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You purchased all good equipment. If you're not satisfied with the sound it most likely is NOT a function of poor DAC performance. You either need to work on speaker/seating positioning, or room acoustics, or both. If your room has hardwood/tile flooring and you have lots of glass in that...

The iBasso DX90 has generally been well-regarded as an excellent choice amongst the audiophile community as a mid-tier digital audio player (DAP). Incorporating a touch-screen, and high reference DAC the device makes hi-fidelity sound a portable option for the masses. However, with rival Chinese...

Not only that but the small differences of a driver "broken in" vs "unbroken in" are mostly swamped out once loaded into an enclosed system. See: http://www.audioholics.com/loudspeaker-design/speaker-break-in-fact-or-fiction Danny Richie is a talented loudspeaker engineer, but some of his...

32 bits is a myth. Johnson Noise (aka. thermal noise) inherent in analog electronics limits your noise floor to about 20-21 bits. So anything beyond that is digital masturbation. What is more important is the quality of the reconstruction filter, the board layouts, and proper implementation so...

The PM-3 is Oppo’s third time around designing a planar-magnetic, closed back headphone after its highly acclaimed PM-1 and PM-2. But the PM-3 stands apart from its higher-end forefathers in a few key ways. The PM-1 and PM-2 are essentially the same design, both high-end luxury open-backed...

The Parrot Zik has been touted as the most technologically-advanced wireless headphones on the market. A recent redesign brings many improvements to an already impressive piece of hardware. These headphones have a wonderful sound. Their forte is in their features, but quite a bit of attention...

Not possible to hear vocals at 80Hz with a 24dB/oct LPF. 40Hz is too low and a waste of the sub. I'd stick between 60-80Hz if I were you.

I'm not 100% sure if the Z9 will truncate LFE. Some AVR's had a fixed 120Hz setting for that so unless I was able to test it with my AP, I couldn't tell you. It's been a long time since I reviewed that unit. LFE is only relevant in a discrete 5.1 Dolby/DTS movie. There is no LFE for 2CH...

Denon has launched their new AVR-X1200W and AVR-X2200W AV Immersive Audio Surround Receivers. These two new IN-Command Seriers A/V receivers both feature Dolby Atmos and DTS:X (firmware upgrade) and have full 4K support with HDCP 2.2. This pair of 7.2 channel speakers increase Denon's already...

Q = Fc / BW BW = (f2-f1) Fc can also be represented as fo see: http://www.audioholics.com/subwoofer-setup/multiple-subwoofer-setup-calibration-1/FilterQ.gif/image_view_fullscreen

Agreed 100% I was a bit disappointed that he kind of rebuked my Prog Rock comment in our interview. Prog Rock deserves more respect but I guess I can understand his concerns. Just look at how bands like Yes and ELP have been treated. Madonna is in the Rock Hall of Fame but Yes and ELP are...

If you set the bass to "both" then yes it will likely make your speakers large on your receiver. I suggested trying this if you need a bass boost in your system but if the bass it too excessive, use the small setting. The Z9 doesn't have separate LFE and Xover settings so I don't suggest...

At first you claim you will expand the system to 7.2 which implies 2 powered subs. But later you claim you won't be adding a sub? I'm a bit confused here. If you don't plan on adding a sub, you will want a speaker with better bass capability. Check out options from James Loudspeakers, Def...

You can try 2 things: Set the speakers large and the bass setting to "both". This will give you fullrange to the towers and sub active in 2CH but can also give you too much bass below the crossover frequency. This can be a good thing in large rooms and/or can be tamed with an EQ. You should...

Sloppy peer reviewing on my part. Thanks Dennis. It appears the xover pt for the bookshelf and tower is the same (2500Hz).

I recently used poor judgement uploading an Axiom V4 Loudspeaker Preview in this old thread so I have moved that to a new thread.

Sonus Faber has announced their newest Chameleon Speaker Collection Series. This new series has been designed for both stereo and multi-channel applications and consists of three models: Chameleon T (floorstanding), standmount speaker Chameleon B (bookshelf), and the Chameleon C (center). The...

Fidue has pulled out all the stops to launch their new A73 in-ear headphones. Combining futuristic designs and a well-rounded sound, the A73s sport a hybrid driver configuration with a single dynamic driver and 2 balanced armature ones. The model departs from its predecessor, the A71, in various...

Powered towers are a diff scenario. I usually recommend setting them Large since the mid/tweet already has a built in XOVER. Then also connect the sub out of the AVR to the LFE in of both towers. Set bass to "sub only" NOT Both. This will allow bass/lfe level control for movies and add...

If the T2 sat is going below the screen, the tweeters should be at the top. Reorient so the speaker has a smiley face :)