Emotiva XPA-2 Pics

[Ajani]

Close up of HiFi:

[Ajani]

Close up of electronics:

[frenchmon]

Close up of electronics:

You should raise the amp off the ground with some support....some of those rubber things or wood or ceramic blocks...about 4 of them to put up under your amp.

[Ajani]

You should raise the amp off the ground with some support....some of those rubber things or wood or ceramic blocks...about 4 of them to put up under your amp.

I'm planning to get some kind of amp stand...

[frenchmon]

I'm planning to get some kind of amp stand...

oh....I betcha you are excited....its always fun to start like you are and building and tweaking...researching cable and interconnects, and more tweaking, finding the right placement...swapping things in and out and getting the sound you want....I wish I could be there with you to just see and hear as you research and build your system...

Make sure your system has lots of passion and emotion...dont know if you like Cassandra Wilson, but she does a U2 song "Love is Blind" on her CD "New Moon Daughter" and played through my Canton speakers there is so much emotion coming from those speakers....I know your Revels have tons of emotion....but what about the Emo??? Whats it like?....It sure is purty.



frenchmon

[E-Stat]

I'm planning to get some kind of amp stand...

That is a good suggestion, but first, you should isolate the power amp from the digital source. With that intimate proximity, both are likely picking up and amplifying EMI/RFI noise components from the other.

rw

[Glen B]

I made a few changes to the room:

Why did you remove the rug ? You need one on that reflective tile floor.

[Ajani]

That is a good suggestion, but first, you should isolate the power amp from the digital source. With that intimate proximity, both are likely picking up and amplifying EMI/RFI noise components from the other.

rw

For now my plan is to use longer IC's and place the DAC/Squeezebox on the coffee table when I listen to music... So they'd only sit on the amp when they're not in use...

[Ajani]

Why did you remove the rug ? You need one on that reflective tile floor.

I never had a rug in the room... I've not been in a rush to add any room treatments, until after I purchase new speakers...

[Ajani]

oh....I betcha you are excited....its always fun to start like you are and building and tweaking...researching cable and interconnects, and more tweaking, finding the right placement...swapping things in and out and getting the sound you want....I wish I could be there with you to just see and hear as you research and build your system...

Make sure your system has lots of passion and emotion...dont know if you like Cassandra Wilson, but she does a U2 song "Love is Blind" on her CD "New Moon Daughter" and played through my Canton speakers there is so much emotion coming from those speakers....I know your Revels have tons of emotion....but what about the Emo??? Whats it like?....It sure is purty.



frenchmon

It's loads of fun so far... The Revels aren't there yet... I'm still using the trusty old Technics for the time being... But I am exceedingly impressed with the Emotiva/Benchmark combo so far, as it makes the Technics sound good (which is something I thought would be impossible).... So it will be really something to hear what the combo can do with Revel....

[frenchmon]

Ajani...did you see this rig?

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr...udg&1272241564

frenchmon

[Ajani]

Ajani...did you see this rig?

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr...udg&1272241564

frenchmon

Not on A'gon... But I previously got advice from the owner of that setup on the Emotiva forums... So I'd seen some of those pics before... The new pics are the ones with the wood trim on his Emotiva gear....