 Re: Receiver suggestion for Axiom VP150, M60s
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I'll add that perhaps 02 free cable will not turn green as fast on you. You wouldn't like me when I'm green. So that was you that was passed out by the urinal at the pub the other day. 
I’m armed and I’m drinking. You don’t want to listen to advice from me, amigo.
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Re: Receiver suggestion for Axiom VP150, M60s
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Well, I don't work for Bell Canada but since they are our parent company, as far as majority shareholders go, I'll refrain from joining you in making fun. Even though I might want to.
I once heard a salesman make a similar argument to a customer. I just had to ask him how good his ears were to hear a timing difference in a few feet of cable considering that electromagnetic waves travel at very close to the speed of light. I once once heard a similar claim, same store different guy, that the tighter weave of the outside wire in Monster Cable allowed the electrons to flow faster there. Thus making the high notes clearer. Sigh......
I'd like to think I knew enough about electricity and physics in high school to at least question the validity of such statements but it's a shame there is a whole market based around people who would take it at face value. Indeed if you throw enough technical sounding jargon into your sales pitch, you'll convince 95% of the population (even though more than 5% of the population is educated, a lot of educated people are still gullible) that your claims are backed up by scientific facts. And who are we to question science? Only God is allowed to do that.
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Ahh, but today's science is tomorrow's rubbish.
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Re: Receiver suggestion for Axiom VP150, M60s
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Doesn't matter, to the salesman one in the hand is better than two in the bush. 
My Stuff :
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Denon 4802
Emotiva XPA-3
Samsung BD-P3600
Sharp 65 Inch Aquos LCD
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Re: Receiver suggestion for Axiom VP150, M60s
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I'd rather have one in the bush.
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Re: Receiver suggestion for Axiom VP150, M60s
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Marantz is right up there in terms of quality. The *HUGE* drawback is the lack of end-user FW upgrade path. With technology changing so much, and FW that require bug fixes, it's a major PIA!
I actually took my SR8002 back in favor of Denon 3808 for this reason.
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Thanks for all the info. Any thoughts on the value of two HDMI out's, currently have projector and TV and wondering about the Denon AVR-3311CI? Remember, you can't drive two HDMI outputs at the same time (HDCP limitation). So it comes down to convenience (native split within the AVR or an external one) I would strongly urge you to connect up the component as well.
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Re: Receiver suggestion for Axiom VP150, M60s
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I'd rather have one in the bush. What's wrong with two in the bush?
Whose avatar should I borrow next?
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Re: Receiver suggestion for Axiom VP150, M60s
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I'd rather have one in the bush. What's wrong with two in the bush? Again another one Mark would hit out of the park.
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