insightfulman
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Have you seen the 6 fingered man?
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Post by insightfulman on Jun 17, 2014 11:50:25 GMT -5
Hi Everyone,
My name is Dave. After waiting years in vain for my B&K AVR-307 to die on me I finally went ahead and purchased my first Emotiva gear last week (XPA-2 Gen2) even though the B&K is alive and kicking. I've known about Emotiva for awhile now and even managed to convince few of my friends to purchase XPA-1/XPA-5 and so I'm well aware of Emotiva amplifiers.
Just wanted to introduce myself to the group and wanted to say I really enjoyed reading the board over the years and now that I'm a Emotiva owner and even a E-Club member (as I plan to purchase XSP-1, XPA-3 and one of the pre-processors - before my E-Club membership runs out for the year) I hope to be an active member.
I am running all Magnepan HT with 1.6 for L/R, CC1 for Center, and MC1 Rears with REL Strata 3 Sub. I'm using the XPA-2 to drive Front L/R and hope to eventually get XSP1, XPA3 and a Pre-Pro.
My main source is Marantz TT-15s1 with Virtuoso cartridge for analog and Oppo for DVD/A/SACD but I mostly listen to Vinyl.
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Post by thrillcat on Jun 17, 2014 12:51:53 GMT -5
Welcome!
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Post by geebo on Jun 17, 2014 12:53:03 GMT -5
Welcome to the Lounge!
George here.
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Post by creimes on Jun 17, 2014 12:54:43 GMT -5
Welcome Dave, now you need to take some pics of that sweet setup and post them in the "What does your room look like with your Emotiva Gear" thread  Chad |
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Post by mshump on Jun 17, 2014 13:05:11 GMT -5
Welcome Dave, Maggie fan here also !! There are a few of us on here.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2014 13:13:03 GMT -5
Welcome Dave! Come on in. The water here is great.......... although it gets a little deep in here sometimes! Lol
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Post by Cogito on Jun 17, 2014 13:34:20 GMT -5
Welcome, fellow Maggie fan! Plenty of beer here in the East Side Portland! Not so many food carts or vinyl though.
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Post by paintedklown on Jun 17, 2014 13:37:47 GMT -5
Welcome Dave. Great name!  Yes, a lot of Maggie fans on the lounge. excellent choice in speakers. -Dave |
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Post by lionear on Jun 19, 2014 16:49:05 GMT -5
Welcome. I'm in Portland, too.
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Post by pedrocols on Jun 19, 2014 19:01:56 GMT -5
Welcome!
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Post by novisnick on Jun 19, 2014 19:17:16 GMT -5
Welcome to the nut house Dave, always room for one more. Vinyl IS so sweet, that we are in agreement!!! Nick |
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Post by ribbonking on Jun 19, 2014 19:34:44 GMT -5
I was in Portland last week. We enjoyed downtown Portland, especially Powell's Book Store. There were a ton of food carts there! Very nice city. Little cooler there than Tucson!
Welcome to The Lounge.
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Post by audiofile on Jun 19, 2014 19:43:03 GMT -5
Welcome from Hillsboro!
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Post by frenchyfranky on Jun 23, 2014 8:23:44 GMT -5
Welcome to the lounge and to the Emo junkie fan club.
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Post by briank on Jun 23, 2014 11:38:12 GMT -5
Welcome and long live Vinyl !!! |
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Post by deltadube on Jun 23, 2014 11:52:04 GMT -5
Welcome and long live Vinyl !!! welcome Dave... Briank you still alive after that birthday bash he he he... cheers.. |
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Post by briank on Jun 23, 2014 13:38:24 GMT -5
Welcome and long live Vinyl !!! welcome Dave... Briank you still alive after that birthday bash he he he... cheers.. Just barely. |
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Post by bonnermartin on Jun 23, 2014 14:23:45 GMT -5
Personally I believe that Vinyl has been superseded. Even though I have over 5000 records and use Rega Dual and a commercial remastering turntable. I'm not fussed on CD sound. I love the naturalness, dynamic range and power of DTS Master audio, 3.1 or 5.1 or 7.1 channel sound, when it is recorded properly. This is the closest sound I know to the sound you hear when your in a concert hall seated very close to the conductors rostrum.
None of my records, even the very best Decca (UK) or Telarc recordings in my opinion come close to matching DTS Master Audio for clarity, silent background, dynamic range, power, naturalness of sound.
The only trouble there are few well recorded DTS Master Audio recordings of Symphony Orchestras. There are Many Blu-ray Opera which I have. I leave the TV off and just listen to the sound on my sound system. Regretfully for me the sound is ruined in some cases by the sound of the ballet dancers movement and foot steps. Mao Last Dance contains a well recorded ballet sequence, and I wish it had been the full version.
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Post by unsound on Jun 23, 2014 20:00:32 GMT -5
Welcome, Dave! We need to get the numbers up in the Pacific Northwest so Emotiva can start doing Roadshows here |
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insightfulman
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Have you seen the 6 fingered man?
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Post by insightfulman on Jun 26, 2014 11:44:08 GMT -5
Hi again,
Thank you all for such great and warm welcome.
It's fantastic to see fellow Oregonians here in the lounge.
I don't have much time to write a lengthy note today but just wanted to say that I am enjoying the XPA-2 so much so that I just ordered XPA-3 and UMC-200 (to carry me over till XMC-1 arrives) today and as an E-Club member the discount pushed me over the edge to order today vs. waiting. Furthermore, I want to add that Emotiva customer service is indeed fantastic.
Regards,
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