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Emotiva Audio XSP-1 Differential Reference Preamp
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Pair with some Emotiva Monobloc amps and your choice of Subwoofers & Speakers you might just have your answer to all your audio problems! link |
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My Emotiva MPS-1 amp and DMC-1 pre/pro have been doing daily duty for three years running the surround speakers with nary a problem (other than the pink noise bass test, which never worked on the DMC-1 models).
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I wouldn't mind owning their gear for HT...but am not a fan of their house sound for 2 channel.
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2CH: W4S DAC-2, W4S STP-SE, W4S SX-500, Custom ScanSpeak/SEAS Towers, Hot Rodded Rega TT and Jolida JD9 Phono Pre, Asynch PC Transport, WireWorld Gold Eclipse 6 XLR HT: Marantz AV7005, W4S Mini MC-5, Custom Waveguide Towers, SVSPB12-Plus/2 |
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Mine is HT only.
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---Their monoblock amps are good value, I think.
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---That preamp from the pictures above; it looks nicely build.
Good RCA jack connectors (Tiffany style), Balanced connections, MM/MC Phono stage, Impedance selection switch, Crossovers for the Subs, trigger. This is strictly a two-channel ANALOG preamp; no USB, no HDMI, no High Res Audio music, no on-screen display (TV), no GUI, no Audyssey, no Auto setup, no DACs, no Digital, just Analog, right? Remote control? |
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Hi, can you describe how their 2 channel house sound-- sound? I'm actually interested (price is good)
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JASON "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not, but remember, what you now have was once among the things you had only hoped for"- Epicurus 341 BC – 270 BC [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] |
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Forward with a flat soundstage. Hence why they sound great for HT.
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2CH: W4S DAC-2, W4S STP-SE, W4S SX-500, Custom ScanSpeak/SEAS Towers, Hot Rodded Rega TT and Jolida JD9 Phono Pre, Asynch PC Transport, WireWorld Gold Eclipse 6 XLR HT: Marantz AV7005, W4S Mini MC-5, Custom Waveguide Towers, SVSPB12-Plus/2 |
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I used the XPA-1's along with a XPA 3 and UPA 2 for a 7.1 HT. The system was a HT/2 channel and for me the gear was too bright for my tastes. Lots of power yes, and worked great for HT , but for 2 channel not my cup of tea. I also used their USP pre amp which was once again not my thing. I liked the Parasound I had gotten for around the same price which I thought had an overall better SQ.
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2 Channel- BAT VK31, VTL Deluxe 300 fully modded, Esoteric DV50, Carver Amazing Silvers, Music Hall 2.2LE turntable (for now), Dynavector phono pre, RGPC 600S, Squeezebox Touch with Arcam RDac, MIT Shotgun S3 SC, Nordost IC's, PS Audio and Signal Cable PC's. |
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