AV receivers are the heart of a home theater system, processing incoming audio / video signals from sources such as Blu-ray players, CD players and satellite set-top box, and then distribute it to your TV and surround sound speakers. But dramatically with many models ranging in price and features, selecting the best for your living room home theater can be a difficult task. Besides price, there are many important criteria to consider, such as sound quality, video processingPower, number of HDMI inputs and outputs and functions. Here is a look at some of the best AV receivers on the market into three segments.
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Best all-round AV Receiver
Best AV receiver products offer the perfect mix of price and performance that offers the features most consumers. The best price is the Pioneer VSX-1020-K, which provides excellent quality audio and video performance for. It 'also packed with 6 3D-capable HDMI 1.4, so this receiver is "future proof". The VSX-1020-K is excellent iPod / iPhone integration allows users to play music from their devices while viewing album art on the TV with the supplied cable. Pioneer has also released an iPhone iPhone App You, which allows you to control the receiver.
Another top choice is the Onkyo TX-SR608, which sells for about $ 499 online. Like the Pioneer, this > 3D-ready receiver with 6 HDMI 1.4 inputs. It has excellent audio performance is shown in its most restricted by Select2 THX certification, an honor usually only on more expensive models. video performance, the chipset has the Faroudja DCDi video is through strong as well, this receiver can upconvert all sources of income, including analog to 1080p via HDMI output.
Best AV receiver for the money
Best AV Receiver under $ 500
The Top Home Theater> Manufacturers of receivers such as Onkyo, Denon and Pioneer continually raise the bar on performance and features, consumers do not spend a fortune for an AV receiver for high quality. Because only the mark of $ 500 is found, Onkyo TX-SR608 is the best all-round pick in this price range for the above reasons.
If audio / video performance is your main, the Denon AVR-1910CI is the ideal choice, a good mix of power supplies isFeatures and price. It looks great for the price and features a Anchor Bay video chipset that does a solid job of upconversion processing. The AVR-1910 also has a great technology, including Audyssey MultEQ calibration, automatic speaker settings and values for your listening environment, Dynamic Volume, which improves the annoying reduces volume fluctuations during commercials and Dynamic EQ, listen to audio performance with lowLevels.
Best High-End AV Receiver
Features designed for audio and video nucleophiles best performance and highest-end AV receiver costs a bit 'over the range offered in half, but deliver big in these areas. Although you can spend a fortune to the receiver as a flagship Denon AVP-A1HDC of $ 7,500, the AVR-4810CI feature the company offers excellent performance and a wide range of price more easily, which is veryStomach. This 140-watt per channel 9.3 receiver is an excellent choice for those who want a Multi-room audio, and provides enough channels and areas with a 5.1 surround system in your home theater main room and 2.1 speaker setups in two other rooms. You can also power a 7.1 or 9.1 surround sound system in the main room, with the Audyssey DSX working to create a more immersive experience.
Other highlights of this $ 2,999 receiver including 6 HDMI 1.3aInputs, integrated Wi-Fi to stream Internet radio stations or music from a networked PC and Audyssey MultEQ XT calibration system is excellent to give you the best possible sound quality.
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