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Either suggestions above will work. With regards subwoofer cables, any well made RCA cable will do, if you're connecting via line level, or any thick gauge speaker wire, if you're connecting the high level route. I don't see the point getting special sub cables. Remember that sub cables will...

I don't know if your $1,000 can buy a PC adequate to function as a "jukebox" CD and DVD server. But getting one is a real convenience. I had all my CDs stored as uncompressed wav files and grouped them in categories, artists, genres, etc. So I can just click on a playlist of favourites and my...

Those freqeuncy response statements will never fully indicate the speaker or amp's characteristic flavor. Only a spectral response graph will, visually at least. Often a technical spec is useless unless it is complete. While you don't choose speakers by their technical specs, their a good...

Cosmic One, You seem to have an ear to distinguish between a truly excellent set-up from a merely adequate set-up. And I can very well relate with your dissatisfaction on your current set-up - which is often the first step in this hobby's unending quest (expensive one) towards sonic...

That is entirely possible. I can surmise that manufacturers implement different circuit designs in the pre/pro stage so that even the volume pot can behave differently and the preamp output stage can likewise have varyng signal levels fed to the amplifier section, even if they have the same...

Assuming that your speakers are bass-challenged, adding a good sub often works wonders by extending the LF response down to where the main speakers won't go any farther. But if they already have good bass, adding a sub can just muddle the LF response and make it unnecessarily boomy for music...

Admittedly the Z9 has excellent digital processing features that can enhance your HT experience. So it can work as an excellent processor/preamp instead of going into separates in the preamp category. But for power amplification, I would suggest you get separates. The moderators on this forum...

This hobby is mostly about perceptions. It carries to such extremes as to say that one's man's junk can be another's treasure. If all that is about cables used in this hobby are resistance, inductance and capacitance, so be it. But even such attributes can result in infinite possibilities of...

True, some recordings done in the 50s and 60s were in MONO. But majority of performances in all music genres were made using multi-channel 8-track or 16-track open reel masters. That is why even the Nat King Cole voice can be isolated and remixed on his daughter's(Natalie Cole) album to sound...

Hi-Res SACDs and DVD-As have dedicated stereo tracks that are often superior to their earlier stereo mixes. The early SACD players from SONY are n stereo only.

You often have to be very familiar with the source materials you are playiing. The difference between amps and between separates and receivers can be subtle. But differences in sonic character do exists. When I swtiched from using the amps of an Onkyo flagship receiver to an Acurus amp, using...

I also want to know how. I hear there is no software yet to rip the hi-res audio_ts folder in DVD-As. Much less SACDs. But the most I can do is rip the video_ts folder where the AC3 files in some DVD-As are located. Then use a software to convert it to wav files. Often there's only one...

Many manufacturers produce 3-channel amps like Aragon, Acurus, Bryston, Parasound, Adcom, etc. Just do a google search. Why go phantom if you want a 3 channel amp? That third channel was meant for the center, either front or back. At any rate, you can always switch to phantom, doesn't...

The improvements can be subtle, especially if you're coming from an excellent receiver to another excellent separate amp. You would need to really know the material you are playing very well to distinguish. In my case, from a flagship 97 Onkyo to an Acurus separates, the difference in power...

Wold appreciate your comments on the ff article. http://www.nutshellhifi.com/library/FindingCG.html High THDs in Tubes result in better sound than low THDs in SS amps???? Please confirm.

Speaker impedance and sensitivity are two different things. Both 4 and 8 ohms speakers can have similar range of sensitivities from 84db to a loud 96db. For sure, the lower the speaker impedance, the more difficult the load is as presented to the amp. That is why many commericial amps and...

Yup I agree with the previous poster that HKs have conservating power ratings. But if you want to start off with stereo, I think that would be a better route to start if you are into music most of the time with a limited budget. Bear in mind that almost all the recordings out there are in...

This is similar to what I've encountered in the past with seamingly uninspired matching of amps with speakers. Either your amp has inadequate power to drive low impedances at high volume, or your speakers are presenting difficult impedances loads (down to 1 ohm) that the amp cannot handle at...

If your amp has A, B and A+B selection, meaning it can handle two pairs of speakers rated at 8 ohms each, then I think your amp can handle a single set of 4-ohm loads. But only a single set. Some amps I know only have A OR B selection, not both. Some have A+B but can only be in series or have...

I sympathize with you as I believe no reciever on earth can better the sonic qualities of excellent separates. You could use the z9 preouts mated to your AR monoblocks for fronts and use the z9's other internal amps for the other channels. But that would essentially render your BL1 and...