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Stereo upmixing is immune to this. I'm strictly referring to discrete multi-Ch.

Guys; I've heard from a very good source today that the next generation AV receivers and processors will no longer allow non-native upmixing of mult-ch content. In other words, if your source is encoded in DTS HD, Dolby won't allow you to use the DSU. Instead you will have to use the DTS:X...

While I didn't particularly care for his demeanor or always agree with his viewpoints, I sympathize for his passing. Hopefully he finds peace and is in a better place enjoying the best hifi system beyond our earthly confides. RIP.

i've received some nice emails from manufacturers that have read this article and also had similar concerns. The folks at NAD gave me permission to repost their response: It is difficult to comment on the tests conducted by THX in this amplifier comparison as THX doesn’t provide a proper...

Uggh I know. It's something we need more of but I felt it was important to discuss this topic.

Very true indeed. Also, once a manfacturer knows the THX spec and has already designed a product to meet it, it's easy enough for them to make successor products that meet those specs without having to pay a royalty. THX never updated their Cinema EQ feature or stance on dipole speakers so in...

Only recently on lower models. Their post THX Some of the flagships Yamaha produced post THX have been very good. The reason why receiver quality has declined is an industry problem more than relating to dropping THX. The demand for the super receiver has dwindled and most folks would rather...

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Denon and Yamaha used to get THX certified. I actually advised Yamaha to drop the THX after 2 generations bc they already easily met all the specs anyways. The THX name lost relevancy in consumer audio over the years especially since consumers weren't demanding it in their product purchasing...

NAD confirmed to me that the THX Frequency response graphs aren't correct and they also were puzzled by the power burst test results. This is getting interesting.

Yes agreed that THX did lay some good groundwork back in the day, especially with bass management. They were a different company back then for sure. By today's perspective however, their stuff on dipole speakers for surrounds is particularly dated in the world of discrete surround sound and...

I'm only going off what is on their new website. I wouldn't make assumptions that anything they did in the past was carried over. I've sent this article to a few manufacturers for peer and they are in agreement with my viewpoints.

No I meant THX testing. I will clarify.

Thanks for the info, but where is this found on their new website? All of the power tests there appear to be done in purely resistive loads from what is noted in their results.

THX recently launched a website to "objectively" compare AV consumer products. But is it without bias? Here is a sneak peek into our analysis of their website. This article isn't published yet but I welcome your feedback before it goes live on Monday. See: THX Standard Website: Objective or...

Speaker manufacturer Monitor Audio released details of their super slim 2" deep in-wall speakers recently. Dubbed the WSS speakers, Monitor Audio has given the consumer a choice of three models all which share the same footprint and pre-construction bracket. The WSS130, WSS230, and WSS430 will...

It was in this article :) Biggest Failures in Consumer Audio

Glad to hear that b/c I thought Avengers 2 was about the worst Marvel movie I've ever seen. I did love Thor Ragnarok though.

I've already called out Denon and others on page 2 of this article: https://www.audioholics.com/audio-amplifier/ftc-consumer-audio

Thanks for sharing that. I got an email from ONkyo/Pioneer that they are going to be listing 2CH FTC power as their primary power spec on their website and brochures from now on as a result of my articles on this topic. In fact, we just received a press release of a new Pioneer AV receiver...