hdmi arc

Read the Onkyo Y-40 review this morning and came away with two thoughts, one about the amplifier and one about the review. The amplifier: compact stereo integrated with Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, AirPlay 2, Bluetooth, a built-in phono stage, and the part that matters for this forum, HDMI...

Rotel's Michi line has a new integrated, the Prestige X430, and the spec sheet reads like someone finally admitted that a lot of us run one system for both music and the telly. It is $4,999, Class AB, rated 220 watts per channel into 8 ohms and 340 into 4. Six digital inputs, three coax and...

What Hi-Fi ran the new Marantz Model 70 against the Arcam A5+ and gave it to the Arcam on sound. Fair enough, but I don't think that's the interesting part of the comparison if the amp is going in a room that has a television in it. On paper these two are near twins. 50 watts a side, moving...

Audioholics has the new entry-level Marantz pair: a 50W per channel MODEL 70 integrated and a CD 70 player at $750, both positioned as the follow-ups to the PM6007 and CD6007. Restyled to match the current family look, and the amp gets HDMI ARC and Bluetooth. The catch is that North America gets...

Magnat's Monitor Reference 5A is a pair of powered stereo floorstanders with HDMI ARC on board, pitched at GBP 759, and the review frames it as the question I keep coming back to: why is a soundbar the default answer for TV audio when a pair of active speakers costs about the same and actually...