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Re: Triggered pulled - Active LFR-1100's are on order!
craigsub #435134 01/08/20 06:09 PM
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That's really too bad about Monoprice's quality. When I look inside their unit, I see a very well thought-out layout. They are also very transparent about unit specs. In fact, they are more transparent than vendors whose units cost 15 times more!


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Re: Triggered pulled - Active LFR-1100's are on order!
Mojo #435135 01/08/20 08:31 PM
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I am speaking to personal experience with Monoprice. As with many Chinese made stuff, the look is pretty, the longevity isn't.

Re: Triggered pulled - Active LFR-1100's are on order!
craigsub #435136 01/08/20 11:15 PM
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I am glad Ian brought driver manufacturing back to the land of bountiful beavers. Hopefully all PCB and unit assembly is done in the shade of maple trees.


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Re: Triggered pulled - Active LFR-1100's are on order!
craigsub #435140 01/09/20 02:31 PM
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If memory serves me correctly there is still one part that is made overseas. I think it's a small plastic injection molding part, but everything else is up here in the great white north


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Re: Triggered pulled - Active LFR-1100's are on order!
craigsub #435193 01/12/20 03:26 PM
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An update - the Emotiva XMC-1 is still showing as "paid but unfulfilled" in my Account. Basically, this means they had a full week to ship the unit and didn't do so.

It could be these units are being refurbished on the fly, but as there has been no communication, nor any info on the site stating this, there is no way of knowing for sure what's going on.

Re: Triggered pulled - Active LFR-1100's are on order!
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You could be waiting for years for a unit to be returned and refurbished.


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Re: Triggered pulled - Active LFR-1100's are on order!
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Time for an equipment update along with some fun with music during a blizzard .......

Yesterday was a complete listen of "The Wall" with the Yamaha CD-2100 SACD player, and it was AWESOME! The kick drum centers at 35 Hz, and it was hitting me in the chest. The actives are again making music fun.

Emotiva XMC-1...should be shipping by the end of the month.

A new pre amp that claims to play with the big boys - the Akitika PR-102 ... is a pre amp that is only $459 in kit form (thus the name of the company - Akitika is a palindrome).

It is a straight forward design with high quality parts, and made in USA. I Will compare it to the $1700 PS Audio Stellar Gain and the Emotiva XMC-1.

Their GT-102 power amp is a Class "B" in Stereophile for amps, and is a 50 WPC kit for $314 - we have two of those on the way.

This may open high end sound to those who thought they couldn't afford it. Under $1000 for a pre-amp and power amp - with a pair of M5's, M-3's or even the towers. Look for a complete write up with the M-100's.

Re: Triggered pulled - Active LFR-1100's are on order!
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Craig, are you doing the assembly? The charts for the amp look impressive. I've been wondering what crosstalk attenuation is acceptable in audio.


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Re: Triggered pulled - Active LFR-1100's are on order!
Mojo #435384 01/20/20 07:56 PM
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Mojo - after explaining that a trained monkey would be better at building the kit than would I, it was decided that Akitika would send completed units.

For full disclosure, I believe I told Dan (the owner) that flames shooting out of the component (after I built it) would probably be detrimental to the review process.

Re: Triggered pulled - Active LFR-1100's are on order!
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laugh


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