Emotiva is the Audiophiles Dirty Litte Secret. Best "Bang for Buck" manufacturer on the planet. They also denounce Snake Oil as actively as they produce quality gear.

I added the basx a2 amp to my midlevel Yamaha AVR on my mains for a ton of headroom and to free up 2 internal channels of amplification, my mains are klipch towers with a 100db sensitivity and it is absolutely silent at idle and incredibly dynamic and smooth, great deal for under $500

Great video! Thx. Excellent choice of speakers and supporting comments.

Nice review, mate. I have an Emotiva XPA-DR2. 550W in 8 ohms, switch mode power supply. 🤘

Lovely and accurate presentation as always dear Steve. More and more people are in the market for good quality and superlative value integrated solid state amps primarily due to the fact that the majority of us live in smaller places than we used to ten years ago just to make ends meet and are not able to splash cash in a pre power amp. Also it's much wiser from a financial and value for money perspective to invest your hard earned cash to a decent integrated. I guess this is what marketing and engineering teams in all big hifi brand manufacturers should have in mind for their next big product. An integrated amp with some of the features that were once pretty basic when I was a student shopping for hifi. (mm/mc input, headphone output and maybe a radio receiver) at a price point of 1 to 2k which is affordable to all of us who are hif aficionados with a decent monthly income but with a lot of bills to pay. Rotel has already followed that path. I have been eagerly awaiting Nad to follow the same path but on a Class AB not D as they do have the experience in knowledge from many years ago to design and produce excellent sounding integrateds but I suppose that the board of directors alongside with their engineering team thought that Class D is more efficient...I absolutely agree with two of the things you mentioned on the video ..Class AB is much warmer than the computer sounding class D and also most importantly that Ohm speakers are fantastic. I heard a pair once and was literally blown but unfortunately it is extremely difficult to get them where I live now (U.A.E.)

I like it when Viewer-System-of-the-Day pictures contain identifiable albums. I’m always looking for new music suggestions. Thanks Arnold!

I'm paying close attention to your advice and learning so much. I'm 69 and before I die, I want a great listening system. I sure hope that whatever I buy sounds great with Melanie s voice. I have almost every recording she made and then some. Her masterpiece is an album titled "Stoneground words ". I am excited to hear it on a great system. I can't wait! I may be asking you a few questions as I get into this build, I hope that will be OK with you? Thanks Steve, you're the best!

Another great review, and like others I am looking forward to the Ohm review!

This was fascinating and very helpful for me. I have that very REL subwoofer at home right now and am messing around with my LRS. Very useful information that I can use. Those Ohms are lovely too. I have an old pair of Walsh 4 that I enjoy very much. What a tremendous value for those just starting out, or for someone who doesn't want to break the bank and "get in the game"

Great review Steve, I would encourage you to test out the Emotiva HC-1 Mono blocks 300W, they are really worth a listen!! Transformed the sound coming out of my speakers

I just came accross your channel a day ago. Thank you thank you for this great channel.

Love the Emotiva products, best bang for the buck.

I just set up my first hi fi system this week. I built a set of CSS Torri diy speakers and paired them with the Emotiva Ta 1. All I can say is wow! I know my set up is junk compared to systems on this channel, but I’m just an average guy. My mind is blown. I can’t believe what these little speakers are doing.

VSotD beautiful setup. Mini-easel for the album is a big 👍

Steve your a reviewer who keeps it sensable and realistic.😊

I gotta say, Emotiva amps run cool temperatures even when stacked on top of each other. I called Emotiva and asked about the stacking limit, they said a 3 amp stack is the limit, no fans needed!

Love the look and probably the sound of today’s viewers system. Much cleaner look then the system that you showed yesterday. I believe yesterdays system was an architects system it looks sort of overdone too filled with ‘this and that’ No matter what it sounded like but this picture looks really cool and well thought out visually and visual counts as well especially to the wife.

I would agree, my TA100 when used with it's internal DAC and Phono is pretty average. When using a quality source it is very competitive against amps many times its price point. Love my TA100 and A300 amp, it's truly audiophile and even after having many high end amps on loan I'm still happy with the Emotiva and haven't bothered upgrading

I’m so glad that I bought one of these when they first came out and got one for $550. I definitely like it for the price. Very solid and just feels like good quality. Emotiva impresses me. And I just live a few minutes from their office. 👍🏻

I immediately knew the LRS Maggies were on Steves mind when the 4 ohm specs were shown.

Ohm Speakers are fantastic in my opinion - I have Walsh 2s and the Microwalshes - they don’t always get the appreciation they deserve

Great point Steve, re; the outboard DAC, .. the transparency and execution of the Emotiva through-put is fine. That's the salient takeaway here.

Can't wait for mine to be delivered to use on b1+ and b2+ set up

Thanks Steve!

I have the TA 1 and the Klipsch RP600 Mark 1's. very good, detailed (but not overly) all good, no complaints. But In my large-ish room, they really want a sub. Deciding on that now. The TA2 has better bass management than the TA1 and I'm working out the best way to integrate the sub.

just an incredibly appealing value proposition, *AGAIN* from them

Hey Steve. Great review on the TA2. The BasX TA1 is on my radar. The TA2 isn't within reach. The B2+ speakers are also on my radar.

Alright Steve, Im gonna need the review for the Ohm Micro Walsh now. Lol

I've got an Emotiva BasX 400z that I use to push 2-2 ohm 84 db JL subs and it stays very cool. I doubt the fan has come on even once and if it has I certainly haven't heard it. Glad to hear that they sound decent full range as I've only used it for the subs.

The persuasions sing Zappa is a great album👍👍

The flexibility in the crossover is the main reason I'm looking at this product. I love my outlaw rr2160 but the crossover is sellectable (60,80,100hz). Nice but I'd love to cross lower. This amp is variable down to 40hz. Killer.

As much as I love my Maggies, the Ohm Walsh speakers were the precursor to the MBL Extreme technology which are my absolute favorite speakers that I have heard in over 60 years of being a critical listener and music lover.

Steve, love your non pretense reviews. I own this amp with a Thorens MM and JBL L100 speaker set up. In you opinion, what set up do you think works best? I listen to LPs 70% and 30% off Tidal Bluetooth. Love your channel!

Hey Steve - have you had any time to try the new Emotiva B2+ speakers? Curious about your thoughts on the speakers and/or pairing with the TA1 or TA2 amps.

Great you also tested it with the magnepans. I'm getting very curious how this amp will sound with my final i400's and my Rel Strata 5. Thanks !.

I have the XDA-1 and UPA-200 - They are wonderful. I have the Amp behind me/on the right - That way I don't see the blue lights :)

Brilliant review! Thank you. I wanted to know more about that flexible bass mangement, is it worth it? It seems such a cleaver facility, I believe it relieves the main speakers from working hard to push their woofers so low and hence they would performs better in the rest of the spectrum. I am surprised other companies do not have it.

Bro, you *HAVE* to see this! It is THE damn funniest thing ever! The 'Steve Guttenberg' reference is beautiful! The KZfaq video is called, 'MOFI: the Downfall of Mobile Fidelity - Hitler Reacts' Trust me, this is frigg'n HILARIOUS! 😂

If you still have it..do you mind measuring the loudness of the fans in terms dB when you mentioned their noise can become audible? Also thoughts on using this as a preamp vs maybe some of the paramount products?

I bought an all-in-one streaming amp a few years ago, but I gradually offboarded the phono, streamer, and DAC to separates, and each time there was an easily noticeable improvement. I like the idea of all-in-one boxes, but I don't think I could give up the control separates affords now. Just something your thoughts about the Liberty vs. on-board DAC put me in mind of.

Mój TA2 z PYLON DIAMOND 30 to brzmienie przyjemne neutralne w mojej opinii. Polecam umówić się na odsłuch i docenić na żywo. W tym zakresie cenowym jak najbardziej OK.

I wonder how this one would sound compared to the Outlaw Audio RR2160?

Emotiva and schiit taking the "bang for the buck" market by storm? Apparently emotiva delivering some additional value.

I just bought a PT1 pre-amp and A2 power amp to feed my BOSE 901s. My Marantz 2252B while potent in its own right with that silky smooth vintage Marantz sound, the 901s needed more power. I was OTD for $968 after a military discount. Can't wait to pair up OLD to NEW and hear the results. My 901s in my media room are really BOTTOM heavy. I have to back off any bass settings from FLAT to reduce the heavy bass. FTR I'm not into Hip Hop or the uber bass lines found in current music. It's probably a result of how the 901s couple with the room. So the Emotiva A2 may be the perfect marriage. I do wish they were made in the US.

FINALLY, Emotiva has DONE IT! I used to have the USP 1 Preamp and LOVED it! Now when I get this new one, I can finally stop kicking myself for selling my SUP 1. Thanks Emo!

It was Outlaw receiver, back then.

Thank you Steve for the review. That analog bass management feature is appreciated, but I am puzzled as to how one would send only the highs via the amp’s speaker outputs, to say, a small bookshelf speaker. The High Pass section on the rear seems to affect only the line-level Pre-outs. The Emotiva site does not have any info on the TA2 yet. Thanks again!

I’ve had the TA1 and first generation RP600Ms with GR-Research upgrade for a while now and I really love it. For the money invested, it’s a fantastic little system. Especially when you’re like me and you prefer simplicity over separates.

I went the separates route over the summer with a pt1 and ta2 for a similar price and a little higher power output (250w x2 into 4). The TA2 looks great for folks with limited space. I always felt I could easily recommend the TA1, especially since you can easily add a bigger amp in the future as your setup changes.

Still use the UPA-7 for my THX Teufel system . The 4 Atmos channels with my old Denon AVC-11sr , which is kind of a shame because that Denon is very very very good in stereo. So I will buy an additional BasX-4 amp for the Atmos channels , so everything is triggered together with my Marantz AV7706 processor. That way the Denon can be used elsewhere . Or get me an XPA-11 channel one , so I can sell the UPA-7 and UMC-1 which sits there unused.

Good review, Steve. The deal breaker for me, would be that cheap remote, since the main unit has only one control knob.................

That’s so interesting about the difference between the Ohms and the LRS speakers with Wire’s 154, one of my favorite albums from that genre. I think the last time I listen to that CD was when I auditioned my Maggies at the dealer and what a bummer, I was disappointed. I’m gonna try it again on my .7s, but I really want to hear it with my Reisong A10 that I just finished modding (thanks to Skunkie Designs) that’s driving a pair of commodity Klipsch R820Fs. That little amp has transformed those speakers! Time’s a wastin’, off we go. Thanks Steve!

Have they worked out the problem where distortion is very high until the amp warms up? I had a BASX-A100 that had that problem and sent it back. The replacement was better, but the experience left me squirrely. Audio Science Review commented on the same issue in their review of the A100.

Hi, Congrats for the review. I have a pair of Mirage M3Si Speakers. They are very large and power demanding (86db) speakers. I do not like very loud listening, more on the loud moderate listening. Do you think this Emotiva PT2 should be a good match with these speakers and deliver good sound with them?

Now I can’t decide between Outlaw rr216O mark 2 and the Emotive. Any thoughts?

As a former Maggie 1.7i owner and having auditioned the LRS and the LRS+, I can say from experience that Maggies, at least from the 1.7i and lower NEED A subwoofer. There is denial about base amongst Maggie owners. But it is a case of trying them with subs. Once you do, it will revolutionize the sound. You will absolutely not go back. Maggies can’t go low. There is no sub-bass, no bass slam or air movement. As for the Emotiva receiver 200 watts is not a lot of power for Maggies, and they need power to thrive. But this is possibly a good entry level receiver. But for me, the audible fans are a deal breaker. If you listen to music with space between the notes, hearing fans is not acceptable. I had a PS Audio P12. I sold it. In the process I happened to look at the bottom. To my surprise I saw two fans! No wonder I was hearing fan noise in my listening room. So glad I sold the P12. I should have never have bought it. On to the Ohm micro walsh. So looking forward to that review. I may be of similar vintage as you Steve and have fond memories of visiting Tech Hifi and listening to Ohm A speakers with the full size inverted Walsh drivers. My Dad ended up getting a pair of Ohm B speakers. Those were full size box speakers that sounded great. Thanks for all you do!

I want to match this with Magnepan,, omg as im typing this you just mentioned Magnepan... hahaa I digress

How would you compare this sonically to Outlaw Audio RR 2160 Mk2 ?

FYI, the klipsch RP600 mkii speakers are not high sensitivity. Klipsch states the efficiency, in room, not anechoic. When independently tested, anechoicly, it is really approx. 85 db efficient. Klipsch "warps" the truth when it comes to efficiency.

I got the PT1 n A2. 30 y old re 30 cv Nice!!!

I’d be curious to hear a comparison of this and the Outlaw 2160, since they’re both stereo receivers and the same price point.

Wire 154! Great album.

I prefer the retro look. I enjoy my Outlaw 2160MKII every day. it’s Dead quiet and comes with a great remote.

Would love a comparison between this and the Outlaw Audio RR2160MKll especially since the TA2 is now the same price at $999.

After watching this video I knew I wanted Ohm Speakers so I started researching them and I talked to Jake at Ohm. Then I ran into Larsen Speakers which are similar in design and some people think they are superior. Steve, have you heard these? What do you think? Keep up the great work and thanks!

The adjustable crossover is a big deal. I own the TA-1. The bass management was the deciding factor when I pulled the trigger on it. Unfortunately, Emotiva really shot themselves in both feet with their implementation. The TA-1 is locked at 90hz, which is too high. Also, if you switch the internal amp to high-pass, you have NO full range pre-out. This would be useful for using two subs in stereo to bypass some of the imaging issues with the high crossover point. Because the TA-1 is a bit under powered, switching the main speakers to high pass had a big benefit for me. I have JBL Studio 580's which are reasonably efficient, but not high sensitivity. The JBLs to scale very well with electronics. I also have a pair of cheap, Dayton Audio 12" subs and I stack my towers on top of the subs becuase of space constraints, but also, I like the sensation big sound from the speakers above the listening position. I upgraded to the TA-1 from an SMSL AD18. It was definitely a step up, but not huge. I later added a Schiit Vidar and now just run the speakers in full range. Adding the Vidar was a bigger step up than the TA-1 over the AD18! I started out using the Vidar in high-pass and the subs in stereo. (This is possible because there are hardwired high-pass pre-outs, allowing you to leave the optional pre-outs on full range for stereo subs.) With the Daytons, I didn't have any imaging problems.. But I realized later, that's because the Daytons crapped out above 80hz, in my room. I auditioned a pair of SVS SB3000s. Running those in stereo with the speakers on high pass out of the Vidar was pretty magnificent. They went to 90hz and above with no problem, all the way down to 17-18hz with authority! However, even though running the subs in stereo solved the left to right imaging problems, I couldn't stop noticing the vertical separation between the speakers and subs. 90hz is just too high. Long story short, if the TA-1 had an 80hz or lower, or adjustable crossover like the TA-2, I probably would have kept those subs and been happy. More importantly, I would be done spending money on my speaker system. But no. I went and returned all the subs and ordered some huge, full range speakers instead. Next I'll be spending more money on even better electronics, as a result. As for the TA-2, it looks like a pretty promising all in one box, if that's what you want. I would have strongly suggested skipping the TA-1 because the internal amp is too weak. I would recommend getting the PT-1 instead and pairing it with a more powerful external amp like the A2 or Schiit Vidar. the TA-2 looks to solve this problem. However, if the only difference is more power and an adjustable high-pass.. $900 is a harder sell. The DAC is good, but not great. There's no XLR anything. At this price, you are competing with pretty high end AVR receivers or considering some discrete components. Similar to Steve's experience, if I take my TA-1 out of the system and drive my Vidar with my high end kit from my headphone system, it blows the TA-1 out of the water. Unless they upgraded the over all quality of all the components in addition to adding power, I think $900 is just too much for what it is. At $600 to $650, it would be a no-brainer and still a solid deal at $700. I'm basing this opinion off my experience with TA-1, so grain of salt.

Looking forward to the Ohm micro review! Btw, do you (or any of your viewers) know of any decent A/D converters separate or built into a phono preamp? I can only find cheap things on Amazon, nothing I would want in my system. I would like to use one to upload my LP's for backup and to have the option of listening to recordings of my lp's from a USB drive.

I'm going to call it a receiver, because it is. Integrated amps are now very often called "power amps". Who knows WTF people are talking about these days when they call things whatever they think sounds the coolest.

They rushed out and jacked up the price to $1,179.00 following your review.

Thanks for this review. How will this amp pair with Tektron DI?

I took delivery of my TA2 a little over a week ago, and am seriously considering returning it. Pros: High power and 4ohm rated - it easily drives my Thiel 2.2's. Cons: Those #^$&*! fans. It honestly sounds like I'm in the middle of a bayou swamp on a full moon on a summer night when they kick on. Especially for music that's not death metal, it's intolerable. All the way across the room (I'm 65 BTW)! Why they chose 2 tiny PC fans instead of a large low-RPM fan is beyond me (physics guys). It's a high RPM squeal/chirp. They're "smart" so they spin faster depending on heat, but as soon as I start to push it just a little bit, they kick on. Just a cheap shortcut and I'd like to talk to whoever greenlit _that_ layout. I'll just get a fanless, lower power Denon made in Japan.

Steve - what’s your favorite sub-$1000 integrated amp for the Lrs+ so far?

How would this amplifier handle Polk audio s60 towers I plan to buy the onkyo RZ 50 and pair a extra amplifier so my surround speakers go onto the avr amplifier instead of the front 3 speakers

So I have a pair of L100 Classic's and I'm looking for a Class A/B chassis, do you think it'll be a good match with my JBL's?

Hello,....how would you compare this to atoll in50 amp sonic vise?. I am aware of wattage difference I am thinking between in80, and this emotiva. Does emotiva create soundstage depth if paired with for example klipsch and soe good dac, if the recording is done with depth?

Yo, Im getting kind of sick of neutral amps, can you give me a recommendation of a Musical/lively amp for my Elac ubr62s around $2000 ? I was checking out the Atoll in100, but it seems pretty hard to find

Cool

I have this arriving Thursday and appreciate having watched this first. Thanks. Do you think I can find a better phono preamp for $300 or is the one in the TA2 that good? I wonder if it's better than the preamp in my Technics SL 1500C turntable? I can't seem to find these internal preamps reviewed in comparison to a decent stand alone one.

Man, Emotiva is so consistently good and what a value

Are the fans powerful enought to keep your room cool during the summer?

Another great review! Does the LRS+ sound right with other amps? Or is the LRS+ just bass shy? Or is this Emotiva amp a little bass thin? I am just a bit confused. I need a new amp, just want to be sure as I can be. Thanks for your help!

I would love to see you guess what class an amplifier is blindfolded.

Hi Steve.. Been seriously looking at the BasX TA1 w/ a pair of Emotiva B2+ speakers... What do you think? I like the price tag, and from what I gather, would be a sweet little rig.. perhaps a sub a bit later.

How about GoldenEar Triton speakers with a class D subwoofer amp? Is your opinion that a class D doesn't sound as good as class A/B apply to subs like this too?

Hmmm no mention of Outlaw RR2160 mk 2 Yo

Now lets see what amps do I use? A Crown xls 402 thats 450 watts a Crown LDP 1500 thats 400 watts and a QSC RMX 2450 kicking out 750 watts per channel at 4 ohms. I bought all second hand for less than that 200 watter and they all sound great !!

Steve, do you think that room correction is very important for a stereo receiver?

I really wish they made an integrated amplifier as I am not interested in receivers. Emotiva seems to make good product, but I don’t want a receiver in my main music listening system.

How would this pair with the wharfdale diamond 12.2? Also is this amp noisy is it worth the asking $999 ?

How would it sound with Bowers & Wilkens 603' speakers?

Know its an old viedo but could thies be a fit for the Sonus Faber Sonetto II?

Would have liked add on of LS50 and maybe the new B6 Emotiva

Great video! I didn't see and tone controls knobs on front can you adjust the base and treble or with remote?

So was the "thin sound" on the LRS+ the Amps fault or the speakers sound?

The Persuasions tip is why I show up....

how new is it, because I was looking on their website for it and I assume it's a larger version of the TA-1 integrated/receiver but I don't see it listed on their website at all.

Would it be a match for the Rotel A14 mkII, it is perhaps a bit weaker on the power section on paper, but the DAC and phono pre seem to be first class and yes it is a bit more expensive. So the Emotiva seems to have the most bang for the buck if you don't use the DAC because your Streamer or your CD-Player have a very good one.

Marantz pn8006 vs this Emotiva to drive Q acoustic 3050i ?

Where would someone upload pics and information of their home system for the viewer system of the day?

Hi, i have a question. Im using the same dongle dac and same earphone to two different phone (samsung s21fe & redmi note 10 pro). And it sounds so damn different. The samsung sounded so bright, unbalance, thin and fatiguing. Unlike the xiaomi that sounded balance and have nice detil and power too. Anyone know why that happening? Thx