround sound system. This takes the signal from an audio source which contains a coded signal - usually a DVD film although many modern computer games and some audio CDs (SACD) and audio DVDs are also capable of outputting this – and uses this to output discrete sound from five or more speakers. There is also usually an extra speaker called the subwoofer, this is the 0.1 of a 5.1 speaker arrangement and is used for only the low frequency sounds. Using a surround sound system and a large screen television or projector, it is easy to recreate the feel of the cinema at home, just don't forget the popcorn.

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