Soundbars may be convenient, easy to set up and perform better than your TV's built-in speakers, but if you want true home theater sound in your living room, even the best soundbar isn't going to cut ...

Should you buy an AV receiver or a stereo receiver? The answer comes down to your entertainment goals, which features you ...

Beyond amplifying your speakers and distributing pristine audio that’ll make audiophiles rejoice, the best AV receivers deliver a wealth of ports to hook up displays, sound systems, game consoles, and ...

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 streaming ...

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Want to experience surround sound at home? Upgrade your TV's audio quality and get an AV receiver. Here's what you should know. Ty Pendlebury, senior editor for TV and home audio, started at CNET ...