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<font color='#000000'>My theory is this, when making a recording, the artist may choose tube mics/amps because they like the distortion profile that colors the voice/guitar sound. Great no problem there. &nbsp;I also like how a tube amp distorts guitar. However, the playback of the recording...

<font color='#000000'>I will let the measurements speak for themselves Speaker Cable Face Off I Personally I would use their 10AWG wire which costs a little more, but has lower resistance and inductance but of course I am an Audioholic and overkill is not in my vocabulary &nbsp;</font>

<font color='#000000'>Rives Audio has contributed another article to Audioholics regarding room acoustics, the often forgotten, yet critical component in ones audio system. &nbsp; This article serves as an introductory of what will expand upon all facets of room acoustics and how the every day...

<font color='#000000'>I wouldn't expect a few milliohms of contact resistance to have anyt audible effect. &nbsp;I always find it amusing when exotic cable companies offer upgrades to jumpers and binding posts to stock units. &nbsp;Unless the stock units are corroded or damaged, I would just...

<font color='#000000'>Rob; If you had no speakers connected to your receiver and it still shut off, then it is likely there is something physically wrong with your unit. &nbsp;Are you sure there aren't any stray speaker wires shorting the binding posts? &nbsp;This sounds funny, but sniff the...

<font color='#000000'>Despite many of the myths that surround series networks and their acclaimed superiority over conventional parallel networks for loudspeaker design, both networks can be designed with identical transfer functions if the load impedance remains constant. Most of the claims...

<font color='#000000'>Sorry if we managed to take the &quot;fun&quot; out of this hobby for you. &nbsp;Our objectives in our cable articles is to bring back sanity to the industry where measurements, common sense, and ethics seem to have gone out the door nearly two decades ago and very few...

<font color='#000000'>Hi Pam; Having heard both the RX-Z1 and RX-V2400 I would definately give stereo performance to the RX-Z1. &nbsp;However, the purpose of this tabulated comparison is to objectively rate critical and desired features as a benchmark for future products to compare against, NOT...

<font color='#000000'>HI Steve, Thanks for your opinion and glad to see you still value and believe in your purchasing decision after reading our review. &nbsp;Obviously the negatives we listed did not affect your application. &nbsp; If you don't agree with our opinion of the product, you may...

<font color='#000000'>Without seeing an impedance/phase plot of their speaker, it is difficult to tell. Tannoy I am assuming this is the speaker you are referring too. &nbsp;That being the case, it is 88dB SPL@1 meter sensitive, 8 ohm nominal load, doesn't seem too overbearing to drive. &nbsp...

<font color='#000000'>We are looking for your general feedback as to how helpful our critical reviews, supplementary articles and set-up tips are when making your product decisions and would appreciate your participation in our survey along with your commentary.  Thank you for your...

<font color='#000000'>Ricky; The RX-Z9 does 9.1 with no external amplification needed. &nbsp;Some of the older 3000 series and RX-Z1/V1 do 8.1 (one back surround). However, the RX-V2400 and Z9 are the only ones that offer their latest features: 1) Component Video Up Conversion 2) YPAO 3) PLIIx...

<font color='#000000'>Ok I just got an email from Yamaha Engineering.  Here is the final answer. Bottom Line:  The Yamaha RX-V2400 does NOT support 9.1 just like others here and myself originally suspected. Q: When engaged in a DSP mode, using an external amp connected to the preouts for...

<font color='#000000'>Hi Ross; Thanks for your correspondence. &nbsp;To simply things, lets leave out THX modes for the moment. &nbsp;Yes I agree, you cannot enter a THX mode when engaged in a Yamaha DSP. My past experience with Yamaha receivers and DSP is that they do not apply DSP signals to...

<font color='#000000'>Folks; Unfortunately I won't be able to reintegrate the RX-V2400 into one of my reference systems for at least a few weeks. &nbsp;Too slammed right now! Yamaha did state that the unit will work in 9.1 with an external amp. &nbsp;I didn't believe it did before they told...

<font color='#000000'>Assuming both are identical gauge and geometry, I would prefer stranded for two reasons: 1) &nbsp;More flexible 2) &nbsp;Less AC resistance at high frequencies For more details, check our our Cable Info Center...

<font color='#000000'>Not a bad idea. &nbsp;How about we start this topic as a subject in one of the existing forums and see where it goes? &nbsp;Our A/V forums seem the most active. &nbsp;I will add a link there. Synergy Forum</font>

<font color='#000000'>This is a place where everyone can discuss what components work well together based on their listening experiences. &nbsp;If this forum becomes active enough, we will dedicate a permanent forum for it.</font>

<font color='#000000'>Thanks Rip, I got that. &nbsp;Too bad you're not the author &nbsp;I would love to add those articles to our cable data base. &nbsp;Perhaps I will at least link to your website. &nbsp;You have great content there!</font>

<font color='#000000'>Hi Roger; Thanks for your inputs to Steve's review regarding calibration levels. &nbsp;I believe Steve was using the standard internal test tones in the RDC-7 and was not engaged in THX modes when calibrating his set-up. &nbsp;Thus correct me if I am wrong, but I believe...