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Last year we reported on Dolby restricting upmixing of non-native content through their DSU. This had the potential of restricting consumer choices for upmixing content through competitor upmixers such as DTS Neural:X or Auro-matic. Apparently enough backlash was felt from licensee partners and...

Tonight at 10pm EST, we release a live premier YT interview with Shane Rich from RBH Sound answering the question: Do Exotic Materials Affect the Sound of Loudspeakers? We will be available via live chat to answer questions/feedback. Don't miss it!

In early 2018 we put our two cents in on the benefits of Dirac Live as a means of offering top of the line room correction for both 2 channel and 8 channel systems. Dirac has now been teasing a bass management version since CES Las Vegas in February of this year. This week Dirac formally...

I also haven't seen any full bandwidth power tests so I remain skeptical. The fact that all of the science guys at Harman still use Levinson amps in their DBT and NOT Crown speaks volumes. The Crown amp appears to be an unbeatable value but is best used for it's intent, PA applications, NOT...

Uhh not quite. An amp that digitizes the input and puts a brickwall at 20kHz? Not to mention is Class D so how it sounds/performs will be far more load dependent than a linear amp. These measurements won't have me selling any of my amplifiers to replace with this...

The Classe CT-2300 is one of the best sounding and best measuring amplifiers I've reviewed to date. And, it's built to last! see: https://www.audioholics.com/amplifier-reviews/classe-ct-2300

I don't even recall saying fully balanced differential amps have no audible improvement and that's an agnostic design topology to whatever amplifier class the design is. The very best designed amplifiers are fully differential and balanced but just bc an amplifier is designed with a differential...

Reliability and serviceability should factor into your decision when buying an amplifier. I loved my Emotiva XPR-1 nonoblocks but they died after the warranty expired and Emotiva refused to service them. That reason alone makes me shy away from ever recommending an Emotiva product again.

ShadyJ already answered this impedance question. I don't think it will be a problem for the Denon receiver as these speakers aren't power hogs. Also, this system is designed for small to medium sized rooms. I do recommend dual subs and bass management which will take some of the load off the...

Yep, it was a collaborative effort though. I'm working with Tony to get ALL of our recommended systems articles updated this year.

The Bose Model NCH700 Noise Cancelling headphones incorporates a total of 8 microphones, which are used in different combinations for different tasks. When the user is speaking to a voice assistant or making a phone call, a 4-microphone array is in use. Two dedicated beam-forming mics pick up...

Are you looking for a 5.1 complete system for only $750 that will absolutely crush the sound of a soundbar or HTiB system at this price range? You'll wanna check out our most recent 5.1 Recommended System for $750 ASAP! Our goal was to offer a system rivaling a sound bar while also doing...

2Vrms is still pretty good at .005% even at 4Vrms it's under .02%. But look at how good the other channels are in comparison. I know I'm picking nits but Yamaha has the capability of better. The unbalanced measures better than balanced as seen below.

I have yet to find a "light" multi-ch amp that measures better than ones with traditional linear PS and class AB topology. Agreed that Class D and switchers have come a long way though. The Emotiva Gen3 don't measure so great from what I've seen in Stereophile and THX test reports. Hopefully...

No but I will likely be getting a Monolith 11X to run all but my main speakers in the near future. Monolith's are the best 9CH and 11CH amp on the market IMO.

I spoke to Yamaha today for a good length of time. Looks like they won't be able to improve the distortion problem I found on the 5200 XLR front preouts. This will have to wait for the next model. Interestingly, this issue does NOT impact the 3080 as it's unique only to 5200 pre/pro. Luckily the...

thanks for your interest. This article and related YT video give an idea of my setup: https://www.audioholics.com/reference-systems/audioholics-showcase-home Youthman also recently did a video on my setup here:

Wow, that is a really dumb post. Glad my first impression was right. You can't even differentiate between a formal review and a preview article. I think you need to take a break from Audioholics forum for a bit. Enjoy the vacation.

Yes this is a hardware problem affecting the model as I stated earlier. Yamaha is working on a fix, not sure when it will be out though.