Emotiva Story.

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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2009
    Now that Emotiva is making cables Kex, the easiest way to bump this thread would be to get the crowd you mention above...discussing the pluses and minuses of Emo cables?

    Anyone have any ideas?

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    edited April 2009
    :eek:I bet they are reference quuuuuuuuuuuality.....all others will be judged by them!!!:eek::eek:
    Pio Elete Pro 520
    Panamax 5400-EX
    Sunfire TGP 5
    Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
    PS Audio GCPH phono pre
    Sunfire CG 200 X 5
    Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
    OPPO BDP-83 SE
    SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
    Ctr CS1000p
    Sur - FX1000 x 4
    SUB - SVS PB2-Plus

    Workkout room:
    Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
    Onkyo TX-DS898
    GFA 555
    Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
    Ft - SDA 1C

    Not being used:
    RTi 38's -4
    RT55i's - 2
    RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
    LSI 15's
    CSi40
    PSW 404
  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    edited April 2009
    cnh wrote: »
    Now that Emotiva is making cables Kex, the easiest way to bump this thread would be to get the crowd you mention above...discussing the pluses and minuses of Emo cables? ...
    You know, I never even thought of that. The beauty of it is they wouldn't even have to wait to own any to voice their opinions, since they like to voice opinions based on junk science anyway. The only problem is they tend to make really ... no, I mean really ... long posts that are exceedingly boring (and yes, I mean really exceedingly). Then I fall asleep on my keyboard and wake up to find that my nose has typed several pages of "ghghghghg" and that Windows gave up in despair with a wmp32.dll error, or some such nonsense.

    So, half of me is tempted to jump for joy and shout "bring it on!" with your idea, but the other half thinks it might turn our dream thread into a nightmare.

    Just for good measure, though, would you mind insulting Jetmaker737 please? I want to get him all hot and bothered, get his blood boiling!
    Alea jacta est!
  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2009
    Kex wrote: »
    Pie is crap, so take your waiting elsewhere! Cake rules!

    I like you. As far as music I like cake, but your comment on pie is disturbing. It goes way deeper than the food.
    Ben
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    edited April 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    I like you. As far as music I like cake, but your comment on pie is disturbing. It goes way deeper than the food.
    Ben
    Actually, Ben, I lied. I don't like the facts to get in the way of the opinions that I voice. In that respect, I'm still just a n00b and a troll. I do like pie, and cake. I want both. Does that make me bi-cake-u-al, or pie-cake-u-al, without ever having known it?! Well, maybe I'll have to come out of the closet now! You've just outed me, dude!

    Best regards.
    Alea jacta est!
  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
    edited April 2009
    Kex wrote: »
    Does that make me bi-cake-u-al, or pie-cake-u-al, without ever having known it?! Well, maybe I'll have to come out of the closet now! You've just outed me, dude!

    Best regards.

    It makes you a Pie-curious cake lover.
  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    edited April 2009
    It makes you a Pie-curious cake lover.
    Brilliant! There is no other word for it: just Brilliant!
    Alea jacta est!
  • moe
    moe Posts: 48
    edited April 2009
    Pie sucks!

    There,I said it!

    Well.....not really but it does pale in comparison to cake,good cake,not that funky yellow cake.
  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,049
    edited April 2009
    Kex wrote: »
    I am pouring "so much energy" into keeping this epic thread in the position of authority that it deserves.

    This thread is getting pretty flacid. :(

    I love my Emotiva RPA-2. And you guys all suck for hating on it. ;)

    Actually, this thread's made me think of maybe trying another amp just to do a comparo... almost sprung for that guy's Rotel in the FS area. Not enough watts though.
    SystemLuxman L-590AXII Integrated Amplifier|KEF Reference 1 Loudspeakers|PS Audio Directream Jr|Sansui TU-9900 Tuner|TEAC A-6100 RtR|Nakamichi RX-202 Cassette
  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited April 2009
    Emotiva Sucks!!!!

    Just trying to keep ahead of the spearker cable thread.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    edited April 2009
    Kex wrote: »
    Just for good measure, though, would you mind insulting Jetmaker737 please? I want to get him all hot and bothered, get his blood boiling!


    ..Ahem...May I?....I do not know where he comes from, nor do I care. But to come in and say things like that! Say the word.


    Kex?
  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    edited April 2009
    Kex wrote: »
    Pie is crap, so take your waiting elsewhere! Cake rules!
    Sorry Kex..pie is much better. Especially when I shove it down your throat and ifyou want more!
  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    edited April 2009
    :cool:
    We, (in Paris, Tennessee) are just completing "The World's Biggest Fish Fry" week.... I don't recall any pies or cake from fish??:eek:

    I could suggest it next year if it would attract visitors from here??:D

    Check it out!! Ever been to a catfish race?? I think Nascar will still be okay.........................if this ever catches on......well,,,,, it could change the world. BTW, Emo did not sponsor a fish in the race:( (that could be the beginning of the end for them):mad:

    http://www.worldsbiggestfishfry.com/
    Pio Elete Pro 520
    Panamax 5400-EX
    Sunfire TGP 5
    Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
    PS Audio GCPH phono pre
    Sunfire CG 200 X 5
    Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
    OPPO BDP-83 SE
    SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
    Ctr CS1000p
    Sur - FX1000 x 4
    SUB - SVS PB2-Plus

    Workkout room:
    Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
    Onkyo TX-DS898
    GFA 555
    Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
    Ft - SDA 1C

    Not being used:
    RTi 38's -4
    RT55i's - 2
    RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
    LSI 15's
    CSi40
    PSW 404
  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    edited April 2009
    lightman1 wrote: »
    ..Ahem...May I?....I do not know where he comes from, nor do I care. But to come in and say things like that! Say the word.


    Kex?
    Lightdude, sorry I missed you, but I was otherwise engaged when you were posting this. Better late than never however, so: you may indeed, Sir, you may indeed! Let's get some blood boiling, and turn some lights on (red "warning" lights, mostly) like only you know how!

    P.S. This is in no way inciting violence!
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Sorry Kex..pie is much better. Especially when I shove it down your throat and ifyou want more!
    I already mentioned how it was really not true that I didn't like pie. Nonetheless, I feel the need to point out that pie cannot be properly appreciated when being shoved down one's throat. When consumed under these conditions, many of the intricacies and subtleties of the flavors will not be revealed to the palate, much like drinking wine from the bottle with a straw while riding one's bicycle through rush hour traffic.

    I have now been outed, in any case, and feel such a relief from no longer being a closet pie lover, or having to pretend to hate it:
    It makes you a Pie-curious cake lover.

    P.P.S. Anyone who owns an Emotiva amplifier is compensating for a very small, flabby and bent sideways pen!s ... and that includes any female owners too!
    Alea jacta est!
  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
    edited April 2009
    Emotiva Sucks!!!!

    My dog loves a well prepared steak. He also licks his ****, so he can hardly be considered a connoisseur, either.
    Kex wrote: »
    P.P.S. Anyone who owns an Emotiva amplifier is compensating for a very small, flabby and bent sideways pen!s ... and that includes any female owners too!

    So what were your other reasons for your Emo purchase? And has the problem been solved since the sex re-assignment surgery?:p
  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    edited April 2009
    ... So what were your other reasons for your Emo purchase? And has the problem been solved since the sex re-assignment surgery?:p
    Nope, I just use a vibrating d!ldo now, and that keeps everyone happy. I've become quite an expert "manipulator" actually. Joe Blobs are a challenge, however. I wish they'd invent heated d!ldos, and then it might work in the dark, at least, for that most satisfying of applications. I suppose that even then, I'd still have to similate pleasure noises.

    Gawd! Can technology not find an answer to this? I bet Emotiva know all the suppliers in China that they could ever need to make this work and get a product to market for a reasonable price. Timlitton could help them with their advertising materials too, I bet.
    Alea jacta est!
  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited April 2009
    While listening to my system with the patio door open I saw this gihunormous lizard - looked like a baby crocodile to me - he's been hanging around my back yard....we named him Cedric.

    He seemed to be crawling to the beat of the smooth jazz coming from my rig...just thought I'd make a tie in to something electronic related and add my bump to this thread.. :D

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,049
    edited April 2009
    Kex wrote: »
    Just for good measure, though, would you mind insulting Jetmaker737 please? I want to get him all hot and bothered, get his blood boiling!

    You better do something interesting soon because this thread is dying an ugly pie-and-sex-toy-based death... :rolleyes:
    SystemLuxman L-590AXII Integrated Amplifier|KEF Reference 1 Loudspeakers|PS Audio Directream Jr|Sansui TU-9900 Tuner|TEAC A-6100 RtR|Nakamichi RX-202 Cassette
  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2009
    I have 7 channel surround sound in my pool. It seems I'm birthing frogs in there and they're mating like crazy. They croak all night into the day! No need for 'any' amplification!
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    edited April 2009
    Anyone buy am Emo lately??
    Pio Elete Pro 520
    Panamax 5400-EX
    Sunfire TGP 5
    Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
    PS Audio GCPH phono pre
    Sunfire CG 200 X 5
    Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
    OPPO BDP-83 SE
    SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
    Ctr CS1000p
    Sur - FX1000 x 4
    SUB - SVS PB2-Plus

    Workkout room:
    Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
    Onkyo TX-DS898
    GFA 555
    Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
    Ft - SDA 1C

    Not being used:
    RTi 38's -4
    RT55i's - 2
    RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
    LSI 15's
    CSi40
    PSW 404
  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    edited April 2009
    You better do something interesting soon because this thread is dying an ugly pie-and-sex-toy-based death... :rolleyes:
    I did my best. I threw everything at it, including the kitchen sink, and stopped just short of selling my body for the noble cause.

    You were the best hope for salvation in a long while. You came in stomping all over everything like a bull in a china shop, but then you went and calmed down and got religion instead. What can I say, but this thread is very probably ...

    ... officially ...

    ... dead!

    Requiem In Pace, Emotiva Story! Your memory will live on forever (well, at least for a month or so).
    Alea jacta est!
  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    edited April 2009
  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited December 2009
    Just got a call from Emotiva. They are offering me to replace the damaged preamp with some reference speakers. What should I do??????
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,448
    edited December 2009
    I would tell them to shove the speakers and the pre where the sun doesn't shine and get my money back...
    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

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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    edited December 2009
    Those reference speakers won't work properly without world class cables, so to make things right, they'd have to give you those as well.
    Alea jacta est!
  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited December 2009
    The speakers are something you don't need, I assume cause you already have some. But, you do need a preamp right?
  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    edited December 2009
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    The speakers are something you don't need, I assume cause you already have some. But, you do need a preamp right?
    Who needs a pre like that POS they never sent him?

    P.S. Do ya think newer members, who joined after the end of April (post 1243), might start reading this entire thread from page 1?!
    Alea jacta est!
  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited December 2009
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    The speakers are something you don't need, I assume cause you already have some. But, you do need a preamp right?

    Yes, but all the 682 preamps they have sent me had some kind of flaw. And I am already broke due to paying for return shipping. I am thinking that maybe I can use the speakers to make a fire and warm me up? (Can't pay for heating because of the damn return shipping).
    _________________________________________________
    ***\\\\\........................... My Audio Journey ............................./////***

    2008 & 2010 Football Pool WINNER
    SOPA
    Thank God for different opinions. Imagine the world if we all wanted the same woman
  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited December 2009
    Ricardo, Are you an Emotiva VIP? Do you know Emotiva treats you as a hero for buying their stuff and keep returning them and keep getting the new ones?
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
  • Cogito
    Cogito Posts: 122
    edited December 2009
    I like my amp, and the sound still gives me a world class chubby.

    <giggle> That alone makes me want to buy one! Hell, I might buy a full rack of the stuff! :p
    Hearing is believing.