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 Electronics revealed pricing for a trio of its newest audio devices, first previewed at CES in January. The lineup includes the STR-DN1080 audio/video receiver (AVR), HT-ST5000 flagship soundbar ...

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.

The STR-DN1000 receiver features a new piano black gloss design ideal for matching with Sony’s new BDP-S360 and BDP-S560 Blu-ray Disc™ players. The 7.1 channel model (110 watts power per channel @ ...

Sony today announced the 7.2-channel STR-DN1040 A/V Receiver, which claims to be the first and only home theater receiver with with Built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and AirPlay. The receiver provides 165 ...

Word's First Receiver with Built-in Wi-Fi®, Airplay® and Bluetooth® Frees Consumers to Stream Music Content Regardless of Source SAN DIEGO, July 9, 2012 – Sony Electronics today introduced its latest ...

The STR-DN-1020 uses its Digital Legato Linear advanced sound processing technology to upscale audio signals to 192khz. Sony says this increases audio quality but unless it adds instruments that were ...

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 ...

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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 ...

I'm a newbie so need a bit of molly coddling. Just bought myself a Sony STR-DN1080 165W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 1ch driven THD 0.9%) for $329 and I was hoping to pair them with unused speakers in the house.

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 ...