One of the strong points that Denon has maintained over the years is that there are few companies that come close to it when it comes to producing high fidelity home cinema sound. The company has managed to continue this rich tradition via a string of revered reference receivers. The good thing about the company is that, despite sitting pretty at the high-end of the market, it is equally concerned about the bottom end of the market and consequently is delivering a number of models that are specially aimed at the budget market. Its latest effort at the entry-level receiver, the AVR-1509 receiver, is another potential winner and is sure to give the customers a good time. (more…)

Onkyo over the last couple of years has been consistently dishing out some memorable receivers, especially on the lower end of the price scale, which are all high on sound fidelity. It consequently has acted as an encouragement for the discerning public who by now are increasingly beginning to have high expectations from the company. They are actually filled with excitement and anticipation regarding the high-end products that the company has lined up for the customers. The excitement stems from the deduction that if the company can deliver such amazing stuff via its low end products, then they in all likelihood will bring the house down with their high-end products! (more…)