With more shade than ever being cast on the seemingly stalwart music-streaming industry this year and last, I’ve spent a significant amount of time wondering whether or not my support of Spotify (and ...

AV receivers can do more than route signals to your speakers. Several models include features for multi-room audio, streaming ...

Onkyo's new TX-8020 receiver sells for less than $200, comes loaded with useful features, and it sounds great. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

To the untrained eye, an AV receiver may just look like a big black box that a bunch of TV and speaker wires run in and out of. Far more than a junction box for your go-to components like streaming ...

When you're shopping for a receiver, the choice comes down to two basic options: audio visual (AV) receivers and stereo receivers. To make the best choice, you need to figure out where your needs lie.

Can Emotiva’s BasX TA2+ revive the stereo receiver? With 135W power, HDMI ARC, balanced inputs, and phono support, it targets modern 2 channel systems. Emotiva’s new BasX TA2+ stereo receiver arrives ...

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Onkyo wowed crowds at CES 2026 with an entirely refreshed line of A/V receivers, as well as a return to the A/V separates market. While Onkyo may have changed hands a couple of times in the past few ...

An audio amplifier and switching device for a stereo system. The receiver contains inputs for all the audio sources and outputs to one or more sets of speakers. It may also include an AM/FM tuner.

A stereo receiver is a simple but very necessary part of any audio system that includes a pair of passive speakers. Less complex than AV receivers (which require a TV in the loop and need to worry ...