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Yep that looks about right. I did a more detailed review and measurements on the BD-1000s and found some issues: Pinnacle Black Diamond BD 1000 Tower Loudspeaker System Review | Audioholics

Hi Andrew. I think I dug it off Google or our Facebook page. LOL. Can you offer some Atmos insights? Is it true manufacturers are looking at producing an Atmos Soundbar and/or a stackable Atmos speaker to go on top of the main channels? Would love some feedback here.

You make good points but from what I've heard. If more channels weren't the focus than why do Atmos theaters have 64 channels and why is Dolby pushing to add height channels to an already crammed 5.1/7.1 setup? the plans for Atmos do recommend at least 7 and up to 11 channels in a home...

Agreed with everything you said. Let's get 5.1 right before moving on to XX.1. Most homes I visit have very poor speaker placement, bad or no calibration, and very dynamically limited speakers. I also prefer monopole surrounds towards the back of the room in a 5.1 layout but I favor music...

No, as I noted in my article, Blu-ray is limited to 8 discrete channels. They will have to either matrix the extra channels or use some sort of compressive algorithm which I'm not sure would be compatible with existing Blu-ray players.

I heard about rumors of Atmos Soundbars on the way too. No joke!

adding more speakers in a market that is constantly looking for a less speaker solution.

200 watts @ 8 ohms is 40Vrms. 40/1.43 = 27.97 20*log (27.97) = 28.9dB or 29dB, sounds about right to me.

The Yamaha spec is not at clipping. I measured the RX-A1010 which is a lower model than the 2010 and it did over 2.8Vrms unclipped. After years of bugging Yamaha they've finally increased the output drive of the preamp sections of their latest Aventage receivers. Score one Audioholics ;)...

Actually Steve plagiarized my video to write the article per my instruction ;)

That is a great approach assuming you pick an AV receiver that can do a clean output unclipped before the preamp itself clips. Some of the lower end AVR's clip at > 1V. It's always good to check this.

Good question Jotham. A 2-way speaker like the 02-ARC performs better when mounted vertically. Horizontal mounting will result in a less even response due to lobing. You can surely mount them like this if you have no other choices but they are designed to be mounted vertically for best...

The amp section of your Z11 is very similar to the amp section found in the MX-A5000. The processing power of the Z11 is very similar to the processing power of the CX-A5000. The Separates solution simply have more up to date technology and a bit more headroom due to the 2 box solution...

You're comparing a receiver to a dedicated processor. In that regard, compare to the RX-A2020 instead of the CX-A5000. The CX-A still has many advantages over a receiver including balanced outputs, beefier analog preamp section, more dsp power, etc. The closest competitor to a separates...

Audyssey still has one advantage over YPAO. The latest Audyssey algo does simultaneous calibration of multiple subs creating one correct EQ of the summed response. I'm trying to get Yamaha to offer this in the future for YPAO. Separately EQing each sub is not as effective and often detrimental.

There is no trouble. Yamaha over protects their amps for fault conditions. You will NEVER have 7, let alone 11 channels of audio producing correlated audio. see: The All Channels Driven Amplifier Test Controversy | Audioholics That being said, in the ultimate setup, I'd run 2kwatt mono-blocs...

Actually I didn't test YPAO. Tom Andry did. I'm not sure if he ever compared YPAO to Audyssey in his new home theater room. Would be interesting but it will have to wait since we sent back the Yamaha stuff last week :(

There is big money in promoting exotic cables both in retail and in advertising for AV review publications. That being said, some people (including the cable vendors themselves) actually genuinely believe their own pseudoscience. This is no different than people denying Evolution over ID, but...

None of this should be a surprise. I've heard from a few reliable industry sources that Audioquest almost exclusively repackages Belden cable with their own cosmetics; batteries not included ;)

Yes you uncovered a real mystery here. We signed on a new advertiser and wanted to post a few teaser articles to prep people for more formal reviews. Here is a shocker for you, a video review with Hugo and myself is coming next :D