The new lens really teases out a lot of the microdetail in that shirt. It's much more resolving, and the tonal reproduction is very lifelike. It can't be stated enough: Better visual analog-to-digital conversion brings us closer to seeing the shirts the way the tailor intended.

Steve, you could immediately notice the upgrade in picture quality with the new lens. Cool review. Thanks.

Got the PT1 for Christmas, luv it. While i was kinda hoping for this TA1 im not one to look a gift horse in the mouth and have really been enjoying the simplicity and quality of the PT1. Thanks Steve

Steve I love your interaction with Herb. You both are gems of the audiophile world and your joint work is a peach. Long may you keep at it!

Hi steve, love those happy vibes you're always projecting!

That was a terrific system of the day! What a beautiful home. And an appearance by Herb! Daily Double.

Lens looking good, shirt looking good, we're good to go! Always a pleasure to watch, thank you..

Wow! That new lens is definitely better. Loving your podcast btw.

Steve your video quality has gone up 3 notches. Sharp, balanced lighting. Liked the review of the Emotiva integrated amplifier. Keep up the good work. 👍

Agree with the other comments, Steve...the new lens is working very well indeed. Loved seeing Herb in the zone🙂👍👍

Many thanks for this great review and perspective of this equipment.

I never fail to appreciate you and Herb. Together it is x3.

Steve, this episode convinced me to check out your podcast, now knowing that the podcast isn't just replays of your channel vids. I did enjoy watching Herb get lost in the music.

This gives me much hope Steve!! The Emotiva BasX MC1 pre pro just arrived and I’m very excited to hook it up. Thank you for this review… BOOM

Looking good Steve! The new lens brings out the color in your eyes. ;-)

Yes! Thumbs up on the new lens!

Great review Steve 👍

Nice video Steve. Enjoy your channel. I agree with your comments here. I have the amplifier and it sounds great paired with my JBL 590's as well as my Elac Debut 2.0 f6.2 I also have the Emotiva A2 and the extra power really kicks the bass

Hi Steve, the sly and Robbie album is absolutely killer, the percussion is so alive, I had to put my ears to the speakers to make sure the sound was eminating from them or somewhere else (nosiy neighbour with excellent timing). Thanks for the recommendation.

Lens works well. Nice and sharp! Just started your Podcasts last night. Pretty cool.

I really wanna have a look at your shirt closet! You must give us a review of sorts or a minimal walk through. Such style!!

I have the TA1, I also use a CMX-2 DC offset filter, my house has terrible AC and this takes away a lot of hash and allows my Denafrips Ares II to sing, you introduced me to Denafrips and I am so happy I got my Ares Ii, it has revived my CD collection, I am listening to music as much as I possibly can now. I am still using my vintage PSB 800s. The headphone out on the TA1 drives my Sundaras better than anything else I have, still evaluating it, I am in the market for a balanced headphone amp, that way I can use the balanced outs on my Ares II, Alvin at Vinshine Audio is a very cool guy and has been very helpful.

The new lens implementation looks good to me.

Okay, the viewer system of the day takes it for old fashioned fun in this one! Also great that afordable gear like this unit is getting so good.

Listening to this video on the Emotiva TA1 right now. Perfect for the desktop setup, sit my monitor right on top of the TA1. The usb connect is buggy, really buggy, after replacing it with SPDIF it is flawless! Sound quality paired with reference 8 ohm desktop speakers and you have HiFi at your computer station all day long.

Love to see you spinning some heavy dub.

Hello Steve. Thanks for your interesting comments in your videos. I have something to say, manufacturers should publish in specifications what is the average useful life in hours of use of their products. When you buy components of a decent category and you spent some money that is important according to your budget, you are surprised when those began to have problems after 3 years of careful use. Recently I have had two brands, that I am not going to mention, that I decided discharged because they had low and cheap quality parts inside. When you buy hi fi, you expect high quality sound, and a long useful life.

Purchased the TA1 along with a pair of B2+ bookshelves, ERC-4 Differential CD Player and an XS8 Subwoofer for a killer bedroom system/setup. My SVS Prime Pinnacles will go in my living room with my Marantz PM7000N integrated amp and SVS SB-2000 Pro Subwoofer. I have an extra set of the SVS Prime Towers and an additional SVS SB-2000 Pro Subwoofer for use with the Pinnacles or on their own. The possibilities are endless!

Like your new filter, more light it seems.

Emotiva is the ultimate recommendation for folks new to the hobby and simply unsure what to get. Dan Laufman has real street cred amongst the engineering community and you should have him on sometime soon this year Steve! Good stuff!

Suggestion Steve: how about you and Herb doing a live weekly podcast talking hi-fi and taking viewer questions. It would be fun, informative, therapeutic and much appreciated.

When I first started my audiophile journey, this was the first amplifier I bought and I was scratching my head seeing so much products and reviews and was waiting for your review Steve and even asked about it like many others smh lol this was almost 5 years ago smdh.. I was fortunate to buy it used on Amazon for $428 and I was glad it also still had a warranty which emotiva gladly transferred to my name and information, I was really impressed by their cooperative hospitality.. I will say the Bluetooth is good but only if there is nothing blocking the way along with the FM too.. I first paired it with the elac uni fi B5's and thought it was a killer combo but I fell into the trap easily many do on wanting to upgrade, then I got the NAD $400 amo can't remember the name but it was also integrated and won the system of the year you did with the Klipsch RPM-600 speakers with the schiit modi 3 dac and that's been my system since but I shortly only paired the emotiva with the klipsch's, I been tempting for years and now may do it.. I just haven't been listening to my system for the past two years as much as I would like.. but good to know I got a great deal long ago, I didn't even see it on sale anymore and it was good condition too.. I actually gotten the elac unifi B5's for $300 also from a nice fellow audiophile I met shortly and I basically had a killer $835 set which easily could of costed over $1,100 with taxes.. I'm the king of deals baby 🐥🍼 even my klipsch's I got them for $325 new at retail when eBay had a sale and a coupon when you labeled them speaker of the year in 2018 and I had a gift card of $100 plus best buy rewards back there when they honored rewards for gift cards..

A bit of Sly and Robbie will test the mettle of any supposedly full range and sub woofer system. Sly and Robbie, the dynamic backdrop of drum and bass to many a respected rock, pop as well as dub reggae band. Rip Robbie Shakespeare.

I came for the audio, but stayed for the shirts... Now in HD.

I don’t know why I love you so Steve

Want!!! Nice piece of kit.

Female, jazz vocals are wonderful!!

Excellent review of the Emotiva, with exclusively your own personal exposition alone. Previous Emotivas Have instructions to Dim The Visual Display!

There are many personalities who present online reviews of quality audio gear but for me I find your reviews to be a great balance between the technical aspects and the musical/audio quality of the reviewed product and you always have wonderful detailed descriptions of the results of the listening sessions with a variety of premium quality artists in various genres to give many viewers an honest perception of what they might expect from their favorite listening genre. This is my favorite part of your analysis and perspective from your listening experiences. After all it really is all about the music. Thanks again Steve for a wonderful morning presentation as I enjoy my morning cup of coffee listening to the most pleasurable morning YT presentation. Looking forward to the next one.

If it has a FM tuner, doesn't that technically make it a receiver?

Great picture quality

thanks for reviewing some 'budge....i mean affordable equipment. as a budget audiophile i appreciate it. i like good sound but am on a bit of budget for my two channel stereo and comuter set up. thanks again!

Awesome that it has the FM tuner. I like to listen to broadcast CPR classical on weekend mornings drinking coffee.

Great review! I've been considering this one for use at my computer. I've used my NAD C320 BEE for many years but it's starting to develop some issues, getting a bit long in the tooth with many hours on it. I like that the Emotiva has a USB input! That could replace the inexpensive USB DAC I've been using with the NAD.

Nice quality!

I got one last week my first hifi system also I picked up the Emotiva b1+

That's one of the coolest Viewer System of the Days ever.

Nice shirt!

Just an FYI -all inputs are directly accessible from the remote control. To choose between your digital inputs press the "DGI" button on the remote. To choose between your analog inputs press the "ANA" button on the remote. Easypeasy and no need to get off the couch.

Your wear the funkiest ,coolest shirts. Your sir are a fashion icon. Navy blue suit ,Panama hat ,pocket square, ascot optional.

Steve I suggest you and other reviewers place majority past n present episodes on Podcast. It makes a lot of sense . Drivers, factory workers , farmers etc listen a lot while working.

Still enjoying my B100 MiniX after all these years.

I have the TA-1, using it with the Denafrips ARES II, SMSL SU-9, Wharfedale EVO 4.2 and Focal Chora 806, and SVS SB-1000 Pro. I'm as happy as can be.

Noticed the new look.

Big difference in video, audio is always top notch.

So this component is actually a receiver since it's got a FM radio tuner. I've heard great things about emotiva. Good affordable gear.

I wish bass management that includes high-pass filtering was standard in pre-amp and integrated offerings from more companies. I can only guess it's not more common because they can introduce phase issues w/ the main speakers and because many 'typical' audiophiles don't like subwoofers, but for lower-cost products like it seems like a no-brainer.

I have to say I like the old lens and camera setup better. This one is a bit bright and analytical. The old setup felt more laid back, more forgiving, more analog, less fatiguing.

I bought the PT1 and like it a lot. Connected to the XPA2 (Gen 1) to Dali Helicon 400's

I thought the PT1 phono stage was a little weak. By the way Great Shirt!

Steve you are expanding, Spotify and the others man, I have followed your career and I'm extremely proud of you for taking advantage of all that technology has to offer at this time for an Audiophile. I look forward to seeing you at 300K subscribers and keep up the outstanding work.

Picture much improved.

I have been very happy with my TA-1. Driving JBL Studio 580's and cheap Dayton 12" subs. I can attest that the bass management is worth while. My subwoofers are hard to integrate because they aren't that great, but this is the best they've sounded. I can also absolutely pick out more extention and detail in the midrange and highs, with the speakers on hi-pass. I wish they had left primary pre-out independent of the internal amp hi-pass, since there are already both hardwired outputs. This would have opened the door to bi-amping full range speakers. A second sub out would have saved me a few dollars too. Those are my only gripes though and they are minor!

I have purchased closed to a dozen Emotiva products …. Amps, pre amps, CD player, subwoofer, dacs, integrated amp and speakers. They have been great products relative to price . Only problem I had was the CD player that one day just smoked up. My only complaint with Emotiva is the warranty claim. I just bought a BasX power amp A2, and it had a broken red speaker binding post. The customer support clerk said thatthey were heavy duty post and I had to pay $125 plus tax, and ship them on my own expense to Emotiva, which in total would cost about $200. Upon closer inspection of the binding post, they were not heavy duty post when compared to what is available at Amazon and Parts Express, and are about $3.00. It’s pretty evident that Emotiva does not want to honor any warranty and charges excessive repair fees to discourage customers from claiming any warranty or repair . I was quoted between $30 to $50 dollars to repair the post and include the part.

Great review! Do you think it’s worth saving up more money to buy an Audiolab 6000a?

Just bought the Emotiva TA 100 based on your desceription

On your recommendation last year, I bought the Emotiva TA-100, the predecessor to the TA-1 over the Denon and NAD. I use it for my “emergency covid lockdown closet system” since my wife and I work from home and I cannot access my main system for the most part… That system, TA-100, a Rega RP1, an old pair of Rogers LS3/5a speakers and Grado headphones have kept me sane this last year and I have to give props - except for the bright leds, the Emotiva is a great amp and a great deal

Looks great! Keep using it. Any reason why you are looking to your left?

What’s wrong with Diana Krall? She is a real talent who made it big time.

Emotiva makes good products relative to price. I have bought amps, CD player, subwoofer, pre amps and the BasX pre amp / power amp and speaker. The only problem I had before the BasX set up was with the CD player which one day just went out in smoke. It was about 6 years old. My current problem with Emotiva is the flimsy power amp speaker binding post that broke off. The support clerk said that they are heavy duty and are not warranted for any reason. I send pictures of amp and the broken plastic post which is not heavy duty, and cost about $3 at parts express. The BasX set up is about 8 months old. I have to pay a flat fee of $125 and mail the power amp at my expense. The email said that in the warranty agreement with Emotiva, they have the right to refuse repairing any of their products which basically mean no warranty at all, and if they accept your product for repair they will just quote a ridiculous high price so you’ll be discouraged with sending your equipment back to Emotiva. No customer service, and I’ll never buy an Emotiva product again, and selling all my Emotiva gear.

The hidden gem seems to be that BasX A2 power amplifier from their new range. Pondering about buying a BasX A4 to do my first steps into stereo bi-amping. Don't know if that's a good idea when it comes to sound quality yet.

Any chance you got to try with magnepans, esp since you liked how the Denon sounded with the LRS?

You reminded me of NAGRA and now i remember they went into high end audio fairly recently- Post professional tape recorders. So did you hear something from them? Judging by the experience their engineers have, it could be incredible

"This will be my new reference amp..." no better endorsement.

Steve, which lens are you now using? Significant improvement in detail and contrast.

Hey Steve. I have a 20 year old Marantz SR7000 that I use for stereo use only with an Oppo DV980H for SACD & CD plus a Fluance RT85 w/Ortofon Blue through as Pro-Ject Phono Box DC . There, is nothing wrong with it but I'd like something smaller and with streaming capability. The Marantz is 100WPC so I'm wondering if the Emotiva's 60WPC into my 8ohm Axiom Audio M40Ti speakers and Fluance DB10 subwoofer would be noticeable. I'd appreciate your perspective or other options in that price range or slightly above that. Thanks so much.

man i wish this had a freakin mic input! would buy immediately for my PC setup if it did. really wish more manufacturers would realize how garbage the PC mic inputs are and add that feature to things like this that do so much else. especially now with so many working from home, using pc audio for teams/zoom/etc and also gaming that has steadily been going higher end over the years. would make a lot of these types of things a lot easier to buy and just have everything needed all in one device.

Thanks for the review Steve. How was the sound comparison between the TA-1 and TA-100?

my god, I need a pair of Harbeths in my bathroom!

I have an Emotiva Basx PT-1 preamp that I use with an Emotiva Basx-A300 amp and a 3wpc tube amp I built. It is a very good preamp for the price and the phono stage is quite good.

A Wolf Neptuna, damn!

I am considering the Emotiva XPA DR1 monoblocs. I have many speakers I like to change around, but I have a set 0f 15" Cerin Vega 3-ways in the rotation. Looking for great sound, but also require great power. Currently I use a Crown XLI2500 when I break out the Vegas, admittedly probably a more reasonable match. But like I said, I like to switch things around and see if I can get the very best out of my speakers. Any thoughts on those amps? Are they at least close to a high end sound? The numbers say yes. I only know pure AB, not a huge fan of D from my experience. The DR1s are H/AB. I was also considering a set of the Emotiva T3+, not a lot of info on them yet other than numbers. Opinions please.

Steve... if you haven't already, you have to watch the skit on I Think you Should Leave(netflix) with the 'Complicated patterned shirts' ! Hilarious.

Bathtub soaking setup is an all timer.

Wonder how this receiver would compare to the Schiit Ragnorok? How the sound of each compares?

Steve, how does the Yamaha A-S501 integrated amp compare? Many thanks.

thanks for the effort and the sharing. i am an appreciative subscriber. how do you think the emotiva would match up with my klipsch forte2? my current amp is a jolida integrated tube 202a. before that a complete integrated. any thoughts from anyone would be great. thumbs up.

Steve, Have you had a chance to listen to and/or review the Iotavx sa-3 integrated amplifier? How do you think this one stacks up to the Emotiva TA-1?

I've never understood why jazz snobs have disdain for Ms Krall. I saw her live about 10 years ago, and thought it was a brilliant performance.

Steve--Why does Emotiva have a picture of Nelson Pass in their ad? Or is that just a look alike?

What would be a good speaker and sub compliment for this amp ? I listen to a lot of dub / reggae as well

Steve would be great if you can review the power amp from emotiva bas x 2. 160@8ohm class a/b for 449 sound freat

So it has a tuner. That would make it a receiver then!

How does this compare to the Cambridge Audio Axr100? Which is a better choice to pair with B&W 606 S2?

I wish this amp had existed 2 years ago. I had a pair of Emotiva Airmotiv B1+ speakers that I really liked after they were broken in. See (Steve's review: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mrl0d6eA3dC6pn0.html.) But I sold them because they didn't handle frequencies below about 50Hz very well. The high pass filter on this amp solves that problem. And, the load on the drivers will be reduced so the speakers will be even more responsive.

I have a marantz 2270 that I love with tekton lore. Would the emotiva be similar sound

What do you think if this was paird with vintage 4 ohms AR 58s speakers? Thanks

Steve, what would you think of PT1 with Decware Zen and Klipsch Forte IV setup?

HI Steve .. what are your thoughts on this model vs a Yamaha A-S501?

Dear Steve, can you compare please Denon PMA-600NE phono input with Emotiva, which is better?