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I was just thinking about how far these Voyager probes have traveled. At roughly 40k mi/hr and traveling for about 30 years, they have gone about 10 billion miles since launched. The closest star is Alpha Centauri is roughly 4.3 light years away from us. At this rate, it would take the...

Hmm I can't recall since I didn't go back and listen to the podcast after it was recorded. As more info becomes available, I will post it of course. From what I understand firmware updates are free but upgrades to add features have an associated price. I will tabulate them as they come along...

I successfully used Speakercraft wallplates with no need to strip down the copper. http://www.audioholics.com/buying-guides/reference-systems/reference-system-1 That being said, I learned from this experience to NOT use 10AWG but instead run 14/4 as its much easier to terminate 14/4 to...

All; My Podcast Interview with Denon is up: http://www.avrant.com/?p=311#respond I apologize for the poor audio quality. The recorder program I am using is having some issues with my sound card on my PC. I will be using a different PC for the next poscast. Some great info in here...

I am going out of town now but I asked Clint to post this podcast on AVRANT tomorrow. D.Link was discussed including its very BRIGHT future. Very cool stuff whats coming down the pipe for Denon...

Def Tech doesn't seem to internet friendly. We've always received lukewarm receptions from them at the trade shows so we haven't aggressively pursued them. They seem to only solicite reviews in places they advertise with which are mostly Print Publications. I will try to make a good contact...

No Ascends HTM-200 Review FYI; I requested review samples of HTM-200 Ascend Acoustics speakers twice (once a few months ago and just recently) and on both occasions we were turned down.

All of these floridians in this thread yet NONE are currently registered for our SOTU event this October. Shame on you! :mad: Seriously anyone coming to Majors faceoff will be entitled to FREE registration to our SOTU event this October. Just drop me a PM or email with your name, forum name...

Yes which is what I said in my above post. I do the same sometimes. Check out my review of the Axiom outdoor speakers as example: http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/speakers/architectural/axiom-algonquin ps. for those that are offended by the "Buy Now" link, let me first apologize and...

It's been awhile since I looked at Stereophile but from what I could remember, they do summed nearfield responses of the speaker and also sum in the port contribution. This is tricky and one must be careful to properly scale driver response and measuring a tweet nearfield isn't always very...

bass measurements in anechoic chambers arent accurate unless of course if the chamber is over 60ft in length which they typically aren't. Its a good idea to ignore the bass below 80Hz or so or if the manufacturer is savvy enough they will develop a correction algorithm to compare and overlay to...

From what I understand, NASA lost a lot of their brain power from the moon days due to age/retirement. I'd love to see private contractors compete and race to Mars but could you imagine if joe six pack builds his own rocket in his backyard and it blows up? Obviously we need good competitive...

See if you can force re-download the firmware by entering the screen that says "download firmware" instead of "Check for firmware update". Also, verify you setup a Net Radio account and copied over your units MAC address in the online registration. I detail this within my review.

Guys; I just added this page where I briefly go over the diagram they sent me and explain the benefits of balanced design. http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/processors/denon-avp-a1hdci/review-addendum-balanced-transmission-further-explored We have a service that does this, thought it...

Anyone catch the Mission to Mars series on Discovery HD hosted by William Shatner? This is pretty exciting though I am a bit disappointed most of the technology is recycled from the 60s. I wanted a 2010 type space ship :)

Ah that makes sense. What perplexed me about the Dali's is they sounded so incredibly open and airy but were a bit too hot at top as you could see in my formal review and measurements: http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/speakers/bookshelf/dali-mentor-1-bookshelf-loudspeaker-review Despite...

I just finished recording it (50 min long) but had some tech issues with my software which causes some background noises. I also had to contend with a thunderstorm half way into the interview so I hope you guys don't beat me up too much on the sound quality. This is my first podcast and its...

that Curtis guy has been on a vendetta against us for nearly 2 years on Ascends own forum. I find it interesting that as soon as someone on AVS accused him as being an employee of Ascends, the owner of Ascends instantly chimed in. Its bizzare actually since we already conducted a favorable...

Block Diagram of AVP and POA Attached is a block diagram I just got from Denon Engineering that shows the circuit topology and component scheme used in these products. I will discuss this in the Podcast interview today and also add an informational addendum page in my formal review. In the...

It's almost NEVER a good idea to go with 5 Full range speakers in a surround system b/c the speakers will almost always never be properly placed for optimal bass response. You are better off with 5 monitors that play flat down to 80Hz at high SPL and 2 or 4 subs. See...