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Brad; In the Pro world, Preamps are usually 6dB hotter on the balanced outputs compared to unbalanced and power amps are usually 6dB hotter on unbalanced vs balanced inputs. That way if you use unbalanced or balanced connections, the net result should be the same only the balanced gives you...

Regarding SNR A-weighting can yield a 10dB or more improvement over un-weighted depending on what amp topology, and what digital circuitry is producing out of band noise. Again you need to compare apples to apples. That being said, the Onkyo sounds like it has very good noise performance...

Please read this: The All Channels Driven Test

hmm. maybe they addressed my concerns via a firmware update. Next time I drag my test gear into the Theater room, I will re-measure it.

95dB unweighted at 1 watt is NOT above average, its superb. I've measured maybe 2-3 other amps in my lifetime that did this well and those amps were over $5k! I think you are confusing SNR at max rated power (115dB at 125watts) between amps of different power ratings to think that its full...

No that's not entirely correct. The bigger Xformer of the UPA-7 plays a more vital role than more PS capacitance. The UPA-7 likely still has more available output power on a per channel basis and even up to 5 channels driven b/c of the larger supply. I spoke with Emotiva about both amps and...

AJ; The blind tests are done as a fun experiment. Nothing is perfect, especially when trying to gauge user preferences. I like to incorporate them in my listening tests but I also like long duration testing too. You don't need blind to discern obvious differences in loudspeakers but you do...

Audioholics Official Emotiva UPA-7 Review

Matt; The stock outriggers and spikes are pretty good. I don't think you will have any issues at all unless your kid deliberately try's to knock them down with a bodyslam :).

I've been receiving numerous PM's since we conducted our 2010 Floorstanding Speaker Face Off about the status of the EMP E55ti updates. The driver updates for the EMP E55ti have been done and I am reviewing a pair right now. EMP also made a few other minor updates to the crossover to smooth...

Good call and you won't be disappointed, especially when you read my review when it goes live tomorrow. Thanks for the plug. It really helps when our readers let the manufacturers know they did their research with us.

Even sticky grenades? Poop :( I thought Reach was a prequel so why does it have more advanced defenses? I need to watch the trailer.

Yea good luck in finding a review publication that can dedicate that many resources into a speaker comparison. Personally I place a lot of weight on a seasoned listener that spent days/weeks with the products but in the end its always best to have the speakers in your own listening space on...

Too bad they removed dual wield. I always go with a single weapon in those type of matches and grenade and melee the hell out of people they are too dumb to not do the same :) Last night I got 20 kills in a single match doing this :eek:

new controller layout again? I finally mastered the Controller layout for Halo 3. Why don't they keep this the same???

Yes since Tom spent a lot of time with both pairs before and after the shootout and excluded himself from the listening tests to not instill bias. Short blind listening tests often don't reveal a clear winner. Long duration listening tests over a course of several days/weeks are far more...

From my experience, H/K has always underrated the power in their receivers. I love when companies do this so it allows me to sing their praises while I have their products on the test bench :D

I believe Tom Andry did a face off of Salk Song Towers against the Infinity Classia's and preferred the Salks by a wide margin. Yes here is the comparison: http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/speakers/floorstanding/1500-2000-floor-shootout-2009 Salk's were the speaker of choice in this...

Update: Salk is coming to the Party! I just got an email from Jim Salk. He will be entering the Salk Song Sub into our shootout! http://salksound.com/songsub%20overview%20-%20pricing.htm

So far we have: RBH Sound 1010-SEN Rythmik FV15HP Earthquake MKVI-15BLK Funkywaves FW12.X_SA1000_Brindle SV Sound PB12-Plus I requested samples from: Salk Elemental Designs Paradigm So if they want to be included, products must be in hand by mid October.