When I wrote about the Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association at last year’s CEDIA Expo, I said, “The goal here isn’t just to make wireless speaker transmission and setup to work well; the eventual goal is to have their broad-reaching wireless audio standard embedded in a whole host of consumer electronics devices, from TVs more »

After adding the VSX-43 and VSX-70 to its Elite receiver lineup last month, Pioneer just announced two new additions at the top of the line: the SC-71 and SC-72. If you’re confused by the shift in prefixes, the SC designation is Pioneer’s way of saying that these new models are equipped with the company’s Class more »

Last month we brought you news of Yamaha’s new AVENTAGE RX-A830 and RX-A730, the bedrock of this year’s upscale receiver lineup. This week, Yamaha announced three new additions to this year’s line, including a 7.2-channel model and two 9.2-channel offerings to top off the series for 2013. The big, broad details remain the same: AirPlay connectivity, MHL support, more »

Sherbourn may not be a name familiar to most consumers, what with its strictly custom-installation history, but all of that may be about to change with the introduction of its new SR-8100 7.1-Channel Receiver (not to mention a recent move to direct internet sales, à la its sister company, Emotiva). The move to direct sales doesn’t more »

Onkyo has just announced two new receivers to top off its mid-range AV receiver lineup, including the 9.2-channel TX-NR929 Network A/V Receiver and the 7.2-channel TX-NR828 Network A/V Receiver, both with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities, and both with THX Select2 Plus certification. Both the TX-NR929 and TX-NR828 feature support for lossless audio streaming from more »

At some point in the future, I would like to have a man-cave. You’re almost certainly thinking, “Duh. What man doesn’t?”, and I’ll allow it. One of the decisions that will have to be made is whether to put it together myself, or have a custom installer do the job. While I’ve been daydreaming, Integra more »

Denon just announce the availability of its new IN-Command Series of AV receivers, a line designed to build upon the ease-of-use of its E-Series line, but with way upgraded performance capabilities and further enhancements to installation flexibility. The four new models—AVR-X1000, -X2000, -X3000, and, you guessed it, AVR-X4000—hit all of the right notes in terms more »

Sony has taken the wraps off a few of its new receivers and soundbars for this year, rebuilt from the ground up to take advantage of today’s streaming technologies. First up is the STR-DN1040, a 7.2 1050 watt receiver, which reportedly delivers up to 165 watt per channel: Sony offers consumers the only AV receivers more »

The march toward complete AirPlay domination continues with Harman Kardon’s two latest home theater receivers—the AVR 2700 and AVR 3700—both of which now feature Apple’s networked streaming technology along with 4K video upscaling. Both the AVR 2700 and AVR 3700 are equipped with eight (!!!) 3D-capable HDMI inputs with Audio Return Channel and CEC, Harman’s more »

Yamaha announced yesterday the addition of two new models to its upscale AVENTAGE line of home theater receivers. The RX-A830 and RX-A730 both carry forth the tradition of exceptional build quality, advanced electronics, anti-resonance technology, and style established by their forebears, and carry over the AirPlay support added to last year’s models, but add new connectivity touches like Mobile High-Definition Link more »

Pioneer has just pulled the wraps off of its new Elite-branded A/V receivers, and this year’s lineup has a lot of requested features from today and tomorrow built right in. Included in that list are expanded native lossless codec support, more zones, expanded control apps, 4K passthrough, and brand new power-saving eco features that should more »

Marantz just introduced two incredibly affordable, incredibly connected new receivers—the NR1504 and NR1604—both with advanced networking capabilities including Apple AirPlay, a wealth of inputs (six HDMI inputs on the NR1504; seven on the NR1604), mobile app control, and (best of all, in my opinion), the sort of incredibly slim-line chassis for which Marantz has become more »