XDA-2 questions and comments from new Emotiva owner

[bmwcca]

Thanks for the forum. I've been awaiting the XDA-2 since I first heard about the XDA-1 and I've not been disappointed during my first few weeks of use. I'm not a proponent of fancy interconnects but I will say the X-Series optical coaxial to my ears really does work well with the XDA-2, and the price is Emotiva-reasonable. Thanks for making your interconnects available so reasonably. 

I do have two, mainly cosmetic, questions:

Will there ever be black "end cap" trim available for the XDA-2?
And if not, are the silver caps easily removable on the XDA-2 for painting?
Is it as simple as removing the allen-head bolts or are they only cosmetic, non-removable pieces that will be damaged if I try?

Still no rack-mount ears available for the XDA-1 or 2.  Any plans in the future?     

Thank you for your help. This is my first Emotiva product but I've been following the forum for a while and I have to hand it to y'all, you seem to deal with every issue in an open manner and, as a longtime audio addict, I appreciate the ability to ask a question and get  a straight answer.

[hemster]

Welcome to the lounge!

Congrats on your new toy - I agree that the XDA-2 is a fantastic product and I'm loving mine.

So far no black end trim or rack ears are available. However, you can easily remove the silver ones using a #3 allen key for spraying. Matt black spray should look great.

Enjoy your DAC and feel free to ask questions - we'll do our best to answer them.

[bmwcca]

Thanks for the quick response. I'm only about two-weeks into my 30-day trial period. It's not going back unless something unexpected happens but I'll celebrate my one-month anniversary with the XDA-2 by shooting the trim pieces.

All the best.

[bmwcca]

Didn't want to start another thread for this, so:  
This evening the XDA-2 had no analog output when I turned on my system. Now I don't use a 12v trigger but instead just leave the rear-panel switch in the "on" position and trigger power to everything through a sequencer and turn on the XDA-2 with the remote. Everything else came up as normal and so (apparently) did the DAC. The front-panel display showed the volume setting, the KHZ reading for the two inputs in use, but no sound. I cycled the XDA-2 power from the remote and from the front-panel "standby" switch and got nothing. Every other analog input to the pre-amp worked fine. In desperation I pulled the DAC from the rack and cycled the power switch on the rear panel and afterward everything worked as expected. Any idea what happened? I know you all have a great warranty but I'd like to know if my connection and use is causing a potential problem, as I don't expect to have to pull the XDA-2 out every time I want to turn it on! 

All this because after a thirteen-hour workday (on a Saturday!) I just wanted to hear a little music. Thankfully everything is working now.

And, while I'm wasting your time, allow me this question/comment:  
Why aren't the INPUT selector buttons on the XDA-2 remote in the same order as those on the XDA-2 front panel? At the very least you'd expect the coax buttons and the optical buttons to be in the same orientation (left-to-right) on both, wouldn't you? A small aggravation but, as a designer, I'm struggling to grok the process that arrived at this conflicting arrangement.

Thanks again for your products and this forum. The sound continues to meet my expectations.

[GreenKiwi]

What input were you using?

[garbulky]

Something tells me it's the USB input you used right....

[bmwcca]

Actually I'm using a CD transport in Coax 1 and the audio output from a TV as Optical 1 and neither worked yet both showed the bit rate of the signal but there was no analog output. I even tried the headphone output with the same result.

I've used the USB input before but I don't have a permanent connection to my laptop so nothing was connected at that time.

Thanks

[arthurz]

Jul 20, 2013 23:38:17 GMT -5 bmwcca said:

And, while I'm wasting your time, allow me this question/comment:  
Why aren't the INPUT selector buttons on the XDA-2 remote in the same order as those on the XDA-2 front panel? At the very least you'd expect the coax buttons and the optical buttons to be in the same orientation (left-to-right) on both, wouldn't you? A small aggravation but, as a designer, I'm struggling to grok the process that arrived at this conflicting arrangement.

I agree: emotivalounge.proboards.com/thread/29806/remotes