Emotiva UPA-2 - Pulling Trigger in 24 HRs - Help Me, I'm Scared!

[audio101]

How's that saying go ? oh yea " now that's putting the cart before the horse" all jokes aside it looks nice!

[frenchmon]

You got a point there Ajani....I never gave that a thought. But you make perfect sense. Why go budget on gear only to spend good money on accessories like that? That rack cost a lots of money...more or about even with his gear combined. He even has expensive speakers the Usher Be-719's that cost $2700 a pair. It does not make sense to me. Buying the budget gear but going all out on speakers....I think he has expensive cables as well. I might just stir the pot and ask the guy why go budget on gear but go flat out on everything else.

frenchmon

[Ajani]

You got a point there Ajani....I never gave that a thought. But you make perfect sense. Why go budget on gear only to spend good money on accessories like that? That rack cost a lots of money...more or about even with his gear combined. He even has expensive speakers the Usher Be-719's that cost $2700 a pair. It does not make sense to me. Buying the budget gear but going all out on speakers....I think he has expensive cables as well. I might just stir the pot and ask the guy why go budget on gear but go flat out on everything else.

frenchmon

The expensive speakers I can at least understand to some extent, as a lot of persons seem to be combining Emotiva/Odyssey Audio/Van Alstine/etc gear with expensive speakers and getting good results... But to spend that kind of money on accessories, IMO, just kills the advantage of saving money on the Electronics....

[poppachubby]

Have you guys seen the new racks/tables that Grant Fidelity have? They are made by Nobility. They use magnets to "float" the shelves. They call it magnetic levitation. Pretty cool. They were trying to get a group order together at AK.

[Mr Peabody]

But if he was spending the money any way on accessories why not save a bit on gear? Maybe he thinks highly of the Emo performance.

I wonder if the unit on the floating shelf is totally shielded from the magnetic effect. You may eliminate one bad effect to interject another one, maybe a worse one. But it would have a cool factor for sure.

[Ajani]

But if he was spending the money any way on accessories why not save a bit on gear? Maybe he thinks highly of the Emo performance.

But why would someone have decided on accessories before selecting gear?

I wonder if the unit on the floating shelf is totally shielded from the magnetic effect. You may eliminate one bad effect to interject another one, maybe a worse one. But it would have a cool factor for sure.

I wondered the same thing myself...

[blackraven]

I can understand people spending hundreds or thousands of dollars in stereo cabinets or tv cabinets and less on the equipment. To some people, design and and appearance is just as improtant if not more than the sound. That guy is probably very happy with the sound of his emotiva system. A few months ago, we spent $1700 on a solid cherry wood tv stand and cabinet for our 52" LCD TV from Room and Board. The TV cost us $2k on sale. My wife wanted the cabinet to go with the decor.

[Ajani]

I can understand people spending hundreds or thousands of dollars in stereo cabinets or tv cabinets and less on the equipment. To some people, design and and appearance is just as improtant if not more than the sound. That guy is probably very happy with the sound of his emotiva system. A few months ago, we spent $1700 on a solid cherry wood tv stand and cabinet for our 52" LCD TV from Room and Board. The TV cost us $2k on sale. My wife wanted the cabinet to go with the decor.

I think you're probably right about that... It's quite possible that he bought the stand because it looks awesome and matched his decor.... I totally forgot that stands are often as much (or more) about decor as they are about actually supporting the equipment...

[nightflier]

Maybe it's an Emotiva promo photo?

[Ajani]

So I was in Kingston for the weekend and picked up my old Technics 3 way floorstanders... I have them hooked up now and am currently listening to a 'Hip Hop Mix"....

I was not aware that these speakers were capable of sounding this good... So the Emotiva amp is 2 out of 2 for making lowfi speakers sound good....

Now don't get me wrong, the Technics were excellent value for money considering their sub $200 price back in the late 90s, but with the Emotiva, the performance is taken to a whole other level... everything from Bass to Treble is now well controlled... Detail levels are quite respectable... I'm even noticing a bit of HiFi BS like imaging and soundstage (just a little - but considering I've never heard any of that with the Technics previously, it is quite an accomplishment)....

This combo is tempting me to spend longer saving and get some Performa F32s (or whatever their replacement is) instead of the Concerta F12s....

[blackraven]

Go for the F32's and don't look back! You will be kicking yourself in the ass if you don't. I had an opportunity to buy the Magnepan 3.6's and didn't and now my ass is sore.

[eisforelectronic]

I am very curious how the Emotiva sounds with decent speakers because I happen to be looking to add some amplification to my system. I'm reasonably sure I'll be able to pick up a used BAT amp from a friend possibly next year, but I want something to hold me over. How does Emotiva compare to Nuforce?

[Ajani]

Go for the F32's and don't look back! You will be kicking yourself in the ass if you don't. I had an opportunity to buy the Magnepan 3.6's and didn't and now my ass is sore.

So not what my wallet wants to hear....

I'll see how long my patience can last; hopefully untill I can get the F32s....

But in the meantime, damn, these old Technics sound sweet with the DAC1/XPA-2 Combo...