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Ron; You will in a sense lower the effective DC resistance of the cable from 14AWG to 11AWG which is a good thing. However, you will double the pair to pair capacitance. Not sure what your cable capacitance is and lengths you are using to make an educated judgement. If you are using zip...

Check in the manual set-up to make sure you have all of the other speakers turned on. Since I no longer have the review sample, I can't tell you the exact key presses. Perhaps other owners here can help. I suspect you don't have the other speakers configured.

AV_Phile; I feel I need to interject here for a moment as many of your statements are a bit misplaced. Yamaha never claimed the Z9 will deliver 170watts x 7 simultaneously. I know it may seem a bit misleading but welcome to the audio world where marketing rules! The truth is there really...

AV_Phile; I feel I need to interject here for a moment as many of your statements are a bit misplaced. Yamaha never claimed the Z9 will deliver 170watts x 7 simultaneously. I know it may seem a bit misleading but welcome to the audio world where marketing rules! The truth is there really...

Looks like you need component video cables for HDTV Box, Display and DVD player, digital cables for DVD player to receiver, and some speaker cables. If I may suggest, figure out the lengths you need to hook up each component and check out one of our approved online cable vendors :)...

Randy; I sent you at least two replies in PM about this. Perhaps you didn't get them due to the forum move? I have these speakers and plan on reviewing them after I finish up a few cable articles and reviews. So far they are a fine sounding speaker with excellent bass response. They are...

Out of Phase Error on Autocalibration Receivers All; Do not blindly follow what the receiver is telling you regarding speakers being out of phase. Some 3 way speakers have the woofers, or tweeters purposely wired out of phase for proper summing at the crossover frequencies. This can lead...

av_phile you are correct. In fact, many DVD-A discs (IE. Toy Matinee) and SACD discs (Norah Jones) are mixed for 6.0 or 6 full range channels where the 6th channel is an overhead channel. If you don't apply bass management to this channel and have it connected to a sub, you will be in for a...

<font color='#000000'>Jeffrey Smith from SilverSmith Audio was nice enough to engage in an informative interview about his cable philosophies and self proclaimed sciences behind them. &nbsp;While his ideas about cables and signal propagation are unconventional, they do sell a very interesting...

<font color='#000000'>We were so enamored with the compact, yet high performing Velodyne SPL-800 that we requested its big brother. Discover the capabilities and performance of the new Velodyne SPL-1200 Series II subwoofer in Clint’s detailed review. Velodyne SPL-1200 Series II Review!</font>

<font color='#000000'>Rgriffin; Interesting feedback. &nbsp;Its funny, we sometimes get complaints that we too often review "midfi" gear &nbsp;I suppose it is often difficult to find a middle ground that will please the masses. &nbsp;We have several budgeted products we will be reviewing...

<font color='#000000'>Parasound, traditionally known for their excellent in analog preamps and power amps has entered the digital realm with their introduction of two A/V Processors. In November of last year we hosted a detailed FAQ on these products with posted feedback from the company...

<font color='#000000'>The Pinnacle &quot;Gold&quot; series have been discontinued. &nbsp;As far as I know they don't have a direct replacement. &nbsp;We haven't worked with Pinnacle in years so I cannot comment on their latest product offerings, but as far as I know they don't offer 30day return...

<font color='#000000'><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">They may both fail! As it stands right now the masses think CD is good enough, and some even think MP3 is sufficient. </td></tr></table> While I am in...

<font color='#000000'>The 12K system focuses more on WOW factor, and video for a more theatrical experience. &nbsp;Also, the 3805 has a slightly bigger power supply and can deliver a bit more juice with multiple channels driven. &nbsp;We will detail this in the forthcoming review. The speaker...

<font color='#000000'>No Pam since the existing equipment hardware reviewed came out at a time when many of the new listed features were not commonly available. &nbsp;Going forward from this time all new receivers/processors shall be reviewed under the updated scorecard.</font>

<font color='#000000'>Rip; I believe the row we have titled &quot;Dac Quality&quot; covers some of what you are saying. &nbsp;We list the model dac's when we have that info and compare their specs to other dac's competing products within the price class use. &nbsp;finding out details of types...

<font color='#000000'>Freefall; Before investing money in new speaker cables, you may first wish to address the following issues: 1) Speaker positioning and placement 2) Room acoustics 3) Listening position Optimizing these parameters will have a far more profound impact on sonic improvments...

<font color='#000000'>Rey; Perhaps you should check out my review, it contains set-up details. Yamaha RX-Z1 I just received the RX-Z9, and I can't wait to get back to DSP Cinema in 9.1 &nbsp;</font>

<font color='#000000'>SHS; The gear listed at the end of my review was simply the reference gear at my disposal during the review process. &nbsp;Note also that I used the RBH 61-LSE (Status Driver upgrades) not SE's in the review. &nbsp;The Axiom/RBH combo was obviously not the perfect match...