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Post by Tip on Apr 13, 2013 15:16:50 GMT -5
Let's hope Boz isn't forced into receivership or bankruptcy causing more issues to all those who have purchased TacT products. Sorry if I missed it, but where did this idea that Boz is going into bankruptcy come from? Was it something I said? The current owners of TacT products aren't happy with the lack of support from Boz, but I don't think anyone is going to sue him over it. I did post a photo of the latest TacT X4 processor on Jan 30, but from my sources I have heard that Boz doesn't think now is the right time to release it. And I have mentioned in an earlier post that Boz started another business called "Pontilux" that builds industrial LED lighting solutions, which has the same location as TacT Audio. That doesn't sound like he's going bankrupt. I suspect that Boz sees a greater return on his investment in Pontilux than he does in TacT Audio and is therefore spending most of his time and resources on Pontilux. There is someone I won't identify who was in the business of modifying and repairing TacT products and has worked with Boz in the past, but is not affiliated with TacT, that has been threatened with lawsuits over his delay in returning TacT products sent in for repair/modification. But this was entirely due to personal misfortunes unrelated to his business or anything illegal on his part. Some people believe that this person is officially affiliated with TacT and have blamed TacT for their problems with him. Another point I'd like to make is that my positive statements about the TacT products have to do with the needs of my system, in particular the use of TacT W410 corner-woofers and the TacT S2150 digital amps. The W410s are not subwoofers, although they are able to achieve flat response to below 20 Hz, but are meant to augment my LF & RF speakers and I do not use them for the LFE signal. I have a pair of true subwoofers for LFE. So I need four individual EQ'd subwoofer outputs, which I believe are not offered on any other pre/pro. My TacT S2150 digital amps only have digital inputs, and the TacT TCS mkIII is the only pre/pro, at least in my price range, that has digital outputs for all channels plus a link that communicates with the S2150s. So the point is that I have not tried any other pre/pros and don't know if they have room correction systems that are better than the TacT TCS, just that the TacT TCS is the only pre/pro that fits my needs. Even the XMC-1 doesn't fit my needs and I'm hoping that the rumored RMC-1 will. Thus take everything I say about the TacT TCS with a grain of salt
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Post by mickeyharlow on Apr 13, 2013 15:21:57 GMT -5
No. I figure that Dan has seen this scenario before. Therefore, he would build contingency clauses into the contract to protect Emotiva in such an event. I would. You can try all you want, when and IF it hits the courts contractual agreements are way at the bottom of the list. It is the receiver, then the secured creditors and by that time there is zero left for those development etc contracts. The contract becomes fire starter as that is the value of a negotiated contract when some firm or individual hits the financial failure, which some of the links on the web are starting to indicate (legal filings against the firm, not gossip forums). I doubt Emo would have become a top level secured creditor considering Boz and his business risk to previous creditors. Let's hope Boz isn't forced into receivership or bankruptcy causing more issues to all those who have purchased TacT products. Bankruptcy would only delay it for the time period that an administrator is appointed and had time to review the business. Most contracts that would continue the money stream into the business are honored and fulfilled. It would not be the prudent business practice to dishonor a contract that brought money into the business. The administrator has to follow ordinary business practices in order not jeopardize revenue. He is accountable to the courts and the creditors.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2013 16:20:56 GMT -5
> digital amps
What is a digital amp? A power amplifier wedded to a dac? Sincerely /b
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Post by Tip on Apr 13, 2013 17:10:24 GMT -5
> digital amps What is a digital amp? A power amplifier wedded to a dac? Sincerely /b The in case of the TacT, Lyngdorf, and now NAD digital amplifiers, it directly converts the PCM input into a high-power PWM output. This allows the signal to remain in the digital domain until the PWM output is filtered by an inductor at the speaker output terminals. A conventional Class D amplifier converts an analog input into a PWM output. Hmm... I wonder if SACD had become more popular if someone would have designed a digital amp that directly converts a DSD input into a PWM output?
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Post by GreenKiwi on Apr 13, 2013 17:31:10 GMT -5
Yeah the direct digital to amplified analog out is something that always intrigued me about tact and now the nad offerings. It seems a little silly to take digital. Make it analog and then make it digital again and then convert back to analog Didn't think it was right with the tripath amps, or ice or ncore
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Post by suffolk112000 on Apr 13, 2013 18:23:26 GMT -5
No. I figure that Dan has seen this scenario before. Therefore, he would build contingency clauses into the contract to protect Emotiva in such an event. I would. You can try all you want, when and IF it hits the courts contractual agreements are way at the bottom of the list. It is the receiver, then the secured creditors and by that time there is zero left for those development etc contracts. The contract becomes fire starter as that is the value of a negotiated contract when some firm or individual hits the financial failure, which some of the links on the web are starting to indicate (legal filings against the firm, not gossip forums). I doubt Emo would have become a top level secured creditor considering Boz and his business risk to previous creditors. Let's hope Boz isn't forced into receivership or bankruptcy causing more issues to all those who have purchased TacT products. So did I miss something...? Did you un-earth an informational nugget about Boz and TacT that they have went out of business and it is affecting the delivery of the XMC-1?
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Post by roadrunner on Apr 13, 2013 20:53:07 GMT -5
You can try all you want, when and IF it hits the courts contractual agreements are way at the bottom of the list. It is the receiver, then the secured creditors and by that time there is zero left for those development etc contracts. The contract becomes fire starter as that is the value of a negotiated contract when some firm or individual hits the financial failure, which some of the links on the web are starting to indicate (legal filings against the firm, not gossip forums). I doubt Emo would have become a top level secured creditor considering Boz and his business risk to previous creditors. Let's hope Boz isn't forced into receivership or bankruptcy causing more issues to all those who have purchased TacT products. So did I miss something...? Did you un-earth an informational nugget about Boz and TacT that they have went out of business and it is affecting the delivery of the XMC-1? No, there is nothing in this thread that impacts the XMC-1's delievery nor the inclusion of Boz's room correction software. It has all been a lot of conjecture about what might be happening with some of Bpz's other endeavors. There is no reason to think any of this rumor mill discussion has anything to do with the delays in releasing the XMC-1.
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Post by stiehl11 on Apr 13, 2013 21:45:43 GMT -5
^It's like the movie The Mist... but for the XMC-1.
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Post by klinemj on Apr 14, 2013 0:46:27 GMT -5
All this speculation belongs in the rumor mill....like, I heard Dr. Boz was abducted by aliens....
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Post by hemster on Apr 14, 2013 1:10:53 GMT -5
All this speculation belongs in the rumor mill....like, I heard Dr. Boz was abducted by aliens.... Mark Mark, I absolutely agree. Folks please let's keep on topic here. If you want to speculate, do so in the Green Room. Thanks for your understanding.
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Post by rljsho on Apr 15, 2013 0:52:19 GMT -5
Thank You for the picture of the XMC-1.
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Post by calvinhobbe on Apr 15, 2013 13:15:08 GMT -5
Let's hope Boz isn't forced into receivership or bankruptcy causing more issues to all those who have purchased TacT products. Sorry if I missed it, but where did this idea that Boz is going into bankruptcy come from? Was it something I said? The current owners of TacT products aren't happy with the lack of support from Boz, but I don't think anyone is going to sue him over it. I did post a photo of the latest TacT X4 processor on Jan 30, but from my sources I have heard that Boz doesn't think now is the right time to release it. And I have mentioned in an earlier post that Boz started another business called "Pontilux" that builds industrial LED lighting solutions, which has the same location as TacT Audio. That doesn't sound like he's going bankrupt. I suspect that Boz sees a greater return on his investment in Pontilux than he does in TacT Audio and is therefore spending most of his time and resources on Pontilux. You can be in receivership and start lots of new companies, all you need is cash or credit. Especially if your previous company was not involved with you personally guaranteeing anything, it's easy.
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Post by rdaneel on Apr 16, 2013 17:09:36 GMT -5
I check in every month or so, and I'm sad to see that nothing has changed. As a TacT user I was very excited to hear that TacT would be providing room correction for the XMC-1. But, having seen how Boz is long on ideas and intentions and short on follow-through, I was (and am) worried. Here's hoping for Emo's sake that development wraps up soon...
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Post by repeetavx on Apr 18, 2013 3:23:16 GMT -5
Ok, I'm in. I just filled out the reservation form for the XMC-1.
Porscheguy says that he was given some information that led him to believe that the R(eference) series of amplification was required to get the most out of it.
And roadrunner says that he remembers Big Dan saying that the DAC in the XMC-1 is so good that Dan is worried that it might cut into the sales of the XDA-2.
I also read that maybe the right and left channel will be fully balanced and differential.
That's good enough for me.
I wonder what number in line I am?
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Post by bapp on Apr 18, 2013 7:29:21 GMT -5
Will the XMC support 4.0 / 4.2 Setups? I want to do without a center.
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Post by KeithL on Apr 18, 2013 11:45:21 GMT -5
Several months ago, TacT's website was hacked, and ended up being taken down. At this point, several rumors started that TacT was out of business, or had been bought out by Lingdorf (did I spell that right?), or who knows what..... None of this was (or is) true, although they do seem to have simply let the website stay down rather than put it back up. I don't know the details of that decision, but they have nothing to do with us, nor our relationship with TacT. (I can also tell you that WE support our products, so, once TacT is incorporated into the XMC-1, WE will be supporting its use ON the XMC-1 ... until and unless you hear different... ) Let's hope Boz isn't forced into receivership or bankruptcy causing more issues to all those who have purchased TacT products. Sorry if I missed it, but where did this idea that Boz is going into bankruptcy come from? Was it something I said? The current owners of TacT products aren't happy with the lack of support from Boz, but I don't think anyone is going to sue him over it. I did post a photo of the latest TacT X4 processor on Jan 30, but from my sources I have heard that Boz doesn't think now is the right time to release it. And I have mentioned in an earlier post that Boz started another business called "Pontilux" that builds industrial LED lighting solutions, which has the same location as TacT Audio. That doesn't sound like he's going bankrupt. I suspect that Boz sees a greater return on his investment in Pontilux than he does in TacT Audio and is therefore spending most of his time and resources on Pontilux. There is someone I won't identify who was in the business of modifying and repairing TacT products and has worked with Boz in the past, but is not affiliated with TacT, that has been threatened with lawsuits over his delay in returning TacT products sent in for repair/modification. But this was entirely due to personal misfortunes unrelated to his business or anything illegal on his part. Some people believe that this person is officially affiliated with TacT and have blamed TacT for their problems with him. Another point I'd like to make is that my positive statements about the TacT products have to do with the needs of my system, in particular the use of TacT W410 corner-woofers and the TacT S2150 digital amps. The W410s are not subwoofers, although they are able to achieve flat response to below 20 Hz, but are meant to augment my LF & RF speakers and I do not use them for the LFE signal. I have a pair of true subwoofers for LFE. So I need four individual EQ'd subwoofer outputs, which I believe are not offered on any other pre/pro. My TacT S2150 digital amps only have digital inputs, and the TacT TCS mkIII is the only pre/pro, at least in my price range, that has digital outputs for all channels plus a link that communicates with the S2150s. So the point is that I have not tried any other pre/pros and don't know if they have room correction systems that are better than the TacT TCS, just that the TacT TCS is the only pre/pro that fits my needs. Even the XMC-1 doesn't fit my needs and I'm hoping that the rumored RMC-1 will. Thus take everything I say about the TacT TCS with a grain of salt
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Post by KeithL on Apr 18, 2013 11:49:20 GMT -5
Since some of you have been asking, I would just like to let you know that the XMC-1 WILL be able to accept and decode DSD digital audio!
Many of you asked in the past - and were told that, due to licensing costs, we were not planning to support DSD on the XMC-1. Due to demand, we have decided to do so; this supersedes any information to the contrary that you may have heard before.
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Post by bootman on Apr 18, 2013 11:50:36 GMT -5
So are the units on the water yet?
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Post by GreenKiwi on Apr 18, 2013 11:52:35 GMT -5
@keithl thanks for the updates! I am super excited to see what you've created. And happy that you guys are getting it to a place you're very happy with before sending it to the general public.
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Post by billmac on Apr 18, 2013 11:58:39 GMT -5
Since some of you have been asking, I would just like to let you know that the XMC-1 WILL be able to accept and decode DSD digital audio! Many of you asked in the past - and were told that, due to licensing costs, we were not planning to support DSD on the XMC-1. Due to demand, we have decided to do so; this supersedes any information to the contrary that you may have heard before. ;D This is great news. Thanks for the update . Bill
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