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  1. gene

    Emotiva XPA-2 Stereo Power Amplifier

    Prototype and also me plead bargaining with them to change it :D
  2. gene

    Emotiva XPA-2 Stereo Power Amplifier

    No the Emotiva website is wrong. They are anticipating about 60,000uF for the XPA-2. Not sure about the XPA-5 but I doubt it would be much more.
  3. gene

    Axiom Audio A-1400-8 First Look

    Axiom is wanting me to review this amp but my schedule is slammed until I finish the Yamaha RX-Z11 and a few other reviews. I will get this going in March. I know the designer of this amp. He is one of the best in the industry. This is a solid amp despite it being a bit pricey. Let us...
  4. gene

    Cloverfield.

    This movie has all of the good attributes of porn without the sex. I agree that Trek will likely be a let down.
  5. gene

    RX-V861 bi-amping question

    My background is located here: http://www.audioholics.com/Members/Gene/biography-1 I have had my hand in amplifier design for nearly 7 years prior to quitting my cubicle engineering job to pursue the dream of Audioholics full time. As for your comments about biwiring: I find it a little...
  6. gene

    RX-V861 bi-amping question

    Than your understanding of electronics is very limited. Biwiring is NOT electrically equivalent to passive bi-amping even if the amps are all run on the same power supply. You are still providing an easier load to each amp by passive biamping and there are still isolation benefits even without...
  7. gene

    EMP adds RBH TK Series Products to Audioholics Store

    Friends; I wanted to let you know that we had RBH Sound add their TK Series products to our online store. The only difference between the TK series and the EMP versions is the latter don't have the piano gloss tops and use a poly graphite impregnated cone woofer instead of fiberglass. The...
  8. gene

    RX-V861 bi-amping question

    the benefits of biamping would be more noticeable on speakers that actually have dedicated bass units like the RBH 1266-SE for example. Most definately I'd opt for doing full 7.1 over using the extra 2 channels for bi-amping.
  9. gene

    RX-V861 bi-amping question

    What you say is mostly true but biamping is more than just getting more power to a speaker. Its about delivering that power with more control and isolating each driver with its own amp. The true benefits of biamping are achieved with active crossovers, etc, but there are still advantages to...
  10. gene

    What do you guys think about the Audyssey auto EQ program, better than others?

    Read my Denon AVR-2308CI Review: http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/receivers/avr-2308ci
  11. gene

    RX-V861 bi-amping question

    I would beg to differ depending on the speakers and usage of the receiver. If you're running just a 2CH setup, than by all means I'd biamp, especially if the bottom half of the speakers are bass units that go down in the 20Hz region. This would yield better control for driving the bass from a...
  12. gene

    Marantz SR4002 Surround Receiver

    it means they use discrete power transistors and not power op amps in the output stages. Most reputable manufacturers in this price class use discretes so you are fine. The 2308CI is a really great receiver as you can see in my review: http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/receivers/avr-2308ci...
  13. gene

    Star Trek 08 Update

    I always though a new show focusing on the Klingons would be cool so you can see their perspective on how they view humanity. To be honest, there was so much ground covered for Star Trek in the last 40 years its hard to know how to continue forward and keep it fresh while also sticking to the...
  14. gene

    Subwoofer Connection Guide For A Multi Subwoofer System

    Please re-read the article as I did mention that configuration and even included illustrations. The ideal locations for 2 or 4 subs in a rectangular room are mid point along the side and front/back walls but its often difficult for people to place subs in these locations and people rarely have...
  15. gene

    Which Speaker Brand Would you Like to See the Audioholics Store Add Immediately?

    Understood, but the brands I listed thus far have the highest success rate of inclusion immediately. We are working on other brands in the future, but we want to limit the selection of brands to the most appealing to our readers.
  16. gene

    Which Speaker Brand Would you Like to See the Audioholics Store Add Immediately?

    The Audioholics store is looking to add another speaker brand to our product selection in the next couple of weeks. We would like your input to help us decide which brand should be added. Note that we do plan on adding other brands over time but for now we would like to focus our efforts on...
  17. gene

    Star Trek 08 Update

    the prequel idea is so old and overplayed. I suspect a bomb and thats coming from a huge Star Trek fan.
  18. gene

    Subwoofer Connection Guide For A Multi Subwoofer System

    The sub will still get whatever signal the receiver is sending it but the input to the sub will be about 6dB lower than it would if you had a y-splitter going into the sub. Some manufacturers recommend the y-splitter to increase the input gain at the sub since it sums the L + R inputs. In most...
  19. gene

    Subwoofer Connection Guide For A Multi Subwoofer System

    Good point. I have added that into the article with illustrations. I hope this helps.
  20. gene

    Is Emotiva the ReIncarnation of Mondial Designs?

    Very interesting analogy. I was good friends with one of the founders of Acurus/Aragon (Tony Federici) who sadly passed away a few years ago. He was a straight up guy that despised BS and nonsense and was interested only in offering quality products without the fluff. Dan Laufman from Emotiva...
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