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garbulky
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Stereophile Award Nov 30, 2012 12:05:39 GMT -5

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Post by garbulky on Nov 30, 2012 12:05:39 GMT -5

Nov 30, 2012 8:42:18 GMT -5 weigle2 said:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Looks like it is for the ERC-2. Look under the Disc player, transports & Media Players section way down towards the bottom of the Stereophile October 2012 article:

www.stereophile.com/content/2012-recommended-components

Well I'll be. It does look pretty positive. I'm glad their follow up didn't include comparisons to the Playstation 1 CD player this time as their only main comparison.

Transport: Sony UBP-X700 UHD-Blu ray player spdif
PC using Musiland Digital Times WASAPI via BNC connection -
DAC: DC-1->XLR XPA-1 , RCA->Basx A-100
CD: Denon DCD 600 PCM 61 DAC. RCA
Amp: XPA-1 gen 2 using XLR connections.
Speakers: Axiom Audio m80 V3, Sennheisser HD700 headphones.
two pairs 12 guage each bi-wire speaker cables per monoblock
Headphone amp: Basx A-100 (INCREDIBLE VALUE!!)

Other equipment: Sennheiser HD700. LG65ef9500

jefft51
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Stereophile Award Nov 30, 2012 13:00:34 GMT -5

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Post by jefft51 on Nov 30, 2012 13:00:34 GMT -5

Congrats to Emotiva!
XPA-5 is also listed in the Surround Sound 'B' category!

Nov 30, 2012 8:42:18 GMT -5 weigle2 said:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Looks like it is for the ERC-2. Look under the Disc player, transports & Media Players section way down towards the bottom of the Stereophile October 2012 article:

www.stereophile.com/content/2012-recommended-components

Living room:
XMC-1, ERT-8.3s, ERM-6.3, X-ref12, XPA-5, Pro-Ject Carbon, XPS-1, Panasonic Blu-ray, Chromecast, Phillips 52"

Bedroom:
DC-1, Sherborne 7030, XSP-1, Dual 606, Stealth 6, Ultra Sub 12, Panny bluray, NUC, Samsung 27"

Boxed-waiting for media room or maybe stereo setup:
XPA-2, XSP-1, ERD-1s, MiniX-a100, 120" screen, XDA-2, Ultra12, Speakerlab super7s, Epson 8350, UPA-500, EPIK Legend

2muchht
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Stereophile Award Nov 30, 2012 14:19:39 GMT -5

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Post by 2muchht on Nov 30, 2012 14:19:39 GMT -5

Nov 29, 2012 14:55:21 GMT -5 sharkman said:

I can find no mention of this award on the Stereophile website, has anyone else found where it is?

+1 Is this for any specific product? I'd love to see what overpriced stuff they were compared to to get this. THAT would merit serious purchase consideration!

You can NEVER have TOO MUCH Home Theater!

hemster
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Stereophile Award Nov 30, 2012 14:36:41 GMT -5

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Post by hemster on Nov 30, 2012 14:36:41 GMT -5

Nov 30, 2012 14:19:39 GMT -5 2muchht said:

Nov 29, 2012 14:55:21 GMT -5 sharkman said:

I can find no mention of this award on the Stereophile website, has anyone else found where it is?

+1 Is this for any specific product? I'd love to see what overpriced stuff they were compared to to get this. THAT would merit serious purchase consideration!

It is for the ERC-2. Click here and scroll down for details and the other devices they've listed. Their grouping is by price bands so bear that in mind.

Sold everything! Starting from scratch.
Focusing on 2-channel (for now).

alhull
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Stereophile Award Nov 30, 2012 14:37:06 GMT -5

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Post by alhull on Nov 30, 2012 14:37:06 GMT -5

Bravo!!

Regards, Al
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[Living Room]
Emotiva MPS-1 and XMC-2 fw 3.2 (23-05-23), DiracLive, XDA-1
LG 55" OLED 4K UHD tv,
AV123 Rockets 7.2,
MFW-15 sub w/Seaton Sound upg,
SVS 20-46 Sub,
Sony 3D Blu-Ray,
Samsung 4K UHD Blu-Ray, Toshiba HD-A2, Denon 2200,
Roku Ultra with 4K streaming,

[Bedroom cfg]
Emo BasX A-500 amp, MC-700 pre,
AV123 X-series towers in 5.1 surround
Ultra-10 sub,
Sony Blu-Ray,
Dish sat.,
Roku 4,
Samsung LCD tv

Ctuna
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Stereophile Award Nov 30, 2012 16:19:31 GMT -5

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Post by Ctuna on Nov 30, 2012 16:19:31 GMT -5

I can not think of any other Audio company that deserves this award more. Emotiva's was a game changer in sound quality from my old receiver days !

Charlie

My Setup :
58" Samsung Plasma TV PN58B540
Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2
Emotiva UPA-5
Emotiva UMC-1
Emotiva ERC-1
Emotiva XDA-2
Airmotiv T1s
Airmotiv E1s
Airmotiv C1
Airmotiv 5S X 4
Airmotiv 3Bs
Emotiva Ultra Sub 10
Paradigm Model 11s
Sony CDP-CX400 Disc CD Player
Sony DVD Player
Remote Control Lutron Lighting
Harmony One Remote
Apple TV x 4

Brunswick 9' Gleenwood Billiard Table. Chestnut with Oceanside Blue Cloth

jrk4251
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Stereophile Award Nov 30, 2012 16:29:11 GMT -5

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Post by jrk4251 on Nov 30, 2012 16:29:11 GMT -5

Here is the link to the XPA-5 review. Rated Class B in Recommended Components Multichannel Amps.

www.stereophile.com/content/2012-recommended-components-surround-sound-components

I think there was also a review of the XRT5.2 in one issue this fall, possibly after the Recommended Components issue.

Congratulations Emotiva!

John

Last Edit: Nov 30, 2012 16:29:41 GMT -5 by jrk4251

kzone
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Stereophile Award Nov 30, 2012 17:56:45 GMT -5

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Post by kzone on Nov 30, 2012 17:56:45 GMT -5

Nov 30, 2012 14:36:41 GMT -5 hemster said:

Nov 30, 2012 14:19:39 GMT -5 2muchht said:

+1 Is this for any specific product? I'd love to see what overpriced stuff they were compared to to get this. THAT would merit serious purchase consideration!

It is for the ERC-2. Click here and scroll down for details and the other devices they've listed. Their grouping is by price bands so bear that in mind.

Price is a consideration but not the final word. See oppo95 up in the list.