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I really don't know how to do this. Personally I hate facebook but the vendors go nuts over it. If anyone has a better solution, I'm all ears.

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The NRC isn't the problem. It's some of the manufacturers that try to paint too broad a brush with the results they've gathered nearly 3 decades ago. The problem is no matter how much a manufacturer would try to convince you, sound quality is still very subjective. Not everything we can...

Colbert is satire? I never knew that :D

I agree but my point was the fact that some companies rely solely on the limited scope of measurements standardized by the NRC to govern product design. The distortion testing is very limited in this regard and can lead to false conclusions. A good designer also does real listening and final...

I didn't directly compare the S2 and S3 units so I can't tell you with great certainty of the sonic differences. However, the S2 preamp section is better than the S3 but the S3 drives my speakers better so the more robust amp section does make a difference if your speakers are demanding enough...

If your S2 is serving your purposes well, I wouldn't take the financial hit to upgrade to the S3.

Realize too that the NRC research is 30 years old and the measurements taken on loudspeakers is a small snapshot of actual performance. I don't buy all the gospel that manufacturers like to attach to the research. I've had many NRC favored speakers in for review that didn't fair too well in...

Yes and some companies have their staff go so far as to write an article/review of their speaker compared to a more prestigious brand and then publish it on other AV websites as if it were an independent review. We have done two blind tests with a listening panel unfamiliar with the speakers...

A blind test can be just as flawed or MORE flawed than a properly controlled sighted test. Most companies NEVER do DBT's, they at best do blind tests. Many of whom use their own panel of trained listeners in these tests introducing a huge bias they conveniently don't disclose. At that point...

Correct, my towers are run passively with a single speaker cable and amp for each tower. The only way to get LFE to them is by turning the sub channel completely off. This is the case with 99% of processors/receivers now. If you use "LFE + Main", LFE will only go thru the sub channel. As I...

Thanks Adam. I didn't see that. Not sure why Tom labeled it as a review but I will update the page title.

No this is a preview article and they enjoyed Tom's write up ;)

Almost no company supports what I call Super Bass mode that allows LFE to be routed to the main channels and sub channel simultaneously. ADA is one of the few companies that will offer this feature if you request it. Possibly Anthem might but I haven't checked out their products in years...

Yep its a very special product and was underrated unfortunately b/c many audiophiles couldn't handle the Denon nameplate. This preamp kicks the crap out of many of the so called "higher end" brands. If only Audyssey was better implemented and the bass management had a mode to allow LFE to...

That won't be the case going forward. Denon is out of the separates business. The AVP is a rare animal and one that I plan on keeping for a very long time unless a similar replacement can be found with the enhanced bass management features I'm looking for. Working with Marantz engineers on...

Have you seen the internal schematics for the Denon processor? Everything they sent me indicated the entire signal chain from input to output is differential. Their 10CH amplifier when bridged also is fully differential. I've also never measured a lower noise floor or better FFT from any...

There is a common misconception that active is always better in general. There are pros and cons of each perhaps worthy of an article in itself. I think you're right. Time to hit the gym to help burn off all the treats tonight ;)

Sorry but I don't subscribe to that myth. Active crossovers aren't always better than passive. In fact, there are advantages to using fully passive crossovers if the very best parts are used and implemented properly. The absolute best speakers I've ever heard in my life have been fully...

I hit your rep one time yesterday or the day prior for either trolling/argumentative reason but not sure if I can see in ADMIN who did it for the comment you stated above. I will see if I can find the deduction amount and add it back for you.