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Emotiva XSP-1 Pre-amp
I ended up selling this preamp. The YS Audio Balanced A2SE is a far better preamp than the Emotiva XSP-1. The McIntosh MCD201 CD player made the Emotiva sound better, but I just couldn't get passed the Emotivas' dry two-dimensional sterile sound. ... 
Emotiva XSP-1 Pre-amp
The preamp is starting to open up. The thin sound quality is now sounding much fuller. The soundstage has opened up. The bass, while still not the equal to my YS Audio Balanced A2SE, has improved nicely. It's sounding much less like a solid state ... 
Emotiva XSP-1 Pre-amp
Hi Jedinite24,No, maybe I should do that and see what happens. Thanks. 
Emotiva XSP-1 Pre-amp
I own this preamp. At the moment, I sent four E-mails to Emotiva because the preamps balanced inputs seem to bypass the tape monitor loop/processor loop and I can find nothing in Emotivas on-line quick owners manual that addresses this, and Emotiv... 
Bose 901 series VI & Yamaha A-S2000
I see this is an 10 month old post, but for someone that may be looking for this same combination, you can not use the Bose 901s with this integrated amp because there is no tape loop, and the "preamp out" on the Yamaha A-S2000 can not be used wit...