Soundbars are a great step up from built-in TV speakers, but an AV receiver gives you significantly more control over how you set up, use, and upgrade your home theater system. For most people ...

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 ...

But it's probably right. The 2024 season was not kind to the 30-something receivers. For the setup of this article, I looked at every 29-and-up receiver who charted a year ago (that age pocket was ...

If you're looking to dig into the world of hi-fi systems that consist of a separate stereo receiver or integrated amplifier that powers a set of passive speakers — whether your passion is ...

When setting up the receiver, the Marantz MultEQ XT32 setup and calibration tool fine-tunes your audio so your speakers will consistently deliver the best sound for the listening space they’re p ...