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Post by aud on Mar 30, 2014 21:21:14 GMT -5
I will say one thing that's a tiny bit negative. When these blocks are cooking they throw off some strong VOCs. That should stop after a while, there should be no OC's left to be V. Unless they are in your local atmosphere of course. Cheers Gary In my youth, a long time ago, my friends and I would welcome, with great enthusiasm, VOCs in our local atmosphere. |
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Post by d1sturb3d on Mar 30, 2014 22:59:56 GMT -5
nice review..I bet your listening room is really great..please post pics  or share it in the other thread hehe |
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Post by Darksky on Mar 30, 2014 23:17:07 GMT -5
LedBoots, well said. I couldn't be any happier with mine.
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Post by Kent on Apr 1, 2014 22:30:51 GMT -5
Ledboots,
Welcome to the forum. I love my XPR-1's. I hope people give them a chance to break in before they get too critical and put aside any preconceptions. They are a little muddy sounding out of the box but then again I've found that the case with other brands too. I think they're true "no excuse" amplifiers IMHO. They surprise and delight me with their detail at both low and high volume levels. They prove that you can have immense power without loosing the musicality.
BTW each XPR-1 has it's own dedicated 20amp 220volt line using 10 gauge wire. I suspect this sounds better than running them on regular 15amp 110volt non dedicated lines? I can't comment for sure because honestly I've never made the comparison. However, it really wasn't expensive to do and my setup sounds wonderful:)
Cheers!
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Post by mg on Apr 2, 2014 0:06:43 GMT -5
Ledboots, Welcome to the forum. I love my XPR-1's. I hope people give them a chance to break in before they get too critical and put aside any preconceptions. They are a little muddy sounding out of the box but then again I've found that the case with other brands too. I think they're true "no excuse" amplifiers IMHO. They surprise and delight me with their detail at both low and high volume levels. They prove that you can have immense power without loosing the musicality. BTW each XPR-1 has it's own dedicated 20amp 220volt line using 10 gauge wire. I suspect this sounds better than running them on regular 15amp 110volt non dedicated lines? I can't comment for sure because honestly I've never made the comparison. However, it really wasn't expensive to do and my setup sounds wonderful:) Cheers! + 1 |
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Post by T99 on Apr 4, 2014 2:01:23 GMT -5
I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who notices the sonic differences in a "NEW" piece of audio gear as opposed to one that has 40~50 hours on it. I truely believe that there in a marked improvement in capacity and reduced ESR of electrolytic capacitors once they are "cooked" for several hours. This "break-in" improves the their ability to filter ripple and noise, but importantly provide faster responses to transients. This, among a few others, IMHO will greatly improve the sonic quality. I'm a believer.
Thanks ledboots for the great evaluation. I look forward to reading more reviews. Enjoy.
T99
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or share it in the other thread hehe
