AV Receiver

The Yamaha RX-A4A is one of the Japanese company’s budget-to-mid-price receivers. If you’ve saved up a bit of cash and are thinking of going multi-channel in the living room, will the A4A prove to be the magic bullet?  

Marantz’s new Cinema range revamps the company’s longstanding design language with AVRs that look a good deal more elegant than the industry norm. But does the Cinema 60 sound as refined as its appearance suggests?  

The 7.2-channel amp offers 8K and 4K/120 support plus 360 Spatial Sound Mapping to help create an immersive home cinema experience.  

With up to 5.2.2 channels, HDMI 2.1 and a host of streaming and connectivity features, the Onkyo TX-NR6100 provides a lot for its £899 asking price. Is this the sub-£1k AVR to beat?  

One offers a 13.2-channel processor with an 11-channel amplifier, and the other offers half of that equation, with both set to reach the UK this month promising high performance at an affordable price.  

Pioneer’s VSX-LX505 brings Dirac to the masses, along with all the modern convenience one could ask for. But does it live up to the promise of its feature set?  

With nine channels of amplification, eight HDMI 2.1 connections, 11.4 channels of processing, Audyssey and Dirac, could the AVC-X3800H be one of the biggest bargains in home cinema?  

Arcam’s new feature rich AVRs bring the HDA range into the world of HDMI 2.1. With 16 channels of processing, 7 channels of Class AB amplification, and full-range Dirac Live room correction, is the AVR21 the pick of the range?  

The latest midrange Aventage AV Receiver features 9.2 channels, Dolby Atmos with Height Virtualisation DTS: X and Auro-3D surround sound support. It also features seven HDMI 2.1 compliant (40Gbps) slots and three outputs, supporting ALLM and VRR as well as 4K/120 and 8K/60. So, is it any good?  

A new firmware update adds Variable Refresh Rates and Auto Low Latency Mode across the Aventage and RX ranges.  

The RX-A8A, RX-A6A, and RX-A4A Aventage AV receivers get a firmware update from Yamaha adding 4K/120Hz and HDR10+ support plus more...  

The AVR11, AVR21 and AVR31 are joined by the AV41 to spearhead the company’s home cinema solutions for 2022, with a Q2 arrival window.  

The Denon AVC-X4700H is an AV receiver with nine built-in channels of amplification, and the ability to process 11.2 channels. It also offers Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Auro-3D and IMAX Enhanced, along with HDMI 2.1 and HEOS multi-room. So, is this the manufacturer's AVR sweet spot?  

The Yamaha RX-A2A is the entry-point into the manufacturer's new line-up of Aventage AV receivers, but aside from the cosmetics, does it do enough to differentiate itself from the range below?  

The Anthem MRX 740 AV Receiver might sport a snazzy new design, but is the latest line-up that much different from the previous generation?  

UPDATED 19-Aug-2021: Purchasers of Denon and Marantz AV receivers manufactured after May 2021 are promised an HDMI 2.1 bug free experience straight out of the box.  

JBL Synthesis joins the AV receiver market by taking the Arcam AVR30 and adding its own unique cinema heritage to create the SDR-35.  

Yamaha has unveiled its new, reimagined Aventage range of flagship AV receivers with the RX-A8A, RX-A6A and RX-A4A models featuring cutting edge technology, Sound:AI optimisation and full, uncompromised 8K60/4K120 HDMI 2.1 compatibility.