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I would generally advise against dual center channels. IMO you are better off using one really good center channel rather than two mediocre ones. Some folks place one center at the bottom and one at the top of the screen and like it but I haven't heard a scenario like this that I preferred to...

thanks for the references. I've read some of them and I still argue the following points: you assume the listener is aware of product price or brand name prestige. I've had many listeners engaged in sighted and blind tests at my place that were clueless about such things so that bias is very...

A speaker that has an obvious flaw like the tweeter level being set too high is easy to remember so don't discount our auditory memory for obvious sonic signature differences. I can vividly describe how a gourmet steak from my favorite restaurant tastes compared to a Denny's steak and when I...

Really? Show me the "research" b/c the "research" is often discussed,though its never fully disclosed. I love how manufacturers claim "research, research" but they really never SHOW the results, they never show the test setups, the never detail the test biases, they never reveal the products...

I purchased all Whirlpool appliances for my new home 6 years ago. All 2 of the 3 devices went bad (refrigerator, washing machine). They attempted to fix my Fridge 4 times with no success. My ice maker frosts up after a few days and I have to dump the ice. Luckily I had a service contract so...

All; Velodyne is running a special Valentine's promo this month. If you purchase one pair of Vpulse headphones at regular price, you get a second pair FREE! See: Velodyne VPulse Valentine Promo

You make valid points especially since most magazines (including us) simply cannot measure every aspect of how a speakers performance equates to how it plays in the room and how we perceive and prefer sound. I read all of the Harman research done about DBT's and family of curve measurements and...

actually the crossover work was done by Vance Dickason. I only heard them at Majorloser's home many years ago which was about as echo free as German church :) I have yet to take in a pair for formal review.

WE have always given Emotiva a fair shake like every other manufacturer whose products we've reviewed. Just take a look at our recent X-Ref 10 and 12 subwoofer reviews and you will see they are not all glowing. I attempted to review the UMC-1 but found bass management issues during my testing...

You should really buy some flatwire speaker cable for your surrounds and paint it the same color as your walls. Such a nice clean install with that one glaring exception.

SACD Bass Issue Guys; one of the top level tech guys from Denon confirmed the SACD bass issue I found 2 years ago with their latest firmware. They managed to get Denon Japan to confirm it too. Hopefully this means they will fix the issue with a firmware release since they broke it sometime...

AVP Update Guys; I just confirmed with Denon that the AVP/5308 upgrade does NOT allow you to apply a simultaneous calibration curve to all subs :( It still calibrates each sub individually which is a bummer since their newer lower end receivers actually provision for the simultaneous...

All; I just uploaded the latest test data as a zip file containing the Excel spreadsheet and a PDF version courtesy of Haraldo. It's on the first post for this thread. Let me know if there are any issues opening it. If anyone knows of a FREE Zip program, please also send me a link. I...

I don't think that will happen since Axiom seems content with their current offerings and now the VP160 fills the gap for those wanting a center channel with better off-axis response.

I don't think Soundstage is doing measurements at the NRC anymore. I haven't seen any recent reviews done there by them. Also, I do hope Axiom starts allowing 3rd party measurements again but only time will tell.

I've heard nothing but great things about Tact from industry professionals so I for one am looking forward to evaluating this processor. I want to see how it stacks up to Audyssey and my Denon AVP is getting upgraded to the latest Audyssey in 2 weeks so this is timely.

Agreed, I'm learning to tone things down a bit to appeal to a wider readership. I wish I had someone to simply dumb down my long tech articles for those that want a short concise report. Perhaps down the road we will rank articles based on their tech level for understanding. The same applies...

$100 off using "Audioholics" coupon code @ checkout Guys; For the month of February while we are featuring the X-Ref12 review on our homepage, Emotiva is offering a $100 off coupon code to Audioholics readers by entering "Audioholics" at checkout! I hope this helps put a little money back in...

I honestly don't focus that much effort into stand alone dac's. I test the DAC section of receivers and Blu-ray players to make sure they are operating correctly. By correctly, meaning they are outputting HD bitstreams error free. I rarely test how they decode these signals since most people...

Preamps and Dacs are generalized in the preamp section of the article. We measure drive level, distortion, SNR, crosstalk, etc. As for source devices, if the disc is read it usually transfers digital correctly or we would see a BER issue. Some devices do negatively affect sound quality when...