Emotiva USP-1 PREAMPLIFIER

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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited September 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Well, I'm done here I guess we (me included) have taken this review thread way off topic.

    H9

    Agreed. But just for the record (no pun intended), I love this forum! I'm active no where else (get your mind out of the gutter) and really appreciate the knowledge (and entertainment) around here. Their will always be people trying to stir up trouble, but let's not miss the opportunity to work with someone who "just doesn't know" yet and is a little rough around the edges, like myself or Xcapri (people can change!)
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited September 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    I edited my repsonse after I read yours.

    H9

    Cool, no hard feelings of course. I totally respect you just so you know. You're one of those guys I'll always butt my head with, but remain good friends (forum friends for now :wink:) with for some reason.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited September 2011
    audiocr381ve wrote: »
    Joe, please oh please I didn't mean to offend you, a royal member of the crowd and I could only offer up a prayer in hopes that you all don't turn on me! What would I do! I have a family! :tongue:

    Trust me I am not royalty. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

    I was going to say something else but honestly arguing over xcapri isn't worth the effort.

    How about we all enjoy the tunes and call it a day? :cool:
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited September 2011
    Joe08867 wrote: »

    How about we all enjoy the tunes and call it a day? :cool:

    This has been a very long, busy week and I plan to go home, fire up the rig, warm up the tubes and get my listen on with glasses of my favorite spirit.

    So yea, I'm up for that :biggrin:

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited September 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    This has been a very long, busy week and I plan to go home, fire up the rig, warm up the tubes and get my listen on with glasses of my favorite spirit.

    So yea, I'm up for that :biggrin:

    H9

    Your gonna warm up with the Tubes? I always liked that song "She's a Beauty". :cool:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2011
    ctank wrote: »
    USP-1 is a nice add in the your gear..injoy it...money in the Bank..money in your wallet..money well spent..Analogys are what they are..two cents of it i say...j/kin..lolo..
    ..had typos in it..
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2011
    Soon real soon upgrades...Speakers first...then hopefulley..Tube amp's two of them this time..with a tube pre-amp..to boot...sorry but my heart tell's me to go this way with my upgrades..good read guys...some great advice in here..now on to some Diana Krall with a cold beer in hand and a smokey room..peace..
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,987
    edited September 2011
    FTGV wrote: »
    ..some modern tube gear suffers greatly in comparison to SS in regards to objective measures like THD and S/N .(because it's inherent in the simple single ended topologies used in the majority of tubed preamp's etc.) . Of course we all know good measurement's do not a great preamp/amp make but there are many that prefer the hard, sterile, clinical SS (or as I like to call it neutral) sound.
    +1. Dont own any tube gear right now... ...it wouldn't survive my zoo!! I favor [tubes] especially where I find it shines... ...mids/highs when listening. Or guitars when playing.

    I'd hate to see this thread deteriorate to the mud slinging I saw in two threads over @ diyaudio.com

    one on speaker wire & ICs. Nearly 15K posts before the moderators closed it!

    the other: CDs versus vinyl*. one camp mostly touted measurements; the other musicallity. I remember tubes/SS parallels, too *BTW I own many of both.

    to the OP: you "sound" VERY pleased*! don't let anyone steal that.
    * reminds me of a passage from a short letter from Paul to one of the early churches about 2000 years ago

    cheers tony
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga - LCR mids, inside* & out 8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out *soldered LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & “Plugged*” Mids - 981, connected w/MP Premiere ICs Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s *Xschop's handy work
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  • angelsfann02
    angelsfann02 Posts: 589
    edited September 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Well, I'm done here I guess we (me included) have taken this review thread way off topic.

    H9

    No worries guys. The diversity is why I like this forum.
    Everyone have a good weekend. I know I will because I just got THOR on blu-ray!
    LIVING ROOM:
    Pioneer PDP-6070HD, Pioneer Elite SC-25, Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD,
    Emotiva XPA-5, Emotiva USP-1, Polk LSI15's, Polk LSiC, Velodyne 12", Mirage Nanosat Prestige rears, MIT AVT Speaker Cables, Audioquest King Cobra Interconnects, Panamax M5300pm Surge Protection/ Power Conditioning
    BEDROOM: VIZIO 32" LCD, Pioneer Elite VSX-23txh, Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD, Parasound HCA-2205A, Mirage Nanosat Prestige Speakers 5.1, Mirage S8 Sub, Monoprice cables, APC Surge Protection.
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  • edoggrc51
    edoggrc51 Posts: 584
    edited September 2011
    angelsfann02 wrote: »
    No worries guys. The diversity is why I like this forum.
    Everyone have a good weekend. I know I will because I just got THOR on blu-ray!

    Me and you both brotha! :biggrin:

    Hey bring that USP with ya when ya come over if you dont mind. Since its got an HT bypass I could integrate it into the rig pretty easily. :smile:
    Denon 4311ci
    MINIdsp OPEN-DRC
    XPR-5
    LS6 Line Arrays
    LS-C Center Channel
    A/V-1RS Surounds
    Quad DIY LMS Ultra subs (powered by dual IPR-7500 amps)
    Panny AE-8000u
    2:35 110in Screen
    Oppo BDP-103
    Belkin PF60
    Harmony ONE

    2ch: Emotiva Stealth 8's, Airport Express
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  • angelsfann02
    angelsfann02 Posts: 589
    edited September 2011
    edoggrc51 wrote: »
    Me and you both brotha! :biggrin:

    Hey bring that USP with ya when ya come over if you dont mind. Since its got an HT bypass I could integrate it into the rig pretty easily. :smile:

    Sure will.
    LIVING ROOM:
    Pioneer PDP-6070HD, Pioneer Elite SC-25, Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD,
    Emotiva XPA-5, Emotiva USP-1, Polk LSI15's, Polk LSiC, Velodyne 12", Mirage Nanosat Prestige rears, MIT AVT Speaker Cables, Audioquest King Cobra Interconnects, Panamax M5300pm Surge Protection/ Power Conditioning
    BEDROOM: VIZIO 32" LCD, Pioneer Elite VSX-23txh, Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD, Parasound HCA-2205A, Mirage Nanosat Prestige Speakers 5.1, Mirage S8 Sub, Monoprice cables, APC Surge Protection.
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  • edoggrc51
    edoggrc51 Posts: 584
    edited September 2011
    angelsfann02 wrote: »
    Sure will.

    Thanks mang! Been eyeballing it since it first came out. :smile:
    Denon 4311ci
    MINIdsp OPEN-DRC
    XPR-5
    LS6 Line Arrays
    LS-C Center Channel
    A/V-1RS Surounds
    Quad DIY LMS Ultra subs (powered by dual IPR-7500 amps)
    Panny AE-8000u
    2:35 110in Screen
    Oppo BDP-103
    Belkin PF60
    Harmony ONE

    2ch: Emotiva Stealth 8's, Airport Express
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited September 2011
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    It is nice listening to some Wagner through my USP-1.

    Then go cool off and listen to some tunes

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited September 2011
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    Thanks. Yes point taken. There is much to enjoy and learn on here and everywhere else.
    It is nice listening to some Wagner through my USP-1.:smile:

    I'm looking forward to the day the XSP-1 comes out.
    It is supposed to be a "must have" for a two channel preamp.

    +1 on that!
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited September 2011
    Its a shame a guy cant just post his thoughts on a piece of gear that makes him happy
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  • factorz
    factorz Posts: 353
    edited September 2011
    Thanks for the review. Emotiva stuff has been on my watch list for a long time.
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited September 2011
    I like the Remix better anyway!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,419
    edited September 2011
    audiocr381ve wrote: »
    I like the Remix better anyway!

    Talk about a remix... the entire thread has been scrubbed.:eek:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited September 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Talk about a remix... the entire thread has been scrubbed.:eek:

    :biggrin:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2011
    Hey man...@audiocr381ve..lolo nice..the way i look at it in here ..if you can't dazzle them with brillance...baffle them with male bovine excrement..lolo..man i love this Club..j/in...with all do respect..to some of the oldtimers in here this does not apply..
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited September 2011
    ctank wrote: »
    Hey man...@audiocr381ve..lolo nice..the way i look at it in here ..if you can't dazzle them with brillance...baffle them with male bovine excrement..lolo..man i love this Club..j/in...with all do respect..to some of the oldtimers in here this does not apply..

    Dude, I didn't understand a word you just said.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2011
    @audior381ve...it was ment as a joke...nothing more.. it wasn't to point out anything at anyone in this club..It's something that is said offshore in the oilfield..When jackin around....in a word, (one's full of it)... J/k around funny...LOLO..crying from joke being so funny...that kind of thing...like most fo the post in here..from Audio Jack 0ffs get it..IT IS A JAKE OFF JOKE!..NO MORE NO LESS..OFFSHORE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO..200 MILES OFFSHORE SEEN NO (LOAD) FOR OVER 5 WEEKS...AND I DON,T FEEL LIKE TALKING ABOUT THIS ANYMORE!...YOU UNDERSTAND THAT!!Now back to some Diana Krall..peace..may the love of God be with you...Its Sunday, and some really good NFL..game's are on today Saints 44...Da Bears..20..
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2011
    ctank wrote: »
    Hey man...@audiocr381ve..lolo nice..the way i look at it in here ..if you can't dazzle them with brillance...baffle them with male bovine excrement..lolo..man i love this Club..j/in...with all do respect..to some of the oldtimers in here this does not apply..
    ..Remix...(male bovine excrement)...LOLO...Kennth..you sure you didn,t work in the oilfield?..funny man...real funny..HI-5 at ya!..
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited September 2011
    Joe08867 wrote: »
    Your gonna warm up with the Tubes? I always liked that song "She's a Beauty". :cool:

    Not THOSE tubes. :biggrin:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2011
    nap wrote: »
    Not THOSE tubes. :biggrin:
    ..LMAO!!rollin man!...:eek:
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