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  1. gene

    Alpha Core Goertz

    <font color='#000000'>This wire is included in part II. &nbsp;Incidentally it is the highest capacitance cable I have ever measured. &nbsp;Stay tuned...</font>
  2. gene

    What guage speaker cable?

    <font color='#000000'>Thats a great link, however the author doesn't account for complex load impedances of some speakers that may dip down to 4 ohms or less at high frequencies. &nbsp;This is why I recommend no thinner than 12AWG wire for speaker runs when high fidelity playback is concerned...
  3. gene

    Denon DVD-5900 Contrast Bug

    <font color='#000000'>Juan; We have been so swamped lately with CES and product reviews, etc. &nbsp;I am shooting to publish the review by end of February, first week in March. &nbsp;There now I am committed &nbsp;</font>
  4. gene

    Pre outs on recievers?

    <font color='#000000'>Use great care when biamping your speakers and using different amplifier types to ensure the levels are matched properly, especially if their gain structures are different. &nbsp;It is usually advised to use identical amplifiers when biamping, or at least ones with...
  5. gene

    Denon DVD-5900 Contrast Bug

    <font color='#000000'>Paul; Try setting the player to 0IRE in the &quot;Pic Adjust&quot; menu. &nbsp;The manual doesn't document this well. &nbsp;I am interested to hear your findings.</font>
  6. gene

    CES Coverage Has Officially Begun!

    <font color='#000000'>Bicho; These are kinda difficult companies to contact sometimes but we will try. &nbsp;I can tell you we are gearing up to do more video related reviews in the near future so stay tuned....</font>
  7. gene

    Is using bare wire ok?

    <font color='#000000'>EdR; As Dan so eloquently puts, the advantage to terminating your cables is convenience. &nbsp;12AWG wire is fine, and you could certainly bi-wire your fronts to reduce DCR if you like. &nbsp; In my application where I am continually switching out loudspeakers for review...
  8. gene

    Yamaha RXV2400/Paradigm/Denon DVD-2200 Frustration

    <font color='#000000'>Maybe this will help RX-V2400 having &quot;Shut Off&quot; problems. Yamaha Receiver FAQ</font>
  9. gene

    The truth about tube amps

    <font color='#000000'>My theory is this, when making a recording, the artist may choose tube mics/amps because they like the distortion profile that colors the voice/guitar sound. Great no problem there. &nbsp;I also like how a tube amp distorts guitar. However, the playback of the recording...
  10. gene

    Is using bare wire ok?

    <font color='#000000'>I will let the measurements speak for themselves Speaker Cable Face Off I Personally I would use their 10AWG wire which costs a little more, but has lower resistance and inductance but of course I am an Audioholic and overkill is not in my vocabulary &nbsp;</font>
  11. gene

    Introduction to Room Acoustics

    <font color='#000000'>Rives Audio has contributed another article to Audioholics regarding room acoustics, the often forgotten, yet critical component in ones audio system. &nbsp; This article serves as an introductory of what will expand upon all facets of room acoustics and how the every day...
  12. gene

    Is using bare wire ok?

    <font color='#000000'>I wouldn't expect a few milliohms of contact resistance to have anyt audible effect. &nbsp;I always find it amusing when exotic cable companies offer upgrades to jumpers and binding posts to stock units. &nbsp;Unless the stock units are corroded or damaged, I would just...
  13. gene

    Yamaha RXV2400/Paradigm/Denon DVD-2200 Frustration

    <font color='#000000'>Rob; If you had no speakers connected to your receiver and it still shut off, then it is likely there is something physically wrong with your unit. &nbsp;Are you sure there aren't any stray speaker wires shorting the binding posts? &nbsp;This sounds funny, but sniff the...
  14. gene

    Series vs Parallel Crossovers

    <font color='#000000'>Despite many of the myths that surround series networks and their acclaimed superiority over conventional parallel networks for loudspeaker design, both networks can be designed with identical transfer functions if the load impedance remains constant. Most of the claims...
  15. gene

    Where should we draw the line with cables?

    <font color='#000000'>Sorry if we managed to take the &quot;fun&quot; out of this hobby for you. &nbsp;Our objectives in our cable articles is to bring back sanity to the industry where measurements, common sense, and ethics seem to have gone out the door nearly two decades ago and very few...
  16. gene

    A/V Processor/Receiver Checklist

    <font color='#000000'>Hi Pam; Having heard both the RX-Z1 and RX-V2400 I would definately give stereo performance to the RX-Z1. &nbsp;However, the purpose of this tabulated comparison is to objectively rate critical and desired features as a benchmark for future products to compare against, NOT...
  17. gene

    Sun-fired

    <font color='#000000'>HI Steve, Thanks for your opinion and glad to see you still value and believe in your purchasing decision after reading our review. &nbsp;Obviously the negatives we listed did not affect your application. &nbsp; If you don't agree with our opinion of the product, you may...
  18. gene

    Too good of speakers?

    <font color='#000000'>Without seeing an impedance/phase plot of their speaker, it is difficult to tell. Tannoy I am assuming this is the speaker you are referring too. &nbsp;That being the case, it is 88dB SPL@1 meter sensitive, 8 ohm nominal load, doesn't seem too overbearing to drive. &nbsp...
  19. gene

    How Helpful Is Audioholics?

    <font color='#000000'>We are looking for your general feedback as to how helpful our critical reviews, supplementary articles and set-up tips are when making your product decisions and would appreciate your participation in our survey along with your commentary.  Thank you for your...
  20. gene

    Yamaha RXV-2400 -versus- Denon AVR-3803?

    <font color='#000000'>Ricky; The RX-Z9 does 9.1 with no external amplification needed. &nbsp;Some of the older 3000 series and RX-Z1/V1 do 8.1 (one back surround). However, the RX-V2400 and Z9 are the only ones that offer their latest features: 1) Component Video Up Conversion 2) YPAO 3) PLIIx...
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