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How about the Emotiva XDA-2?

Hey guys,

I've been running an NAD C162 as a pre amp, but have decided that I want to get something that is more up to date.

I've been shopping around and have been keeping my eye on an Acurus RL-11 and an Aragon 28K. What can I say, I've gotta have remote.

Anyway, I was just thinking that I really like my Emotiva XDA-1...so maybe a good choice might be the XDA-2. I'm just guessing that it will be sonically similar to the XDA-1, with the addition of an analogue volume control.

Anyone out there using the XDA-2 as a Pre/DAC? If so, how has your experience with it been?

They're on sale right now for $339.
tonyangel
mrtennis
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has anyone compared the xda1 to the xda2 --dac to dac.

i heard the xda1 and it lacked body, somewhat on the lean side.
tonyangel OP
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Mik971, I would imagine that your setup would work nicely. According to the guys at Emotiva, keeping the XDA-1's volume at a minimum of 60 should get you very good sound quality.

Mrtennis, what did you compare the XDA-1 to, in your system? I think that the XDA-1 is pretty good. Yes, there could be more body. There could be more detail. There could be more air, but it handles the mids nicely and has a good bottom end. I didn't find that it lacks body at all.

Still, if you feel that the XDA-1 lacks body, you may not like the XDA-2 at all. Based on what I've read, the XDA-2 has a bit more detail and more air, but at the expense of sounding a bit leaner and lacking a bit on the bottom as compared to the XDA-1.
wc65mustang
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Yup, how about it?
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
i heard the xda-1 compared to the ayre (don't remember the model number) and a theta.

i suspect that if i had issues with emotiva's original dac the successor wwould not be my cup of tea either.
tonyangel OP
309 posts
 
Yup, how about it?

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