If you want a powerful but refined multichannel receiver to go with Pioneer's new BDP-LX71A Blu-ray player, the SC-LX81 is a superb choice
An excellent amp, and a very worthy step-up over the £500 pack
A solidly competitive, capable multichannel receiver that will decode all available forms of surround audio from your disc collection
This fantastic amplifier is a genuine competitor for class-best honours
It's not often we encounter a product that we just can't recommend, but the SA-BX500 pulls it off
An amp you've just got to listen to – it makes movies viscerally thrilling or intimate as needed.
A capable machine but it lacks the all-round quality, and specification, to trouble the best
Good as it is, when compared with the best the Denon doesn’t display the same level of clarity with Blu-ray or DVD soundtracks and lacks the agility and outright dynamics of its rivals
Brilliant all-rounder – this receiver will take some beating
Can a surround amplifier, even one as good as this, really be worth £5000? We certainly think so.
The Pioneer SC-LX82 picks up a huge amount of detail, making it one of the most capable amplifiers on the market