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<font color='#000000'>I explicitely stated I did not have a stock player to compare it to. &nbsp;However, I compared it to my more costly Sony ES player and felt beforehand my ES player sounded better and after the mod, the CE775 sounded better. &nbsp;I never claimed the build quality of this...

<font color='#000000'>PDS; Your concerns are valid and argument interesting. &nbsp;I agree partially. &nbsp;If two different amplifiers are well designed, low noise, ample power supply and output devices to source large amounts of current for low impedance loads, flat frequency response within...

<font color='#000000'>SinCityDave; It is doubtful if we request product from Klipsch to review through their current Public Relations Manager (Joshua Ryan Hall) that they will accommodate us. &nbsp;It took them over 1 year to NOT deliver us a Stage One even when we were paying customers and...

<font color='#000000'>Mustange_Steve/Others; I appreciate the type of face off review on receivers you wish us to write. &nbsp;Perhaps in the future this will become possible. &nbsp;However, we have a lot on our plate for the moment. I wish to clear up a common misconception I continually hear...

<font color='#000000'>Robert; The Monster Navajo we tested measured around 12AWG. &nbsp;I am not sure if they have different versions of that wire, but it was as physically thick as other 12AWG wires we measured. &nbsp;You may wish to check with Monstercable before purchasing.</font>

<font color='#000000'>Despite many of the myths surrounding speaker cables and length, they DO NOT have to be equal length. &nbsp;It is important to keep them as short as possible, but there are very little electrical differences between say 10 vs 20 ft of 12AWG wire. &nbsp;Transmission line...

<font color='#000000'>Bob; Parasound is sending us their latest processor. &nbsp;I should have it in a few weeks. &nbsp;I will give you the quick skinny on it when I have it all hooked up. &nbsp;We have a bit more time on our hands to review processors since we sent back the disappointing...

<font color='#000000'>Bob; I am not sure that I agree with you that Krell is superior to all. &nbsp;Their last pre/pro was a joke IMO. &nbsp;It had a less sophisticated processing section than most midfi receivers, yet it sold for over $4K and was wrapped in a very pretty box. &nbsp;Take a look...

<font color='#000000'>Dave; Thanks for your feedback. &nbsp;I am not trying to recommend people to NOT biwire. &nbsp;However, I believe it would be more effective to spend the extra money on a quality set of speaker cables rather than a lesser set of cables in biwire configuration. &nbsp;Many...

<font color='#000000'>Dragon; I like to refer to bi-wiring as buy-wiring &nbsp; Other than the reduced DC resistance of having two wires paralleled, there is little or no benefit to doing so. &nbsp;All of those cable soothsayers that claim xDB improvements, or reductions in back EMF is mostly...

<font color='#000000'>Yamahaluver; I appreciate your enthusiasm, but it is doubtful that Yamaha will ever offer a 260 watt x 7 receiver.  This would require over a 2kVA transformer and multiple BJTs on HUGE heatsinks which will not fit in a receiver unless it is sigificantly larger than the...

<font color='#000000'>Bruce; Just because a particular brand excels in one application (namely Studio) doesn't necessarily follow it will in another application (namely Consumer Audio). &nbsp;Many years ago I was enamoured with Lexicon products and had the opportunity to face off their flagship...

<font color='#000000'>Bob; Your proposed comparison would involve a lot of work on my part, thanks a bunch &nbsp; It is difficult to do face offs and I usually try to avoid them because of time and living space constraints. &nbsp;However, everyone here is welcome to share their experience...

<font color='#000000'>MW; In the past, I was never too impressed with Velodyne speakers. &nbsp;I think they make high performance subs, but their speakers IMO are somewhat lacking. &nbsp;In your price range you may alternatively wish to consider the likes of Energy, Monitor Audio, Paradigm, or...

<font color='#000000'>Doppler distortion in loudspeakers is generally a myth. &nbsp;Time permitting I may write something on this in the future. Many loudspeakers which offer the mass loading feature are usually not braced well enough and require extra stability to dampen cabinet resonances...

<font color='#000000'>Bob; Your wish list basically describes the Denon AVR-5803 ;) BTW, there is no need to do DD/DTS on different chips. &nbsp;Why do you wish this? As for 150wpc x7 all channels drive, no receiver can do this based on their physical limitations. &nbsp;The Denon AVR-5803 and...

<font color='#000000'>Hi Jessica, Just wondering, if you care mainly about music, then why are you pondering on buying a multi channel receiver? &nbsp;My advice to you is get an integrated amp, or two channel receiver, with a niles switch box to run multiple sets of speakers. &nbsp;Hope this...

<font color='#000000'>Bob; Thanks for the update. &nbsp;The 5800 definately has a different digital section than the 5803. &nbsp;IMO, its worth the upgrade if Denon still offers it. &nbsp;I already dumped my Klipagon Soundstage after hearing the 5803. &nbsp;However, my old pre-klipsch 8008 amps...

<font color='#000000'>Bob; Having both units in my reference system makes it easy to compare. &nbsp;The Yamaha RX-Z1 is an awesome receiver, probably the best for under $3K out there. &nbsp;However, IMO, it is not in the same league as the Denon AVR-5803 and shouldn't be given the difference of...

<font color='#000000'>Hi John; Based on our work together, you should know that RLC cable metrics cause group delay changes in the 10-100's &nbsp;nsec range, even with some of the worst measured cables. &nbsp;This is on an order of 100-1000 time less than is perceivable by the human ear. As...