Adcom vs Emotiva

[Seth=L]

Musician's Friend has the XLS-1500 for a mere $199.00 with free shipping to the lower 48 states.

How's the fan noise?

 

[slovell]

When I tried to write D1ck Cavett it did the same thing.

 

[slovell]

If you happen to be a slender dwarf, I've got an idea on how you can save some money!

OK, I'll bite. I'm probably going to regret this.

 

[KEW]

OK, I'll bite. I'm probably going to regret this.

I was still playing with "monkey coffin".
Wouldn't it be cool to be buried in a speaker cabinet!!!

I think Gene plans to get cremated and buried in one of his Status Acoustics Decimo bookshelf cabinets!

 

[slovell]

I was still playing with "monkey coffin".
Wouldn't it be cool to be buried in a speaker cabinet!!!

I think Gene plans to get cremated and buried in one of his Status Acoustics bookshelf cabinets!

EEEWWW!!!???

 

[slovell]

Can anyone explain how the Emotiva XPA-7 switches to two channel mode? I've read that it has problems syncing with Marantz prepros, any truth to this?

 

[slovell]

Depends on how much the retrofit is for the Adcom. I owned the GFA 5500 for 3 years. Thought it was average at best for all the hoopla that people made over it.

You can get two Crown XLS 1500's for $398 off of Amazon to your door with Prime.

You know what, for $200 shipped I'm gonna try one of them. You've got me curious. Will my Marantz AV-7005 match up OK with it? I'm going to use it with my Klipsch KLF-20 mains and hear what happens.

 

[Seth=L]

You know what, for $200 shipped I'm gonna try one of them. You've got me curious. Will my Marantz AV-7005 match up OK with it? I'm going to use it with my Klipsch KLF-20 mains and hear what happens.

I don't see how it can go wrong at that kind of money. Now if they could just put that same tiny little amp in a smaller prettier chassis we would be in business!

 

[slovell]

I don't see how it can go wrong at that kind of money. Now if they could just put that same tiny little amp in a smaller prettier chassis we would be in business!

I don't really care what it looks like, what it sounds like is all that matters to me. $200 is pocket change compared to what most decent amps cost.

 

[slovell]

I don't see how it can go wrong at that kind of money. Now if they could just put that same tiny little amp in a smaller prettier chassis we would be in business!

My Marantz outputs 1.2 volts from the RCA outputs and 2.4 volts from the XLR outputs to the amp. If I'm reading this correctly the Crown XLS-1500 needs 1.4 volts minimum so I'd be better off using the XLR outs from the Marantz to the Crown?
Thanks, Sam

 

[PENG]

My Marantz outputs 1.2 volts from the RCA outputs and 2.4 volts from the XLR outputs to the amp. If I'm reading this correctly the Crown XLS-1500 needs 1.4 volts minimum so I'd be better off using the XLR outs from the Marantz to the Crown?
Thanks, Sam

Let me repeat, you cannot always go by those specs because they don't seem to follow one standard to specify their output voltages. Based on past bench tests, D&M and other AVRs, prepros typically measured much higher than their specified 1.2V. You may find the odd ones that could seem marginal but that's rare.

 

[jinjuku]

My Marantz outputs 1.2 volts from the RCA outputs and 2.4 volts from the XLR outputs to the amp. If I'm reading this correctly the Crown XLS-1500 needs 1.4 volts minimum so I'd be better off using the XLR outs from the Marantz to the Crown?
Thanks, Sam

Use balanced connections (XLR) when ever and where ever possible. It's a better connection.

 

[Seth=L]

My Marantz outputs 1.2 volts from the RCA outputs and 2.4 volts from the XLR outputs to the amp. If I'm reading this correctly the Crown XLS-1500 needs 1.4 volts minimum so I'd be better off using the XLR outs from the Marantz to the Crown?
Thanks, Sam

Even if the Marantz's supposed limit is 1.2v that doesn't mean you won't get most of the useful output from the Crown.

 

[slovell]

Either way it's good to have options.

 

[slovell]

Use balanced connections (XLR) when ever and where ever possible. It's a better connection.

I agree, my Adcoms don't have that feature.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I think Harman Crown XLS 1000 ($179) & 1500 ($199) amps are best bang. Will sound every bit as good as Emotiva or Adcom.

 

[slovell]

I think Harman Crown XLS 1000 ($179) & 1500 ($199) amps are best bang. Will sound every bit as good as Emotiva or Adcom.

I'm going to order the Crown XLS-1500 tomorrow.

 

[slovell]

Ordered it from Amazon Prime this afternoon, should be here Friday. I guess I'll go ahead and get a pair of XLR's from BJC before the weekend. This should be interesting.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Ordered it from Amazon Prime this afternoon, should be here Friday. I guess I'll go ahead and get a pair of XLR's from BJC before the weekend. This should be interesting.

Why didn't you just get XLR cables from Amazon while you were ordering the Crown amp?

 

[slovell]

UUUHHH....I didn't think about it?