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2017 marked the year when smart devices infiltrated home theater and Ultra HD became more attainable. As if AV receivers didn't do enough already, now they come armed with Alexa Skill, music media streaming and the latest in HD immersive audio and video support. We selected the best speakers, AV...

All good points Rich. Also the UDP LPF is only 12 dB/Oct so you don't really want to go much higher than 80Hz otherwise the bass will be more easily localized. You can bypass the bass management all together and just use the LPF of your subwoofer, assuming it has one, and your other speakers can...

You can connect a volt meter to the analog preout, use a signal generator on one of the inputs, turn the volume up and read the RMS Voltage. You really need an Oscope to see if it's clipping but if you turn the level up on the receiver and the output voltage stops increasing, then it's likely...

I used to have the HD600s as well and I really miss them now. The UDP-205 headphone amp is really good. The only reason I'd use a separate amp would be for convenience and/or the ability to apply EQ. I currently have the Oppo PM-1's which sadly need some EQing to sound their best which you...

Renowned sub manufacturer Rythmik Audio recently released an 18" triple ported subwoofer, the FV18. This subwoofer sports a newly developed black anodized aluminum driver that is driven by an also newly developed 900 watt Hypex class D amplifier. This beast of a sub is made for those who...

It's a good thought and I was thinking the same as well.

The manufacturers aren't giving you max output voltage unless explicitely stated. It's just a reference voltage at a particular load impedance usually. I've never tested a Denon or Marantz unit that wasn't capable of delivering at least 3Vrms unclipped. This old Marantz did 7Vrms...

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not of the preouts of the Marantz. The Rotel would clip long before that would happen.

Marantz receiver preouts are usually good to 4vrms from my testing. It is doubtful the preamp is clipping. If it were a Yamaha receiver, that would be a different story.

It's difficult for me to use orchestral music since it doesn't often repeat the same sounds over and over again. I listen for differences in high hats from percissions, or brass instrument tone, etc. I don't have both players in the same room at the moment, but next time I do, I will try to...

John; I use the DAC in my Pre/Pro most of the time which in this case is the Yamaha CX-A5100 and has virtually the same DAC as the UDP-205. If your primarily using the DAC function of the player, than I'd say go with the 205. If you're primarily using HDMI and light analog output usage, the 203...

From Oppo: "Yes the 205 recently got firmware updates to support Roon and MQA. However each of these features is individually developed and uses its own audio path. As a result the Roon-ready audio streaming endpoint in the 205 does not support MQA. We plan to optimize the audio signal path in...

Turk; You're a candidate for a speaker system like this: https://rbhsound.com/svt.php

What are the characteristics that determine the sound quality of an audio system? This is a question that for too long has been shrouded in mysticism as if there were some ephemeral magic that touched some systems and not others. But, the truth is this question can be approached objectively, and...

M Bradley/Rich; Sorry I admittedly don't follow video as closely as I should. If what I wrote was either unclear or not accurate, please confirm and I will update that portion of the review. Thanks and sorry for the confusion.

Audio specifications run the gamut from merely “nice to know” to “genuinely useful.” A speaker’s impedance rating should be one of those genuinely useful specs, but you can’t always trust them. What does it really mean when a company rates their speaker as 8 ohms, or 4 ohms? Read on to get...

Make sure you disable stereo downmixing and then try to recompare.

We reviewed Oppo's newest Ultra HD Blu-ray players, the UDP-203 and souped-up audiophile UDP-205. Both had very responsive interfaces, silent operation, and exhibited state of the art audio and video playback performance with every type of source material thrown at them. The UDP-203 and 205...