He has a cat named after one of the best TVs ever made. Expertise Ty has worked for radio, print, and online publications, and has been writing about home entertainment since 2004. He is an avid ...

After a five year hiatus, Sony is back with new A/V receivers optimized for home theater and immersive surround sound. Immersive surround, 3D surround sound, spatial audio: it goes by many names. But ...

It might have taken much longer than most of its rivals, but Sony has finally got round to launching a range of AV receivers capable of handling all of the latest gaming capabilities we’ve long had ...

Sony has recently unveiled the latest addition to their car AV receivers lineup, the XAV-AX8500, and it’s nothing short of impressive. With an extensive array of customizable options and a top-notch ...

Owning a personal home theater system is one of the greatest feelings in the world. Of course, it takes some time and effort to achieve the kind of sound quality your living room deserves. Fortunately ...

A feature of many modern network-connected entertainment devices is that they will play streamed music while on standby mode. This so-called “network standby”is very useful if you fancy some gentle ...

With more shade than ever being cast on the seemingly stalwart music-streaming industry this year and last, I’ve spent a significant amount of time wondering whether or not my support of Spotify (and ...

Delivering a definitive multi-room home theater experience, Sony Electronics recently announced its updated ES (Elevated Standard) audio/video receiver lineup. The 2005 lineup includes three new audio ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

Hot(ish) on the heels of Sony announcing no less than five new AV receivers for the US that were finally capable of handling the latest gaming graphics features, Sony has now confirmed its first ...