Yamaha RX-V767: ARC Angel
Promising the introduction of ‘a cutting-edge class of receiver for a new era of home cinema entertainment’, Yamaha is clearly keen to make a splash with its flagship 3D-enabled AVR. On paper, this £600 AVR has plenty to recommend it including: 3D and Audio Return Channel support over 6-in/2-out HDMI; revamped Cinema DSP with virtual presence channels; 7x 95W amplification: a brand new GUI and automatic room acoustics optimization, which the company claims will ‘revolutionize receiver installation’.
Price £600
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Crystal Acoustics BPT5-10BL Bipolar 5.1 system
While this stylish home cinema speaker package is clearly designed to partner modern flat-screen TVs. It doesn’t shirk serious audio duties. Each if its four tallboy speaker uses bipolar driver arrangement, with a rear-firing mid/bass driver helping to create widely dispersed soundfield. Joining these in the system is a timbre-matched centre channel speaker and the THX select-certified 120W THX-10SUBt subwoofer.
Price £600
Promising the introduction of ‘a cutting-edge class of receiver for a new era of home cinema entertainment’, Yamaha is clearly keen to make a splash with its flagship 3D-enabled AVR. On paper, this £600 AVR has plenty to recommend it including: 3D and Audio Return Channel support over 6-in/2-out HDMI; revamped Cinema DSP with virtual presence channels; 7x 95W amplification: a brand new GUI and automatic room acoustics optimization, which the company claims will ‘revolutionize receiver installation’.
Price £600
Partner with…
Crystal Acoustics BPT5-10BL Bipolar 5.1 system
While this stylish home cinema speaker package is clearly designed to partner modern flat-screen TVs. It doesn’t shirk serious audio duties. Each if its four tallboy speaker uses bipolar driver arrangement, with a rear-firing mid/bass driver helping to create widely dispersed soundfield. Joining these in the system is a timbre-matched centre channel speaker and the THX select-certified 120W THX-10SUBt subwoofer.
Price £600
