Earlier this week, my fellow AV enthusiast Tom Parsons and I spent the day with JBL at their UK offices with an exclusive look at its new range of Master Audio AV receivers and Stage 2 loudspeakers. Demoing the new systems was, of course, the focus of the day, and we have no complaints about testing out shiny new home cinema kit by watching some of our favourite film clips.
We listened to three systems in total; a 2.1 set-up driven by the cheapest AVR in the range, a mid-range 5.1 system using the MA510, and a flagship 5.1.4 system using the MA9100HP (hands-on review of that system coming very soon). While we'll reserve final judgment for when we get these AVRs and speakers into our own testing room, the bottom line is that we found plenty to like with all three systems.
