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Yamaha Aventage RX-A3080

JUDGES’ COMMENT
“Solid performance, fine facilities and a satisfying user experience — Yamaha’s top integrated receiver keeps its crown.”

As noted by Yamaha Music Australia’s Simon Goldsworthy when collecting this Award, this is the ninth year running that Yamaha’s RX-A300 receiver gets one bigger each year) has won our award in this price category. Indeed as you can see opposite, the lower-level RX-A1080 (at $2099) also gets a Highly Commended award within this price bracket.

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