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That's a very good point. H/K reliability has been a bit shoddy in the past from my experience as well. I was hoping the new generation would be better as this unit looks very well constructed for its price point. I will see if we can line up a review of this receiver soon. In the meantime...

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Although we haven't conducted a formal review of this receiver yet, it appears to have a more robust amp section than many of its competitors in its price class. Most of the A/V receivers at this price utilize chip amps while the HK is all discrete. If you're not a fan of HK, I'd suggest...

Guys; Just so you know, its usually an industry standard for manufacturers to offer reviewers accomodation pricing on equipment after they complete a review. Nobody wants to re-sell an open boxed item. Its up to the reviewer to decide if they want to make the purchase which is usually at...

BTW as far as I know the new McIntosh BD player will be an upscale version of the Marantz player which is an upscale version of the Denon player. Once I can take a look inside, I can post for sure. I do know they did make changes between the 3 models. Whether those changes are measurably and...

Guys lets keep the thread on topic please. No need for personal attacks. Thanks.

Excellent perspective Pat. Glad to see you're still lurking about.

I agree this is a big problem for us given the detail we put in our reviews and our small staff. I tried hiring additional reviewers but they haven't really panned out. If anyone has a good A/V background and a way to do objective measurements that also enjoys reviewing gear, feel free to...

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those big thru-hole caps on the audio board look interesting. I'd love to get my hand on a unit to see if they are beneficial or not. Some people may not realize that part quality means nothing if the layout and placement of parts causes their own issues.

It's not a career goal for me but if anyone wants to submit an Oppo based BD player to me to have a look, I will certainly do that. I prefer to get a new player so nobody cries foul play that the unit was defective after we test it however.

THX Update All; THX sent me another followup email based on the Oppo comments I added yesterday. I added their comments as shown below: Incidentally THX also personally invited me to come out to their facility sometime during the next few months to take a tour and discuss their...

Regarding Jerry's comments about the Audioholics E-store I just posted this on AVS: The thread is located here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1166176&page=20&highlight=audioholics

Here is what I added to the THX Response page. It may take 24hrs to show up due to our site caching over several servers. I also emailed THX and Lexicon of this update.

This is really a bizarre situation. Not sure why Jerry is attacking us for posting facts about both players but if it empowers him then sobeit. I sent an email to Oppo and they claim to have worked directly with THX. I also asked permission from Oppo to make the following statement which they...

this isn't all much different than: Attack of the Clone Processors Attack of the Clone Amplifiers A friend of mine in the industry said you wouldn't believe how many loudspeakers are produced from the same assembly plants in china. Often a part or different color cone is swapped to...

Hey guys this is all fascinating stuff but you should probably ask permission before posting private emails. It's always a pet peeve of mine when someone posts a personal email response I gave to them on AVS or other forums especially if its used out of context. This is indeed a strange...

Ron; If you read my test supplemental report of the 83SE you will find my recommendations around the issues I discovered: http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/t.../oppo-bdp-83se Just set your speakers to large and their won't be a distortion issue, especially since you aren't using a sub...

Sure it can if the stock Oppo meets all of the THX requirements.

For what its worth, I found this on AVS which is a statement Lexicon apparently made about their player prior to our review: Link to the AVS thread here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1166176&page=12&highlight=audioholics