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Typically the Z series from Yamaha are built in Japan. Built in China is not such a bad thing as long as the company ensures everything is being done right at the factory. Most of the so called "high end" products are built in China even if they claim to be American or European companies.

What will be killer is if you can redirect the front channels to the presence channels and then run an external 2 channel amp for the fronts. I will determine if this is possible. This is something I've been requesting on lower than flagship models from Yamaha for years.

That's awesome. You won't be disappointed and I'd definately plan on having the wife/kids flying back. There will be a ton of gear to auction and win at our event :)

Yes the dinner event / costume party is on thursday night. I will be posting a schedule of events shortly. I highly encourage those whom are only attending Friday to get there early as the event will be wrapped up by 3pm. As for my costume, well you will have to wait and see :rolleyes:

This only makes sense for flagship type products that a manufacturer plans on keeping in their lineup for 4+ years or longer. To date, I don't know of any manufacturers that have successfully pulled this off.

Its much worse placing a 2 way MT sideways than a MTM. Also lobing issues of a properly designed MTM are grossly overstated and although are measurable, they are rarely audible if you sit within 20-30 deg off axis from the speaker.

That is a wise upgrade if you've got the $$$ to do it. Somewhere down the road you may also want to add an additional sub for better bass response across all listening seats. Good luck.

According to my sources, the quality of parts (IE. dacs, amp drivers, etc) are better on the Z series. I will be reviewing this in October and will find out then. The trend with all the major receiver manufacturers now is to sacifice amp quality for features and the latest HDMI...

probably so it could play lower without port noise issues.

I am not a fan of placing MT type 2 way speakers on their sides due to lobing issues. It can work if you don't sit too far off axis but the same argument can be made for a phantom center as well. I suggest using a dedicated center if you can otherwise placing a bookshelf vertically mounted as...

It's puzzling to me b/c back in the day, they made some fine CRT tvs IMO. I also thought their VCR's were the tops. They had a few good years with AVR's but later liquidated their audio side of the business. It now seems they are attempting to revitalize their audio side but at a much...

Yes, right now they are running this special instead: http://store.audioholics.com/product/1837/17/emp-eca-5-1-speaker-system

Actually we upgraded this to a $3600 5.1 A/V System Giveaway Sure its more costly for us, but who loves ya? :D

All our room block is nearly 70% filled and will likely reach capacity shortly after CEDIA. I suggest booking your hotel rooms now at our special $195/nt rate before they sell out. The hotel informed me additional rooms won't be available since there are 2 larger conventions happening back to...

Our room block is nearly 70% filled and will likely reach capacity shortly after CEDIA. I suggest booking your hotel rooms now at our special $195/nt rate before they sell out. The hotel informed me additional rooms won't be available since there are 2 larger conventions happening back to back...

Net Radio Issue All; Tonight net radio was acting up again on my AVP so I tested it on my Yamaha RX-V2700 receiver and it worked just fine. It appears to be a Denon issue and I will ping them again to see what they recommend.

If you're happy with your current calibration, don't mess with it. I really can't make any recommendations without seeing a room layout diagram. This should also be taken to a different thread so we can keep this one on topic relating to the AVP. I am not familiar with the DAG unit but I...

Find out what Sencore device they are using. I have an SP495 in my bag of test tools. Sub position is only predictable in rectangular rooms. Most people don't have a perfect rectangle/square room so the room calculators become somewhat useless as a result. Without good measurement gear...

I am not sure what HAA did other than adjust level and trim and find the right locations for your 2 subs. If they took an average distance of the 2 subs and entered that into the processor than you're probably OK. I assume they level matched the subs individually before dialing in the right...

Why did you use a y-adaptor for your subs? The Denon has a 2SP Mix mode which would allow you independent level/trim controls for each sub while also sending identical content to both. Have you read this article for reference: Multi Subwoofer Connection Guide