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Post by broncsrule21 on Nov 16, 2014 15:11:46 GMT -5
Quick naked shot..
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Post by creimes on Nov 16, 2014 20:31:02 GMT -5
XMC-1, UPA-1's....now you just need some worthy speakers hehe I couldn't help myself, Polk's aren't terrible but I went from Polk Monitor 70's to my Monitor Audio RX6's and wow I never realized how flat the Polk's sounded till then , and I was using UPA-1's as well, all that Emo gear looks terribly awesome though. Chad
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Post by broncsrule21 on Nov 16, 2014 20:47:56 GMT -5
Yeah, my speakers are probably the weak link at this point. They perform well for HT though. Speakers will be my next major upgrade.
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Post by twism on Nov 16, 2014 21:07:30 GMT -5
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Post by novisnick on Nov 16, 2014 21:34:07 GMT -5
Wow! Emo Porn!
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Post by moko on Nov 17, 2014 4:53:09 GMT -5
twism : what a perfect match !
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Post by ocezam on Nov 19, 2014 23:45:38 GMT -5
Polk's aren't terrible but I went from Polk Monitor 70's to my Monitor Audio RX6's and wow I never realized how flat the Polk's sounded till then Yeah. Monitor 70's. Give a good listen to LSiM705's or even LSi15's. Different world. I wouldn't comment about a whole company from the experiences of it's lowest line of speakers. Yeah, my speakers are probably the weak link at this point. They perform well for HT though. Speakers will be my next major upgrade. Agreed. I have a theater full of Polk's cheap stuff. I see no reason to spend more. I wouldn't put them in my music system though.
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Post by creimes on Nov 20, 2014 0:48:57 GMT -5
Polk's aren't terrible but I went from Polk Monitor 70's to my Monitor Audio RX6's and wow I never realized how flat the Polk's sounded till then Yeah. Monitor 70's. Give a good listen to LSiM705's or even LSi15's. Different world. I wouldn't comment about a whole company from the experiences of it's lowest line of speakers. Yeah, my speakers are probably the weak link at this point. They perform well for HT though. Speakers will be my next major upgrade. Agreed. I have a theater full of Polk's cheap stuff. I see no reason to spend more. I wouldn't put them in my music system though. I bet the LSIM's sound great but the price they sell for is imo a little ridiculous, Future Shop sells them here and for a pair of the 707's its $3400 which seems a little high, I lose my interest when they are sold in box stores that over charge, the RTIa9 is $1000 each, my Monitor Audio RX6 towers sounded better and the build quality was way nicer as well and they were cheaper , I wish I could hear the higher end stuff on some good gear but no one I know has them
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Post by ocezam on Nov 20, 2014 8:16:46 GMT -5
RTIa9 is $1000 each, my Monitor Audio RX6 towers sounded better and the build quality was way nicer as well If you say so. "Eye of the beholder" and all that...
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Post by twism on Nov 23, 2014 1:34:56 GMT -5
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Post by brutiarti on Dec 13, 2014 18:07:09 GMT -5
Replaced a Parasound A23 with an XPA-2 without spending any more money. I'm curious about the A21 but I don't see what will improve for an extra $1700
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Post by djoel on Dec 13, 2014 18:21:45 GMT -5
So I decided to move to Emotiva for my cables and I spent some quality time re-wiring my rack trying to make it as clean as I could. I think it looks good. That sure look neat bordering towards stunning, I'm envious for sure...I'm suppose to be off for almost 10 days, I would love to get it looking a 3rd of what you've done! Awesome job. Djoel
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Post by djoel on Dec 13, 2014 18:25:33 GMT -5
Replaced a Parasound A23 with an XPA-2 without spending any more money. I'm curious about the A21 but I don't see what will improve for an extra $1700 Man this is killing that look, once you have kids ones place is not your own your system is simply gorgeous! Djoel
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Post by brutiarti on Dec 13, 2014 18:35:16 GMT -5
Replaced a Parasound A23 with an XPA-2 without spending any more money. I'm curious about the A21 but I don't see what will improve for an extra $1700 Man this is killing that look, once you have kids ones place is not your own your system is simply gorgeous! Djoel Thanks my friend Djoel, I believe that kids are more important than any equipment but I will enjoy till last
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Post by simpleman68 on Dec 13, 2014 20:39:49 GMT -5
Finally got the XSP delivered. SACDs on the Oppo 105 sound fantastic. The lion's share of Emo gear is in the theater. Sorry for the crappy cell shot. Also just replaced the PS4 with Oppo 103. Scott
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Post by novisnick on Dec 13, 2014 20:49:55 GMT -5
Finally got the XSP delivered. SACDs on the Oppo 105 sound fantastic. The lion's share of Emo gear is in the theater. Sorry for the crappy cell shot. Also just replaced the PS4 with Oppo 103. Scott OK!!!!, your killing me!! I Sooooo WANT a XPR-5 in my system! do I need one?? NOoooooo,,,,,do I WANT one?? YEP!, Yep!, yep!! That looks just so sexy!!! Ill take any and all donations to my XPR savings fund please!! This offer is open to all that wish to spread Christmas Cheer!!!
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Post by simpleman68 on Dec 13, 2014 21:08:03 GMT -5
Finally got the XSP delivered. SACDs on the Oppo 105 sound fantastic. The lion's share of Emo gear is in the theater. Sorry for the crappy cell shot. Also just replaced the PS4 with Oppo 103. Scott OK!!!!, your killing me!! I Sooooo WANT a XPR-5 in my system! do I need one?? NOoooooo,,,,,do I WANT one?? YEP!, Yep!, yep!! That looks just so sexy!!! Ill take any and all donations to my XPR savings fund please!! This offer is open to all that wish to spread Christmas Cheer!!! lol, that XPA 5 gets the job done too I'm sure, brutha. Although it is nice to have the extra power on tap. I started with an XPA3 in the theater and was so impressed with the sound, I upgraded to the XPR 2 and 5. Really looking forward to setting up Dirac on the XMC-1. Already got the mic/stand. Just waiting for Emo to mail codes or whatever I need. Out of the box it was an enormous step up over the old Denon 4311. Cleaner picture, I'd swear better black levels although that doesn't make sense. And much more detailed sound. I can hear bullet casings drop in Avengers opening chapter helicopter / car chase. I didn't give specs to my wife and she described the same things I did when she saw her first movie on it. Very pleased indeed and I'm a hardened skeptic. Scott
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Post by novisnick on Dec 13, 2014 21:14:21 GMT -5
OK!!!!, your killing me!! I Sooooo WANT a XPR-5 in my system! do I need one?? NOoooooo,,,,,do I WANT one?? YEP!, Yep!, yep!! That looks just so sexy!!! Ill take any and all donations to my XPR savings fund please!! This offer is open to all that wish to spread Christmas Cheer!!! lol, that XPA 5 gets the job done too I'm sure, brutha. Although it is nice to have the extra power on tap. I started with an XPA3 in the theater and was so impressed with the sound, I upgraded to the XPR 2 and 5. Really looking forward to setting up Dirac on the XMC-1. Already got the mic/stand. Just waiting for Emo to mail codes or whatever I need. Out of the box it was an enormous step up over the old Denon 4311. Cleaner picture, I'd swear better black levels although that doesn't make sense. And much more detailed sound. I can hear bullet casings drop in Avengers opening chapter helicopter / car chase. I didn't give specs to my wife and she described the same things I did when she saw her first movie on it. Very pleased indeed and I'm a hardened skeptic. Scott Yeh! Just a spoiled brat belly aching cause it looks ( and sounds, I'm sure ) so dang nice!!!!!! XPA-5 isn't lacking, that's for sure!! Does the prettier cookie taste any better then the other cookies??? NO!
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Post by simpleman68 on Dec 13, 2014 21:21:35 GMT -5
lol, that XPA 5 gets the job done too I'm sure, brutha. Although it is nice to have the extra power on tap. I started with an XPA3 in the theater and was so impressed with the sound, I upgraded to the XPR 2 and 5. Really looking forward to setting up Dirac on the XMC-1. Already got the mic/stand. Just waiting for Emo to mail codes or whatever I need. Out of the box it was an enormous step up over the old Denon 4311. Cleaner picture, I'd swear better black levels although that doesn't make sense. And much more detailed sound. I can hear bullet casings drop in Avengers opening chapter helicopter / car chase. I didn't give specs to my wife and she described the same things I did when she saw her first movie on it. Very pleased indeed and I'm a hardened skeptic. Scott Yeh! Just a spoiled brat belly aching cause it looks ( and sounds, I'm sure ) so dang nice!!!!!! XPA-5 isn't lacking, that's for sure!! Does the prettier cookie taste any better then the other cookies??? NO! I hear ya. The sound is awesome but I also really like the way it looks in the equipment rack. I went nuts with the theater build and spent 3 mos in the planning stages and 6+ months building it. Gotta get some real pics instead of these cell shots. At the risk of being a photo/attention *bleep*....
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Post by kdm on Dec 13, 2014 21:49:08 GMT -5
Posted it before, and I'll post it again: If you're spending appreciable $$$ on a pre-amp, you're NOT going to hear a difference! You might "think" that you do, but you won't/can't. If you want to talk difference in DSp's, within that pre-amp's ability, cool. But pleeeeze, don't tell me that a "pre-amp" can be discerned in difference, by either me...or you! You're fooling yourself...and might even be a fool :-).
Once again, I bring you reality: extrapolate and realize.....
This isn't a trick. This is something that is KNOWN as a "trick, by pro's. Think about it, please?!
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