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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2013 19:22:30 GMT -5
Ok just had a nice little session playing poker so i have another 1,000$ burning a hole in my pocket.
I just bought a dc1 to go with my setup.
Next up...
Upgrade usp1 to xsp1 or..
Get a pair of xpa1l's for the mains?
And go....
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Post by xki on Oct 21, 2013 19:31:53 GMT -5
I would get the XPA-1 twins.
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Post by creimes on Oct 21, 2013 19:40:04 GMT -5
If you need more than 1 analog input I would say XSP-1 and if not then XPA-1L's and have the DC-1 going XLR to the XPA-1L's, that's my plan, I plan on using the input toggle switch on the back of the XPA-1L's to choose what input I will be using, I'm also going to try the DC-1 connected to the Balanced input of the PT-7030 to see how that sounds and may not even need to have it connected the other way, I will be doing a little testing when I have everything here and setup.
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Post by klinemj on Oct 21, 2013 20:41:47 GMT -5
I would go with the XSP-1. It is the closest you can get to having nothing between the DC-1 and the amps while also having HT Bypass. From my experience going from the USP to the XSP, I think you will notice a bigger change with the pre-amp change than the amp change.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2013 20:48:53 GMT -5
I would go with the XSP-1. It is the closest you can get to having nothing between the DC-1 and the amps while also having HT Bypass. From my experience going from the USP to the XSP, I think you will notice a bigger change with the pre-amp change than the amp change. Mark Thanks mark. I'm definitely considering this. Thanks for the input! |
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Post by creimes on Oct 21, 2013 21:30:26 GMT -5
I would go with the XSP-1. It is the closest you can get to having nothing between the DC-1 and the amps while also having HT Bypass. From my experience going from the USP to the XSP, I think you will notice a bigger change with the pre-amp change than the amp change. Mark Thanks mark. I'm definitely considering this. Thanks for the input! Ahhh yeah didn't realize you needed HT Bypass, I wonder if it's possible to use the analog input of the DC-1 as a makeshift HT Bypass lol, have the L&R channels of the pre/pro/receiver going to the analog input of the DC-1 and when needing to just set the volume of the DC-1 to Fixed....? |
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Post by GreenKiwi on Oct 21, 2013 22:37:01 GMT -5
I was hoping that the DC-1 would have per source volume memory (add that to my feature requests). At least for the analog input.
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Post by deltadube on Oct 21, 2013 23:55:56 GMT -5
Ok just had a nice little session playing poker so i have another 1,000$ burning a hole in my pocket. I just bought a dc1 to go with my setup. Next up... Upgrade usp1 to xsp1 or.. Get a pair of xpa1l's for the mains? And go.... xsp 1 or more power xpa 1s cheers.. |
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Post by klinemj on Oct 22, 2013 6:04:06 GMT -5
Creimes...that is an idea worth trying!
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Post by geebo on Oct 22, 2013 7:13:43 GMT -5
For $1,169 you could get a USP-1 as well as an XPA-2 for the mains.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2013 8:53:36 GMT -5
Thanks mark. I'm definitely considering this. Thanks for the input! Ahhh yeah didn't realize you needed HT Bypass, I wonder if it's possible to use the analog input of the DC-1 as a makeshift HT Bypass lol, have the L&R channels of the pre/pro/receiver going to the analog input of the DC-1 and when needing to just set the volume of the DC-1 to Fixed....? ill try it tonight  thanks!! I DID ask emo tech about this and they said they ONLY wouldnt recommend it because it wasnt designed for that and they couldnt guarantee it would sound good (basically covering their butt because it wasnt branded as a HT pass through) but if it is truely an analog input it should not alter the sound at all then i could sell the usp1 and my xda2 and buy the amps!! |
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Post by creimes on Oct 22, 2013 9:02:31 GMT -5
Sweet then I'll know before hand for when I get my DC-1  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2013 9:13:14 GMT -5
For $1,169 you could get a USP-1 as well as an XPA-2 for the mains. already own a USP-1 |
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Post by geebo on Oct 22, 2013 9:20:42 GMT -5
For $1,169 you could get a USP-1 as well as an XPA-2 for the mains. already own a USP-1 Oops, sorry. Missed that in your signature.  Then for $1600 you can get an XSP and XPA-2 and recoup some of that by selling the USP-1. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2013 9:36:59 GMT -5
thats a LITTLE out of the budget....but right now I am praying the DC-1 HT bypass through the analog in will work...cause then I will be buying the xpa-1l's  |
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Post by garbulky on Oct 22, 2013 10:02:46 GMT -5
I'm not sure you need the amps right now for your current setup which are bookshelves. But they can't hurt.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2013 10:15:19 GMT -5
I'm not sure you need the amps right now for your current setup which are bookshelves. But they can't hurt. true was thinking of monoblocks though and full differential |
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Post by creimes on Oct 22, 2013 11:31:10 GMT -5
If I had a bigger house(mine is only 820sqft) I would not have ordered the XPA-1L's but instead a pair of Stealth 6's and had the XPA-5 running my HT system and had the Stealth DC-1 and Stealth 6's in a separate room for exclusive 2ch listening but my house just doesn't have enough rooms for that  Chad |
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Post by hemster on Oct 22, 2013 11:36:05 GMT -5
If I had a bigger house(mine is only 820sqft) I would not have ordered the XPA-1L's but instead a pair of Stealth 6's and had the XPA-5 running my HT system and had the Stealth DC-1 and Stealth 6's in a separate room for exclusive 2ch listening but my house just doesn't have enough rooms for that Chad What about that dedicated listening room that the car's taking up space in? |
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Post by creimes on Oct 22, 2013 12:57:22 GMT -5
If I had a bigger house(mine is only 820sqft) I would not have ordered the XPA-1L's but instead a pair of Stealth 6's and had the XPA-5 running my HT system and had the Stealth DC-1 and Stealth 6's in a separate room for exclusive 2ch listening but my house just doesn't have enough rooms for that Chad What about that dedicated listening room that the car's taking up space in? That unfortunately will be about -20 or -30 within another month lol.....brrrrr |
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thanks!! I DID ask emo tech about this and they said they ONLY wouldnt recommend it because it wasnt designed for that and they couldnt guarantee it would sound good (basically covering their butt because it wasnt branded as a HT pass through) but if it is truely an analog input it should not alter the sound at all
