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Mmm Fred.

Mmmm bacon.

Hmm, I guess I'll just have to decide if they are lying about the CE certification or not I guess. The thing that worries me is that Emotiva buys these from a Chinese company and rebrands them (adding a warranty and supposedly a CE certification). I just don't trust that the random Chinese company would do something that costs more. Edit: Here is what the president of Emotiva said "QMS is the local market brand name of their manufacturing partner in China. Emotiva developed a version of this monitor product for their exclusive use under the Emotiva Pro brand. It was a brand new project for QMS, and they had already opened some of the tooling. Emotiva loved the look, so they purchased rights to use it, and they have exclusivity for the USA. Also, please note that the Emotiva units are voiced quite a bit differently and subject to a completely different quality standard than the locally produced versions, as Emotiva's QC standards are very high. Also, the prices shown for QMS are for local market China sale. A consumer trying to buy these in China to import them to the USA while paying duties, confirming that the China made variant is RoHS compliant and will even be allowed to enter the USA, would be cost prohibitive and very difficult. Then, what does the consumer do if it breaks? Send it back to China to some trading company? What they do with variants of this product in their local China market is out of Emotiva's control. Remember, Emotiva buys them by the thousands, literally! Emotiva certifies them for safety compliance, ships them to the USA, pays freight, duty, and customs fees. Emotiva does incoming quality testing, etc. They then ship them to you FREE with a 30 day in home trial, and back it with a 5 years parts and labor warranty. This is something you can't get by buying a variant from China." So it seems like Emotiva might have designed these after all.

Haha, when I was asking hubby about this, he told me I need to get some drugs. When Nate said that I immediately started thinking of all the things in my house that are probably less than perfectly safe... maybe I do need some drugs, at least a drink.

Ok, I can understand the reason for using a 3 prong plug with no ground (for polarity reasons or maybe because it is more structurally sound) and understand not wanting to introduce ground loops but I don't understand why they go on and on saying that one must use a grounded outlet... also, I still don't see why it is safe, especially with the metal plate in back and the metal screws.

I got the Airmotiv 4 today and they sound great. They are also so small! However, I have a safety concern that I wanted to ask about. First, they are not grounded but have a metal plate in back. This concerns me - seems dangerous. I know there is a lot of electronic equipment that is not grounded but I would guess that having the metal in back and using high voltage (I assume it is high voltage) would require a ground. It uses a 3 prong cord but there is no connection to the ground. Here is a picture of the IEC inlet. Second (and this is the weird thing), the manual clearly says the following. Why would they say that if the ground was connected to nothing. p.9 Quick Start: • Plug your airmotiv powered studio monitors into grounded AC electrical outlets. If you use a different power cord or extension cord, use only a three-prong grounded type. p. 20 Operation: • Plug your airmotiv powered studio monitors into a grounded electrical outlet of appropriate voltage. (Verify that your airmotiv powered studio monitors are the correct models for your local AC line voltage. The correct line voltage is shown on the rear panel.) p. 29 under Safety Instructions: Always connect your airmotiv powered monitor to a properly grounded outlet which supplies the correct voltage, using either the supplied power cord or an equivalent replacement. The airmotiv powered monitor draws very little power, and you may safely use a longer replacement cord or extension cord if desired. (If so, always use a three-prong grounded type.) http://emotiva.com/resources/manuals/airmotiv4_manual.pdf I am happy with the very speakers but would want definitely send them back if there is any safety concerns. It's just not worth the worry and risk to me. Perhaps someone can explain what might be going on here. I guess Colin has a pair so maybe he can explain things to me. Edit: I found a picture of the inside of the Airmotiv 5 (don't know if this is similar to Airmotiv 4). It also doesn't seem to have a ground connection (see second picture).

"O Brother, Where Art Though" soundtrack [DSD]

I suppose I won't get any sympathy when I complain that it is only 54 degrees here today (first cold day here). I am a cold weather wimp.

Just saw the Esme review! Cute!

Me too!

Corn are the best!

Looks and sounds great Nate!

Another superb performance for my QB (Locker: -3), why didn't I just go with Keenum instead of listening to the "experts"?

Thanks for the impressions, they sound great so far.

Excellent news Justin! How is your energy level?

That is good to know.

The Torpedo sounds very good with the HD600. One thing to note is that it doesn't have the absolutely black background as Doug's other amps. I get the slightest bit of hum in one channel with no music playing but don't notice anything when music is playing.

Yep, it is ugly and I really don't like it.

Happy birthday twinsey Mikey and Chris! Hope your birthdays are filled will booze and bikes.

I agree that Doug's products are great. However, you may have to wait for a while to get one. I am pretty sure that he is completely out of DSHA-1 and L-2 and doesn't plan to make another batch of them. You'll have to wait for the next latest and greatest or try to find something used. I haven't heard the HP2 (and generally don't listen to Grado) but I also really like the TTVJ Peak (I have it with the Volcano). Be sure to upgrade the tube though. I haven't heard the Schiit stuff (except their Bifrost DAC) so I can't comment on that. Ryan reviews the Peak here. http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/apex-hi-fi-audio-peak-headphone-amp-and-volcano-power-supply

Giving Smashburger another chance. It was ok but they forgot one important thing on the bacon cheeseburger, the BACON! WTF?

Looks great Adrian!

Rest up Justin!

Oh wow Doug, that sounds truly awful.

Cool, I am looking forward to your impression.