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<font color='#000000'>Certainly if one were to spend $4K on a dedicated two channel preamp and power amp, the fidelity for this purpose could potentially be better than a mega receiver. The mega receiver is designed to excel in all modes of operation, not necessarily to outperform dedicated...

<font color='#000000'>Zipper; Despite the power claims of both receivers, it is likely the 3300 has a bigger power supply given its 14lbs more weight. &nbsp;Thus when the receiver is taxed to deliver power to more than one channel, it is likely the 3300 would have more headroom to do it.</font>

<font color='#000000'>Peter; I tend to agree with you. &nbsp;I however came from the opposite end of the spectrum then you. &nbsp;I started assembling my HT system with quality separates nearly 4 years ago. &nbsp;I have since then sold all of them off in favor of a super receiver for two...

<font color='#000000'>I myself find it very interesting that Stereophile magazine expends quite an effort to measure electronics and loudspeaker performance, but never measures cables. &nbsp;Cables are the easiest things to measure in comparision and would certainly add more credibility to their...

<font color='#000000'>Rip; I really love this article. &nbsp;Are you the author? &nbsp;If so, perhaps you would be interested in republishing it on Audioholics? http://bruce.coppola.name/audio/TenAudioLies.pdf</font>

<font color='#000000'>I missed Denon Jeff at CES during our scheduled appointment. &nbsp;However, I emailed him a blank 2003 Checklist so we can objectively compare and evaluate its feature set.</font>

<font color='#000000'>George; We are only 1/3 of the way through posting all of our CES coverage. &nbsp;We didn't spend much time with Denon but we do have some cool pics to show.</font>

<font color='#000000'>The low power rating from HT Magazine was a result of the receiver entering self protection mode. &nbsp;This is not a real world test as music and movies do not tax all channels simultaneously at full power. &nbsp;Never did I find the RX-V2400 running out of gas for real...

<font color='#000000'>ATTN Audioholics; We redid some of our measurements in the 0IRE setting as well as the +7.5IRE (With careful tweaking of our Display) and found a much improved contrast ratio. Please review our updated article: Denon DVD-5900 Contrast Bug or Configuration We apologize...

<font color='#000000'>Donato; Thanks for your feedback. &nbsp;You are correct, this player is a bit complicated to set up properly. &nbsp;Until recently we weren't aware of the 0/+7.5IRE setting in the Pic Adj menu. &nbsp;It was assumed that Black Level &quot;Normal/Enhanced&quot; performed...

<font color='#000000'>Rip; You have touched upon these topics quite nicely and I wholeheartedly agree with many of the points you have raised. &nbsp;This is why we often frown on doing product comparisions namely with amplifiers because to do them correctly involves too much difficulty in set...

<font color='#000000'>I agree with you the checksheet does not necessarily indicate overall fidelity.  However, if a product lacks the key features listed (for example bass management options, and channel trim set ups) then it is unlikely an accurate home theater setup can be achieved.  The...

<font color='#000000'>Jeff; You pose some excellent questions, some of which I may include in a forthcoming article about &quot;The Misconceptions in Audio Amplifiers&quot;. &nbsp;More power is not always better as you seemed to have discovered already. &nbsp;In many cases, high power amps can...

<font color='#000000'>You don't have your units right. uH = 10^-6 pF = 10^-12 SQRT((0.106*10^-6)/(16.2*10^-12)) = 80 ohms or so</font>

<font color='#000000'>Barring any dissipative effects such as dielectric &quot;leakage&quot; and conductor resistance, the characteristic impedance of a transmission line is equal to the square root of the ratio of the line's inductance per unit length divided by the line's capacitance per unit...

<font color='#000000'>Good value as receiver or processor, please see: 2003 A/V Processor/Receiver Checklist</font>

<font color='#000000'>I should be getting a review sample of an RX-Z9 shortly after CES. &nbsp;However, I am up to my armpits in product reviews and as you know the Z9 is a very sophisticated piece of gear. I am hoping to have a full blown review done sometime in February/March.</font>

<font color='#000000'>Hi guys thanks for the feedback. &nbsp;In actuality, setting the player to 0IRE resolves much of the problem we have noted in the article. &nbsp;However we still feel the DVD-2900 offers a more dynamic picture at least via component video outs with our test displays...

<font color='#000000'>After our initial first look of the Denon DVD-5900, it quickly became apparent to us, that this player was plagued with a Contrast Bug. &nbsp;We patiently waited for a second player from Denon to verify our objective analysis and visual observations prior to reporting this...

<font color='#000000'>In order to more objectively gauge the performance and feature set of A/V Receivers and Processors, we have formulated a feature checksheet listing metrics indicated by (*) we deem critical for achieving the highest level or performance and operational flexibility to...