No, you’re not having a severe episode of déjà vu – this is a new AVR from JBL that just so happens to look exactly like its predecessor. The Synthesis SDR-38 is a follow-up to the magnificent (and Award-winning) SDR-35 home cinema amplifier, complete with a handful of meaningful, but admittedly limited, updates.
In fact, JBL has hinted to us that this is practically the same AVR, just with a new HDMI board, meaning it should sound the same. Of course, we’ll be the judge of that.
