Emotiva Story.

Retro152

moe wrote: »

I just wanted to say thanks for the welcome,my name is moe and I'm addicted to Cake and Radon.(flame suit on)I've had pie for many years,I don't consider it better than Cake.I've had some very nice pie,twice the price of Cake,but still prefer Cake.

Hey Moe!........... Welcome!:D

cnh

What happened to everyone here?

cnh

hearingimpared

We came down with emu poisoning.

shack

I'm still thinking about not ordering any EMO gear.

Ricardo

Things are quiet just because as we speak (or type), a group of polkies are getting into an underground location in Illinois. The reason that got all these polkies converge in this unidentified location? They will demo an EMO.

hearingimpared

Ricardo wrote: »

Things are quiet just because as we speak (or type), a group of polkies are getting into an underground location in Illinois. The reason that got all these polkies converge in this unidentified location? They will demo an EMO.

LOL! will you be serving it for dinner?:D

shack

hearingimpared wrote:

LOL! will you be serving it for dinner?:D

Joe....They are having PIE...with cake for desert!

hearingimpared

hearingimpared wrote: »

LOL! will you be serving it for dinner?:D

shack wrote: »

Joe....They are having PIE...with cake for desert!

Wow I didn't know Sona was back in circulation.:D

SCompRacer

Ricardo wrote: »

Things are quiet just because as we speak (or type), a group of polkies are getting into an underground location in Illinois. The reason that got all these polkies converge in this unidentified location? They will demo an EMO.

Yes, everything you said has materialized! Shown below, an RAS member pays homage to the mighty Emo... or was he tripped and bracing for the fall? Begging for it to start? Stop?:p (j/k:D) Praying to the remote gods so Aaron didn't have to run back and forth switching tracks?.....tune in tomorrow for the next episode of As The RAS Turns!

hearingimpared

SCompRacer wrote: »

Yes, everything you said has materialized! Shown below, an RAS member pays homage to the mighty Emo... or was he tripped and bracing for the fall? Begging for it to start? Stop?:p (j/k:D) Praying to the remote gods so Aaron didn't have to run back and forth switching tracks?.....tune in tomorrow for the next episode of As The RAS Turns!

WAAAAAAAAAAA as the RAS turns.

cfrizz

Very nice post Xcapri!

Ricardo

You guys think we can get this one to 700 posts?

steveinaz

People sometimes have a strange reaction to a genuine value.

reeltrouble1

what a load of crock that guy in 594 above spewed out, Ricardo still has not been paid for sending his unit back three times. instead somebody sent him some interconnects...........

metal83

reeltrouble1 wrote: »

what a load of crock that guy in 594 above spewed out, Ricardo still has not been paid for sending his unit back three times. instead somebody sent him some interconnects...........

They paid for shipping when they sent me a new XPA-5, and also didn't charge me for that amp at all, never paid a dime. And then when i decided to just keep the XPA-3 i had instead of the XPA-5, they paid for the return shipping for it as well.

I guess it's a "you're mileage may very" sort of thing in.

heiney9

steveinaz wrote: »

People sometimes have a strange reaction to a genuine value.

I actually have a post all ready to go for this thread. No strange reaction here. Finally got my ears on Emo and I was woefully underwhelmed. I will post my impressions later. I had high hopes based on all the fan boy comments........what a disappointment.

Let's just say "the value" shines through when listening. To be fair I had almost the same reaction to Outlaw amps a few years ago when they were the internet flavor of the month.

H9

Marty913

metal83 wrote: »

Wow, all this talk of pies (and cake), you guys must be a bunch of chubby SOB's

There are other types of PIE also.

heiney9

reeltrouble1 wrote: »

what a load of crock that guy in 594 above spewed out,

I agree........

shack

Still not ordering any Emo gear...so I still don't/won't have anything to report.

I have however ordered some Junior's "Most Fabulous" New York Cheesecake. One plain and one chocolate swirl. They should be delivered tomorrow. It sorta looks like pie...but of course it isn't.

heiney9

shack wrote: »

It sorta looks like pie...but of course it isn't.

It's better than PIE!

Matt34

heiney9 wrote: »

I actually have a post all ready to go for this thread. No strange reaction here. Finally got my ears on Emo and I was woefully underwhelmed. I will post my impressions later. I had high hopes based on all the fan boy comments........what a disappointment.

Let's just say "the value" shines through when listening. To be fair I had almost the same reaction to Outlaw amps a few years ago when they were the internet flavor of the month.

H9

Did you swap amps (A/B) during your audition? I'm still amazed people say they can tell the difference between SS amps, I've never been able to do it during blind listening tests (Amps where behind the rack with friend swapping cables).

heiney9

Matt34 wrote: »

Did you swap amps (A/B) during your audition? I'm still amazed people say they can tell the difference between SS amps, I've never been able to do it during blind listening tests (Amps where behind the rack with friend swapping cables).

It's actually very easy to tell a difference. We listened to Adcom, Emo, Monarchy, Pass and Marsh..........they all sounded different. As do cables, cdp's, dac's and just about anything else in the chain.

Again, I have a more descriptive post ready to go at home.

As always....YMMV

H9

dkg999

There was a definite difference in SQ and sound signature. Unless you have a basis of comparison it's hard to hear the distinct defferences in sound signature between amps, pre-amps, cables, etc. My take on the Emotiva is that like many direct-to-consumer companies they pick their market niche and price strategy based on research, then manufacture to that price point. It was also clear to me that the Emotiva amp we listened to was tuned for HT use. Quite frankly I think that the sound signature it produced was pretty close to some of the Outlaw Audio gear I have owned or listened to. I found the sound signature of the Emotiva amp to be narrower in width, not having the depth/weight front-to-back or the dynamic slam that I like in an amp. Is that necessarily bad, maybe not in general HT use, and probably compares favorably at the price point. Does that mean it's a bad amp ........ well I ran Outlaw Audio amps that were pretty similar for quite a few years in my HT system. I was happy with them until I heard something I liked better.

Matt34

heiney9 wrote: »

It's actually very easy to tell a difference. We listened to Adcom, Emo, Monarchy, Pass and Marsh..........they all sounded different. As do cables, cdp's, dac's and just about anything else in the chain.

Again, I have a more descriptive post ready to go at home.

As always....YMMV

H9

Due to my own experiences I'm defiantly on the objectivist side of the fence when it comes to these things, however I do look forward to the review.

Marty913

Kex wrote: »

I sincerely hope that these reviews, and whatever others may be coming from the same august company at the gathering, will eventually be posted in a different REVIEW thread. It would be a shame to bury them in this rather lengthy, and now comical one.

+++++1000. H9, please start a new thread. I don't have a dog in this fight but would very very interested in hearing your thoughts. Your reputation here speaks for itself and I would hate to see your comments buried in this thread.

cnh

Heiney9 is right. And, I believe you can even hear the difference in mid-fi AVRs like Yamaha, HK, Onkyo, Denon. At least they all sound different to me. And Polk speakers in particular do better with 'warmer' sounding SS AVRs...yes some SS sound warmer than others.

cnh

Ricardo

Marty913 wrote: »

H9, your reputation here speaks for itself...

You have no idea :eek:

Matt34

cnh wrote: »

Heiney9 is right. And, I believe you can even hear the difference in mid-fi AVRs like Yamaha, HK, Onkyo, Denon. At least they all sound different to me. And Polk speakers in particular do better with 'warmer' sounding SS AVRs...yes some SS sound warmer than others.

cnh

That's your opinion, just don't go throwing it around as fact because objectively in controlled environments it can be proven wrong time and time again.

Edit: I'll more than welcome anyone in southern Arizona to me casa to conduct such an experiment using four different mid-fi receivers and three external amps.

cnh

You're right that is my opinion...but most things like that are.

Do you have real tests under controlled conditions that can 'prove' what you claim? And please do provide us with the tests, the statistical methodology and the like because I'm not alone in my opinion.


Don't mean to be argumentative...but one shouldn't be a whimp either...right?


cnh

shack

Matt34 wrote:

That's your opinion, just don't go throwing it around as fact because objectively in controlled environments it can be proven wrong time and time again.

You have been involved in exactly how many of the controlled environment tests? And what makes you THE expert?