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82dB SNR is rated at 1watt so its actually not a bad spec. The distortion is high, but some people like the colored sound of tube distortion. Tubes disrtort much more gracefully than solid state amps. 40wpc is prob ok for high efficient speakers in a small to medium sized room, but not for...

Mitch; I think it will work with 3910. Last time I checked, Denon got provisioning from Sony to do this. Its a rough time right now to get ahold of the right people at Denon with all the prepping for Cedia, but rest assured all of this will be covered by us in detail with our Cedia...

Rob, lets also not forget that not all measurements are truly objective. Often more the case than not, a reviewer (not from Audioholics of course ;) ) will misinterpret a measurement, or make it incorrectly (especially for speakers) and imply a certain characterstic for a product that may...

Fortunately for cables, measurements do tell the whole story. For loudspeakers and other electronics it becomes far more involving. Making the right acoustical measurement of speakers and correlating that to sound is very tricky and often incomplete.

Its hard to make an intelligent recommendation when one doesn't know the following: 1) Your room size and dynamics 2) Your speaker configuration, brand and models 3) Your budget 4) Your primary objectives (which sounds like home theater) There are cheaper alternatives depending on your...

#9; Here is my review on the RCD-1072. If you look at the blue horizontal tool bar near the top of the forums you will see a search tab. Hope this helps and welcome aboard.

Ha ha thats a good point! Some are a little of both. Since I own Audioholics, its all good :) However most of the gear is on extended loan via manufacturers. I am not loyal to any gear long enough to keep it personally ;) You may be right in this case but for different reasons...

The 75A rating is a bogus spec it is an instantaneous figure rather than steady state, kinda like dynamic power ratings. The 7200 is a beefy receiver and since it doesn't have all the latest DSP compliments (PLiix, DTS 96/24, etc) you can get it for a bargain. It certainly has a more tasty amp...

I use dlink for DD/DTS and DVD-A. I don't have a 5803A so dlink doesnt work for SACD in my case. And yes, my calibration isn't perfect for SACD as it stands now. By the time I get it right, I will be moving onto 5805 ;)

I don't see how they can do another story of his origins. The first Batman movie with Mike Keaton covered that and they referenced in in the last 3 as well. What will be different about this one? Now we have yet another man behind the mask to get used to. I say lets stick to the cartoon...

Yes in many cases the Receiver has a better dac implementation than the DVD player with perhaps the rare exception to the DVD-5900. In addition, many receivers/pre/pros only have one global channel trim setting making it difficult to calibrate for all formats. Most Universal DVD players have...

Having reboxed the Z9 and reconnected the 5803 I can personally say the Z9 will be sorely missed. I almost can't function without DSP Adventure Mode for movies and PLIIX for music and old analog video sources ;) Denon is introducing some new whoppers at Cedia, including a replacement to the...

We have emailed them a few times but never received a reply. I did look at some of their marketing lit and found it pretty, but questionable on some accounts.

You have to make sure your DVD-5900 has been upgraded to activate the i.link port. Check out this page for more info: Denon Firmware/Hardware Upgrades

Boe, the Face Off II article you are referring to is only the introduction portion. I have not yet completed the full article, but plan on doing so shortly. The bottom line is all of the cables except perhaps the Goertz and Acoustic Research ones should yield similar sonic results. There is...

Keenan, you are correct and sorry for the confusion. However, we expect to see receivers in the $1k price range with active i.link soon.

Monster video cables are usually of good quality, but their terminations fit too snug on most gear. I prefer component video cables with Canare terminations from companies we have listed on our site as approved cable vendors (IE. Bluejeans, Cobalt, AVCable, River Cable, AVIC).

Rip; Denon have a receiver with i.link for about $1200. I believe you will see more receivers in this price class introduced at Cedia with i.link. Pre/pros are always a few generations behind on technology. I am working with a company that will be introducing a pre/pro for around $1500...

Be careful with proamps. They are usually designed for power and efficiency with little regard to noise control. In most cases you are better off with lower power, lower noise amplifiers in dedicated home theater amplifiers and even high end receivers. The AV123 combo does look promising...

Diablo; Thanks for the link. This review does seem more balanced from what he have seen in the past on this product. However it would be nice to see a review of this product that doesn't keep restating manufacturers marketing literature (particularly about upsampling) as gospel truths...