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There is a reason why the Yammie amp had such low output in 5/7 channels test mode and the reason is in the following article: The All Channels Driven Test Controversy

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Given the options you listed, I would stick with the DSP-A1. Although it lacks PLIIx and DTS 96/24, it more than makes up for it in fidelity, smoothness and amplifier power. Its a great machine and I miss the one I sold 4 years ago :(

This is bad advice, which I assume was meant as a joke. The Receiver will shut down long before it will overheat or be overdriven enough to present a safety issue and most likely long before it goes into heavy clipping. The M80ti's should run fine with this receiver. Clint used these...

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Yes those little black boxes certainly can do something or nothing depending on whats in them. Some companies simply slap a black box on with nothing in them, other put filter networks in to limit the bandwidth of the cable (NOT a good idea) or zobels on the speaker end in hopes to restore...

Realize that most loudspeaker and other consumer audio manufacturers for that matter wont be totally upfront about cables, because they want to keep their dealers happy. Dealers make a killing on exotic cables, some more than others. Biwiring offers very little from a performance/technical...

If anyone has an old Yamaha DSP A3090 or DSP A1 lying around, please email me. I would like to offer a trade for one. I have Universal DVD player, speakers & subwoofer, cables, DVD's, etc to offer in the trade. Thanks. gds@audioholics.com

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Biwiring a speaker only changes the load to the amplifier slightly due to different cable impedance. It will make little difference to the amp in most cases (assuming your not using some wacky high capacitance exotic cable). You should be fine driving the M80's with the AVR-3805. It has a...

Perhaps, but its important to note that these receivers will deliver their rated power and then some in at least two channels driven simultaneously. In fact, I found the RX-Z9 delivered alot more power into 4 ohm loads indicating it handled low impedance loads very well without introducing slew...

Pat; I think people are more interested in debating the magic of exotic cables ;)

I am floored by the notion one would spend $1000 or more on a pair of speaker cables after all the articles I have written here, test data, and methodologies discussed. I am equally floored that the misconception of spending more money on cables guarantees "better" cables is still alive and...

If one of the drivers are intentionally wired out of phase in your speaker in order for it to properly sum at the crossover point, the YPAO system will incorrectly identify the speaker as being out of phase. My advise is to check the cable polarity at the amp and speaker side to ensure it is in...

Mark is correct. Just to clarify here, what you are actually getting on most subs by using a y-cable to feed the L/R inputs is input signal gain since each input is being summed before going to the power amp. You will actually get up to 6dB of voltage gain depending on how the summing is...

What is the configuration of your rear speakers? Are they 2 or 3 way? Don't rely on YPAO to properly set the crossover point of your subwoofer, or for it to properly determine speaker sizes. It should only be used for level and distance calibration and the EQ function should be tested on...

Mike; Our friends at Blue Jeans Cable authored that article and I put in a request for them to make the additions you suggested. While we wait on that, feel free to peruse another article we have that may incorporate what your looking for called: Audio & Video Connections Guide

PI Vision has introduced video wall support for its market-leading network video recorder, the UVMS™ (Universal Video Management System). The UVMS™ D3 Decoder and Display Driver is ideal for controlling banks of video displays - whether users employ analogue monitors, the latest control room...

Cable impedance really isn't that complicated. The basic equation Zo = (L/C)^1/2 allows one to calculate the characteristic impedance. At audio frequencies this is a moot point and only starts coming into play about 1/10 the wavelength. So take 1/10 (C/f) where C = 3x10^8 m/s (speed of light)...

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