Tagged: separates
5 articles we've published with this tag.
AVR versus processor: when a home cinema actually needs to split the amps outAV receivers do almost everything a separate processor does, until they don't. Here's the honest line between "buy an AVR" and "go separates."By Eleanor Shaw
AVR vs processor plus power amps: when to make the jumpThinking about splitting your AV receiver into a processor and separate amps? Here's the engineering case for and against, without the marketing fog.By Theo Mensah
DAC/amp combos vs separates for headphones: when the stack is worth itOne box or two? Hannah Reid cuts through the marketing to explain when a combined DAC/amp unit is smart and when separates genuinely pull ahead.By Hannah Reid
AVR vs AV processor: which should power your home cinema?AVR vs AV processor: both decode Atmos, but the engineering tradeoffs are real. Marcus Vale explains what the measurements tell you about each path.By Marcus Vale
Marantz AV 30 and AMP 30: mid-tier Cinema separatesThe Marantz AV 30 processor and AMP 30 amplifier fill the gap below the AV 10 and AV 20, with 11.4 channels and Class D power at US$4,000 each.By Sofia Laurent