Emotiva XPA-1L MONOBLOCK POWER AMPLIFIER Class A or Class A/B operation
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I find the OP to be an odd bird. Can't read him very well. Sometimes he comes across as someone who we all know and has been around for years and then he says something a noob would ask or occasionally, gets testy. That said, tons of advice above, the ball is in your court, take the shot!Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!
Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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Hey I have been called worse things by worse people %^(
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Noob? I have forgotten more stuff than most people will ever know. What's a noob? Testy? I like to think of it as more like totally unstable. Thank you.
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Btw am getting an A31
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RTi and RTiA, different animals. Not really the same. Better x-overs, better cabinets, better drivers = better presentation over the previous RTi series. Original RTi series with the tri-laminate tweets were better than anything in the RTi or RTiA series.
H9
Same x-overs, cosmetically different cabinets, same drivers= same presentation...The RTia is only a cosmetic upgrade. RTi12's are 8lbs heavier however.Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant -
I've yet to hear a Mcintosh rig that blew me away.
You mean it's not just me?
In total fairness, a pair of MC-30 or MC-60 monoblocks, or a single MC-225 sterero amp will do a mighty fine job with appropriate loudspeakers (e.g., Altecs or Quad ESL-57s, respectively).
Many of Mac's tuners (both vacuum tube and soiled state) have been pretty nice too*
The above being said, I've yet to hear a Mac soiled state preamp that I thought much of (although their earlier vacuum tube preamps weren't bad). I have a C-28; it's pretty lousy. I am also profoundly unimpressed by their autoformer-coupled soiled state amps; gritty, grainy sounding beasts they are, IME/IMO. I have an MC-2100, and have logged far too much time being subjected to its little brother, the MC-250.
* In fact, I recently acquired one... and it does sound good; a tad more analytical, in a good way, than the much beloved Sherwoods that have accumulated around here.
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Have to agree with the above. Never heard a SS Mac amp that I'd give 2 nickels for. Their tubed stuff is decent enough, overpriced imho, and seems to be better out there for less....sound wise.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
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Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
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Mac hardware certainly holds its value -- which is exactly why I keep the MC-2100 and C-28 I have. It's a savings plan.
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It's an old cliché, but different strokes for different folks.
Anyone else catch the dripping irony.............?
H9
P.s. Except when it comes to Emotiva gear, then the dissenters are just bashing. Let's not even get into cables as it pertains to the above quote.
Not trying to start anything, just pointing out the hypocrisy.
"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!
