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Clint DeBoer is having a system shipped to him for review so we will see how it performs soon enough.

The electrical connection the amplifier sees in a bi-wire situation is virtually identical to a single wire connection since the amp side gets both sets of wires connected back to it. If back EMF was an issue in a single wire connection, it would still be an issue in a bi-wire connection too...

He is talking about back EMF into the amp. Not really an issue. Personally I do like passive bi-amping in some cases. Back in the day I used to biamp with my Denon 5805 for my front towers. That receiver had a ton of reserve and it helped to drive my towers better than the single amp...

Of course dampening is critical element that should be applied into a loudspeaker cabinet but it doesn't negate the benefits of starting out with a stiffer cabinet to begin with. More info on that here: Loudspeaker Cabinet Bracing: A Detailed Look on Do's and Dont's | Audioholics

We have another video on interconnects that's about 5 min long. I honestly could have went on 30 min more with more myths and such but I felt this video was a bit too long already at almost 15 min. Shockingly it's received >800 views and 29 thumbs up on youtube the first day! We will get our...

Part of the reason for the multiple herniated discs I have in my back are from lifting PAss Lab hefty amps up 2 flights of steps by myself b/c I'm too impatient to wait for help. I've learned a little since then. WAit till you see my review of a 7lbs Class D monoblock that posts next week ;)

Agreed 100% and thanks for adding this to the discussion. I do like the heavier gauge receptacles with the little slit to accommodate 20A plugs only b/c they can make a more firm connection to the wall.

THX man. Hugo and I are planning many videos / articles like this. Very informal, non scripted conversation videos that I then frame into an article on the site. Hopefully the manufacturers won't get too pissed off at us ;)

thx but my years of squatting 500lbs and weighiing 230lb are over. Getting 4 recent epidoral shots in my back just so I can get out of bed in the morning has humbled me. I am now a lean 190 lbs with abs as hard as a table top to keep me from going under the knife. Next video I will sit up...

I think they fixed it, try again, thx Adam.

I typically never recommend using the "4 ohm" setting on an AV receiver. Here is why: Setting the A/V Receiver Impedance Selector Switch | Audioholics

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If money were no object, I'd choose Boulder Amps ;)

Agreed I don't know anyone one using caps in the signal path in amps anymore. In fact, when I was doing my senior level design project for my undergrad, my teacher made me design a level shifting circuit as he wouldn't allow me to use a blocking cap :)

A good friend Brent Butterworth from S&V did a shootout of the Axiom M3v3 with other bookshelf speakers and it scored below the less expensive HSU and Music Mamba Speakers: Review: Axiom Audio M3v3 | Sound & Vision We also have a review of the Algonquin Outdoor speaker which is based on the M3...

You know what, that's a fantastic idea. I put you in charge of buying all of the products on your credit card, shipping them to us for testing and then selling them online. I don't suspect this would be too much of a hassle at all ;)

Here is our recommendation: Speaker Cable Gauge (AWG) Guidelines & Recommendations | Audioholics Go with 14/4 and twist the pairs together to get an equivalent 11AWG cable which will still be easy enough to terminate and route behind drywall.

Use a little common sense when reading an article. Normally we call these previews but since it was a multi product comparison it was left out of the page title but it's clearly not labeled as a review. As for Pioneer D3: Older ICE Class D amps implemented in Pioneer receivers fell on their...

For the record, Emotiva informed me that last week a replacement UMC-200 was sent to the OP at no charge in advanced of sending his older unit. I bring this up now, not to fan the flames, but it seems this wasn't disclosed by the OP. In addition, Dan Laufman and staff personally reached out to...

Your concerns are valid ones. It's often difficult to find qualified reviewers that can do good reviews and get them done timely along with objective measurements/analysis. Ironically preview articles tend to get more views than multi-page reviews and spider even better in the search engines...