Yamaha RX-Z9 AV receiver Review System

Review System

Sources
Pioneer Elite DV-45A DVD-Video/Audio/SACD player
Pioneer DV-626D DVD player
V, Inc. Bravo D2 DVD player
Samsung SIR-TS360 DirecTV receiver
DirecTV TiVo
VPI Aries turntable, VPI JWM 10 tonearm, Grado Sonata cartridge
Display
Fujitsu P50XHA30WS plasma (50")
Dwin HDP-500 CRT projector
Dwin TranScanner video processor
Phono Stages
Rotel RQ970BX
Audio Innovations P1
Speakers
Magnepan MG 3.6, MG 1.6, CC3
Paradigm Signature S4, C3, Servo subwoofer
Velodyne FSR-18 subwoofer
Cables
Digital coax: Straight Wire Silverlink II, AudioQuest VDM-5
Digital optical: AudioQuest Optilink-5
Interconnect: AudioQuest Jaguar
Speaker: AudioQuest Mont Blanc
Component video: AudioQuest YIQ-3
DVI: Samsung, generics