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LOL :rolleyes: Where oh where is the logic defied by my statement that there is nol such thing as RMS power?

I have encountered a few concert DVDs that do exhibit this sync problem. I think it's a real problem that must be corrected either at the DVD production point or from home playback systems. If not mistaken I've come across an article in this forum about future receivers that will have this...

You mean you want to run the Yamaha preouts to your power amps, not to another preamp. Most integration I've seen involves the use of an AV digital processor/preamp that are used to drive additional power amps for the center and rear. There are 3-channel amps for this purpose. The front L...

I think what you mean is the curve might simply reach a plateau, not straight up. This indicates that as you go up the price on the x-axis, there's hardly any sonic improvement. A zero increase/decrease on the y-axis is just a straight horizontal line. This many not be entirely accurate. I...

I don't know where you guys are coming from. But dynamic power is just a consumer euphemism for a technical term called peak value that mathematically is twice the RMS value. If there is an RMS value there is a peak value. And strictly speaking technically, there is really is no such thing as...

P.M.P.O is marketing hype. Dynamic headroom is not. NAD is not the only one to talk about dynamic heardroom. Check out Musical Fidelity. They state their short-term dynamic abilities not in watts or DB but in volts. And there are some amps out there that do indicate a 3db or 4 db dynamic...

Would you have a problem getting a separate HT room instead? It may be a lot simpler that way.

I personally would get a NAD reciever or amp over anything the Ys and Ds have at any price point. You're right in that their sonic power can blow away anything they have. That's because they are conservatively rated, using their philosophy of Full Power Disclosure, as opposed to the others...

Rooms accoustics do play a substantial role in what we hear. No argument there. I probably should have worded my question to include, "with excellent room accoustics." In fact I am adding that to my first post after this. I agree that a very live reverberant room can induce listening...

I can understand your dilmena. Both belong in the same price point. The Z9 really has impressive digital processing and input flexibility features. And maybe the user firendliness is another thing going for it. If there were no other AV preamp out there approaching these features, I'd get...

I really wish that were true for ALL modern amps. When I see a modern Sherbourn receiver power rated only across 40Hz up to 20Hz, I wonder what happens between 20Hz and 39Hz. When I see a modern Pioneer receiver power rated at 1% THD, I must admire at the candidness of the marketing guys. And...

This is partly correct. Speakers contribute in a large part to the overall THDs arriving at the listener. But listening loud per se does not result in listening fatigue if the signals are CLEAN. That's why I prefaced my point on conductors and musicians in an extended rehearsal session...

I don't think you can ever go wrong with a NAD sonically, nor be disappointed with their conservative power ratings using their "Full Disclosure" philosophy. If you had the dough, I'd also look at their even more monstrous T163 AV preamp and T973 7-channel power amp.

On the assumption you have respectable players and speakers and excellent room accoustics, what would you consider the qualities of an excellent amplifier? I'll start off with some of my thoughts: Straight Wire with Gain: Transparency, Accuracy, Neutrality This is perhaps the goal of...

It is recommended that in listening to SACD and DVD-A, all the speakers be identical in power handling and freqeuncy response. Full ranger would be the best. That's because many titles mixed in hi-res multi channel were done so with identical speakers all around. Having said that, a case...

The onkyo is rated for 6-ohms to pass UL certification standards on heat dissipation. It can get pretty hot if you are using speakers nominally rated at 4 ohms. I suggest you train a small fan over them if you can.

I'd use the DM303 for rears and get any of the 600 series for fronts, if budget allows.

Component has the edge.

Try these at less than $1,000.00 with zone2 Onkyo TX-NR801 (kinda expensive at circuit city, try online at Vanns and Best Price.) Or the 900 and 901 http://www.onkyo.net/uk/index.php Harman Kardon AVR430 or 630 (don't be misled by their lower power ratings as this receiver is a...

Just my thoughts. Bookshelf speakers perform best on non-resonating stands. That is why most speakers stands are tweaked and filled with inert sonically neutral materials like construction sand (not beach sand). But if space is a constraint, just note that bookshelf on stands occupy the same...