the Carver SDA / 490t ????????? I finally got one and I cannot find any reviews on it.

I have been experiencing clipping when my receiver plays SACD Multi channel, and DVD-A multi channel. Clipping occurrs at volume set above -30db, this is not the case when playing standard CDs or DVD movies volume can be set at -10db+. All channels clip with the exception of the sub channel. I have a Marantz SR96 receiver,(I know its old...)with a Marantz DV9500 (This is the 3rd player that Marantz has sent me via player issues the past year+.) The DVD player is plugged into the receiver via analog connections. Speakers used Infinity overture 3 in front, cc3 center, overture 1's rear.

Just curious how others prioritize the importance of cables according to the position within the system.

For myself personally I find the interconnect closest to the source, phono stage to pre-amp, CDP to pre-amp, to be much more critical than pre-amp to power-amp; I exclude TT to phonostage since I've always used a hardwired IC on the TT, e.g. no experience here.

Hello all,
I'm looking for a stereo subwoofer amp that has all the standard
X-over adjustments, a reasonable amount of power, and it needs to have speaker level input and output .
This is the important thing. because I'm using an
integrated amp (Linar model 10) which will not support
line level input/output.
I'm aware of the Gallo Ref 3 SA amp, and it sounds good, but
still is not available as far as I know.
Does anyone know of a stereo sub amp with speaker terminals
on the input and output?

Thanks
Victory Factory

Howdy,

Just read the Stereophile e-newsletter, and one of the sections caught my eye:

"...Buy a Patek Phillipe or a Porsche Cayenne and your neighbors will be impressed, or at least not regard you as crazy. But spend that same money on an amplifier or a pair of speakers and, as a Stereophile reader recently wrote me when canceling his subscription, "With all the crap going on in the world and you clowns are stressing over the next platinum-coated piece of electronics . . . You all should be ashamed of yourselves."

Does the length of a dig. fiber optic cable matter (less then 6ft) i purchased a 1.5 ft and was told under 6ft signal loss. thank you