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Introduction
A home theater digital receiver is the most important part of any home theater irrespective of the brand you decide to buy for your home. Almost all the inputs and outputs of anything that you connect to the home theater are provided via a home theater receiver. Home theater receivers are also popularly termed as surround sound receivers or AV receivers.
You can use a home theater to perform various functions such as multi-zone audio, video connectivity, networking and iPod. A single home theater receiver performs the role of three components – a tuner, a preamp, and a built-in multichannel amplifier. Home theaters are easily available at your consumer electronics stores or online stores.
Hot Digital Receivers
Yamaha RX-V663BL 665 Watt 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
- Can convert basic analog video to advanced HDMI and provide the user with better quality images
- A Bluetooth audio receiver that helps you to streamline music
- Provides high end features such as supporting HD audio formats and HDMI video upconversion
- Can be connected to an iPod and has Bluetooth audio compatibility. Thus, you can listen to your favorite music on these devices using this receiver.
- One time volume setting feature that does not require you to set the volume to the desired level each time you turn on the power
- 8 CINEMA DSP surround programs that help you receive the best audio quality from your entertainment media
- Improved YPAO that helps you to optimize sounds in the room and set up your speaker effectively
- A remote unit for preset tuning of 40 stations
Pioneer VSX-520-K 5.1 Home Theater Receiver
- Connection is very simple and you can establish high performance audio and video, Internet, wireless and other analog components very easily
- A mini jack in the front panel to help users integrate their portable audio players with the home theater
- Increased number of HDMI input and output connectivity options to help you connect more devices and the latest home theater components
- Capable of establishing a wireless connection using a Bluetooth adapter
- Supports the latest HDMI specification to provide you with 3D video output
- Supports high definition Dolby True HD and DTS-HD audio formats to give life to your music collection when you hear it
Onkyo HT-RC260 7.2-Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black)
- Incorporates HDMI Version 1.4a to support 3D viewing facility and audio return channels
- Uses Faroudja DCDI Cinema to enhance video quality from 1080 pixels to HDMI video
- Uses Audyssey DSX™ and Dolby® Pro Logic IIz to give better sound effects to the surround sound channels
- A range of accessories designed using Audyssey technologies to help you develop a suitable listening environment
- Graphical On Screen Display (OSD) feature to make changes to the A/V receiver’s settings more easy
- A universal port behind the receiver to connect your iPod, iPhone or HD radio tuner
- High quality audio reproduction of the latest A/V formats that help you hear them without distortion
Onkyo TX-SR308 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black)
- Integrated with HDMI Version 1.4a to provide viewers with 3D viewing experience and audio return channels
- A single port that can be used to connect an Onkyo Dock with a single cable to either an iPod or a HD radio tuner
- On Screen Display (OSD) feature to make changes to the A/V receiver’s settings more easy
- Decodes the Dolby® True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio™ formats to render the sound tracks of your music in a way very much similar to the original studio track
- Can play two different audios in two different places. A pair of speakers is used for playing the secondary audio
- Incorporates theater-dimensional circuitry to help you experience sounds from a number of speakers ranging from two ordinary speakers to five speakers near the TV if you want a more realistic sound
Onkyo HT-S5400 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver/Speaker Package
- Supports HDMI for 3D viewing and audio return channels
- A USB port on the front panel to help you with a digital connection of iPod or iPhone with the receiver directly
- Music optimizer to play compressed digital files without interference
- Independently powered subwoofers to give your music a powerful bass impact
Conclusion
Before you buy a home theater digital receiver, you must have a basic understanding of its functioning and how it controls the entire home theater system. Often, the most preferred choice of a home theater receiver by a person who is passionate about owning a home theater is a 5.1 speaker system although lower end sound bar and HTIB versions are available.