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Five years ago, GoldenEar Technology founder Sandy Gross announced his well-earned retirement from the audio business, alongside the bombshell revelation that he had sold his respected loudspeaker manufacturing firm to The Quest Group, parent company to Audioquest. Now GoldenEar has changed...

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I'm actually thinking about recruiting a local college engineering student to teach them the ropes and help me test amplifiers. We will see.

The Arendal 1528s are tuned very low for a bookshelf (22Hz) so they also have low sensitivity at 84.5dB (1/m). They are a 4 ohm speaker with dips in the 3 range at bass frequencies so you need a stout amp for them to be sure. I think the bass is tighter or more controlled with the 2000 over the...

Yes i remember Julian Hirsch. I disagree with your sentiments about amplifiers not improving over time. Output devices are much better today and things like output impedance and load invariability isn't really an issue with most modern amps. Some of today's best Class d amps exceed linear in...

All good points and yes the R-N2000A has an extremely stable power supply. It behaves like it's regulated minus the inefficiencies associated with regulating a linear power supply. Yes I will be posting measurements, including the impedance of the 1528 bookshelf. I really hope Arendal lets me...

Agreed. Aesthetically the 2000 is way nicer than the 1000 and is a statement piece. IF you like posh things, I'd say the extra price is justified. Objectively speaking, the price increase isn't justifiable. Audibility-wise, it really depends how fanatical you are about sound and how tough a load...

Our Audioholics 2024 Product of Year Awards include the best products we reviewed such as two top-notch receivers from Yamaha and Onkyo, budget and high-performance subwoofers from RSL and HSU and audiophile grade loudspeakers from the USA and Norway, as well as potent desktop monitors good...

That's a completely ridiculous statement. That Sony AVR has very weak current drive and would fall on its face driving a pair of low sensitivity 4 ohm speakers tuned for low bass. The Sony is fine for what it is, but it's like saying a Hyundai Sonata will drive just as good as a BMW M340i. Both...

I spent half a day comparing the R-N1000A and the R-N2000A using a pair of Arendal 1528 Bookshelf 8 speakers. While I level-matched the units, the comparison was not instantaneous—I know the skeptics will crucify me for this. However, there are notable audible differences between the two units...

Slew rate really isn't a problem for most modern amps, especially the MOSFET designed one in this Yamaha. If you have slew rate problems, you'd usually see bandwidth uniformity issues at high gain at the frequency extremes. I did NOT observe this as a problem on the Yamaha 1000 or 2000 series of...

The Yamaha R-N2000A is a premium 2-channel network receiver blending modern technology with a vintage-inspired design. It features a floating, balanced, MOSFET-based high-current amplifier, symmetrical construction, and is rated at 90 watts per channel into 8 ohms with both channels driven...

Audioholics founder and president Gene DellaSala recently received an unusual and somewhat unsettling email from Google. The email said that Google had “received a subpoena for information related to (the Audioholics) Google account in a case entitled Multimedia Technologies PTE. Ltd. v. LG...

I used to own the JBL LX44 in my HS and college years. Loved them to death. The P30 appears to use a different tweeter and no foam on the front baffle based on the images I found online.

Capital Audiofest 2024 in Bethesda, Maryland, showcased a variety of high-end audio systems and innovations, attracting audiophiles from across the country. Despite the event's success, concerns were raised about the aging demographic of attendees and the need to attract younger generations to...

I've got 6 of the new 815/RL in-ceiling speakers in my primary theater room and found them to be a good upgrade to the 615 to better match the dynamics of their box speakers. You should check them out as well, though they are still not up to the best Perlisten in-ceiling speakers, IMO...

Few in-ceiling speakers match the dynamic capabilities and low distortion of the Perlisten's but I do really like the Paradigm Elite 80-A. I use 6 of them in my family room system along with Perlisten S7ti mains and S5c center and the system blends incredibly well. I have the option of changing...

Without a doubt.

The EQ box is in the photo and it is mentioned in the article. Sadly, it appears to be the same passive EQ from the original design and the same drivers too.