Can I hook up another preamp , cause there pre amp lack bass setting thats the only problem ,i bought a nice smallish Rotel Preamp,any recomendations?
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Yes George, you can hook up a pre-amp or a DAC output in case you chose to use one in the path. Sources will be connected to Pre-Amp and Pre-Amp Stereo out (RCA) to Mini X-A100's RCA inputs. Unfortunately the Mini does not have an Optical Input or XLRs or another set of RCAs. I have not used a Pre-Amp, but a DAC and it sounds awesome. Have a Marantz and High end Pioneer AVR (SC-65) and this little $200 amp beats them both at least by a small margin.
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George, I subscribe to Emotiva News and they currently are offering heavy markdowns for 10th Anniversary sale. The Mini is just $169 or you may even consider the UPA 200 for $299. Just visit their website. http://shop.emotiva.com/?page=2
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You can use a preamp to feed analog to the miniX. My only concern is having 2 volume knobs. You'll have to do a balancing since you'll be changing the input levels as well as having an integrated volume knob on the Emotiva. If you have a PC based system you can manipulate the equalizer to add additional bass...etc. Perhaps something else in your "chain" lacks such as your speakers or even small gauge speaker wires. Using inexpensive interconnects (monster, energy) may also hinder sound quality. Going to blue jeans cable, take 5 audio have diy or prebuilt options much superior to many consumer grade store bought options. You can use a preamp to feed analog to the miniX. My only concern is having 2 volume knobs. You'll have to do a balancing since you'll be changing the input levels as well as having an integrated volume knob on the Emotiva. If you have a PC based system you can manipulate the equalizer to add additional bass...etc. Perhaps something else in your "chain" lacks such as your speakers or even small gauge speaker wires. Using inexpensive interconnects (monster, energy) may also hinder sound quality. Going to blue jeans cable, take 5 audio have diy or prebuilt options much superior to... » Read More You can use a preamp to feed analog to the miniX. My only concern is having 2 volume knobs. You'll have to do a balancing since you'll be changing the input levels as well as having an integrated volume knob on the Emotiva. If you have a PC based system you can manipulate the equalizer to add additional bass...etc. Perhaps something else in your "chain" lacks such as your speakers or even small gauge speaker wires. Using inexpensive interconnects (monster, energy) may also hinder sound quality. Going to blue jeans cable, take 5 audio have diy or prebuilt options much superior to many consumer grade store bought options. « Show Less
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You can hook up the rotel between your source(s) and the emotiva. You would have two volume knobs then but you could turn one up then adjust it with the other. I'm using a pro-ject switchbox (I didn't need tone controls) between my turntable, pc and cdp and the amp and I'm very happy with the setup
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I didn't have that problem with the ones I bought. They have worked fine. Might be a problem with one you received, or if you have a way to adjust your pre-amp some may help to corrext the isssue.
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it would be preamped. and just use the correct adapters if needed. have a problem go to partsexpress.com
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No this will not give you more bass!!!Save your money money!I have tried two pre amps with this unit.I purchased this amp to be a back up amp,and i have let it break in with my bryston and my usp-1pre amp.Just buy a polk audio or a martin logan sub woofer.I bought the martin logan for 129.00 great sub for the price...
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Run the amps from the pre-amp outputs on your receiver. YOu should have at least two sets of pre-amp outs
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Keep in mind that you can't hear an amp. You should check your decibel output and match it up with the decibel output of your sub! This sub does sound very good and does have excellent response!
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I have mine set at 60,0" phase and ~100hz on bypass and I've had no problems. What amp are you using to drive it? I listen to lots of heavy bass music and can easily drive myself out of the room if I crank my amp so the question is--? what do you want to do the heavy lifting. The amp or the sub?
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I sold mine before any issues happened. pretty solid amp, pushed the sub i had, got hot quick.. i also had the 4 channel just like this one and it went bad on me. sold the 4 channel for parts and got rid of this one because i wanted matching amps. polk makes some good stuff but these series of amps are always online being sold for parts/ broken and need repair if that tells you anything. for the price look into mb quart.
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Nope. I have a hifonics 1000rms and its jist perfect. So beat bet, get one good amp or 2 decent ones for those subs. But i omly have one and people hear me a few blocks out.
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As long as you can adjust your gains on the amp, you should be able to get some good clean bass out of them. They can take some punishment.
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No you don't. But many customers still choose to use one since the sound performance will be better with a preamp. Hope this anwers your question.
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All phono preamps will drop the volume a little bit because of the gain, don't let that make your decision for you on which preamp to buy let the ultimate sound from the amp make the decision for you a little volume drop is no big deal
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Ha! So, the question is "how to select the AUX-IN input" the one on the front panel. I just received my amp and the question is still a mystery. It seems to be a dead port. It's not controlled by the Input Selector. And it doesn't seem to override all other signals if connected. And if you've got a manual handy you'll see that Item (16) AUX-IN, is at the very bottom of page 3 and Pyle seems to simply have run out of room for its description. Has anyone gotten it to function?
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I've had many amps powering different kinds of subs , to b honest I've had everything from jl to alphasonic and all preformed same to me and I love lot of bass in system. Just make sure you match amps output to sub's . I have a sound stream powering all my full range speakers and alphasonic mono on sub's now ...hits hard
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Sure, that's the way i have it. Sounds great. Just check your amp power before, but normally it would work just fine.
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I would buy a bigger amplifier and continue using the pre-amp in your Yamaha. There are a lot of bells and whistles you'd be giving up by not using the pre-amp in your Yamaha. I'd call Emotiva directly and get recommendations from them. They are very good people and build superb equipment.
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I connected two amps to it and it could not handle it. Go with a better eq. Clarion EQS746 1/2 DIN Graphic Equalizer with Built-in Crossover this is a better option.