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Re: Sound of Receivers
Luke Smith #289132 01/29/10 04:51 AM
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I keep waiting to see someone using jumper cables. Hey, they're 8 gauge, and they're dirt cheap!


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Re: Sound of Receivers
Luke Smith #289142 01/29/10 06:25 AM
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Actually, receivers and amplifiers do sound different.



When you put them in something like this, that is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-whDD3aCJw&feature=player_embedded

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Peter, I watched and listened, but I still couldn't hear any difference between the "bright" Yamahas and "warm" Marantzes as they went through the shredder.


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Ken.C #289152 01/29/10 10:14 AM
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 Originally Posted By: kcarlile
I keep waiting to see someone using jumper cables. Hey, they're 8 gauge, and they're dirt cheap!
I've been threatening to use some spare battery cables I have or even better yet sell them to the masses as "High end audio cables' for 25 times there going price, I will be rich in no time. \:\)


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[/quote]I will be rich in no time. \:\) [/quote]

Jay you mean richer don't you \:D

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One of the first things I learned about, when I started to research how to put together a home theater, was about the speaker wiring. I literally had no idea what was involved in terms of wiring for home theater. When trying to research that topic to generally learn about the subject, I ended up in a thread on the AVS site where they were debating speaker wire. I was surprised when I became really interested in the topic, including the level of detail people provided when making their arguments. In other words, it seemed like some really smart people were thinking in detail about an issue as seemingly mundane as speaker wire, and that fascinated me. Even to the novice, it became clear that paying a lot for speaker wire was just throwing money away. To this day, it makes me mad when I go into Best Buy or similar stores and see just how expensive their speaker wire is (as well as all other calbes, really). On the one hand, I guess Monster and similar companies deserve some credit for great marketing. On the other hand . . . .

I don't remember if I learned about Monoprice here are on the AVS forum, but that site literally has saved me hundreds of dollars.

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RayLewis #289178 01/29/10 04:17 PM
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If it was helpful, give THIS forum the credit! \:\)


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Re: Sound of Receivers
RayLewis #289179 01/29/10 04:18 PM
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Have there actually been any direct A/B comparisons with receivers and/or amps in order to determine whether or not they impart their own unique sound?

In theory there shouldn't be a difference but there seem to be many arguements otherwise. No on really knows until a proper DBT is performed. Just going from one audition to another wouldn't be an accurate test given the variables (different speakers, room, etc).

I would be very interested to see the results given that a huge industry exists, along with numerous "experts" claiming there is an actual sonic difference between various receivers and amps. Are they all crazy or just lying to make a buck?

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I think the most telling point is that it is never the equipment makers who go on about how their gear sounds so much better than another maker, or even within their own product line. They just list the specs, and the things they've done which are supposed to improve the sound. It is left to the consumers and the reviewers to express the words about how much more chocolaty this new fooswuzzle is than its nearest competitor.

The few companies which do spout superlatives about their products are the ones I just seem to reflexively avoid because their claims seem so outrageous.


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Mark: I went back and researched it extensively, and I learned about Monoprice on thus forum, thus savings hundreds of dollars!

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