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RE: 6dB I should probably clarify that part of his review. You get a boost of 6dB at the pre/pro but the matching amp balanced inputs are usually 6dB lower to compensate. Thus the net gain is unchanged if the pre/pro balanced output is 6dB hot and the matching balanced amp is 6dB lower than...

corrections made. Keep the critiques coming when needed. As you guys could imagine, its very difficult to get accurate information on products just solely looking at online specs and user manuals. For example, hardly anyone documents if their receiver has HDMI pass thru during standby, which...

you guys do realize by exerting so much attention on this company its actually driving traffic to their site and potentially generating sales from readers wanting to forgo logic to take a leap of faith on the snake oil being peddled? I learned long ago while debunking cable myths that the...

We got a lovely response from the company president 6 months after Tom published this article which I actually totally missed when it was current news on our homepage. This is a priceless piece certainly worth a republish on the homepage :)

I assume the people running the tests and interpreting the data at Harman work for Harman so that is a source of bias that also must be considered. No tests, DBT or otherwise are free from bias which should be noted when interpreting results.

Harman is about the only audio company I know of truly doing DBT testing. Their panel of listeners don't know the speaker models or brands under test and to my knowledge, their listeners don't work for Harman NOR are they intimately familiar with the sound of Harman speakers. This can be a...

The AV7005 review will post without measurements but I may request a review sample of the SR7005. IF that measures well you can be assured the AV7005 would only measure as good or better.

Doubtful. RBH and EMP are entirely different lines of product and different business models all together.

Looks like we were giving EMP so much exposure that they were picked up by Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1290110197/ref=sr_nr_seeall_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=emp%20speakers&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aemp%20speakers%2Ci%3Aelectronics

thanks and sorry about that. I just downloaded the user manual and confirmed their website is wrong. That's a bit disappointing but I am sure the amps are still solid in this product. Their 3490 receiver blew me away when I bench tested it.

If there are true audible differences present than all it means is the person did NOT take the necessary measurement to reveal those differences.

Frans that is odd as I don't see any settings on my end that would cause this. Please email me at: gds @ audioholics.com Put: Marantz Review in the subject field. We can discuss how you can reformat all of this into a more formal review. Some rewriting is definitely necessary if you...

Horns are an absolute must in large listening spaces like movie theaters or concert venues. I have had a chance to listen to JBL Synthesis in a home environment and the system was excellent and I am by no means a "horn" person unless you add a "y" to it :D

Frans; You're hired! We didn't review the SR6003. We did review the SR6004 and I found the crosstalk performance to be good but not great as you can see in my review: http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/receivers/marantz-sr6004-1/sr6004-measurements I personally like to see at least...

I'm as excited with anticipation of the results as you guys are. We have some heavy hitters in this shootout!

Paul has tested all but the RBH sub which is due to arrive to him early next week. I am hopeful to get everything posted before XMAS but I hope by saying that it doesn't bite me in the butt if we slip schedule. :eek:

RE: Earthquake Issue I wanted to let everyone know the Earthquake issue has been resolved. We learned a lot from this situation about how emails can be a very impersonal way to communicate intent and thought. We will revisit a review with Earthquake at a later date. I am very pleased to be...

Jakeman; I was going to let this issue settle down but now I see the Axiom crowd wants to know more. Here is a PM Alan Lofft has been sending to readers inquiring why Axiom won't submit products to our shootouts. Since Alan Lofft is one of Axiom's most trusted employees, its safe to assume...

Good suggestions about sponsored shootouts but in reality no company wants to sponsor something that may reflect badly on another. This is a very small industry and everyone is connected in one way or another. The reality is we will likely just stick to discrete product reviews for everyone...

This saddens me that Ian chose to be less than honest about this situation, especially since I took the high road and didn't mention Axiom by name in my article. I was simply venting manufacturer issues we've dealt with in the past when attempting to organize product shootouts. I have email...