An AV receiver is one of the most essential components in a complete home theater system. Here are all our favorite AV ...

an AV receiver is the beating heart of a home theater system. You’ll be hard-pressed to wire up any bookshelf speakers, floor-standing speakers, or subwoofers without one of these bad boys!

A/V Receivers (AVRs) not only provide better sound quality, they also typically offer greater flexibility with loads of inputs as well as support for the latest audio and video formats and codecs.