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Post by robcoff on Jul 20, 2015 22:06:35 GMT -5
Greetings from north of the border. Rec'd my sequentially serial numbered pair of XPA-1L's today and am quite impressed with the build quality. None of the cosmetic or quality control issues as mentioned in the pooraudiophile's review. In fact they are kinda pretty and seem to be built like a tank. It's too late to hook em up to the XMC-1 and Belles but I'll post my impressions when I do.
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Post by creimes on Jul 20, 2015 22:18:08 GMT -5
Greetings from north of the border. Rec'd my sequentially serial numbered pair of XPA-1L's today and am quite impressed with the build quality. None of the cosmetic or quality control issues as mentioned in the pooraudiophile's review. In fact they are kinda pretty and seem to be built like a tank. It's too late to hook em up to the XMC-1 and Belles but I'll post my impressions when I do. I have owned these amps twice now and sold all 5 of them, I'm an idiot sometimes haha  congrats on the new amps from a fellow Canuck |
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Post by novisnick on Jul 20, 2015 23:40:21 GMT -5
Greetings from north of the border. Rec'd my sequentially serial numbered pair of XPA-1L's today and am quite impressed with the build quality. None of the cosmetic or quality control issues as mentioned in the pooraudiophile's review. In fact they are kinda pretty and seem to be built like a tank. It's too late to hook em up to the XMC-1 and Belles but I'll post my impressions when I do. I have owned these amps twice now and sold all 5 of them, I'm an idiot sometimes haha congrats on the new amps from a fellow Canuck robcoff, I'm jealous of your sequentially numbered amp !  Congrats, you're going to just love that combo!!  Pssst!,,,,,,The secret handshake is a little different north of the boarder, hey Chad, give the man a hand,,,,,,,,,  creimes, I'm only half as dumb as you, I still own my second set!!  ,,,,,he,,,,he,,,,,he,,,,,,, |
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Post by deltadube on Jul 20, 2015 23:50:40 GMT -5
Greetings from north of the border. Rec'd my sequentially serial numbered pair of XPA-1L's today and am quite impressed with the build quality. None of the cosmetic or quality control issues as mentioned in the pooraudiophile's review. In fact they are kinda pretty and seem to be built like a tank. It's too late to hook em up to the XMC-1 and Belles but I'll post my impressions when I do. nice stuff.. I hear these girls where playing with your amps down at the secret mono block society head quarters awhile back ...  lucky pair you got there... cheers |
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Post by linvincible on Jul 21, 2015 3:54:13 GMT -5
sequential numbers... that's lucky!
out of the 16 Emotiva monoblocks I saw around me (ordered by 2 or by 4 by my friends and myself) I never saw sequential numbers...
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Post by jmasterj on Jul 21, 2015 7:52:52 GMT -5
robcoff
Hi first let me welcome you to the lounge, and then also as a member of the Emotiva secret mono block society. This year has been good for the secret mono block societies membership with new members joining weekly. Glad to hear that you guys north of the border are enjoying the engaging sounds produced with Emotiva mono blocks amps. Since you are a new member I'm going to take a moment to give you the number one rule of the Emotiva secret mono block society that is: What happens in the secret mono block society stays in the secret mono block society! As long as you remember this simple rule you should enjoy several years of fun listening.
There is another rule that we don't talk about out loud it's mostly whispered directly into the Emotiva secret mono block society members ears. I'm going to share it with you but you didn't hear it from me! That is: The only reason that a Emotiva secret mono block society member should ever sell their mono block amps is to get a bigger mono block amps. Now you can go whisper that into somebodies ear. Looking forward to hearing your impressions.j
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Post by roadwar on Jul 21, 2015 14:58:51 GMT -5
Congratulations robcoff! Enjoy your new found monoblockedness!
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Post by robcoff on Jul 25, 2015 13:18:14 GMT -5
I've been listening to them for a couple of days now and my initial impression is "wow". I've read that there wouldn't be any noticeable difference over my XPA5 but, in my opinion, I believe there is. Seems to create an even larger soundstage than the Klipsch Belles already have plus seems to open up the mid and high end a bit. May likely sound better after being run in for a few weeks. I am truly impressed. Money well spent but they do run warm at 120ish degrees F which is not a big problem.
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Post by jmasterj on Jul 25, 2015 14:43:53 GMT -5
Glad to hear you're enjoying your new mono blocks. What are you using as a source? For several months now up until yesterday actually I've been listening to my XPA-100's. I've listened extensively with each pair of speakers I own. The more I play my XPA-100's the more I like them. I always say they are Emotiva's best kept secret. Because the XPA-100 isn't biased for class a operation they run cool barley warm to the touch no matter how long or how loud I play them.
I switched over to my Yaqin MC-30L tube amp. It generates a lot of heat but it sits on the top shelf of my equipment rack so it's well ventilated. I can't say for sure if the XPA-100's changed any after I played them for a while because I have a tube pre amp that I use with them. I rolled two pairs of the tubes that came with the pre amp and they definitely had an impact on the sound. So keep us posted let us know if they sound different to you after you put some time on them. j
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Post by robcoff on Jul 25, 2015 15:12:02 GMT -5
Oppo 105 to XMC1 to XPA1Ls to Klipsch Belles for 2 channel.
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Post by robcoff on Aug 17, 2015 12:53:43 GMT -5
After a few hundred hours of run in time I am convinced the XPA-1Ls sound better (to my ears) than when first set up. I feel they sound better with a larger soundstage and greater definition than my XPA 5. I am truly impressed with the sound and believe they are one heck of an audio bargain plus they look cool. I would encourage anyone in the market for monoblocks to give them a try - you'll be pleasantly surprised. May the Secret Mono Block Society live long and prosper.
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Post by mraudio on Sept 12, 2015 12:31:32 GMT -5
My XPA-1Ls will be here on Tuesday. How do I get into the secret club? :-)
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Post by highfihoney on Sept 12, 2015 21:20:30 GMT -5
Wow did you get lucky on the serial numbers ! I thought i was lucky with my XPR-1 monos being one number off from being sequenced, good for you & enjoy , you can never have too much power  |
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Post by deltadube on Sept 13, 2015 3:17:16 GMT -5
My XPA-1Ls will be here on Tuesday. How do I get into the secret club? :-) congrats on the new mono blocks... sweet.. just let novisnick know you want into the super secret mono block society.. |
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Post by robcoff on Oct 1, 2015 21:57:09 GMT -5
My XPA-1Ls will be here on Tuesday. How do I get into the secret club? :-) What are your initial impressions? IMHO once you crank em up they really shine. |
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Post by novisnick on Oct 1, 2015 22:05:33 GMT -5
Yep, part of the application form involves a critique of your thought of your new MONOBLOCKS.
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congrats on the new amps from a fellow Canuck
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