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Jack; Cable Break In is a classic snake oil cable myth. There is no mechanism for cable break in, let alone the termination. While its great that you seem to perceive a sonic difference in the type of termination you are using in your cable you should try a controlled DBT test to ensure it...

We just reviewed the Harman KArdon AVR 130. So you may wish to check it out.

I am selling my Sony SCD-CE775 Audience Modded SACD Player This is an excellent sounding SACD changer. Now that I have digital i.link and two universal SACD players, I no longer need this player. I am willing to part with it for $350 + shipping. Audience charges $500 alone just for the...

You will get no argument from me there :) Any alleged benefit of reduction of back EMF from the drivers induced in the cables will still be presented to the single amplifier connection. I like to refer to "Bi wire" and "buy wire" :p

Rather than going through the hassle of biwiring with two sets of 12AWG wire, instead go with one set on 10AWG wire as it will yield nearly similar resistance, inductance and less capacitance. It will also be easier for connecting. I would suggest using cables with compression style bananas...

Ok lets simplify the Bi Amping process by assuming we know the unity gain volume setting for the amps to be nearly balanced (+2dB): Step #1: Connect a pair of analog RCA cables from the preamp outs of the "Front" channels to an unused input of the AVR-3805 (In my case, I chose the CD inputs)...

Chris; Thanks for the suggestions and we are looking at simplifying the forum sections. There are way too many IMO. I think we got a little out of hand :rolleyes:

I checked this a month or so ago but will bring it up again at Cedia to make sure. Everybody is slammed getting ready for the show right now so sit tight.

82dB SNR is rated at 1watt so its actually not a bad spec. The distortion is high, but some people like the colored sound of tube distortion. Tubes disrtort much more gracefully than solid state amps. 40wpc is prob ok for high efficient speakers in a small to medium sized room, but not for...

Mitch; I think it will work with 3910. Last time I checked, Denon got provisioning from Sony to do this. Its a rough time right now to get ahold of the right people at Denon with all the prepping for Cedia, but rest assured all of this will be covered by us in detail with our Cedia...

Rob, lets also not forget that not all measurements are truly objective. Often more the case than not, a reviewer (not from Audioholics of course ;) ) will misinterpret a measurement, or make it incorrectly (especially for speakers) and imply a certain characterstic for a product that may...

Fortunately for cables, measurements do tell the whole story. For loudspeakers and other electronics it becomes far more involving. Making the right acoustical measurement of speakers and correlating that to sound is very tricky and often incomplete.

Its hard to make an intelligent recommendation when one doesn't know the following: 1) Your room size and dynamics 2) Your speaker configuration, brand and models 3) Your budget 4) Your primary objectives (which sounds like home theater) There are cheaper alternatives depending on your...

#9; Here is my review on the RCD-1072. If you look at the blue horizontal tool bar near the top of the forums you will see a search tab. Hope this helps and welcome aboard.

Ha ha thats a good point! Some are a little of both. Since I own Audioholics, its all good :) However most of the gear is on extended loan via manufacturers. I am not loyal to any gear long enough to keep it personally ;) You may be right in this case but for different reasons...

The 75A rating is a bogus spec it is an instantaneous figure rather than steady state, kinda like dynamic power ratings. The 7200 is a beefy receiver and since it doesn't have all the latest DSP compliments (PLiix, DTS 96/24, etc) you can get it for a bargain. It certainly has a more tasty amp...

I use dlink for DD/DTS and DVD-A. I don't have a 5803A so dlink doesnt work for SACD in my case. And yes, my calibration isn't perfect for SACD as it stands now. By the time I get it right, I will be moving onto 5805 ;)

I don't see how they can do another story of his origins. The first Batman movie with Mike Keaton covered that and they referenced in in the last 3 as well. What will be different about this one? Now we have yet another man behind the mask to get used to. I say lets stick to the cartoon...

Yes in many cases the Receiver has a better dac implementation than the DVD player with perhaps the rare exception to the DVD-5900. In addition, many receivers/pre/pros only have one global channel trim setting making it difficult to calibrate for all formats. Most Universal DVD players have...

Having reboxed the Z9 and reconnected the 5803 I can personally say the Z9 will be sorely missed. I almost can't function without DSP Adventure Mode for movies and PLIIX for music and old analog video sources ;) Denon is introducing some new whoppers at Cedia, including a replacement to the...