Emotiva XDA-1 DAC?

hi emotiva lounge has the first users[ as you mentioned they are taking orders] of this as it is a site for users of emotiva gear. i also have emotiva gear but already bought a mf v-dac so i,m set. reviews are strong so far and it has flexibility of inputs plus you can use it directly to an amp because it has a remote control and variable volume[ i have read you have to be careful about matching inputs so it doesn,t come on too loud]. there are some specific questions about specs you may want to explore also. for 300 bucks it probably works pretty well. they also offer a moneyback guarantee so if you can wait you could listen to one in your system...

Thanks Hotmailjbc, I have browsed the Emotiva lounge fairly thoroughly but didn't find much of use there. Can you point me to the reviews you mention?

i.ll look around and get back later. i havn,t bookmarked any

i just typed in reviews of emotiva dac and then later reviews of emotiva xda-1. there are forum threads with comments on the specs, pictures and some comparisons and opinions. audioreview,,,emolounge review,,,head-fi,,,,,,chase home theatre,,,,computer audiophile. when looking around you may see some articles too. imo emotiva delivers a product that offers a value with performance above it's price point. they had an issue with some snags in their ht processor that irritated customers. but their amps, preamp and cd player are very well built and have almost universal good reviews for where the product lies in the realm of high fi products. my cd player had a hicup in the first month not ejecting cds. i got a new one immediatley and it has a 5 yr guarantee. who else offers that? i am not a fanboy haha even tho this probably sounds like i am. but as i stated i use a hrt music streamer and a musical fidelity vdac and a peachtree decco's dac. i am sure i would be happy with a cambridge or a ps audio or a benchmark or wadia or a xda-1,or a nuforce. but i don,t sweat 300 dollar purchases because this is my hobby and i don,t have a bass boat or play golf. my goal this time was to build a powerful system without spending the big bucks some other products out there cost. this is the fun to me because i can always build another one but for now i am listening to alice in chains unplugged and it is rockin here. good luck

they only sent out one batch of the XDA so far, seems alot of people are having issues with the volume control. Emotiva has come out with a fix for the problem and people are sending there units back in to get it. i was put on the reserve list back in November and have yet to hear anything from them. im thinking they are waiting to get this issue sorted out before they continue shipping again.