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Here is a nice article written by Brent Butterwoth that plugs us and compares a bunch of Outdoor Speakers: The Best Outdoor Speakers | The Wirecutter Looks like we should get a set of those Yamaha's in for review.

Sorry haven't been following ADTG's 20-30 different speaker setups :) I like Philip's approach and his stuff looks solid. Great build quality, great drivers, great know how in execution. My point was small bookshelf speakers paired with multiple subs can be great but you never get enough...

Ordinarily I would agree but the 8Ts load bass into a room unlike any other speaker I've ever experienced. I wouldn't trade the 8Ts setup as a fullrange system for 8T Satellites with 2 or 4 of its bass modules properly placed in the room for anything but maybe home theater. The way the bass...

Better build quality, more power, better cosmetics, lower noisefloor, modest price increase. Not sure what else you were expecting but I'd say those are changes worthy of a Gen2.

the original XPA2 was bridgeable too. It's not the same as an XPA-1. XPA-2 in bridge mode is 8ohm recommended while the XPA-1 is designed to work with 4ohm loads.

I'd imagine that's rated per the old FTC method of 2 channels driven full power. 100x2/.5 + power from other components = around 500 watts. It's likely Class AB with a higher than norm Class A bias. Years ago Yamaha used to employ a sliding Class A bias. Not sure if they still do but I can...

Yea it reminds me of the Marantz PM-11S2. Love those VU meters though!

Good Driver companies typically have a wealth more knowledge than a small loudspeaker company claiming to "make their own drivers". There are different grades of performance and tolerances / failure rates of OEM parts. Some of the best performing and highest reliable parts are used by multiple...

I've run this site for over 14 years now and NEVER been offered to "review and sell" equipment by any manufacturer. That's not something that would even remotely interest me nor would I want to even manage such an endeavor. I doubt very much that happens with any AV publication. Never heard...

Preview articles are a necessary evil. We can't possibly review every product on the market and we had to have an article format to still provide coverage while also getting good SEO. Our Preview articles tend to have more info than what most AV publications call "reviews". Most readers...

I tend to agree that beyond a few watts of Class A bias, you're simply wasting power but there are diehard fans of Class A amplification and it does measure better. The tradeoff is heat and watts wasted but it's up to the Audiophile to decide how green they want to be.

Makes sense as 25% efficiency is a theoretical max efficiency of Class A and it doesn't take into account the power used for the ARM processor and other active devices in the amp. That said, the XPA-1 in Class A mode would probably dissipate more like 300 watts but you can check with Emotiva to...

Assuming 25% efficiency, power consumption at 60 watts output would be 240 watts.

There hasn't been any financial ties with Audioholics website and the E-Store in years. I'm done debating the integrity of this site over an article. Either accept it or move to another forum.

I haven't changed the focus of this site since its inception. I just learned to chose my words more carefully to not alienate my audience while still getting the message across. We are also more selective of what products we review. Our traffic ratings continue to grow and our business is...

Umm I want everyone reading my site, objectivists and subjectivists alike. I sure hope the people at AA enjoy at least some of our content here and respect what we do. Before wondering what direction I am trying to "Steer" Audioholics, you should at least try to stay current with what...

If you had the option of selling all of your speakers in favor of a pair of T8s, I'd do it! Shane is going to be sending an SX-1212/R to Josh for review and CEA testing next month I believe. I am told the 1212/R has nearly the same output as a T8 sub would, though I'm not sure how different it...

Or just bite the bullet and get yourself some Status 8Ts and a couple of 1kwatt+ monoblocks. No need for powered subs then ;) I seriously run mine full range with LFE going to them and it rattles the core of my essence in my 6,000ft^3 room. I still use my dual DD-15+s to smooth out the bass...

Article Backlash & Followup First I'd like to thank everyone for holding our publication to such high standards. However, I've learned over the years if you're too stringent on a viewpoint, you narrow not only your audience but also the people willing to work with you. While I am a...

Lulimet, yes he is willing to sell just the towers for now. Shipping would be about $100 but he will sell the towers delivered to you for $550 shipped or the entire system for $700 shipped to anyone interested.