TechTvsSony’s new home cinema AV receiver makes speakers appear from nowhereWith 8K, great gaming support and 360 degree spatial sound Sony’s latest AV amp is a sonic sensationWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechTvsSony’s new home cinema AV receiver makes speakers appear from nowhereWith 8K, great gaming support and 360 degree spatial sound Sony’s latest AV amp is a sonic sensationWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
With 8K, great gaming support and 360 degree spatial sound Sony’s latest AV amp is a sonic sensation
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Sony)
(Image credit: Sony)
When it comes to box set bingeing, music listening and home cinema viewing, I really think one of the best upgrades you can buy for your home entertainment setup is one of thebest AV receivers. Adding one to mySamsung TVhas madePS5gaming more fun, music more magical and movies even more immersive. So I’m quite excited to see a brand new high-endSonywith hi-res audio support and some clever surround tech.
The new TA-AN100 is a 7.2ch 8K AV amplifier with 4K120 support, gamer-friendly HDMI 2.1 features including VRR and ALLM and PS5-specific passthrough for Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode on compatible BRAVIA TVs. But it’s the 360 Spatial Sound Mapping that I’d particularly like to hear, because Sony says it makes speakers appear where there aren’t any speakers.
What is 360 Spatial Sound Mapping?
I haven’t heard this in action myself but our pals at What Hi-Fi have had this amp in their labs already, and they were very impressed: they say it’s an “outstanding” piece of home cinema kit.
At £999 it’s sadly beyond my budget but Sony’s put some serious hardware into this receiver, and it supports everything you might possibly want to listen to including AirPlay 2, Spotify, Chromecast,Sonosand Bluetooth connectivity. It’ll go on sale in June.
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