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  1. gene

    Comic Rodney Dangerfield Dies at Age 82

    I know this is not audio related, but I felt it appropriate to pay our respect to this comedy legend. Rodney was one of the hand-full of comedians that literally had me rolling on the floor in tears of laughter with witty one-liners in classics such as: Easy Money, Caddyshack, Back to School...
  2. gene

    Axiom EP500 & EP600 Subwoofers

    Actually this was just a First Look Article. We will be doing detailed reviews of the EP500 and EP600's when our samples arrive. Stay tuned...
  3. gene

    Axiom EP500 & EP600 Subwoofers

    When Axiom invited us out to their facility to show us their latest subwoofers, I knew it must be big news. Knowing Audioholics’ reputation of testing manufacturers’ claims (especially regarding cables) the folks at Axiom must have been pretty confident with their new designs. Axiom...
  4. gene

    what is a class d amplifier?

    Here is an excerpt about Class D amplifiers of an Article I am working on about Axiom Audio's new subwoofers which will be posted next week. Eventually, time permitting, we will write more on all the different amp classifications, associated pros and cons.
  5. gene

    Exclusive Star Wars Trilogy DVD Review

    The new Starwars DVD's are awesome! Great video, sound quality, and a few cool added special effects. I felt like a kid again watching them and I loved the expressions on my 4yr old daughters face as she was watching them for the first time. She lives Yoda ;) A few things I didn't like...
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    Editor: Can you tell us about the Yamaha RX-V2500

    Clint hasn't yet received his sample. I believe he should have it by the end of next week. Since this is such a hot item, this review takes top priority for him and he should have it completed by Nov 1st assuming he gets the sample in time. I can tell you the sub out does have a PEQ and the...
  7. gene

    New Yamaha RX-V1500

    Yes and we have alot of info on the new RX-V2500. Take a look at our Cedia coverage.
  8. gene

    The All Channels Driven Amplifier Controversy

    Unregistered, you summed up what I was trying to say in a few sentences much better that what I did in paragraphs. Do you have access to the guides so we can clear this up? Thanks. In fact a nice summary of the guides would serve as an excellent reference for all.
  9. gene

    The All Channels Driven Amplifier Controversy

    Unfortunately AV_Phile doesn't have all the facts regarding rated power consumption of receivers which is no fault of his. This stuff is a bit tricky and one must realize all of the factors involved including legalities and so forth. If a receivers back panel says 500 watts, but each...
  10. gene

    The All Channels Driven Amplifier Controversy

    You are quoted our Cedia coverage which included bullets from Yamaha brochures. Our goal with our Cedia coverage was to convey the information that the manufacturers supplied us, not to second guess their product claims. That is what the review is for ;)
  11. gene

    Cool and Lyrical, Four by Stan Getz

    Stan Getz was a study in contrasts. A man with an unsurpassed talent for melodic beauty and understated musical elegance, he none-the-less fought viciously with his personal demons. Through all of this Getz’s musical voice, as filtered through his preferred axe - the tenor saxophone, remained...
  12. gene

    MIT and Transparent Cable revealed!

    Slapping RLC boxes on cables is never the answer unless the cable is so highly reactive that the amplifier needs zobel termination to bring back stability. Sometime in the future I will do some real world analysis that shows the effects these "magical" RLC boxes can have on amplifiers stabilty...
  13. gene

    MIT and Transparent Cable revealed!

    from the Cable Nerd See the insides of these cables
  14. gene

    DTS Mandatory Audio Technology for Blu-Ray and HD-DVD

    DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.) (NASDAQ: DTSI) today announced that its DTS Coherent Acoustics coding system has been selected as mandatory audio technology for both the Blu-ray Disc (BD) and High Definition Digital Versatile Disc (HD-DVD), the two next generation high-definition disc...
  15. gene

    Help with speaker cables, please

    Mud; Drop me an email regarding your article, there are some tech issues we need to discuss before publishing. Thanks.
  16. gene

    Speaker Cable Faceoff 2: Introduction & Measurements

    The Star Quad cable from River is a different cable than that of the Cobalt Cable I reviewed (standard 10AWG Zip Cord). I cannot comment if the River cable is the same as the Canare since I have never seen the Canare. The Cobalt cable is repacked 10AWG Zip Cord, there is no secret there. Also...
  17. gene

    Help with speaker cables, please

    The approved cable vendors we have listed all offer excellent speaker cables from low price, modest cosmetics ($1/ft) to reasonable priced, nice cosmetics ($10/ft). These cables do vary slightly in their measurements but are indistinguishable sonically. In fact the only cables that are...
  18. gene

    The All Channels Driven Amplifier Controversy

    Actually the flagship Rotel and NAD receivers (although quite powerful and excellent products) still don't have as potent an amp section as flagships from B&K, Yamaha, and Denon for example (nor should they since they are at lower price points). However, Rotel/Nad do tend to rate their amps...
  19. gene

    Redefining Hi-End vs. Hi-Fi

    We don't put too much stock in upsampling. In fact, it begs for the opportunity to screw things up even worse. I am not saying Anthem falls in this camp, but upsampling is not always as magical and wonderful as some (especially reviewers) would have you believe. Here is a first of many...
  20. gene

    DVI & HDMI Connections

    During the next few months, many manufactures will release new consumer electronic products with DVI (Digital Visual Interface) and HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) connectors. DVD players, cable/satellite set-top boxes and High Definition televisions and projectors are the prime...
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