Review The capability to upconvert analog video sources has become standard on midrange receivers, but the feature is rarely well-implemented, with poor image quality being the norm. Denon's latest midrange model, the AVR-1910, is a standout in this regard, offering up the best upconverted image quality...
Crave Looks like Denon has beaten Oppo in launching what could be the world's first player that spins Blu-ray, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD and CD. The new Denon DVD-A1UD is not ...
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Crave You may have read about of the duo in reviews, or even drooled over their mouth-watering specs and heavy-duty build. Well, for fan, the long wait is finally over. Marantz's AV8003/MM8003 ...
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Review Setting up an A/V receiver isn't for the faint-hearted. Stripping speaker wire, multitudes of cables, inputs and outputs, confusing configuration--even the most grizzled A/V nerd is likely to make at least one mistake during the process. And even after you've completed the installation, the...
Review In almost every standalone Blu-ray player we've reviewed, you're likely to find a comment about its disc-loading speed and how it inevitably doesn't compare with the Sony PlayStation 3. For once, that's not the case as the Samsung BD-P3600 is flat out faster than the PS3 at loading most movies and...
Crave Well, that's how much Denon is charging for its audiophile-grade AK-DL1 "ultra"-premium Denon Link cable used for interconnecting its DVD players and A/V receiver. For US$449, you'll get 1.5m worth of ...
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Crave Are you craving to sample studio-grade Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD surround sound through your spanking new A/V receiver? Now you have another choice other than the recently launched Pioneer BDP-LX70A. Japanese ...
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Crave This is for all you hardcore home theater buffs. If you folks are eyeing a no-holds-barred A/V pre-amplifier and power-amplifier duo, the US$20,000 Denon AVP/POA-A1HD may be exactly what you need. ...
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Features Full-sized headphones with noise-cancellation features are great. But for those who want that feature in a smaller package, here're our top five picks.
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Review The Yamaha RX-V565 has four HDMI inputs and plenty of analog video connections, but lacks the ability to assign inputs, which limits its flexibility. It also has the ability to upconvert analog video signals to 1080p over its HDMI output, but the quality of the video is poor enough that you're...
Features If you fancy some high-caliber receivers complete with onboard high-resolution surround sound decoding, these five hopeful candidates could elevate your home entertainment experience.
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Review We've been critical of some Yamaha receivers in the past for not offering as many features as the competition, but we've always been impressed by their sound quality. That's why when we previewed the Yamaha RX-V665, we were a little worried that the weight was substantially lower than last year's...
Review When Onkyo announced the TX-SR607, the company made a big deal that it was the first A/V receiver to include onboard Dolby Pro Logic IIz processing. Dolby's new format relies on "height" speakers--two satellite speakers situated above the standard front right/left speakers--to create a more "airy"...
Review After you've heard a few virtual surround speakers, you realize there's not a whole lot of surround sound coming out of these things. Yes, the better ones project sound beyond the width of the speaker and well into the room, but only if you're sitting directly in front of the speaker. Move over to...
Review As one of America's oldest audio brands, it's inevitable Marantz would offer a single-speaker surround system. Every few months, another manufacturer unveils a new one, and now it's Marantz's turn. With the ES7001 SSX front surround speaker system, the company has built a model that competes in...
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