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Actually I bet this receiver doesn't run extremely hot during steadystate since it likely has a very low Class A bias. My Yamaha RX-Z7 on the the other hand is a space heater. Back when there were only 7 channels in a receiver, "audiophile" still had a bit of focus to these products ; )

The original Dayton Audio B652 has achieved something of a cult classic among speaker aficionados due to its extraordinarily low price. They were perhaps the least expensive, full-size bookshelf speaker that could be had in its day manufactured by a well-respected speaker component company. It...

Only if it was a local sale otherwise shipping probably wouldn't be worth the hassle.

The 2 subwoofers have been sold. Now just the Towers, Center and Surrounds remain and she is asking $550 for all 4 speakers!

Speaker manufacturer GoldenEar released details for their ultra-high performance powered/wireless DigitalAktiv 3 Bookshelf speaker. With a 6” cast-basket bass/midrange driver, the same HVFR tweeter used in the Triton Reference, and two inertially balanced 8” passive radiators, if these speakers...

I have Emotiva XPR-1 monobloc amps. I prefer to run my 8T's full range off them rather than bi-amping with a less powerful amp to the satellite portion of the speaker. I've done that in my prior system but I really enjoy the single massive amp connection and it let's me flip a switch to my 2CH...

That setting only copies bass from large mains to the sub. It does NOT pass LFE to the mains if a sub channel is active. No AV receiver or Japanese processor that I know of will route LFE to the mains unless you turn the sub channel off.

Most CE gear is like this (ie. DataSAT and I believe Trinnov). I am not happy about the lack of OSD but it's probably a resource issue. The advantage of speaker configurability of these type of products is something that really makes it worthwhile though.

Currently I'm using a Yamaha CX-A5100 but the fact that it doesn't route LFE to the mains with a sub channel present, like most consumer gear is very restrictive for my needs. So, I'm contemplating something like this.

StormAudio was recently bought out by the Immersive Audio Technologies Group. The StormAudio lineup is much different than normal consumer products. There is NO OSD, no remote control. Everything is controlled via the web interface and/or an iOS App. But with all this flexibility and power comes...

Imagine the day when you can tell your headphones what music to play. Imagine no longer, thanks to JBL's latest Everest headphones armed with Google Assist. Now you can have the legendary sound JBL is known for with the convenience of voice commands to do your music bidding. JBL offers 3 models...

Polk Audio announced their newest soundbar at the CES 2018 show, calling it the Polk Command Bar. Why Command Bar? How about integrated Alexa support built in! For a sub $300 price point the Polk Command Bar delivers the power and convenience of Amazon Alexa in what looks to be an excellent...

Rogue One was actually a really good Star Wars movie.

No it will be upgradeable to HDMI 2.1 chipsets, allegedly at no cost to Marantz users who purchase from authorized dealers. I will confirm after CES for sure.

The article states all internal amplification 150wpc (2CH driven). Spec field isn't fully populated since this is such a new product and not everything is known yet.

Why? Denon receivers has pretty good reliability. For someone that doesn't need massive amounts of power, this offers more than enough and handles 13 speakers in one box. Personally I'd go with the Marantz AV8805 which is a clone of this without the amps, but I can understand folks limited on...

No it has 13 internal amplifiers and 13 channels of processing.

What do you get when you mix Denon digital know-how with Marantz analog finesse? The AV8805 13.2CH AV Processor! The AV8805 boasts an audiophile grade preamp section while supporting ALL 3 immersive surround formats, 3 pairs of height channels, and flexible preamp assignability for multiple...

If I had a room for them, I'd take em, but the grille covers would have to go. I can't imagine how poorly they affect HF response. Just a bad idea IMO.

Vintage JBL enthusiasts know what a jewel the L100 speakers, even 50 years after their inception. In fact, according to Harman, they're among the all time best selling speakers from JBL. Harman just announced an update to this legendary design with completely new modernized drivers and crossover...