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No what a full bandwidth ACD test verifies is an unrealistic test condition that would never occur in real life. EVERYONE that does ACD testing does it at 1kHz. I do that too, but I also do full bandwidth for up to two channels per FTC standard. Read: The All Channels Driven (ACD) Amplifier...

this is the case with most preamps that also have 2CH bypass as it allows the inputs and outputs to be buffered. If you look closely at the other user manuals their idle power consumption turned off is typically only a few watts lower than when they are turned on. Notice this Parasound as...

The Poll is Terminated!

BDP-105 won't be available till the end of the year and the first sample is going to me :)

Detailed Q&A Interview Coming Guys; I'm working on a detailed Q&A with Oppo on these new players. It will go live shortly and it should answer most of your questions.

Yea I tend NOT to do that on smaller amps like these. I did do it for 2CH I believe though. Someone buying a $400 amp isn't likely going to be using 5 4-ohm speakers. It's doubtful that amp can meet spec into 4 ohms with all channels driven without using a VARIAC to hold the line voltage...

I do full bandwidth tests with 2CH driven something hardly anyone does. It's simply ridiculous to do full bandwidth testing with all channels driven, especially into 4 ohms. 1Khz power sweep makes a lot more sense and its what EVERY review magazine that measures does and it's what we do...

All balanced ins and outs, subwoofer L/R and mono with bass management option. $899. Very interesting indeed! The specs look pretty darn comparable to my $4k Marantz Integrated Amp that only has single ended outputs

Demo Room Updates All; I just wanted to give a break down of the Demo rooms at our GTG Event next month. Demo Room #1: Emotiva This is a large demo room located by the Dock adjacent to the Hotel Restaurant Emotiva will be setting up a multi channel demo along with showcasing new...

Spock's Beard Demo Discs Guys; I have Spock's Beard sending a bunch of CD's for demo purposes and for raffle to those that appreciate their music. Here is one great song from them you should check out: Solitary Soul Love Beyond Words - YouTube

Agreed which is one of the reasons power cube testing really doesn't interest me and hence why so few people even use them. I am trying to get Emotiva to build me a complex load impedance bank so if enough people here chew them out for not building it for me yet, it may happen :) THX is great...

I spent many years thinking everything in audio could neatly be measured and quantified. If fact I am pretty anal retentive about this beyond just audio but I am slowly realizing that we don't always get the whole picture from text book measurements & analysis. This is a good topic for an...

It's not always that cut and dry. You measure a worst case test signal with a best case test load vs listening to a worst case load on a dynamic and usually less strenuous signal. Measurements do tell a lot but you can't rely solely on them 100% for audio electronics let alone loudspeakers.

You will NEVER get 100% correlation between measurements and perceived differences in anything. I use measurements to flesh out product design faults NOT necessarily to declare product superiority. Loudspeakers for example are too complex to sum up and correlate how they will sound in...

Yes I do believe I heard differences in upper treble response but I don't have the ability to instantly switch the amps and level match them so I am relying a bit on auditory memory. I will keep testing this though. Don't forget the amp testing is all done through resistive loads so how the...

I actually don't care for the cosmetics of the Classe amp I reviewed. I much prefer the look of my Denon and the Pass Labs I am currently reviewing . Yet my opinion of the Classe remains unchanged b/c of appearance. It's a great amp able to drive the most difficult loads that my more powerful...

As a person that has designed audio amplifiers and have been reviewing them for over a decade that is NOT a sentiment that I share. Even at low power levels audible differences can be heard between amplifiers if the loudspeaker is revealing enough and the load is difficult. This is especially...

I turned in my $4k Denon blu-ray player for a BDP-95 and haven't looked back. I don't miss the reliability issues I had with my Denon nor the sluggish response it had. I do miss the fact that the Denon have every output activated at once and even spit out high res video/audio from both HDMI...

Yea I understand your argument but the performance of this amp is quite exceptional. Personally, I would have liked to see "made in Canada" on the back but its hard to find any electronics these days made in the USA, Canada or even Japan for that matter!

Update on Voting Deadline Given the recent circumstances on the voting issue, I am extending the deadline to cast your vote to 9/24/12. This should give all registered members plenty of time to post on this thread who their favorite review was written by. thanks.