Home cinema amplifiers

Despite its many plus points, there's no denying that Cambridge Audio's Azur 650R has a delivery that's just too excitable for us

A gifted multichannel amplifier, but it lacks the spark of the class leaders at this price point

With its formidable spec this Denon is well worth a look – but it can't quite match the standards of the class-leaders

With its thorough HD specification, this Sony is a solid performer – but it just misses out on a fifth star

As entry-level machines go the TX-SR507 is inoffensive enough, but we've come to expect better from Onkyo

This Marantz looks the business and has a decent specification, but it's not quite dynamic enough to match up to the elite

The RX-V1065 is a seriously good multichannel receiver, and a major return to form for Yamaha

The Pioneer SC-LX82 picks up a huge amount of detail, making it one of the most capable amplifiers on the market

If you're working to a sub-£1000 budget, then you can't do better than look at this impressive arrival in the Denon AV stable

The Onkyo TX-NR807 is a good amp, that with greater subtlety could be a great amp