Soundbars are a great step up from built-in TV speakers, but an AV receiver gives you significantly ... found on the Microsoft Xbox Series X and Sony PlayStation 5 consoles. You can stream music ...

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The big news this year is that the Marantz Cinema 30 claimed the title of "best home cinema amplifier over £1500" after ...

This stereo receiver delivers a lot of power for its price, and it has more connection options than integrated amps, including a phono input to connect a turntable. We picked the Sony STR-DH190 as ...

We also explain what an AV receiver is and how it fits in to all of this, but because they're a whole other beast, we have an entirely separate roundup for those as well. But back to what we're ...

This Sony receiver packs in 4K support ... We'll handpick the best TV, audio and AV deals across retailers to find the ones that are really worth your hard-earned dollars. We'd suggest having a rough ...

AV receivers from Pioneer, Elite, Onkyo, and Integra are getting better support for Amazon Music and Tidal, plus enhancements to Dirac room tuning.

Sony has released a new cheap Dolby Atmos soundbar ... and doesn't require anything extra like an AV receiver. The soundbar is three-channel, giving you the centre, left- and right-front speakers.

Whether you play on a console or a TV, these soundbars for gaming will up your audio game and give you the upper hand.

I do have one rule of thumb: Once the price of a soundbar exceeds $500, you may find it more worthwhile to save for an AV receiver and speakers. Whether it's connecting a phone over Bluetooth or ...

if not a full multichannel system based around an AV receiver and speaker package. In addition, aside from the Sony XW5000ES, ...

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