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Considering what your coming from and the price EMP is selling the 1010i's at, it will be a nice upgrade for you at a great value. Here is my review so you can see how it performs: EMPtek ES1010i Subwoofer Review | Audioholics MY sister in-law has 2 of these subs with a pair of the E55ti...

Check your settings on your processor. Either you have an input level set differently between input types or you have DSP bass management engaged on the analog inputs. i haven't measured the Marantz but there is NO difference between direct stereo and pure direct on Denon AVP.

With respect to every measurable parameter Direct Stereo and Pure Direct are identical. But, if you think you can hear a difference between the two than more power to you. I also use Pure Direct since it kills the front panel display and feels more audiophile to me, but I don't delude myself...

Manufacturers NEVER get to call shots whether we publish content or not. However I send a complete copy of the review to ALL manufacturers that submit products to us for review so they can fact check it prior to publishing. In some cases we will take in a 2nd sample of the manufacturer claims...

Not sure if that comment was directed at me as I've been called a loose cannon by a few manufacturers back in the day ;) However, the companies that chose not to submit products to Audioholics do themselves a disservice b/c our SEO and reach online is second to no other AV website. We can...

On AV receivers that don't digitize the analog inputs, that shouldn't be the case. Denon Pure Direct, Direct Stereo are sonically indistinguishable (at least on the higher end models) b/c neither mode digitizes the analog inputs or limit bandwidth.

I've used this before. It's a good test but a bit limited. It mostly determines how well you can discern tonal differences. Still much better than nothing at all and worth trying out to anyone curious about more accurately comparing the sonic differences between speakers.

Not really. The only thing that can be added is some newer features which I really don't care about and some enhanced bass management modes that I really do need for my setup but 99.9% other users don't. They can't make the analog preamp section any better than it already is IMO.

Don't believe everything you hear on the forum. Marantz wouldn't be coming out with an AVP caliber product in the near future if that were true.

We have a name for those type: "Sales Engineer" :)

An engineer at a esoteric cable company is about as common as Sarah Palin attending a MENSA meeting :)

At one meter pretty much any HDMI cable will suffice for up to the max resolution Blu-ray has to offer. It's when you start going more than a few meters at high resolution that things like Kurt is talking about separates the good from bad in HDMI cables. Again if there is no video artifacting...

Kurt, I want a bumper sticker with this quote :)

Umm sorry but Tom N is not my litmus test for credibility. I once went several months with little sleep b/c of stress. It's no fun let me tell you! Sleeping sound at night is a valued treasure and blessing that we all should have and maintain. On that I agree with you! Not sure why you...

This is one of the first posts you've made on this thread that actually makes good sense ;) I agree with much of what you say. When I do Blind testing, I prefer to spend a good amount of time between products before switching. Taking breaks is essential as you really do get listening fatigue...

I never claim all amps sound the same even if they aren't clipping. I don't claim this for any electronics device. Cables are another story. Power of suggestion dominates subjective bias. With HDMI, if you're not seeing a video problem, you're definitely NOT getting an audio problem...

HDMI vs Coax for LPCM <!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--> The audible differences you are describing between HDMI vs COAX for LPCM have NOTHING to do with the cable. With most Blu-ray players I tested, I've been able to verify that the COAX output and HDMI LPCM output from a redbook CD have...

The Wireworld website makes me a bit sick to my stomach, especially since Dealers regurgitate this to their customers as scientific fact. So sad especially claiming that you can't see a difference in video but you do hear a difference and with a 1 meter cable no less! Here is a little reality...