REVIEW: The brilliant $399 EMOTIVA TA-100 integrated amplifier
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Today's review of the Emotiva BasX TA-100 was a pleasant surprise. Specs and more info can be found here emotiva.com/products/ta-100
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Great, informative review. I'm in the process of putting together a system to play my hi def music as well as vinyl and CD and this amp sounds like it's a good foundation.
Thanks Steve, I always learn a lot from your videos!
Thanks for these affordable product discoveries! Nice to see it all getting 'mo better' all the time. :)
Great shout Steve!! It's truly exiting on my purchase list :)
Thanks for the Amon Tobin suggestion. Great album.
Wow, that was an especially detailed and phenomenal review. That’s not necessarily my kind of gear, but after that, I wanna hear the Emotiva.
Very well done review, Steve. Thank you! 👊💥🎶🔊😷
This is an ingenious product.
Beautiful and very timely review. I live in British Columbia and placed my order for this device with Emotiva at about 11 pm. I get out of bed the next day and check CZcams and ..there's your review.
How do you like it so far? I live in BC as well and just received my TA-100 this evening! Can't wait to hook it up.
Thanks for the info on the Wycliffe Gordon album.
Thanks for the helpful review.
Steve, I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal. I have shirts and Chias (traditional pants) that are exactly like your shirt today. Very, very cool. Great information and fashions!
Thanks for the informative review
Thanks for the album tips.
I've got one of these at my desk now with 2 of the S8 Airmotiv subs and I gotta say, the sound of the Ta100 is pretty astonishing, way, way better than I was expecting. Like he says *really good*.
I've been looking at the T 100 for awhile and your review convinced me to step up. This thing is stunning for the money! I hooked it up in my bedroom to a pair of $500 by mail Maggies I bought several years ago and an Elac 10 inch sub. It will drive the Magneplanars to the pain threshold if you like. I'm anxious to try some of the other speakers I have laying around with it. The remote is ridiculously confusing. Other than the remote I am very happy.
I’ve owned several Emotiva items, speakers, DAC, monitors and have always been pleased. Had one occasion to send in for repair and admitted up front the damage was my fault. Fixed it promptly at no charge. Awesome!
I have 6 pieces and have not had a problem with any of them.
TA-100
A-300
CD-100
XSP-1 GEN 2
XPA-2 GEN 3
ERC-3
Add 2 DR1s to that list
Thanks for the review, i bought the unit. I am happy as a huskie
stylin’ with another great shirt 👍
Beautiful self portrait.
That little Emotiva amp has a look that reminds me of the old Krell amps that I saw many years ago. : )
Bricolage is a fantastic Amon Tobin album, one of if not my favorite. Glad you like it too
I've been running the ta-100 with ls50s and I love it. Great review Steve.
Same thing here with the LS50! Absolutely ravishing! (Variation being, I use Only the preamp version called PT-100). The Power amp is the Emotiva PA-! (2 monoblocks 150 watts Class D). Can't ask for more!
TA100 pairs beautifully with Monitor Audio Radius 180. I'm floored because these speakers are kind of laidback and surpisingly hard to drive. The review is spot on.
Steve listens to Amon Tobin? Amazing!!
Thanks for the review.
I have the Emotiva PT-100 (preamp/DAC/tuner) and have the same issues with it that you do - cheap remote and screwy menu system especially on the rare occasions I want to listen to a FM station. I always have to review my handwritten notes on tuning the receiver part and the remote buttons will sometime "skip over" a menu listing if you are not really careful. I don't use the preamp's headphone jack.
Hey Steve! I'd like to watch a tour of your audio room! It's packed!
Been lookin st separates and think Emotiva is the way I'll be going. Made in America and good price plus always a good review on they're products! Thanks Steve
Some Emotiva amps are built in the US, the TA-100 is not.
Designed in America built in China. Doesn't make it a cheap product though
Fully Professional / Friendly Review! Great Integrated Amp! The Remote Control AND Menu get quickly easy to use. It just takes a bit of practice. It's an inspired design.
Hi, I asked this on the main board, but since you own it: would it make sense to connect an heaphone amp to it? Like the Schiit Magni? I have it and I love how it sounds, I somehow doubt that this would sound as good with headphones.
@@lucamangiacassette I own the PT-100, which may be the same as the TA-100 without the Power Amp. My PT-100 drives my Sennheiser HD 600 headphones so well that I don't imagine any better way. Thanks!
Thank you for mentioning the internal DAC. This should be an important part of any review. Most of us aren't ready to throw $1k at a DAC.
Yes, you don't have to pay big bucks for a DAC. Pro-Ject makes one for $399 that has DSD and MQA. The chips are cheap.
@@amazoidal
Cheap chips sink ships?
I'd bet $500 nobody can even tell the difference after about $500
I just got my TA-100 last week! You’re dead right about the spacious soundstage and great imaging. The speakers I will be using with it havn’t arrived yet so I have it playing through some very cheap little Yamaha 3” sattelite speakers just to have some music in the room, and even through those I can hear the excellence coming from the TA-100. That’s right, I’m getting a deep and wide soundstage, beautiful centre image, instrument seperation and all, from two cheap 3” speakers, playing through bluetooth, from a lossy streaming service 😂 I’m very impressed!
Hi, I asked this on the main board, but since you own it: would it make sense to connect an heaphone amp to it? Like the Schiit Magni? I have it and I love how it sounds, I somehow doubt that this would sound as good with headphones.
Luca Di Maio if it’s a Magni 3+, it’ll sound better than the headphone out on this Emotiva honestly. Depends on your source as well
I paired the ta-100 with elac debut b6.2s. Pretty good sound for not much coin. Could use more bass so I've ordered a baby elac sub (which might come today). Thanks Steve for spot on audio advice. I'm so happy with the advice I'm thinking about upgrading my main system with Maggie lrs and Schiit Vidar.
Thanks Steve. Amon Tobin makes the kind of music I look for. Went to Pandora and built a station around him. WOW!!!
Maybe you can keep the Emotiva and use it to compare a Zu Dirty Weekend to a Tekton Lore.
The menu system of the TA-100 is different, but not complicated.
After living with it the MENU becomes very SIMPLE, a BETTER way of doing things -- and eventually INTUITIVE.
Nice review...Been following Emotiva since in business. They are a very good value company for what they do. I do have there Outside speakers and the sound is excellent. Never did go any further on purchasing as I am 2 Channel Analog Tube guy (PrimaLuna) and Luxman, Marantz 7T in Solid State. Focal Aria 936, 926 for speakers.
I have had my TA-100 for 2-1/2 years, love it! It makes a great preamp as well. Very versatile just have to get used to using the controls through the menu. Thing is after a couple weeks I never had any issues.
How is the instrument separation and imaging?
Edit: Also, is there an option to run the signal directly through the amp, without it going through the tuner, and etc.?
Do you use the DAC? How good is that part?
@@scotto541 DAC isnt the greatest, not bad but I use the one in my CD player instesd. Imaging is surprisingly good! But no, you can use it as a preamp but not just an amp.
@@HareDeLune
See above
FYI: I currently use it to run RF7 IIs
I've had TA-100 for over a year now and it is awesome. And, to echo one or two of the previous comments, the remote and the menu structure takes some getting used to, but once you've done that it is very efficient. The only thing about the TA-100 that disappoints me is the tuner...not the greatest. The MM preamp and DAC are really quite good. I have it driving my beloved LS3/5a's and a small sub in my home office, which I have been practically living in during the shut-down. So appreciated. Great review Steve!
Mr Steve, loved this review. I'm on a journey to find the best budget integrated amp for my Wharefdale 11.2 bookshelves. Is this it? Considering the Marantz NR1200 or the PM6007 but both are around $600. Thank you for helping me for out the Denon. Happy New Year!
I've owned this unit, paired with Elac D6.2s and the Sub 3010, for almost two years now. Couldn't be happier. And yes the remote is really, really bad.
I have the PT-100...same thing but no power amplifier.
Pros: nice sound & soundstage, everything one needs in one box: phone stage for mm/mc, DAC, tuner, high quality Bluetooth option.
Yes Steve, there is a multi level dimmer for panel lights.
Bass & treble controls on remote...great for low-level listening tweaks.
Great build quality & appearance.
Cons: As Steve mentioned..the remote menu system is god-awful. Yes one gets used to it, but forget about "Wife acceptance factor". Spend 10 minutes showing a casual listener how to simply select a radio station, adjust volume and select a different station and you'll usually hear a "F**k that"... I just wanna listen to the radio, not program the space shuttle.
In spite of the menu system, it's an outstanding achievement in quality and features for the price!
My wife uses mine but she only plays CDs. Since it stays on the CD function 90% of the time its a non issue. I dont even have an antenna hooked up to it.
I have have the PT100 which is the preamp section of this unit without the amplifier. It’s an excellent preamp! Has a great dac chip (AD 1955A DAC up to 24 bit 96hz). The digitally controlled analog resistor ladder volume control is silent and something unheard of at this price point. The USB receiver chip is a Bravo brand SA9023A and uses a GL8506 USB 2.0 hub, again nice quality. The unit has built in tone controls utilizing a NJW1194 chip. I love having bass and treble controls! The brightness of the display and volume ring can be dimmed easily in the menu system, which is where the bass and treble are controlled also. Tuner works great and is not too difficult to tune or set up presets. The entire set of menu options can either be controlled with the remote or the physical buttons on the preamp/integrated amp itself. For all intents and purposes the preamp section is the economy version of the highly regarded XSP-1 preamp. I do not know how Emotiva offers this amount of quality assembly and components at this price point. I had the A300 amp for a while too and it was very good, but I’ve since switched to Outlaw M2200 mono blocks (using the pt100 as the preamp) and wow those Outlaw mono blocks are a huge upgrade for not much more money. Endless power, smooth relaxed top end, unreal soundstage and center image. Plus the outlaw M2200’s are class A/B which I prefer and they are heavy and well well made!
I love mine, on my desktop setup with Elac b6.2, no need for DAC anymore, so I use it with MacBook and Bluetooth, very very happy,, the speakers have some extra bracing and damping, well positioned and I took off the tweeter grill, my system is good for long time!! I just wonder how those Q3030’s could sound, kinda want them 🤦🏽♂️
Steve, you always give us something to think about. I'm starting from scratch again, planning on using either Magnepan LRS or .7 speakers. For amps I've kinda narrowed it down to the Dayens Menuetto, Schiit Vidar/Saga+ combo, or separate amp/preamp from Emotiva. I don't know if the Dayens will drive the Maggies as well. Hmm...need to ponder all this!
Steve, a rep from Emotiva recommended I get the power amp over this integrated for my Maggie SMGa's. I had asked if they were thinking of making the BasX A-300 into an integrated. They said no. They were more into separates.
This looks like it has everything I need.
Steve, thanks for another great review of an interesting product. Is there any chance you might do a listening comparison between the Cambridge AXA35, the NADC316BEE V2, and the Emotiva BasX TA-100? You thought pretty highly of the AXA35's sound (compared to the previous NAD316BEE I think) and I'm curious how the TA-100 stacks up in your opinion.
Agree, Steve seemed to favor the AXA35 over the C316BEE, I also wonder how this stacks up to the Cambridge.
This reminds me so much of IOTAVX SA3. Feature set and looks similar ,except the tuner. Same price range . Would love for someone to do a comparison on the SA3 and this one.
ukbij its base price is cheaper and emotiva currently has a 30% emotiva bucks to use on future items. So virtually 30% off $400 makes it a great deal at $280. Shipping from TN to CA took 3-4 days.
A knob will beat a menu every time, in my book, but oh yeah, the cost.
Hi Steve, here in Australia, this amp costs us Australian Dollar's $849.00. Love your video's and article's, thanks.
Australia....overpriced goods....!!!..hehehe!!
Ferdinand Aba nah just a crappy currency exchange rate and high freight costs to ship stuff all the way down here!
I have the BasX , half that size. It sounds fine. As good as all the other decent amps I’ve heard, I do reach the limit if I push it testing volume levels.
The TA looks great with more options
It sounds thin to me . Just got one . I hate the remote and menu . Much rather have analog controls . My HK 3500 sounds BETTER and a lot easier to work with . This might just become a rear channel amp.
Thank you!
Viewers, Steve's review of this product is spot on. I own the preamp version of this unit and my likes and dislikes align exactly with what Steve describes. Great looking, sounds great for the $, menus and interface will have you wanting to murder the product design team at Emotiva, and the remote is meh. I have also had great experience with Emotiva's service/support team in Tennessee and really like their E-Bucks program.
I used their emobucks on a couple of DR1s. I ended up getting 2 DR1s for just over 2k.
My Magneplanars' driven by my Emotiva XPA- DR2 sound amazing !!! Never listened to a such amplifier , and I have 45 years of " audiophile career"... It has Mozilla inside..
Luigi Vaira What model of Maggie's? Thanks
@@JetEarlewood 0.7. Preamp McIntosh C 220, retubed with Telefunken NOS. But , in really, Emotiva amp goes very, very well even with my Kharma Ceramique 1.1. It is powerful and musical at the same time.
I've been looking at this for some time now to power my new Elac Debut 2.0 B6.2's. I've been looking for quite some time and had it narrowed down to Emotiva and Cambridge. Steve's review helped me make the final decision. The TA-100 seems to offer better versatility for input and expansion and reviews for sound are all very good plus the value/$ does seem almost to good to be true. I've been using a BIC America surround sound system since 2012 for both music and movies but recently moved and downsized so I'm selling all of the BIC equipment. I have a Yamaha RX-V571 which is ok for home theater. From what I understand, Emotiva sells on their website and through Amazon but it's not available on either site right now (May '20)! I'm bummed!
6:15 good call on the amon tobin album I don't have this integrated amp but training my ears to the sony sscs5 just to hear the music this is like some flylo with a hint of D&B. more jazzy then hip hop nice and spacey with bass
Hi Steve I have the TA 100 and it is pretty fantastic and then I got the A-300 and man that is a power house amp... lol. Then I went one step further to the XPA 2 gen 3 and my JBLS s310 could not be happier and of course I'm finally content until I hook up my McIntosh LS350 and man I've haven't heard anything better......if I wasn't so computer Illiterate I would of taken pictures and sent them to your email but I could not figure that out. Anyway great video love this one and many of your other videos as well.....Oh Steve you said in your video that you didn't listen to the FM it sounds pretty damn good just a heads up....I think you should listen to the XPA 2 GEN 3
This will be ideal for a secondary or tertiary system or a great cornerstone for a beginner cutting their teeth into listening to music with greater fidelity. I would envision the (potential) owner/user to swap out components and speakers throughout the time this amp is being listened to. Probably for a college dorm too! I would use it for playing back the soundtracks off PC games. This amp looks so flexible. I hope someone (Mr Guttenberg?) will make a more in-depth review later on this really interesting offering from Emotiva.
Exacty. Living in a studio. Aprartment. No money . Perfect amp .
I have a ton of Emotiva gear, including this piece. I am temporarily powering a pair of Elac Adante AF-61s with this. They are not the easiest speaker to drive and the TA100 performs flawlessly. I actually believe more audiophiles would take Emotiva's gear more seriously if they doubled the price. At $400 it's a ridiculous value.
If this IA has a tuner, that makes it a receiver. Lots of nice features!
Tuners, especially used tuners, are a dime a dozen now that no one has antennas and every station's feed is on the internet. And you don't have the poor "tuner chips" that are in today's receivers.
@@amazoidal I think the *philosophy of design* of this gear is as an *integrated amplifier* not a receiver. Including an FM tuner, that is probably already inside some chip, shouldn't make it a "receiver." Also, it broadens the appeal; some people I know, who take music seriously, still listen to FM -- like in the early morning.
How is the DAC on this? On your other short review, you mentioned that it would be better to use a Schitt modi3 than use the DAC on this.
Pair this with an Emotiva A300 amp and some good Klipsch speakers and you’ve got a serious system. I have this setup and it’s stellar
Exactly what I have. No complaints here.
Using the Pre-Outs eh. Yeah, I've thought about that
So you could've saved 100$ if you took the preamp PT-100.
Yeah I could have. But I didn’t know at the time I was gonna need/want more than 50wpc. In the end I’ll still have a kick ass integrated if I need it elsewhere down the road. Extra $100 well spent in my opinion.
@@ralfandreakkd4368
A TA-100 can always be used by itself in a bedroom or office down the road. I believe it's a $100 well spent to have the long term versatility
I have the BasX PT-100 Stereo pre-amplifier. I am very happy with it! I would have no issue purchasing another one without a second thought. For under $300 US....nothing out there is in reach for this price...and exceptional quality components. The remote sucks and the menu system really sucks...but, once you have it setup....works great! I just wish it actually had blue tooth built in without purchasing Emotiva's usb dongle. It should have came with a full sized headphone jack. I also wish it came with bass management and balanced line outs as well. This would have made this item virtually perfect for a Stereo pre-amplifier...I would pay an extra $100 on this product if it included these upgrades in 2020.
Being from an earlier generation, I like knobs and dials, and I’m not a big fan of remote controls. Every consumer electronics device today comes with a remote. I also am not a fan of multi-level Menu driven electronic devices. I’m sure it is a quality device but as with so many modern consumer electronic devices it most likely has an unknown limited life span built in. I enjoy my older analog electronics gear built like a tank, can take a power surge without frying some sensitive dsp integrated proprietary device, and easily repairable, and for those of you who may remember the famous commercials and it can “take a licking and keeps on ticking”. Fine quality sound and will be ticking even after I quit ticking!
As always Steve, you work is always high quality and completely worth every episode!!
Stay Safe Steve and all audiophiliacs world wide!!
Aswaguespack If it lasts 4 to 5 years it’s all good.
@@Ineedtotakeabreak
You mean, fourty-five to fifty years, right??
😂
I'm still running my Pioneer SA-750 amp, with a TX-950 tuner, and a JVC XL-V261 cd player!!!!!!😳😳😳😳
great-right after my return period ends on my new Denon PMA600s, steve reviews something he likes more
Yeah, I recently bought the Denon, largely based on Steve's review. But I'm not going to worry about it. Steve and other reviewers, and consumers like to use words like "clobbered", or "blows it out of the water", for when in reality, there probably is a slight improvement. All I know is that my Denon sounds great with my Ohm Microwalsh Tall speakers and my PSB Alpha T20 speakers.
Thanks Steve for the review, as always friendly and informative. I recently brought some Emotiva T2's and was looking for an amp, the T2's are big speakers, would you or one of your many followers recommend this amp for this duty, or use this as just a preamp and use a bigger power amp in addition. I am ruuing these from a usb output, so I need that kind of interface. Any suggestions on this would be appreciated. Thanks.
Please review the 239USD BASx A-100!!!!! You will be amazed also for its amazing Headphone AMP!!
Pleiadian I did, for seen it
I prefer the volume/tone controls be analog. Not only easier to use but my experience has been that digitally controlling the volume adds a lot of noise especially at low volume.
Agreed. I've found some analog tone controls to sound better.
No noise that I can tell but I haven't used the tone controls in sometime. Set everything at zero and left it there after playing around for a whille.
Nice review! Also try out 'Alone in Kyoto' by 'Talkie Walkie'. A very wide soundstage that even goes to the sides. A 3D-experience!
Steve, you were very right about operating it. I took a look at the instruction manual. It looks like a operational complex nightmare. FAR TOO MANY things are only on the remote and appear unnecessarily hard to operate.
With out opening the manual I figured out how to operate all functions in about 15 minutes on the remote, after a few days it was second nature. I moved and the remote was dead and I figured out the front panel operations in a very short time. Its not difficult. Oh and I am 55 so age can't really be an excuse.
I' don't know if I'm an audiophile but I have one coupled with my ProJect Debut Carbon TT driving 6 ohm Sony Sony SSCS3 towers and I love my system. The menu is okay once you know how to use it. The remote is kind of cheesy but you can't have everything at this price point. You can dim the LED's.
Hello Steve and greetings from Costa Rica. I would like to ask you. Could you make a short comparison between this and the PS Audio Sprout 100? What are the main differences? What about sound quality? Thank you so much.
www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-ps-audio-sprout100.7049/ It can't be worse than the SPROUT.
I bet this would drive the Epos ES14 well and sound great. Thoughts?
Yes I have that amp and you can reduce Or Dim the blue ring around the volume knob. I am Using Elac speakers. B6 .It is very nice.
So The sound Is better than My Hafler 220 from the eighties. Way better control of the Elac B6. I Think they Lied about the power rating .
I use Nordtst flat wire for the speakers.
I FIND IF YOU TURN THE AMP UP. FOR ONE OR TWO SONGS IT CHARGES THOSE MAGNETS IN THE SPEAKERS.THE WHOLE SYSTEM SOUNDS BETTER.
The Elac B6 are difficult speakers to drive, I wonder if the power rating on the amp is conservative.
This amp is in Control. Buy it . Wait and get a deal Black friday Amazon put it in the cart.
Hi Steve, With the Klipsch RP 600M would you recommend this vs the NAD C316 BEE? How about moving up to a Schiit Vidar with a Schiit preamp? Thank you!
Hi Steve. Would these be suitably paired with a set of kef q300. If not what would your recommendation be for these speakers? Thanks love your insight.
Hi Steve. Two questions? Thanks. 1) This integrated amp could connect to my desktop computer? and 2) The picture in the background...who is it? (LOVE your shirt!)
Yes. There's a USB port for a computer. And that's obviously his sister in the picture. 🤣🤣🤣
I had two of the units. and I loved it. But that being said it had issues. Both of them ended up with the volume knob not working within around 2 years of use. Sad because other than that they were amazing. QC issues need to be addressed big time with Emotiva products.
I have 6 pieces from Emotiva and have not had an issue with any of them. Bought my TA-100 in October 2017.
What problem did you have with the volume control?
@@scottyo64 They both just stopped working. I also noticed a few other people having the same issue. It would only work Via the remote.
@@smite0568
Interesting as my remote has a dead battery and I haven't used it in months. Darn little button batteries is my main con.
So Zu makes titanium bars to break into cars? Awesome.
Let It Bleed!
Nice review. I’ve always wondered about this piece and what your opinion would be. Heard from other sources that the user menu is kooky. Dongle sold separate.
Great review and great product .. in terms of sound quality does it stand up to the Vista Spark ⚡️ .. any ideas 💡
I'd like to know that, too.
Thats just a class d amp right?
@@scottyo64
Nope.
Class AB
www.cnet.com/news/vista-spark-a-compact-affordable-audiophile-amplifier-from-serbia/
I'm guessing that the phono stage is functional but not much more. However the FM could potentially sound quite good for very little money. I have the Motorola FM app on my cell phone and it sounds really good! This is one of the very few reviews that you didn't really complete. The difficult to navigate menu might break the deal but I doubt the phono stage would. Anyone serious about LP playback will buy an external phono stage anyway.
Great beginner amp. Once you move up in price and quality, you will see and hear the difference. I love emotiva and its great stuff, but try other brands and you'll hear a some small differences.
I've been looking to switch out my Yamaha 501 wonder how this would pair with my Bowers & Wilkins 607
I'm really confused about this piece of gear, how can it be so cheap? I know i'm late to the party, but I love the shirt!
Would this work well with original Klipsch Forte's? Looking for a good upgrade from my old Nakamichi SR-4A that's getting old and needs cap and pot replacements. I'm considering going as high as a Cambridge Audio CXA81 in terms of pricing.
Steve would it match up to the OUTLAW RR2160?.... OR NO NEED.
Steve: What albums/CDs would be a list of preferred music to test a new system I am thinking of purchasing. (Think of your 1,250 system) Many thanks, Steve
If Steve replies it would be awesome, but also to anyone else: would it make sense to connect an heaphone amp to it? Like the Schiit Magni? I have it and I love how it sounds, I somehow doubt that this would sound as good with headphones.
Emotiva was very interesting in all its publicity, i purchased one to drive my magnepans 1.7 and was not impressed listening to a few of my favorite songs, well i replaced it with a Nad and my magnepans lightened up , try before you buy .
You bought a $400 SS 50 watt integrated amp to run maggies? A simple email to Emotiva would have steered you in the right direction.
Hi Steve , if you please can suggest to me an integrated or a brand for having a punchy bass and spacious sound as my old integrated Sansui ( dual monoblock) that can not be repaired , thanks for your response.
Can you do a review for Denon DRA-800H? There are hardly any reviews for it.
Steve I know you don’t answer many questions but I will try.
Which amps for Focal Aria 926, Emotiva or IOTA and would I need their respective power amps, please sir.
I'd love to know if this amp would pair adequately with a pair of older definitive technology speakers, BP 2004 to be precise.
Steve, for a small to medium sized listening room utilizing 600m's, what would be better considering these speakers are a little bright, this amp or the Iotavx sa3?
Big Mike this amp is fine for those. It’s underrated at 50watts and those 600m’s are highly efficient
I am running a pair of JBL ls60 and a marantz pm8005 and it's not all that immersive, what would the next step be? Minidsp and room dampening or a new system?
Steve would you recommend this over the Cambridge Audio AXR85?
I've been watching this channel for a while and I like it. I'm renewing my interest in this world of what seems like disposable music and disposable audio components. But I would like this channel to make a video that talks about price. One thing I have a difficult time understanding is what makes things worth $500 vs $1k vs $5k vs $10k vs $30k. I can understand that a well built well designed amp, for instance can cost 500 instead of 200, or even 1000. I can understand hearing the difference. But often it seems when something is reviewed at say 1000 descriptors point out how it is so much better than the other lower price amps. But then, there might be another newer version that is $1200 where they made something ... better. What? How is that possible? Can you really keep going up, improving? What is actually perceived 'better' with a $5k amp or $10k amp etc? Eventually, the sound described as superior in one unit start to feel meaningless. A video to help understand this would be helpful. I suppose it would be a video on grounding! How to feel grounded when everything better than the previous better, and better, but now a higher model of better is just a little better....
Would the emotiva pair well with the new rp klispch? I'm a little worried about trebel and this sounds like an energetic amp. I have the RP 6000fs.
Would this make sense to use as an external amp with a Yamaha RX V6A so I can have a dedicated amp for KEF Q350s when I wanna blast music?
I didn’t know OPPO had a BDP-205 model. I wonder what’s the difference between that one and the UDP-205?
Steve for your life time system what would buy
Hi !! In your opinion Cambridge cx61 / 81 is better or Emotiva Ta100 and A300 set!? Thank you very much !!!!