bobgates
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| Dynaudio Confidence C2 or Focus 360 ? I greatly appreciate everybody's input. There is a used pair of Contour S3.4s on Audiogon so I am going with them. My room is only 13' x 21' with the speakers on the short wall so the S3.4s should work well. I am expecting them to be an improvemen... | |
| Dynaudio Confidence C2 or Focus 360 ? Tjp62 and Mmike84 - Thanks for your comments about the C2 and C4. My room is only 13 x 21 feet and the speakers are on the short wall, so either speaker should work well. | |
| How good is Emotiva 2 channel gear?? Albireo13 - I bought a UPA-2 and a XPA-2 at the same time and compared them. The UPA-2 is a nice little amp (very transparent) but the XPA-2 provides more soundstage width and depth, deeper bass and added head room. I sold the UPA-2 a little while... | |
| How good is Emotiva 2 channel gear?? The XPA-2 I have is really a superb sounding amp. I've had Audio Research, Krell, Classe and several other high end power amps over the years and I will be keeping the XPA-2. Huge, deep soundstage and runs cool. Using the XPA-2 with a Musical Fide... | |
| What is better ML, Krell or Classe Always felt that when it came to these three choices that Classe had the best all round sound; great tube-like mids and highs with very good bass control. Classe also has exceptional customer service. | |
| Has anyone compared Emotiva amps to high end amps? Jejaudio - I found your comments to be very informative. I'm wondering if the Emotiva monoblocks wouldn't be a better way to go vs. two of the XPA-2s strapped. My listening room is on 13' x 21' so I'm thinking a single XPA-2 should suffice. Your m... | |
| Does anyone have any experience with Emotiva ? A friend of mine dropped off the Emotiva ERC-1 while he was away over Thanksgiving. Sonically it is really a nice sounding unit and for the money I don't think you can beat it. The slot-load mechanism worked fine but I guess I'm old fashion and st... | |
| Has anyone compared Emotiva amps to high end amps? Jejaudio - my speakers are the Dynaudio Audience 82 (rated at 87db, 4 ohms) and the XPA-2 drives them with ease; have never had any issues. I had a Adcom GFA-555 years ago and can't believe it would outdo a XPA-2. | |
| Has anyone compared Emotiva amps to high end amps? Streetdaddy - I'm really impressed with the amp and think even with the more efficient speakers you would hear a nice improvement. A friend of mine, who is quite knowledgeable about audio, said once that it never hurts to have more power. I like t... | |
| Has anyone compared Emotiva amps to high end amps? Just a follow-up. I went ahead and picked up the Emotiva XPA-2 and it is definately a step up over the UPA-2, which is no slouch itself. I've had Krells, Levinsons, Lamms and other big amps and this Emotiva amp holds it's own. Very dynamic, powerf... | |
| Has anyone compared Emotiva amps to high end amps? Koven - I've had a number of high end power amps and preamps over the years. Presently I'm using Dynaudio Audience 82 speakers. I don't hear any of the problems with the midrange that you've described. | |
| Has anyone compared Emotiva amps to high end amps? I just picked up the smaller Emotiva UPA-2 amp and am really impressed with it. It's very open and transparent with nice soundstage width and depth and easily holds it's own against more expensive amps I've heard. The sound is quite refined and re... | |
| Best speaker used under $1000 for piano rec. I've got a pair of Coincident Conquests. Very nice speaker if you can locate a used pair. They go for around $800. | |
| New/ Used speakers, 500-800 bucks CAD I like the Dynaudio or Silverline. | |
| Preamp with phono stage for under $1000 Thanks Dogmecd - I had the Audible Illusions years ago; one channel (the one nearest the power supply) was always noisier than the other channel and I was never able to cure the problem even after changing out the tubes. Always thought the ARC pre... |