First Review: EMOTIVA BAS-X TA2 Integrated Amp!

0:00 Intro
0:47 Class AB, not D!
1:38 TA2 features
3:29 Build quality
4:32 Paired with Klipsch, Ohm, and Magnepan speakers
7:05 TA2 internal DAC vs Mytek Liberty II
8:17 Music
14:05 So Steve, what do you really think?
15:44 Audiophiliac Viewer System of the Day!
16:29 Outro

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[abxaudiophiles]

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.

[dans]

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

[anthonycody]

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

[spirosk]

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.)

[RodneyAllanPoe]

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

[orwhat]

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

[SteveWille]

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

[allenbrixey]

Love the Emotiva products, best bang for the buck.

[ladieslistentoo]

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"

[chandlerlofton]

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.

[mirage.bryston]

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

[michaelcorlet]

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

[cruzgallegos]

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!

[toranarama]

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

[patrickgeorge]

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

[buffalbilious]

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.

[TarBabyJim]

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!

[redstarwraith]

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

[brandoncarpenter]

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. 👍🏻

[thomasarmbruster]

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.