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Check your speaker connections. Perhaps you have a short causing the protection circuits to kick in? Circuit City sells Yamaha Z9's? Thats news to me :)

I can personally vouch for the Z9 sound quality. My home theater just doesn't sound the same without it :( Amp section is superb, DSP processing is exceptional (if that sort of thing is your bag). I can't wait for the next Z series Receiver from Yamaha! BTW both my listening tests and...

Audioholics has worked out a special arrangement with AV123 (premier online electronics and loudspeaker manufacturer) to give Audioholics readers a 10% discount on all pre-orders for the brand new Emotiva 9.4 preamp/processor and power amplifier system as well as the new RS 1000 flagship...

That is why AVCable is one of our Approved Cable vendors whom we allow to advertise on our site. Snake Oil cable vendors beware :mad: , legit cable vendors welcome ;)

Facing out usually works better to avoid cancelling especially when in close proximity. However you need to figure a way to blend the mains with the sub and not have an excessive bass bump or cancelling within the overlapping bandwidth of the two. Its not easy (though not impossible) which is...

Nova; Definately a nice setup. If I may suggest somewhere down the road try experimenting with a nice 5 Channel power amp. I have found RBH speakers to truly sing with the best of amplification. Not to say the Denon AVR-3805 is a slouch, but you owe it to yourself to feed them a dedicated...

Jack it is difficult for us to mention a problem that didn't exist in our test unit. When I meet with Denon at Cedia next week I will bring this up with them, although their tech support I spoke with in the past didn't seem to think there was a problem.

The Jon Risch Cross Coax is about on par with a decent quality 12AWG Zip cord cable one can buy at a supply store such as Lowes or Home Depot. The problem is, it is rather involving to produce and delicate to handle. It is certainly worth a try as far as DIY cables go. We will soon be posting...

The only motivation I see if if you prefer a flat cable or prefer the cosmetics. I personally use the Starflex and have both at my disposal.

Damn it Rob, don't steal my lines for up and coming subwoofer reviews ;) Going forward we will have a new category rating for subwoofers: Lung Busting Factor :D

Apparently yes according to a report in the medical journal Thorax, they described cases of young men who suffered a lung collapse -- technically called Pneumothorax. According to the Reuters Report: “A pneumothorax occurs when a small rupture in one of the lungs allows air to leak into...

Keep all the expensive equipment, but dump those cables. It is ridiculous to have a cable with an RLC box slapped on it to essentially roll off the highs, especially for $23K. Tone controls should be done in the digital domain, if at all. Here is an interesting link showing the inside of an...

By all means post the spec here. I am certain you will get some good feedback from all the cable loonies (like me) participating on this forum ;)

Starflex and Flexygy measurements are similar enough for them to be indistinguishable sonically. They are both good cables with great terminations and cosmetics.

Try the River Cable Flexygy. They measure well, have great terminations, aren't too overpriced. Best of all you get a 10% audioholics discount by using the code: AH504FX There are cheaper alternatives from Ram Electronics but I haven't tested them yet...

You will have your answer when we meet with Denon at Cedia in less than two weeks. BTW, SACD/DVD-A via a digital connection with proper time alignment and bass management is not a essential part of my breakfast :) Once you have it, you can't go back.

OShag; Did you determine that the "better" audio fidelity was a result of your preamp, power amps, or combo of both? IF you think its mostly the amps, try avoiding a cabling and configuring headache and simply preamp out your Z9 to the outboard amps you have. ON the flip side I could see...

Mudcat; I think a more accurate statement here would be there are no audible differences in well designed cables. Exotic cable vendors, or anyone for that matter can easily design a high resistance/inductance cable that will cause audible differences b/c of too much of those factors. The same...

Marko; The benefits of biwiring are next to null if you start out with a well designed cable. Biwiring can be problematic if you choose a high capacitance cable as you essentially double the capacitance in biwire configuration which can cause amplifier stability problems and/or frequency...