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Where did you get info about the Denon AVR-4803 being current limiting? Other publications that did all channels driven tests showed the 5803 did infact deliver more power than even the AVR507. Note I am not saying more is better or one sounds better than the other, just curious about your...

Ricky; You just caught me about in the middle of logging off so I will answer real quick. If you don't plan on using the video circuity of the Z9 or its amps, there may be little reason for you to do the upgrade other than: 1) PLIIx 2) Component Video Upconversion 3) THX Processing 4)...

Folks; Thanks for all your great feedback and appreciate for my efforts in this review. As I mentioned before I realize I may not have covered all aspects of the product. There is just too much to the Z9 I suppose. Next time I do a review on a product like this, I will start writing it the...

Alas I am done! This one killed me folks. With all of this anticipation, I hope nobody is disappointed. Yamaha RX-Z9 Review!

CD has been given a bad rap mostly by audio elitist (usually the same people that dig cable voodoo). There is a reason why some LP's sound better than CD's and it has nothing to do with the format. We will be posting an article about this shortly. Stay tuned... In the meantime, take a...

Or you work 8hrs/day for someone else and 16hrs/day for yourself at the same time. I am hoping to eliminate the prior very soon! I don't mind working around the clock for myself, especially since I love doing this :)

It's not the wine thats getting to me, its sleep deprivation. Damn I need a vacation or more hired help :eek:

No idea on that. I can only assume Z9 means 9 channels? BTW I confirmed Z9 does NOT do 1080i for 480i DVD signals.

I redirected the bodbuilding stuff here so that the Z9 thread will stay on topic.

Man how did we get off track here :rolleyes: Asking a bodybuilder how much he benches is like asking an audiophile how many watts his amp is. I was never a powerlifter and bench was always one of my weakest exercises, but the best I did back when my joints didn't hurt was 375lbs (almost 6...

O'Shag; Yes according to Yamaha even if you set to 1080i the Z9 is giving you 480p for your 480i DVD output. I still have a call into them for more info on this, and stay tuned for my review where I do go into more details here. I was never a big fan of Mr. Mentzer's training principles...

O'Shag; According to Yamaha, the Z9 limits the 480i signal of your DVD player to 480p due to copyright issues. More on this when I post my review. Jaycan; regarding DSP processing, you got that right!

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OK so did you have the interconnects cross wired? Did that help? I suspect the high sensitivity of your speakers are allowing you to hear the elevated noise floor more easily, especially if you are within close proximity of the speakers. Was the hiss coming from your tweeters or the bass...

HopJohn; Thanks for the very informative assessment. We will contact NAD shortly to begin reviewing their gear.

No it’s not true and absolutely absurd. Its a good idea to keep your cable lengths to a minimum, but having one speaker cable 10ft in length vs 20ft has very little difference electrically and subsequently audibly (assuming cable of same design and of sound design). Having long wire runs for...

Audiosouse; check the line level connection you made between the unused source and Zone2. PErhaps you had the L and R reversed? What is the sensitivy of your speakers? Who have you been dealing with a Denon? I will give him/her a call to discuss. Thanks.

John; My point here was if you know what the conductor spacing is, you can determine the effective dielectric constant by measuring Cp and using the formulas in my chart provided by Henry Ott. The same is true if you know what the effective dielectric constant is, you can measure Cp to...

If you are dealing with speaker cables in particular than yes its a "No". RLC are the primary factors to measure and concern yourself with here. Sheilding in very rare instances may also come into play for speaker cables. Note that C is dependent on the conductor spacing and dielectric...

As usual AV_Phile you take my commentary or others commentary out of context. Yes we do allow manufacturers to look over the technical aspects our reviews before posting to ensure we did not incorrectly state things about the product(s) in question. This is a professional courtesy we extend to...