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Fletcher and Munson don't have anything in common with Laurel and Hardy, last I checked. :D

Only true to a point. If you already have enough power then adding more won't improve anything. The amount of power that is delivered has nothing to do with the so-called 'tonal signature'. Most solid-state amplifiers have a ruler flat frequency response which is the measure of tonal balance...

How loud were you playing? Just remember that amplifier impedance testing is usually done at full rated power. Any amp can handle a 4 ohm/3ohm load at some frequency at some volume level. The CM7 may have an impedance dip down to 3 ohms, at some frequency, but that's typical nowadays. As long as...

There are good reasons for this. Two good reasons would be carrying out a listening test that is non level-matched and non time-synched. The other good reason is a test lacking any bias-controls. Anyone who listens under these conditions allows themselves to engineer random audible differences...

If you listen in typical conditions the possibility is high that you will not use even a fraction of 95W under any circumstances. Things change *if* you crave deafeningly loud SPL (105 dB+) in a large open-plan space and are seated far away (6-8 meters) and own speakers with a poor sensitivity...

The Sony 1040 is probably one of the best value performers currently available, in my opinion. I know this is off-topic, but could you guys please post bench results for the Denon X4000 receiver? I've been dying to see what it can do, and each time I look at your review I find no measurements...

Bi-amping will not help you. If you find you need to turn the volume up then it is possible your speaker trim controls have been set in the negative. You can turn up the trim levels per speaker which will give you more gain at the same master volume setting. So everything will sound as if you...

Did you use a volt meter or an SPL meter? SPL meters are not the best devices for level-matching under 1 dB. If the conditions were sighted then it would explain why you may have experienced audible differences between inputs, besides the level imbalance which would certainly compound matters...

If we don't know the conditions in which the speakers will be used then I'm sure you can agree that throwing some arbitrary wattage figures around isn't going to shed light on anything useful or relevant.

The chances of those speakers needing 4-500 watts at any typical volume level is very, very slim. The speakers have an impedance minimum of 3.15 ohms at 91Hz, 3.1 ohms at 620Hz, and 3.67 ohms at 21kHz. Sensitivity is 90.2dB(B)/2.83V/m. Now if one requires 115 dB, seated 5-6 meters back...

Aren't they all.

I would love to know how he reached that number. Did he pull it out of a hat? :D

People say the darnedest things. :D

Hi Alan, How would you describe the sound quality of the AS2000?

Denon amps tend to sound uninvolving, but detailed. Marantz will make fine music, involving and inspired performance with lots of warmth. Yamaha will sound very, very bright and harsh, but energetic. Pioneer sounds cold and flat, ignore it at all costs! I'm just kidding. :D Any of those...

I agree. In fact if the sound quality differences are large enough they can overcome the effects of bias. People have no issues discerning audible differences between speakers in a double-blind test. It's always amplifiers, separate DACs, speaker cable, interconnects and power cable that result...

In addition, we have close to a century worth of psycho-acoustic research that lends credence to all the double-blind research ever conducted. I think at this point if people still feel compelled to argue with the testing, then I think denial is a strong factor that cannot be ignored. After...

"Properly controlled sighted test" is a misnomer. If it is sighted then by definition it is uncontrolled. Listener bias is so prevalent in a sighted test that it is almost exclusively relied upon, and yet people draw their conclusions from such egregiously flawed practices. Of course, most...

With the help of science we know that people, when deprived of visual feedback, can't discern audible differences that aren't there, no matter how profound those differences may appear n sighted listening tests. So I'm not sure what this "truth" is that you speak of. With the help of science...

The audiophile world has strong parallels to Neverland. If you have enough belief, anything is possible. :D