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Yamaha AVENTAGE - We are
official stockists of Yamaha’s
full Aventage line up of
premium AV products. We
offer expert advice on
Aventage and ancillary
equipment. We will try to
match any genuine advertised
price on Yamaha Aventage
Products (In Stock Items Only)
Technophiles
The one thing we love around here are new toys, in fact we live for them. If we go over the top
about some new technology or product, take it with a grain of salt as it's just our initial
adrenaline rush. When we get back down to earth we may well revisit that particular product
and reassess it through more objective eyes.
You're reading this page because you're supposed to know things like RMS, THD, IMD, Pixels,
PCM etc. so you already know that there are so many different ways of interpreting these
figures that, in the real world, mean bugger all. That's why I may give some technical figures in
the reviews but not all the seemingly relevant ones. Technical specifications to ignore are -
Speaker Power Handling - This is nearly always exaggerated as there is no standardised
testing method. It really doesn't matter anyway as excess power very rarely damages
speakers, most speaker damage is caused by distorted power output. In other words, you're
generally safer with a 100 Watt amplifier driving a 10 Watt speaker than a 10 watt amplifier
driving a 100 Watt speaker as you're more likely to drive the amplifier into distortion to get a
decent volume level.
Amplifier Power Output - As above, the best indication of total power output is by reading the
power consumption on the back panel of the amplifier - remember, you can't get out more
than you put in (unless you're talking about my wife's credit card)
Speaker Frequency Response- As the room forms an integral part of speaker reproduction,
this is impossible to state in relation to the sound as you hear it in your own environment.
Subwoofer Frequency Response - The same applies here except to a greater degree, the other
specification they generally don't give is the -3dB point of the subwoofer, stated frequencies
are generally -10dB or greater which don't mean a great deal.
Amplifier Frequency Response - You really don't need me to explain that one.
There are lots of other irrelevant specifications, mainly associated with cables and
interconnects but I won't waste time sprouting on about them here.
Have fun in our site and don't take any of this stuff too seriously.
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