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Post by solidstate on Sept 12, 2014 7:44:08 GMT -5
Wow I have never seen this thread until now. 1 RCA on my XPA-2 Gen 1 has been bent (but working) for some time now. Back when I e-mailed Emotiva about it and they said they would fix it for free under warranty. But I always thought I would need to send the unit back, which is not only a huge hassle, but a chunk of change for all that freight. Now today I read this thread about them sending out the new parts for owners to install themselves. This would be prefect for me and save everyone a bunch to effort and money. I'm fairly handy with things like this so I'm thinking I should be able to do it no problem. I just e-mailed Emotiva about it and am keeping my fingers crossed. If they send an entirely new input PCB you should be able to replace it yourself no problem. If you wish to upgrade the connectors you'll need a soldering station and some experience soldering electronics. It seems all the new gen emotiva gear uses the higher quality input connectors. |
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Post by solidstate on Sept 12, 2014 7:46:37 GMT -5
I had almost the same problem long time ago / right channel of my UPA-5 (loosen). I paid $30.00 to someone to fixed at home. Later, it happened again, but on center channel. Also with my PT-7030 Sherbourn. Fortunately, it has another XLR outs options to be use it. Let me guess... You're using those Monster branded RCAs with the crazy connector that has a angular twist to the RCA neg tabs right? Those are horrible cables that break connectors all the time. Get some cables with those Taversoe brand RCAs that don't grip so tightly. |
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Post by Bonzo on Sept 12, 2014 9:37:04 GMT -5
Just be careful because I think the XLR connection is hotter (louder) than the RCA IIRC... Emotiva told me themselves that using such a cable would work just fine. I bought a set but never tried them yet. |
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Post by Bonzo on Sept 16, 2014 10:01:44 GMT -5
Well a bummer here for me. Got my answer from Emotiva. They will send out parts for the XPA-5 and XPA-3, but they will not for the XPA-2 and XPA-1. They will service them and fix it for free under warranty, but it has to be shipped back to them.  |
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Post by bub on Sept 16, 2014 13:27:54 GMT -5
Glad to hear they work well. Waiting on the female version to go out from Xda to sub. Can't beat their prices. Ordered extras of everything. |
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Post by emovac on Sept 16, 2014 18:28:53 GMT -5
The old adcom amps used those junky plastic RCA assemblies too.
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