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After long discussions with Josh, I decided to bump the Bassaholic rating up +2dB to make it a bit harder to earn. So in this shootout only the Rythmik earned that rating.

After debating with Josh about using Peak or RMS data for our Room Size ratings, I decided on a compromise with Josh (something I wish our political parties in washington would do). We will go forward using Peak as I originally stated but I bumped the Bassaholic requirement up +2dB to make it a...

Kinda a senseless article comparing a dedicated two-channel receiver to a 7.1 receiver that has all the latest HD video and audio processing and certifications to have them. Of course amp quality will suffer when trying to keep within a budget and offer all of these features. How could this be...

I never cared for Captain America but this movie looks good. I loved Iron Man and Thor so I will give this one a whirl over the weekend!

I'm on the fence about bench testing a 3010 since it will likely test as well or slightly better than an RX-Z7 which I exhaustively tested already. Wouldn't you guys rather see a different brand/model bench tested instead?

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The idea is more about the output level achieved being above reference designating Bassaholic. I based it somewhat loosely on Ultra2 Spec which is 115dB into a 3,000ft^3 room though the THX spec is much easier to meet than ours b/c they test the sub at a much closer distance and don't have such...

The #s are taken from 2 meter GP data and scaled to 1/8th space (corner loaded) 4 meter. Thus our assumption is the average listener will corner load their sub and sit about 4 meters from it in the room. 115dB is a peak reference level intended by the recording studio. It can go as high...

no comments on this thread. really??? Where are all the sub enthusiasts and critics when you need them ?! :D

7.1 audio support only nothing higher...

Subwoofers for First Round of Testing RBH SX12 (standard driver and amp, though an upgrade is offered for both) Outlaw LFM-1 B&W ASW610 Klipsch SW311 SVS PB13U This will NOT be a shootout. Each product gets its own generated test report but the results of all will be tabulated at a...

After seeing Lady GaGa on Howard Stern, I have a new found respect for her. I admit I misjudged her and thus replaced her name with "EMINEM". There is nothing you can say about him that will make me change my mind ;) Checkout this Gaga Performance on the Stern Show, pretty impressive...

I will probably get blasted for saying this but I don't get the Harry Potter obsession. I tried to watch the original movie 3 times and fell asleep all 3 times. I tried watching a few sequels and just never got into them. Meanwhile I love the LOTR series and all things SciFi and Superhero...

That's a shame b/c PLIIx is a significant improvement in sound compared to PLII, especially when listening to 2CH source material. You may want to give 7.1 a try before writing it off.

Here is my review of the Axiom Algonquins. I have a pair of these in my work out room. Overall they produce good sound for background music and even moderately high listening levels, but when driven really hard the woofers audibly break up. This is mostly b/c the woofer itself has no...

Here is a song I just composed in tribute of Caylee Anthony and the media circus that followed her trial accompanied with a lack of justice for such a tragic loss. I am not a pianist, I just play by ear for fun but this just represents what I was feeling thinking about the whole situation...

If anyone has contact info for Seaton, I will request a sample from him as well since his subs are getting quite a following lately on the forums.

Product Suggestions? Guys feel free to start suggesting products you would like to be tested. I also started a thread here for fellow AVS members input as well: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=20670513#post20670513 thanks.

Keep in mind that a simple FR graph doesn't tell you if a speaker is running a driver into its breakup mode or if the cabinet has resonance issues. Most FR plots are done at low level where a problematic speaker typically doesn't misbehave. I touch on this in our up and coming article about...

Sorry but putting duct tape on a kids mouth, driving around with the dead body in a car for nearly a month while partying and whoring as the body decomposed and then burying her corpse near her parents house are not the actions of an "accident" or "panic". Waiting 31 days to file a missing...