Just purchased Amp, need advice

JabroniUNM
JabroniUNM Posts: 13
edited February 2012 in Electronics
Hey all, I just ordered a Emotiva XPA-3 to power my 70s and my CS2 (which i also just ordered today). Now I'm looking at cable to hook it up with, I'm looking on Monoprice at some RCA to XLR cables, are these worth getting or should i just go RCA to RCA?
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  • flyfisher
    flyfisher Posts: 220
    edited February 2012
    Look into blue jean or signal cables.
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  • JabroniUNM
    JabroniUNM Posts: 13
    edited February 2012
    I purchased my speaker wire (the makings for anyway) from them (blue jeans) last week and I was happy with their product so I went ahead and purchased their multichannel cable for the amp. In the last week I think I spent upwards of 1200 on my home theater... which is quite a bit for a 25 year old... At this point I just want to get a power conditioner and I think I will be set for quite a while. It's nice to splurge on a hobby every now and then.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited February 2012
    You have put together a system that will keep you quite happy for years to come. Congrats.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited February 2012
    JabroniUNM wrote: »
    In the last week I think I spent upwards of 1200 on my home theater... which is quite a bit for a 25 year old... It's nice to splurge on a hobby every now and then.

    Hey, you're making decent decisions. At least you're not spending your cash on meth !!!!
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • KYFHO
    KYFHO Posts: 76
    edited February 2012
    flyfisher wrote: »
    Look into blue jean or signal cables.

    I second this. I have Blue Jeans cables/wires in my system and love them. The prices are really fair and the ship really fast.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited February 2012
    KYFHO wrote: »
    I second this. I have Blue Jeans cables/wires in my system and love them. The prices are really fair and the ship really fast.

    I will third this. I like my Signal Cables lots. ONLY thing I will say is if your getting interconnects, spend the money on the bullet plugs. My Analog 2's were a very tight fit on my amp and pre (not that its a really bad thing) which makes switching/moving things a bit hard. The bullet plugs from my understanding come right off with no problems.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • JabroniUNM
    JabroniUNM Posts: 13
    edited February 2012
    So i have a pretty n00b question to ask, but once i receive the amp and all the cable and all that, would it be a bad idea to hook up one of my fronts to the amp and the other to the receiver to get a good comparison? I don't see why it would, but it's always good to be sure...
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited February 2012
    You wont need that kind of drastic compairsion. You will be able to tell.
    AVR: Onkyo Tx-NR808
    Amplifier: Carver A-753x 250 watts x 3
    Fronts: Polk RTI A7 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Center: CSI A4 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Rear: FXI A4
    Sub: Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    TV: LG Infinia 50PX950 3D
    Speaker Cable: AudioQuest Type 8
    IC: AudioQuest Black Mamba II
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited February 2012
    ONLY thing I will say is if your getting interconnects, spend the money on the bullet plugs.

    I had a set when they first came out.
    Speaking of the bullet plugs only.
    They may be different now, but I can't say I was impressed.
    I sold them pretty quick.
    Seemed a little stale/flat/thin to me.
    Naturally, that is just my opinion.
    They have a large following, and I am sure there is some merit involved with that.

    If you do use them, you can heat them with a hairdryer/heatgun to seat them better to your rca inputs.
    I am referring to the plugs only and not Signal Cable.
    Excellent design, just did not translate to "excellent sound" for me at least.
    YMMV.

    My opinion amounts to squat, but I thought I would share my experience.
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