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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) purpose is to investigate and prevent deceptive trade practices. In 1974, the FTC instituted its Amplifier Rule to combat the unrealistic power claims made by many hi-fi amplifier manufacturers. However, we've noticed a trend of grossly inflated power ratings...

wait till you see my FTC article about this coming soon ;)

The TX-SR383 AV receiver from Onkyo provides a choice of native 7.2-channel soundtrack reproduction, or a 5.2-channel surround-sound layout with powered audio distribution to a pair of stereo speakers in Zone 2 . Rated at 155 W/Ch it seems like an amazing deal for just $400! Read on to find out...

Guys; I just updated this preview article to a full fledged written review: Yamaha Aventage CX-A5100 Dolby Atmos/DTS:X AV Preamp Preview I also did an extensive YouTube Video Review with Set Up and Calibration Tips as well.

Yamaha released a FW update recently for HDCP 2.2 so you can check it out now.

I think Michael Fremer actually believes the spew that comes out of his mouth and it's entertaining while also frustrating to hear such nonsense. What makes it even less palatable is over sense of self-importance. Though if you're going to discard everything a magazine says just bc of one...

One of the most important conclusions we took away from CES 2018, is that true wireless hi-fi has finally coming of age. Vendors have demonstrated new audio products using aptX HD and LDAC codecs, these are the high-resolution options we’ve been waiting for. Wireless audio over Bluetooth can be...

RBH Sound Signature 66-SE/R On-Wall with Status Driver Upgrades MSRP: $2,800/pair Asking Price: $500/pair + shipping These are wonderful speakers for those wanting broad sound coverage across a wide listening area. The woofers are bipole and the tweeters are dipole configured. They feature dual...

I plan on getting in a pair of LSR 306 mkII to compare. I heard from others that these do compare favorably to the LSR 305s but haven't done a direct comparison myself. IN my large room they just don't get quite loud enough or have enough bass which is to be expected. They do work best as a...

The Edifier S2000 Pro wireless two-way bookshelf speakers are a beautifully crafted fully active design with state of the art Class D amplification and DAC’s from Texas Instruments, a rigid 5.5” black anodized aluminum cone woofer and a planar magnetic tweeter in a horn loaded waveguide. They...

For now, a Yamaha CX-A5100 but looking to test out the Emotiva RMC-1 and possibly the Storm Audio processor in the near future.

Integra recently launched their two newest flagship products, the DRX-R1.1 and DRC-R1.1 11.2 Channel Network AV Receiver and Preamp/Processor. The two new products are the first in their lineup to incorporate 4K HDBaseT circuitry which allows for the transmission of 4K/60fps/...

Subwoofers do not have to be large and unattractive to sound good: enter Rel Acoustic's T/i series, ranging from 300 watts of amplification, long-throw 10" woofer with a 10" passive radiator to their sealed 8" micro-subwoofer. Through a host of design innovations, these subwoofers sport as much...

A great article here that answers those questions and more: https://www.cnet.com/news/why-all-hdmi-cables-are-the-same/

Every manufacturer whose product we review, including Blue jeans Cable, all mirror what we say. HDMI either works perfectly, or you get sparkles or snow, audio drop outs or no picture or audio at all. There is no in between or "less" or "better" fidelity between HDMI cables.

I'm not following this thread closely but I ran some tests on my AS-801 just now using the DAC input and feeding it FLAC and SACD ISO files from JRiver. When I toggle between Pure Direct on/off, I don't hear any appreciable differences. This leads me to believe 1 of 2 things: 1. the OP has a...

It's time to revisit and republish this article with the latest trend we're seeing in how some magazines are publishing content; most notably "comparison" articles serving as link conduits to Amazon: https://www.audioholics.com/editorials/reviewing-home-theater-reviews

If you're willing to spend 10-100 times the price just to color coordinate your cables, you are more than welcome to. Just don't fool yourself into thinking you're improving performance with these expensive cables. You are not!

A lot of nonsense here. HDMI either works or doesn't. It's not a debate among anyone that knows how HDMI works. I will put the top Bluejeans HDMI cable up against any Audioquest cable (with or without battery). The only advantage Audioquest has is in aesthetics which I'm not really sure why that...