Rich
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Post by Rich on Feb 8, 2014 12:02:47 GMT -5
My XPA-2 arrives Monday! That with my week old ERC-3 will be pure bliss! I hope, wait I'm sure!!  |
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Post by frenchyfranky on Feb 8, 2014 12:36:20 GMT -5
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Post by geebo on Feb 8, 2014 12:44:24 GMT -5
Congrats! The XPA-2 is a wonderful amplifier.
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Post by trinhsman on Feb 8, 2014 13:11:51 GMT -5
I have that combo in my system. ERC-3. CDPLAYER, XPA-2power amp, with Audible Illusions Modulus 3A pre amp. Sound amazing.
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Post by frenchyfranky on Feb 9, 2014 13:32:27 GMT -5
My XPA-2 arrives Monday! That with my week old ERC-3 will be pure bliss! I hope, wait I'm sure!! Only another night of dreaming before you get really excited.  |
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Rich
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Post by Rich on Feb 9, 2014 19:24:43 GMT -5
My XPA-2 arrives Monday! That with my week old ERC-3 will be pure bliss! I hope, wait I'm sure!! Only another night of dreaming before you get really excited. I'm wearing out the UPS link waiting to see on the truck for delivery! |
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Post by Boomzilla on Feb 9, 2014 19:35:18 GMT -5
Your excitement WON'T result in disappointment either! You're going to LOVE that amp.
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Post by garbulky on Feb 10, 2014 5:38:31 GMT -5
I agree. A very fast amplifier with lots of power was my impression when I tried it. That unit also sings with a nice pre-amp and it looks like you have one.  |
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Rich
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Post by Rich on Feb 10, 2014 6:18:41 GMT -5
I agree. A very fast amplifier with lots of power was my impression when I tried it. That unit also sings with a nice pre-amp and it looks like you have one. Get it today hopefully. I've been upgrading piece by piece for the last 6 months. My 50th birthday present to myself. The Adcom pre-amp is nice, I think I'll be keeping that for the foreseeable future. Until it dies anyway. It has the passive switch, which I only use. |
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Post by pop on Feb 10, 2014 9:52:17 GMT -5
The feeling of a new piece of Emotiva gear finding it's way to your door is unbelievable. I am jealous!
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Rich
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Post by Rich on Feb 10, 2014 15:09:55 GMT -5
It's here! Now I need to wait for it to thaw out! Friggin cold out there! Oh and I'll need back surgery!  |
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Post by crimsonpiper on Feb 10, 2014 22:33:47 GMT -5
It's here! Now I need to wait for it to thaw out! Friggin cold out there! Oh and I'll need back surgery! If you won't be careful you will need a hernia one too...Enjoy your new amp. |
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Post by audiobill on Feb 11, 2014 6:44:45 GMT -5
Well?
How do you like it? )
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Post by Davecski65 on Feb 11, 2014 6:58:43 GMT -5
Only another night of dreaming before you get really excited. I'm wearing out the UPS link waiting to see on the truck for delivery! [/quoteRich don't worry,i KNOW we all do the same thing,just waiting by the door for the UPS man.,or wait here is another one,Driving around neighborhood looking for him,LOL,only did that once cause he was late with my DC-1.!!Congrats on your new candy,enjoy it in moderation,you will WANT more soon!!. |
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Post by bluemeanies on Feb 11, 2014 7:43:06 GMT -5
Congratulations and you will be having a lot of fun this week.
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Rich
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Post by Rich on Feb 12, 2014 9:15:12 GMT -5
First impressions. After waiting for it to come up to room temperature and carefully getting it into place, trying not to destroy my back. The thing is a beast! Not surprising since the remote for the ERC-3 weighs more than most CD players. I connected it using my Nordost Heimdalls that are XLR to the Pre and RCA to the amp, my old amp not having balanced inputs, I Wanted to do a direct swap at first to hear the difference. Unfortunately my first listen coincided with an annoying sinus cold which effects hearing, but not much. After about an hour or so warm up I fired it up. WOW. The music seemed to jump out of the speakers, great soundstage, fine detail across the entire range from highs to low, and I mean LOW. Even on my modest B&W 603’s. I had to make sure no one snuck a Sub in while I was away. The whole soundstage seems more forward, which I didn’t particularly like at first. I never thought the old Adcom was laidback until now. I started thinking I needed to move the speakers back. Fast forward to the next day. After keeping the Amp on overnight, and on since Monday. I swapped out the Heimdall RCA’s with my 10 year old Transparent XLR’s and fired up again. I can honestly say for the first time in a long, long time my speakers literally disappeared into the room. Also knowing that it’s going to get better with more time makes me a happy boy! |
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Post by rogersch on Feb 12, 2014 9:34:27 GMT -5
Hi Rich, great you are very happy with the XPA-2. Now you need to update your signature in this forum.... |
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