An entry level sytem

[opus111]

I read a bit more and they do talk about BlueTooth, but nowhere is BlueTooth mentioned as being an input capability. They only provide the four inputs - analog, USB, coax and Toslink.

 

[Gregadd]

http://www.jsaudio.com/dynaudio-xeo

 

[audioarcher]

I read a bit more and they do talk about BlueTooth, but nowhere is BlueTooth mentioned as being an input capability. They only provide the four inputs - analog, USB, coax and Toslink.

I must have been mistaken. From the description it does appear to need an airport express or something similar to work wirelessly.

 

[Robh3606]

I have been replacing older vintage gear with Emotiva gear. I think many here would consider it as "entry level" especially with the pricing. I am pretty happy with it over all. Fit and finish is really nice and it's built to last. It sounds just fine to me. So far I have the DAC XDA-1 a power amp the XPA-2 and the new Preamp the XSP-1. I have it all running balanced using Emo wires and Speaker Cables. For a digital source I have a Denon universal player for SACD, DVD A and CD into the DAC.

Rob

 

[opus111]

Definitely great bang for the buck Emotiva. Disruptive business model, I wish them well

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Definitely great bang for the buck Emotiva. Disruptive business model, I wish them well

Perhaps we need more of that......I wish them well too!

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Let's not forget about Outlaw and Odyssey either...

 

[opus111]

Perhaps we need more of that......

In my mind there's no 'perhaps' - it's what I'm up to

 

[Gregadd]

Audioquest Dragonf;y

 

[Gregadd]

HADIDE

 

[Gregadd]

Ton let the cartridge break in.

 

[Gregadd]

I think it is fair to say the highenf is not "top heavy." Products are aplenty from top to bottom. You can even go mobile or dektop at work if you like,
IME most of the mmebers here with all out systems traveled a long journey that culminated in a dream system. A lucky few hit the jackpot on their maiden voyage. that's true of any hobby. Others found a home way short of Nirvana. To each his own. Bon VoyTge.

 

[Gregadd]

http://blog.emusician.com/briefingroom/2012/10/25/

 

[Gregadd]

You can thumb your nose in the face of Bose.order it online and have it delivered to your daughters dorm room.Take that Oprah. With a $2500 limit you'll have enough left for a Macbook pro and i//phone. Music direct is offering the black version $949(1149).

FOCAL - BIRD 2.1 SPEAKER SYSTEM

 

[Gregadd]

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[NorthStar]

Glad to see that Vanatoo is being discussed. I'm one of the main Vanatoo guys. We obviously think they make a great entry-level system! To be clear, the Transparent One does not have wireless capability built in. We have no intent to mislead anyone, so maybe we need to reword our website? The website tries to make the point that the speakers are aimed at being used in streaming applications, but that you do need to add your own external streaming device.

We looked really hard at integrating wireless, but decided not to. There is no one wireless standard for audio (Bluetooth is close, but the quality isn't good enough for these speakers), so anything we picked would likely box-out half of our potential customers and go obsolete in a few years. Our thought was that an external device can easily and less expensively be changed over the years as wireless evolves, protecting your investment in Vanatoo.

I hope this clears it up! We had a great time at RMAF and were well received. Thanks to all who stopped in!

---- Hi Streamer; I forgot to welcome you: Welcome! :b ...And please, post some more. :b

Bob

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---- Yes sir Greg! :b

 

[Gregadd]

All you you need is good music and an entry level system. You can go all the way to Mike Llavigne if you like. The notion that the high end is all about money just does not hold water.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

All you you need is good music and an entry level system. You can go all the way to Mike Llavigne if you like. The notion that the high end is all about money just does not hold water.

+1. As long as your primary focus is music, a well thought-out system of almost any cost can deliver the goods with as much satisfaction. Mike's system would blow mine into oblivion, but I guarantee you I enjoy my music as much as he does.

This brings up an interesting point though. Are people with true high-end systems better able to evaluate recordings?

 

[Gregadd]

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?9224-Is-the-high-end-gear-driven-or-source-driven

 

[mep]

This brings up an interesting point though. Are people with true high-end systems better able to evaluate recordings?

I would think so John. Hopefully when you have your new speakers optimized in your room you will be able to hear things in your recordings that maybe you didn't hear before and/or you will hear them in a more meaningful way because the information you hear will be more complete in terms of FR (and possibly lower in distortion) than what you heard before. We are all waiting to hear your thoughts about your new speakers and I personally hope you are delighted with them.