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<font color='#000000'>Despite many of the myths surrounding speaker cables and length, they DO NOT have to be equal length. &nbsp;It is important to keep them as short as possible, but there are very little electrical differences between say 10 vs 20 ft of 12AWG wire. &nbsp;Transmission line...

<font color='#000000'>Bob; Parasound is sending us their latest processor. &nbsp;I should have it in a few weeks. &nbsp;I will give you the quick skinny on it when I have it all hooked up. &nbsp;We have a bit more time on our hands to review processors since we sent back the disappointing...

<font color='#000000'>Bob; I am not sure that I agree with you that Krell is superior to all. &nbsp;Their last pre/pro was a joke IMO. &nbsp;It had a less sophisticated processing section than most midfi receivers, yet it sold for over $4K and was wrapped in a very pretty box. &nbsp;Take a look...

<font color='#000000'>Dave; Thanks for your feedback. &nbsp;I am not trying to recommend people to NOT biwire. &nbsp;However, I believe it would be more effective to spend the extra money on a quality set of speaker cables rather than a lesser set of cables in biwire configuration. &nbsp;Many...

<font color='#000000'>Dragon; I like to refer to bi-wiring as buy-wiring &nbsp; Other than the reduced DC resistance of having two wires paralleled, there is little or no benefit to doing so. &nbsp;All of those cable soothsayers that claim xDB improvements, or reductions in back EMF is mostly...

<font color='#000000'>Yamahaluver; I appreciate your enthusiasm, but it is doubtful that Yamaha will ever offer a 260 watt x 7 receiver.  This would require over a 2kVA transformer and multiple BJTs on HUGE heatsinks which will not fit in a receiver unless it is sigificantly larger than the...

<font color='#000000'>Bruce; Just because a particular brand excels in one application (namely Studio) doesn't necessarily follow it will in another application (namely Consumer Audio). &nbsp;Many years ago I was enamoured with Lexicon products and had the opportunity to face off their flagship...

<font color='#000000'>Bob; Your proposed comparison would involve a lot of work on my part, thanks a bunch &nbsp; It is difficult to do face offs and I usually try to avoid them because of time and living space constraints. &nbsp;However, everyone here is welcome to share their experience...

<font color='#000000'>MW; In the past, I was never too impressed with Velodyne speakers. &nbsp;I think they make high performance subs, but their speakers IMO are somewhat lacking. &nbsp;In your price range you may alternatively wish to consider the likes of Energy, Monitor Audio, Paradigm, or...

<font color='#000000'>Doppler distortion in loudspeakers is generally a myth. &nbsp;Time permitting I may write something on this in the future. Many loudspeakers which offer the mass loading feature are usually not braced well enough and require extra stability to dampen cabinet resonances...

<font color='#000000'>Bob; Your wish list basically describes the Denon AVR-5803 ;) BTW, there is no need to do DD/DTS on different chips. &nbsp;Why do you wish this? As for 150wpc x7 all channels drive, no receiver can do this based on their physical limitations. &nbsp;The Denon AVR-5803 and...

<font color='#000000'>Hi Jessica, Just wondering, if you care mainly about music, then why are you pondering on buying a multi channel receiver? &nbsp;My advice to you is get an integrated amp, or two channel receiver, with a niles switch box to run multiple sets of speakers. &nbsp;Hope this...

<font color='#000000'>Bob; Thanks for the update. &nbsp;The 5800 definately has a different digital section than the 5803. &nbsp;IMO, its worth the upgrade if Denon still offers it. &nbsp;I already dumped my Klipagon Soundstage after hearing the 5803. &nbsp;However, my old pre-klipsch 8008 amps...

<font color='#000000'>Bob; Having both units in my reference system makes it easy to compare. &nbsp;The Yamaha RX-Z1 is an awesome receiver, probably the best for under $3K out there. &nbsp;However, IMO, it is not in the same league as the Denon AVR-5803 and shouldn't be given the difference of...

<font color='#000000'>Hi John; Based on our work together, you should know that RLC cable metrics cause group delay changes in the 10-100's &nbsp;nsec range, even with some of the worst measured cables. &nbsp;This is on an order of 100-1000 time less than is perceivable by the human ear. As...

<font color='#000000'>Kid; The truth of the matter is exotic cable vendors sometimes have to stretch the truths and bend them towards their will to justify reasons that make their products &quot;better&quot; or different.  After all, if cable vendors were to come out and say $1/ft 10-12AWG wire...

<font color='#000000'>Something important to note: Just because one believes they hear a difference doesn't necessarily mean there actually is a difference.  Its all about perception.  If one is conditioned to believe they will hear a difference prior to listening themselves, than they may...

<font color='#000000'>If I may offer my 2cents, I personally feel that in your price range the Denon AVR-3803 is far superior to its competition given it is a scaled down version of the 5803. &nbsp;It has qual dual differential dacs in stereo mode, no other receiver in this price range and...

<font color='#000000'>Actually I prefer the 5803 in non THX mode. &nbsp;THX rolls off the highs too much for my tastes. &nbsp;As for the Pioneer being a better processor, its not, nor is the amp section. &nbsp;I have looked at both of them carefully before choosing to write a review on the Denon...

<font color='#000000'><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The 3300 blew away the Denon 5803 as far as decoding goes , but not quite so in power ouput, </td></tr></table> I am floored by your statement...