Japan
AV receivers with the measurement conditions printed
AV receivers across channel counts, integrated stereo amplifiers, and a soundbar range. The specification style is the point: “100 W into 8 ohms, 20 Hz–20 kHz, two channels driven, 0.08 % THD” says something that “1 000 W” does not.
This catalogue is full of power figures that are sums of peaks. A receiver whose maker publishes the conditions can be compared with another that does the same, and no others.
The HDMI board, more than the amplifier. Whether a model passes 4K at 120 Hz with VRR dates it faster than anything about its sound.
7.2 channels · Dolby Atmos · DAB tuner · HDMI
A 7.2 receiver from the house that states power with its conditions — the specification style that makes a receiver comparable to anything else that does the same.
Best for: A first proper surround system, with enough channels to add height speakers later without replacing the receiver.
≈ 585 €
2.1 channels · built-in subwoofer · from a maker that publishes measured power elsewhere
A compact 2.1 bar from a house that states power with conditions on its receivers — and does not state one here, which the page reports.
Best for: A room where one box is the constraint, from a maker whose electronics elsewhere in this catalogue are specified properly.
≈ 211 €
70 W per channel · integrated amplifier · Bluetooth
An integrated amplifier that states power per channel rather than as a total — the form that makes a two-channel figure meaningful.
Best for: A pair of real speakers and a household that listens as much as it watches.
≈ £399 / 400 €
