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Post by garyheb on Jul 28, 2014 9:22:20 GMT -5
The gentleman i bought the xpa-3 gen1 from mentioned that there is some controversy regarding using 12v triggers with the xpa-3... I cannot find any mention of what he is referring to. So i am just going to ask, does it harm it or is it perfectly safe to use?
The receiver i'm using to pre-out to the xpa-3 is the onkyo tx-nr818 if that makes any difference.
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Post by geebo on Jul 28, 2014 9:34:03 GMT -5
The gentleman i bought the xpa-3 gen1 from mentioned that there is some controversy regarding using 12v triggers with the xpa-3... I cannot find any mention of what he is referring to. So i am just going to ask, does it harm it or is it perfectly safe to use? The receiver i'm using to pre-out to the xpa-3 is the onkyo tx-nr818 if that makes any difference. Never heard of any trouble with that. I've been using triggers with my XPA-2 and XPA-5 for years now. However, some of the Onkyos will only trigger a zone 2 component. I had an 807 and that was the case. |
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Post by ribbonking on Jul 28, 2014 9:41:51 GMT -5
I have an XPA-5 connected to an Onkyo 818. The trigger issue is related to the Onkyo unit and the way the trigger works.
There are a couple of work arounds. You can use an Emotiva ET-3 trigger module or a smart power strip like the Smart Strip LCG3 available on Amazon.
Its a pain that the workaround is required but its simple to do.
There is info on this forum (but search is not great) and in the Onkyo TX-NR818 discussion at AVSforum.com
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Post by garyheb on Jul 28, 2014 9:42:45 GMT -5
Thank you for the reassurance, would hate for anything bad to happen to this amp as i love it quite dearly (after i figured out why i was getting white noise in my klipschs of course). I'll set everything up (in the process of moving to the new house) and figure it out from there!
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Post by garyheb on Jul 28, 2014 9:43:57 GMT -5
I have an XPA-5 connected to an Onkyo 818. The trigger issue is related to the Onkyo unit and the way the trigger works. There are a couple of work arounds. You can use an Emotiva ET-3 trigger module or a smart power strip like the Smart Strip LCG3 available on Amazon. Its a pain that the workaround is required but its simple to do. There is info on this forum (but search is not great) and in the Onkyo TX-NR818 discussion at AVSforum.com Hmm ok, i will read up on it thank you! |
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Post by garyheb on Jul 28, 2014 9:46:12 GMT -5
Also if i don't go the 12v trigger route does it shorten the lifespan of the amp if i just leave it on all the time regardless of if it is in use?
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Post by knucklehead on Jul 28, 2014 9:49:05 GMT -5
Lots of amp owners leave them on 24/7. Emotiva amps are fine being left on.
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Post by geebo on Jul 28, 2014 10:05:47 GMT -5
If you have a Harmony remote you may be able to get it to work by creating another 818 device which will actually be for the zone 2 power. Add that device to the activity and it should power on thereby activating the trigger. I did something like that and it worked fine. I just don't remember all the details.
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Post by ribbonking on Jul 28, 2014 10:27:32 GMT -5
Its been a couple of years since I set mine up but Geebo is correct - its a zone 2 trigger. Easiest to program a Harmony remote to power on zone 2.
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Post by cwmcobra on Jul 28, 2014 10:35:45 GMT -5
Thank you for the reassurance, would hate for anything bad to happen to this amp as i love it quite dearly (after i figured out why i was getting white noise in my klipschs of course). I'll set everything up (in the process of moving to the new house) and figure it out from there! Just curious, how did you solve the "white noise" with your Klipsch speakers? Cheers! Chuck |
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