XPA-1L

[Dark Ranger]

ocezam,

I'm hoping that the squealing/buzzing problem you and several others experienced is related to the software glitch. Maybe the fix will be a two birds, one stone kind of thing. In any case, I'm glad that sheepdog02 uploaded a video to show what was happening. I did not experience that sound at any time during my brief ownership of the 1L, not that it matters anymore because I shipped it back as instructed.

I'm sure that Emo is doing their best to resolve these issues for us. If our replacements also squeal/buzz, we'll know quickly, and then more investigation will be needed. Nevertheless, I'm going to hook up my replacement 1L to an old speaker first as a precaution.

[stiehl11]

Mar 30, 2013 16:42:30 GMT -5 ocezam said:

Mar 29, 2013 15:29:23 GMT -5 stiehl11 said:

What they found (over a weekend of work) is that there was nothing wrong with the hardware of the units; so I doubt that anything will change there. They found that the firmware of the amp was corrupt and would have to be re-flashed. Considering the test that were done by those who posted here in the forum, if they change anything with the performance of the unit it will come out pretty quickly.

I hope that is all that is wrong. Several of us had sound issues that, so far, haven't been acknowledged. Only the class A problem has been recognized. On the other thread Keith said he thought the sound was interference from another component. Lonnie in an email to me said he couldn't imagine an amplifier making the sound I was describing.

Since both of my XPA-1L's had this "feedback" problem and an XPA-2 and two XPA-100's in the same system exhibit none of these problems, it leaves me a little concerned.

I guess we'll have to see how you think they sound when they come back. As I've offered more than 10 and maybe more than 100 times, being that I live so close to Emotiva that if you have them ship it to me I will test them out to make sure they work for between a 30% to 50% mark-up on the price of the gear. Any issues found during my test will be discussed with you and then returned to Emotiva for repair/replacement/refund per your instructions. I will do this for a one-time fee, as often as it takes, per purchase. I will take care of all shipping from my place to your place at my expense (CONUS only). This saves you the hassle and ensures that your product comes to you working saving you headaches (backaches) and having to ship it back (shipping damage excluded). All testing will be agreed upon prior to contract being signed and will be completed in an agreed upon time frame. ;D

[Dark Ranger]

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