Receiver & Amplifier Reviews

An articulate, detailed amp with stacks of functionality and future-proofing

2 expert reviews | 59 user reviews

I'm very happy with the CP2. I'm using it with a vintage Goldring GL75 fitted with a Goldring E1 cartridge and the results are excellent! Having the balance control and the subsonic filter are very useful. Very happy!

25 user reviews

I bought this a couple of weeks ago from the Plymouth store and received fantastic service from Paul and the team. I had done a lot or prior research and knowing that I was going to team up the new AV receiver to Monitor Audio Bronze 2 and Bronze...

15 user reviews

Audio snobs will look down their noses the Sound Blaster E5, but I see—and hear—a ton of value in this little box. I’ll probably never use some of its features—the integrated mics, the CrystalVoice effects, and Scout Mode among them—but the E5’s...

4 expert reviews | 43 user reviews

Best-receiver £1500+, Awards 2010. Confident, accomplished and endlessly enjoyable to listen to, the SC-LX83 is the one to beat

13 expert reviews | 33 user reviews

Power, agility and great features – this new Yamaha is a machine that should be taken very seriously

3 expert reviews | 27 user reviews

The 8300A is a hugely capable product but sacrifices a little too much fun for our tastes

3 expert reviews | 16 user reviews

It seems that Marantz has addressed every criticism we offered in our SR6004 review and took their receiver line up to the next level with their latest xxxx5 series. We are looking forward to engaging a formal review of the SR7005 as we have high hopes...

15 expert reviews | 96 user reviews

If you're looking to ditch your giant AV receiver for a compact stereo amp, the NAD D 3020 is the one to get.

7 expert reviews | 83 user reviews

The Yamaha RX-A3010 is a 9.2 channel receiver sporting 150 watts per channel. It has 11 pairs of binding posts, 11.2 channel analogue outputs, and supports almost all the latest networking features.

12 expert reviews | 63 user reviews

Bought to replace my NAD BEE which cooked itself. Was unsure what to replace it with until I stumbled across this Amp. Its met all my needs and more and the sound is fantastic! Easy to use, I have a NAD BEE CD player connected, a Project Genie...

27 user reviews

Yamaha R-N402D Great features and setting it up was easy. But after 10 mins of listening to some music I noticed in the background of some quiet passages a buzzing hum noise coming more from the left channel speaker. Switched of the music source and...

1 expert reviews | 15 user reviews

Best microsystem up to £400, Awards 2011. It works best with better speakers, but even with Denon’s own-brand units, the D-M38DAB is an absolute cracker

13 expert reviews | 493 user reviews

Overall we’re highly impressed by what the CR-N755 has to offer. The generous functionality reads like a hi-fi glossary – AUPEO!, CD, DLNA, FM/AM radio, Last.fm, Spotify, USB, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth as optional extras.

9 expert reviews | 93 user reviews

The Denon AVR-X3200W and AVR-X4200W AV receivers bring with them everything we loved in their predecessors while adding Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, HDMI 2.0, and HDCP 2.2. This completes their entire lineup.

6 expert reviews | 32 user reviews

The Pioneer U-05 is a solid, appealing machine that feels like a premium piece of hi-fi – and it sounds like one, too. There are subtler, more refined performers for similar money (our Award-winning Audiolab M-DAC is the clearest rival here), but that...

3 expert reviews | 6 user reviews

A remarkably good foray into this price class for Pioneer: well worth a proper investigation

15 expert reviews | 15 user reviews

Buena Park, CA, August 30, 2016 — Yamaha today introduced the R-N402 MusicCast enabled Hi-Fi network receiver that combines the simplicity of wireless connectivity with the sophistication of MusicCast multiroom streaming and high-resolution audio. The...

3 expert reviews | 17 user reviews

Preview: OPPO's HA-1 headphone amplifier, priced at $1,199, is more than meets the eye, boasting an advanced DAC, preamplifier functions, and a Bluetooth receiver. Click to read all the details.

9 expert reviews | 7 user reviews

Some people like Onkyo's, some others prefer Pioneer or Denon. People with money to burn buy VERY expensive receivers. I've always gone for Yamaha. Subtle black box that does it all for me. The "Silent Cinema" DSP is superb. I only use headphones. This...

7 expert reviews | 167 user reviews

Hey, if dollars per kilogram is your measure of value for home-theatre receivers, then at nearly 18kg, the Yamaha Aventage RX-A2010 is right up there. If you want high-quality all-around performance, excellent connectivity, excellent sound and good...

10 expert reviews | 41 user reviews

12 expert reviews

The Yamaha RX-V671 sounds excellent and supports several high-quality streaming-music services, but it lacks built-in AirPlay support.

20 expert reviews | 460 user reviews

We're bowled over by the entry-level model of Yamaha's 25th anniversary amp line-up.

11 expert reviews | 292 user reviews

The Roku 2 offers tons of content sources and an innovative remote with built-in headphone jack for less, but the Roku 3 is still our favorite pick.

4 expert reviews | 95 user reviews