Emotiva Ultra 12, 1st impressions

[poppachubby]

Thanks Poppachubby. I retired at the end of October, had some surgery and promptly got blood clots in my legs and had to lay around for the better part of three months. I'm doing great now and enjoying retirement. Spent a month in Japan in April/May and had a great time. I'm still waiting for Emotiva to come out with their top pre-pro, XMC-1, to complete my system (at least for now ).

RR6

Good to hear. Don't be a stranger!

[Tarheel_]

I'm skeptical of emotiva due to the lack of neutral or negative feedback/reviews. I've somewhat followed the company since 07 and have browsed their forums on many occasions, but i always see 'glowing' reviews.

I was considering the XPA3 amp and ultimately decided to get a Anthem PV amp instead.

[frenchmon]

I'm skeptical of emotiva due to the lack of neutral or negative feedback/reviews. I've somewhat followed the company since 07 and have browsed their forums on many occasions, but i always see 'glowing' reviews.

I was considering the XPA3 amp and ultimately decided to get a Anthem PV amp instead.

Well I cant speak to the amps and pre's but I can vouch for the ERC-1 CDP...Its a goodn.

I can also vouch for the Anthem...its a very goodn.

[blackraven]

I'm skeptical of emotiva due to the lack of neutral or negative feedback/reviews. I've somewhat followed the company since 07 and have browsed their forums on many occasions, but i always see 'glowing' reviews.

I was considering the XPA3 amp and ultimately decided to get a Anthem PV amp instead.

I've been a little skeptical as well but I'm becoming a convert that Emotiva is a lot of bang for the buck. The problem with many (not all) Emotiva owners is that they are buying Emotiva gear as an upgrade over receivers and cheaper gear so they have no frame of reference with higher end gear. However, some of the people on this forum have compared the Emotiva gear to higher end equipment and there have been favorable reviews. But I see your point about there being relatively few bad reviews and many glowing reviews. Even $20K amps have had some not so favorable reviews.