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Post by House on Feb 26, 2010 11:36:36 GMT -5
I'm not going to sit here and type out some huge review on every detail/aspect of this AMP...its been done enough by now that if people are that interested they can get the gyst of this amps character.... Only thing I will say is...I've been a Rotel lover for about the last 6 years....I do indeed still love and continue to be impressed with the sound of Rotel....BUT I wont be buying anymore Rotel Amplifiers. I am simply sold on Emo's Quality and Dynamics that their Amps put out. Congrats Emotiva. For anyone thinking about buying an Emo Amp keep something in mind. I personally have been on this forum for a very short amount of time and after a short while of lurking and reading many reviews and opinions...I took the gamble....and God knows I do love to gamble.....nothing risked is nothing gained.....well I'm simply glad I took the risk based entirely on what Emotiva customers have written...I'm not one to care what all the audio reviewers have to say...I've learned that listening to the customers and listening for myself are where its at....... now I just have to sit and wait for my Electronics Fund to grow large enough to re-do my entire front end in the bedroom theater with 3 XPA-1's  |
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Post by Jimna on Mar 1, 2010 14:37:04 GMT -5
great read! this is exactly what i wanted to hear, emo vs any well know name brand. thanks for sharing. im very close to buying my XPA-2 and its killing me!
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Post by strindl on Mar 1, 2010 16:22:15 GMT -5
Even though I shouldn't have been surprised...I kinda was today. I am about to buy a new pair of Magnepan 1.7 speakers for my living room system. I have a pair of 1.6's in there now driven by a very expensive Threshold S500e amp that is rated pretty much the same as the XPA-2.... 250/500 watts per channel at 8 and 4 ohms respectively.
Well....I just moved those 1.6's into my bedroom system where an XPA-2 provides the ummpf. They sound better in the bedroom system with the XPA-2.
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Post by House on Mar 1, 2010 16:27:17 GMT -5
I'm seriously considering making maggies my next speaker purchase for 2 channel or my bedroom mains....size i just a potential issue....
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Post by Wideawake on Mar 1, 2010 17:41:28 GMT -5
Size and placement. If you have a large enough bedroom and space to place them properly then you'll be ok.
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Post by House on Mar 1, 2010 17:44:51 GMT -5
Size and placement. If you have a large enough bedroom and space to place them properly then you'll be ok. Exactly...I'm not sure I could get them far enough off a wall before running into WAF issues... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2010 9:32:02 GMT -5
Size and placement. If you have a large enough bedroom and space . . . Chuck? oh, Chuckienut? finish the alley oop . . . ;D |
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Post by strindl on Mar 6, 2010 10:03:22 GMT -5
I'm seriously considering making maggies my next speaker purchase for 2 channel or my bedroom mains....size i just a potential issue.... I'm loving the maggies in my bedroom. I had the MMG's in there and now the 1.6's and they sound so good. I get to wake up every morning to the sound of real music. |
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Post by House on Nov 3, 2010 12:55:56 GMT -5
just plugged my XPA-2 in again for the first time since I moved.....OH MAN! I had totally forgotten what Emo Amps make your speakers do....LOL
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Post by Pauly on Nov 3, 2010 23:41:08 GMT -5
How long did you have it unplugged?
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Post by House on Nov 10, 2010 11:08:21 GMT -5
for a couple of months.....
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Post by House on Aug 5, 2011 9:37:57 GMT -5
now, running two of these bad boys......and still just as impressed if not more!
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Post by hemster on Aug 5, 2011 11:56:43 GMT -5
now, running two of these bad boys......and still just as impressed if not more! Great to hear you're enjoying your amps.. So... the neighbors still like you?  ;D |
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Post by NorthStar on Aug 5, 2011 12:05:03 GMT -5
Resurrect the Love! |
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Post by House on Aug 5, 2011 15:03:03 GMT -5
neighbors...................bah! who cares, i couldnt hear them complain if i wanted to ;-)
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Post by hemster on Aug 5, 2011 17:28:29 GMT -5
neighbors...................bah! who cares, i couldnt hear them complain if i wanted to ;-) ;D |
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Post by SticknStones on Aug 5, 2011 19:39:25 GMT -5
I have two xpa-2's running my mains and love them. I do not have any electronics in my bedroom save a digital clock. I only go there to sleep. ;D
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Post by hemster on Aug 5, 2011 20:53:18 GMT -5
I have two xpa-2's running my mains and love them. I do not have any electronics in my bedroom save a digital clock. I only go there to sleep. ;D Put an XPA-2 in your bedroom... I'll send you some Buddhist chants you can play and it'll gently lull you into slumberland... ;D |
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Post by ausman on Aug 6, 2011 0:28:18 GMT -5
rumble rumble rumble followed by bom bom bom bom
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Post by RightinLA on Aug 6, 2011 9:49:31 GMT -5
I have two xpa-2's running my mains and love them. I do not have any electronics in my bedroom save a digital clock. I only go there to sleep. ;D Put an XPA-2 in your bedroom... I'll send you some Buddhist chants you can play and it'll gently lull you into slumberland... ;D I'm in the XPA-2 in my bedroom club too. It is marvelous. |
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