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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
Technology
Alastair Stevenson

I listened to two five-star AVRs – and it reminded me why home cinema should be fun

What Hi-Fi?.

At What Hi-Fi? we are firm believers that the factors that make “good” sound are the same, regardless of whether you’re listening to music or watching movies.

Common factors we talk about in our test rooms include detail, rhythmic precision, transparency, low-end heft and more. But this week, while comparing the What Hi-Fi? Award-winning Arcam AVR31 with the new Denon AVC-X6800H, I was reminded of an incredibly important, but often overlooked ingredient for good sound: fun.

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