Recent content by ijohn

I have some Esoteric Audio USA speaker cable from the early 1990s. The markings read: Inter-Path Low Induction - Perfect Symmetry OFHC Windings - Polyethylene Dialetric. I seem to recall paying about a $1/ft but thirty years will do funny things to memories. Was this cable any good back in the...

I'm able to Chromecast to the WiiM via wifi, and the WiiM confirms a 24/192 signal going to the Yamaha via coaxial cable. Do you think I'm losing much fidelity by having that extra link in the chain? I'm loathe to switch to an IPhone. If I switch streaming services, do I have to make an all new...

This review for the R-N800A dropped a couple of days ago. Pretty good. And one of the few actual reviews; as opposed to a "review" that is just an overyiew of features. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U59vcz0STcs

In this review ( View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U59vcz0STcs ) for the Yamaha R-N800A that dropped two days ago, the reviewer makes an interesting point about how great the Yamaha app is; especially in comparison the Denon. It's the same app as the 600A, and if you would use the app a...

Thanks, gasolin. It looks like that would actually work! I use an exclamation point because none of the Google searches I tried came up this workaround, and the tech I spoke to at Safe & Sound (or was it Crutchfield) didn't know that. Unfortunately, AirPlay is $9 bucks a month. And since I...

Because I already use Apple Music and I aready had the WiiM. But if you know a better way to get it from Galaxy to the Yamaha, I'm all ears. Oh, and thanks for the super welcoming tone. You seem like a real swell guy.

I picked up an R-N800A from Safe & Sound last month; $950 for a customer return, plus 18 months 0% financing! Easy decision. Prior to my purchased, I researched options from Denon, Marantz, SVS, Bluesound, Cambridge, NAD, Onkyo, Arcam, and Audiolab, My primary deciding factors were the high...