At $10,000, the Samsung UA55C9000 costs more than twice what an otherwise similarly specified, similarly sized, Samsung TV would sell for. So what’s so special about it? We reckon that several of the more extraordinary features justify that price.
Pioneer’s VSX-1020 has beaten most of the competition in dealing with the newest feature to hit home theatre: 3D. But it also migrates several high-end features down to a mid-priced home theatre receiver, and adds one very new one.
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The Yamaha RX-Z7 a fine top-end AV receiver. At around $4,000, it's still a reasonable amount of outlay, but with its capability as a movie and music performer, plus great system flexibility and connectivity, the RX-Z7 makes an excellent all-round AV solution.
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The Onkyo TX-SR706 AV receiver is not quite as powerful or heavily featured as some models at this price point, but there is no doubt that the TX-SR706 is an accomplished all-rounder.
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The Pioneer Susano SC-LX90 home theatre amplifier is certainly not inexpensive, but if you want high performance within your room, complete reliability, access to computer-based digital media, and still have some amplifiers left over to pipe music to another room, there aren't too many other choices.
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