TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.
Both new AV receivers support high-resolution audio playback and offer a wealth of networking options. They also support Bluetooth and NFC connectivity. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...
Covering home audio and video, Matthew Moskovciak helps CNET readers find the best sights and sounds for their home theaters. AV receivers tend to improve at a glacial pace, but Sony's had a good run ...
Sony have announced their first 3D compatible A/V receiver, the STR-DN1010, and it's a pretty impressive beast. The DN1010 is a full 7.1-channel amp, with 110 watts power per channel (@8-Ohms, 1kHz, 1 ...
The Sony STR-DA2800ES is a receiver that truly stands apart from the competition, and in a good way. When it comes to deciding on a new receiver to purchase or recommend to a friend, Sony hasn't been ...
*HDMI 2.0 via Blu-ray and Game HDMI inputs. Nominally priced at $549, the Denon AVR-X1100W has a lot to offer the budget buyer. 7.2 channels of audio are on board, backed by 80W of power (8 ohms, 20Hz ...
Sony just announced announced its new top-of-the-line 7.2-channel 4K A/V Receiver for $1700, model STR-ZA3000ES, designed to be custom installer friendly. The STR-ZA3000ES delivers cinema-like ...
Sony is going all in on high-res audio with a host of new gear, and DT was able to get a first hand look at all of the new toys before they hit stores. Along with a few new standard pieces to pad its ...
Sony today announced the STR-DA3600ES 7.1 Channel Network Multi-room AV Receiver priced at $1,100. It's the lowest priced receiver from Sony's 2010 Elevated Standard (ES) product line, which includes ...
Bad news for both you and 3D. Your fancy receivers can’t pass 3D signals because they aren’t equipped with HDMI 1.4. And on top of that, even more bad news: only one of Sony’s 4 new receivers supports ...
Truth be told, we spend a lot of time listening to music, movies and hands-on video clips through our headphones and laptop speakers, but when it comes time to sink into the plush leather seats in a ...