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  1. gene

    I can't read the home page, can you?

    <font color='#000000'>2x; Please make sure you delete your cache and/or cookies. &nbsp;We no longer have any black background on the site. &nbsp;If after you refresh your screen and still have problems, please do a print screen and send us a copy of what you are seeing. &nbsp;So far the problem...
  2. gene

    power cords

    <font color='#000000'>Forger; You should be cautious with exotic power cords as some can be more harmful then good. &nbsp;Filtering should be done at the outlet and in the hardware, not the cord! &nbsp;Unless the stock cord of your CD player is broken, there is little reason to change it.</font>
  3. gene

    "situations where bi-wiring is just hype"

    <font color='#000000'>Chuck; Your subwoofer always makes me chuckle as it reminds me of the BIG speaker from Back to the Future Also, how are people using those doors in your house with the ESL's blocking them? &nbsp;Was that intentional? I agree and welcome controlled DBT testing by those...
  4. gene

    What guage speaker cable?

    <font color='#000000'>I have noticed the Home Depot stuff turns green after a few months, likely do to due to inter-strand copper chloride build up from to the PVC insulation. &nbsp;While this really doesn't harm the cable electrically, it does look ugly &nbsp;</font>
  5. gene

    "situations where bi-wiring is just hype"

    <font color='#000000'>Sounds like more snake oil. &nbsp;What people fail to forget is the back emf still gets back into the power amp so who cares if you eliminate it for a few feet of cable. &nbsp;Biamping is far more advantageous and for that topic I will defer you to read the following...
  6. gene

    What guage speaker cable?

    <font color='#000000'>Jethro; Take a look at: Parts Express 12AWG Sound King &nbsp;a roll of 50' sells for under $23! We did a review on this wire at: Speaker Cable Face Off I believe they also sell terminations and accessories. &nbsp; We wrote an article about how to build your own speaker...
  7. gene

    What guage speaker cable?

    <font color='#000000'>Jethro; The lower the gauge the better. &nbsp;If you can do runs of 10-12AWG that will minimize resistive and inductive losses of long runs.</font>
  8. gene

    Yamaha RX-Z9

    <font color='#000000'>As soon as the Z9 is available, we will have our sample to review. &nbsp;I hear it should be early next year! &nbsp;While it will take me time to write the review, I will provide updates or forum dialog accordingly. &nbsp;Stay tuned....</font>
  9. gene

    Sunfire TGIII vs. B&W Ref 50

    <font color='#000000'>Seth; If all of the shortcomings we listed and potential firmware issues of the TGIII don't affect your specific application then by all means go for it. &nbsp;I can certainly understand and respect your desire to cosmetically match your system. &nbsp;The TGIII is an easy...
  10. gene

    YAMAHA RXV-2400 REVIEW

    <font color='#000000'>As always, great feedback SoftEng!  At least that mystery has been solved.  I am so accustomed to having my main speakers at 0dB reference and calibrating all other channels around that level that I forgot YPAO boosted my main speakers and calibrated from there. However, I...
  11. gene

    YAMAHA RXV-2400 REVIEW

    <font color='#000000'>SoftENG; Hmm I seem to remember adjusting the channel trims via EXT inputs separately from the global settings and it did not affect the global trim settings for DD/DTS. &nbsp;I know for sure the RX-Z1 did this. &nbsp;You guys are forcing me to reconnect the RX-V2400 again...
  12. gene

    Top Ten Signs of Cable Vendor Snake Oil

    <font color='#000000'>Endymoin; Excellent feedback. &nbsp;I too initially thought they were referring to mechanical resonance and when I realized they weren't I was appauled and thus created the resonance article. &nbsp;Mechanical resonance on terminated speaker cables is not a significant...
  13. gene

    Denon 5803 or Yamaha Z9

    <font color='#000000'>Yamahaluver; I will say, IMO the warmest and most musical sounding amp I ever heard Yamaha put out was the DSP-A3090. &nbsp;That integrated amp graced my system for almost 6 months, but I ultimately let it go because it lacked too many features (IE. DTS, 6CH outs, etc)...
  14. gene

    Denon 5803 or Yamaha Z9

    <font color='#000000'>Yamahaluver; Your statements surprise me. &nbsp;The RX-Z1 and Z9 use higher grade DAC's then the DSP-A1. &nbsp;Also, both units have more power, PLII, improved DSP modes, remotes, etc. &nbsp; While I never compared the DSP-A1 directly to the Z1 or Z9, I can tell you the...
  15. gene

    Denon 5803 or Yamaha Z9

    <font color='#000000'>Yamahaluver; While I agree Yamaha is king of DSP, I disagree with your declarative statement that Yamaha has a superior amp section. &nbsp;The Denon AVR-5803 has a more robust amp section than the RX-Z1. &nbsp;In fact it has the most robust amp section I ever tested in a...
  16. gene

    YAMAHA RXV-2400 REVIEW

    <font color='#000000'>OK here are the questions I have come up with based on everyones feedback. &nbsp;Please let me know if I left anything out! Yamaha RX-V2400 Audioholics.com Review Addendum 1) Is it possible to run a full 9.1 set-up by preamp outing the “Presence/Surround Back” outputs to...
  17. gene

    YAMAHA RXV-2400 REVIEW

    <font color='#000000'>Bill; I see where you are coming from, but don't believe the Yamaha is that sophisticated to determine that.  However, I could be wrong, thus I will pose this to them. Please also realize that due to holidays and up and coming CES show, their response may not surface...
  18. gene

    YAMAHA RXV-2400 REVIEW

    <font color='#000000'>Bill; I guess I am still not following you. &nbsp;Disconnect all speakers and simply max out the master volume control and read the display on your TV. &nbsp;All I was stating is that at full volume, the bar was not full. &nbsp;This is independent of any speaker connection...
  19. gene

    YAMAHA RXV-2400 REVIEW

    <font color='#000000'>Guys; I am assembling a list of questions to submit to Yamaha engineering based on your forum responses. &nbsp;If you know of people in other forums as well, please inform them of this and tell them to send their questions my way. As for &quot;Presence&quot; &nbsp;these...
  20. gene

    "situations where bi-wiring is just hype"

    <font color='#000000'>Gentlemen; The advantages of biwiring are minimal, but if you hear a difference than by all means go for it! &nbsp;The reduced DC resistance and inductance of paralleling two sets of wires could be advantageous. &nbsp;However, be mindful if you select high capacitance...
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