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We were all happy to put 2020 COVID-19 madness behind us this year only to be faced with a supply chain issues making it difficult to purchase electronics either due to unavailability or resultant price increases. With that said, here are some great holiday gift ideas to help bring your...

Oh they definitely have a measurable affect. The question is: "Is it really better?" I think this needs further study. I call it jewelry because of the price and aesthetics.

To be clear Isoacoustics has never given us a dime. I personally consider this audio jewelry. But, Theo is a very enthusiastic audiophile always perceiving the world as glass half full optimism. I admire his perceptions and value his contribution to the site.

I always factor in Rs, Ls and Cp of speaker cables when doing analysis. There is something amiss with your distortion plots. I actually measured speaker cables impacts on real amplifiers with real speakers and the results were pretty nill. See 12:03

Mono only testing a loudspeaker doesn't give any indication of spatiality which I think is too often overlooked. Professor Edgar talks about this on our YT channel and we plan to cover this more in the future.

I never thought that decoupling my loudspeakers from the floor would have such a profound impact on their sound. IsoAcoustics GAIA Isolators showed me otherwise and there is real science behind them which we will explore in this review. I tried the GAIA isolators on both of my reference systems...

Just a quick update. Yamaha confirmed my measurements but there doesn't seem to be a recourse in fixing anything. I will publish the test report as it stands and do my listening tests next to see if any of this is audible. Stay tuned....

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The AVR5805 has 10 internal channels of amplification (170wpc x 10) and is rated into 4 ohms with no gimmicky switch. It is the best receiver they've ever made and arguably the best AVR of all time. see my review: https://www.audioholics.com/av-receiver-reviews/denon-avr-5805

New Atmos speaker from Arendal Sound. NOT a Bouncy House type. https://www.audioholics.com/surround-sound-reviews/arendal-1723-height-s

Stereo gear has changed A LOT in the last 50 years, but some people would still say there was never a better time for sound than in the 1970's. We're taking a walk through time and revisiting a blast from the past with stereo gear from the amazing 1970's. Was this the decade of the real Golden...

This is my latest video on the "Pure Direct" feature. The Yamaha A6A platform is capable of some good measurements when not misbehaving.

I can confirm the new A6A doesn't have the same distortion issues out of the XLRs that the 5200 processor has. That issue was limited only to the 5200 and NOT the 3080. The new A6A receiver (at least my sample) has a host of other more egregious issues that no other Yamaha products I tested...

I can relate. My left ear experiences pain and intermittent ringing. I went to a Neuro-ENT and he diagnosed me with a condition where my Eustacian tube stays open when it should close which happens during exercise or excessive usage of sinus meds. It causes me to hear my own voice too much when...

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Denon released information on three new AV receivers for 2021, the AVR-S760H, AVR-S660H, and AVR-X1700H. Considering that all three receivers come in between $450 to $700 and boast three 8K HDMI inputs and the latest technologies for immersive sound as well as advanced voice control and...

I was sad to hear this. Powell was an honorable man from what I've seen.

This is a followup article written by industry Veteran Steve Feinstein: https://www.audioholics.com/editorials/chip-shortages

But I've got 8" Bowers & Wilkins In-ceiling speakers in my bathroom. Does that qualify as "Super Audioholic"? :)

I would NOT buy Audioquest products since most of them are ridden with Snake Oil claims that failed to meet expectations when independently tested as I've done here: As for power cables, the only time I would change from what is supplied is if you power cable got broken or you need a different...