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After a five year hiatus, Sony is back with new A/V receivers optimized for home theater and immersive surround sound. Immersive surround, 3D surround sound, spatial audio: it goes by many names. But ...

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Pioneer Elite has introduced the all-new Elite VSX-LX805 11.4 flagship audio video receiver (AVR) to its line up for the discerning AV enthusiast. The new flagship AVR is packed with the most advanced ...

Pure Resonance Audio has unveiled its first Bluetooth audio receiver. The BTR1 is a Hi-Fi Bluetooth wireless audio receiver with an extended wireless range of up to 100 feet. The BTR1 streams ...

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