Receiver & Amplifier Reviews

I am quite surprised considering the price. I have been an audio file for 40 years and was working off a Quadra DG 250. Full and rich like a tube amp. The Emotuva Xpa 200has the same amount of RMS in sound very good. Sound quality is clear and accurate...

24 user reviews

The Primare is an immensely talented design. It looks great, it's built superbly and you'll just love the way it sounds

4 expert reviews | 15 user reviews

Very value for money but more considerable finish needed it. The input selector is not centered.

10 user reviews

For $300, the Yamaha RX-V377 is quite the receiver. It has 4/1 HDMI inputs with ARC, CEC, and 4k/3D pass-through. It has two component/three composite video inputs and three digital and four analog audio inputs for legacy gear. At 5.1 channels and 70...

2 expert reviews | 634 user reviews

AV receivers are constantly changing, constantly leap-frogging one another in features and capabilities. This year Yamaha announced its Aventage line and, in the process, jumped over a lot of the competition. And not a little jump, more like an Olympic...

6 expert reviews | 59 user reviews

This thing is great. Works perfectly and sounds great. The optical output is key for avoiding hum and ground loops; can't believe it's included at this price point. The only downside is to switch to a different input device, you must first disconnect...

46 user reviews

The best product I ever bought! It works as it said

26 user reviews

Tha bass is excellent for the size and price, I have a hi-fi system with a full sized amplifier and this works just as well or even better. I have a pair of denon speakers and it powers them just fine. It is about the size of a double light switch and...

21 user reviews

TEAC AR-630-MK2 Great amp nice clean sound. Plenty of inputs! My particular unit has a slight fault...the volume control on the infrared won't always work. I'm not that bothered as I'm not a complete couch potato! The unit matches up superbly with the...

24 user reviews

Meant to be married to the OL DAC, the O2 headphone amp matches it in shape, size and simplicity. What's neat about the O2 is that JDS Labs allows for some simple customizations—you can choose the headphone jack size (3.5mm or ¼”), input type (RCA or...

23 user reviews

iFi iCAN (Standard and SE) Power in a small package. <> GENERAL NOTES For those who have read some of my past reviews, you'll notice that I've changed up the format slightly. Graphically, this new review format looks more appeasing to the eye,...

18 user reviews

Very happy with this receiver. Exactly what I expected from an Onkyo product.

12 user reviews

BACKGROUND I needed something to power my Superlux HD330. My smartphone back then is a Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8. Audio from the phone is quite clean and decent but I did not think that it's powering the 150 ohm HD330 properly. It's loud enough at close...

12 user reviews

Better than expected

3 expert reviews | 2 user reviews

We feel quite torn over this Arcam. There’s plenty to like here – from its balanced tonal character to its admirable way with music – and heard in isolation we’d struggle to see people being disappointed with it.

3 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

at first i was like this has to be a bad cheep amp and other thoughts was my speakers would blow up well wow nothing yet blowed up they work on 4 to 16 homes speakers and they can work with 75w speakers from tevion and higher. But i would say tho to...

1 expert reviews | 428 user reviews

Audio heaven. Used to drive Grado 325e and iGi in ears with no problems at all, with the source of a Xperia Z5 playing flac and DSD files at comfortable levels.

233 user reviews

robust, easy to install and makes my vinyl jump from the speakers

62 user reviews

It worked great....A++++

64 user reviews

An average performance which doesn’t do quite enough to justify the price

5 expert reviews | 38 user reviews

Amazing little gadget - my husband loves it. Still voodoo to me, but if my husband is happy, I'm happy.

33 user reviews

The sound of this little amp is shocking. I have several stereo systems and purchased this after my Almarro 318 had developed a 60 Hz hum. That is also a single ended triode but rated at 18 Watt/channel and has no negative feedback. This unit sounds...

21 user reviews

Best home cinema amplifier £700-£1500, Awards 2011. An amp that’s fun to interact with and thrilling to listen to, this Award-winning Pioneer is superb

4 expert reviews | 18 user reviews

Performance Features Ergonomics Value

14 expert reviews | 5 user reviews

At $899, Onkyo’s TX-SR705 receiver is a bona fi de bargain, providing a nearly ideal combination of cutting-edge technologies, features that make a meaningful difference for listeners, and—most important—sophisticated sound. No other AVR I’ve heard...

10 expert reviews | 324 user reviews