AV Receivers

It lacks the networking skills and GUI of its older siblings, but Richard Stevenson still finds a lot to love about this £900 AVR

Pioneer's LX51 receiver may struggle to find an audience in the increasingly choppy waters of mid-price AVRs

A DVD receiver that sacrifices little in performance terms

Onkyo's TX-SR706 offers THX Select2 Plus post-processing and HD audio decoding for a mere £600

So middle-of-the-road it's in danger of being hit by a bus. But, mid-range doesn't mean mediocre

Not the most stylish of receivers, but fine picture quality makes this box a winner

Does its lack of HD audio decoders limit this Onkyo's cinephile appeal?

This weighty Denon has aural grunt – but prefers movies to games

Pioneer's long-awaited Susano amp sets a new design benchmark