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Mudcat; Put the calculator away for a moment ;) It's the intersample peaks can exceed 0dBFS! Check out this article for more info which is also referenced in ours.

The specifications for the CD format were set out in the 1980 "red book" standard developed by Philips and Sony and was later adopted by the Digital Audio Disc Committee and ratified as IEC908. The red book standard specifies the data format for digital audio and the technical specifications for...

If you are not using Denon D.Link or I.link to digitally transmit DVD-A/SACD, then you may wish to consider the 5900 since it does have a more robust power supply and likely analog section. For analog, the 5900 is tough to beat as far as universal players go IMO.

Jax; Since Bluejeans is one of our supporters I can get samples with no problem. I am puzzled however, that you listed the spec of 11AWG and theirs is 14AWG. I wonder if this is a aggregate vs effective gauge#. I know the Starflex measured to effective gauge of 11AWG. I will find out this...

Jax; They do seem similar. Without personally testing or seeing the Canare up close I cannot testify they are. It should be of no surprise if they are. Welcome to the audio business where one common design is repackaged by multiple manufacturers. If you think its bad with cables, check...

Chris; Thanks this person has been banned. Thanks for keeping any eye out for us.

Mudcat; Can't you borrow one from work for a day or two? I will help devise a testplan for you if you like.

Mudcat; Most SPL meters aren't accurate enough to record the differences you are after. The best way to do this would be to attach a scope to the speaker and measure the level difference if any. If you do measure a difference at 1kHz it is likely a result of resistance differences between...

1) Get a throw rug for that floor. Make sure you put a thick pad below it (act as absorbers). 2) Add thick padded curtains or drapery to the windows. (act as absorbers) 3) Integrate bookshelves with books in them on the back walls behind the listener. (Act as diffusors) 4) Toe in main...

toquemon; The law of diminishing returns between flagship receivers vs separates comes rather quickly. Since both products are usually designed excellently, there should be little to no sonic differences in most applications. To spend more $$$ on electronics without first addressing the...

Why not try it and see how you like it? I am currently doing an install with a RX-V2500 as preamp to a dedicated 7CH power amp. Good receivers serve well as preamp duties and usually outgun most dedicated processors that cost over 2X more in terms of bass management, features, processing, etc...

Cost has little to do with performance of speaker cables. Measurements however do! Beyond a few $$$ per foot you are paying for cosmetics and NOT necessarily better performance.

There are no real advantages to flat cable other than potential space savings and a slight less problem with skin effect at much higher frequencies than audio is concerned. The down side of sandwiching two flat conductors in close proximity is ultra high capacitance which can wreck havoc on...

AV_Phile, perhaps you're jumping to conclusions again without knowing all the facts? WE are in the process of upgrading our servers for a 4th time this year to keep up with the increased traffic load. Hopefully this will be our last upgrade for a long time as the montly fees are becoming quite...

LOL, possibly. Amps and Receivers aren't getting any lighter these days and I aint quite as strong as I used to be :rolleyes:

Craig; We have all that info and more in our Cedia Coverage ;) I will be reviewing this bad boy :D

Don't forget Donald Fagen solos stuff like "Nightfly". If you're foot aint tapping to that, there is something wrong :)

Agreed. The test of any good music is if it can hold up with time. Steely Dan is a prime example it does. Very few bands from that era did b/c of their overuse of processed keyboard sounds (IE. ELP). BTW, Steely Dan was before my time too since I was just a child when their stuff came...

I couldn't agree with you more! I disagree. I think they were one of the best Jazz/Rock bands to grace the globe. Think about it: Steve Gadd, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour - all of these guys are tremendous jazz musicians. They added lumps to jazz which is refreshing in todays lame smooth...

I purchased a Digital Sub 300 which was the 600 predeccesor back when I was a mere consumer. It had problems with the preamp clipping when input signal exceeded 1Vrms and the woofers would "double" when driven too hard making it sound like a helicopter. At the time they weren't familiarized...