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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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