HD Surround Sound Amps with USB

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I am looking for a decent HD surround amp under £300 with USB connectivity to allow me to play downloaded music via a memory stick. Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks.

Rich

 

[professorhat]

To be honest, you're asking for quite a lot for HD audio from a surround amp at that price, let alone a USB port!

I've done some searching and found the Yamaha RX-V465 which has HD audio and offers Bluetooth playback but not USB. In fact, the cheapest amp I've found which has a USB input is the Pioneer VSX-819 - this can also decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio internally, so it's the closest I think you're going to get at around £450.

NB - I've no idea what these amps actually sound like!