[StratocasterMan]

There is a review of the Emotiva XDA-2 by Steve Guttenberg posted on Inner Fidelity.
 
Read it here:
 
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/emotiva-xda-2-usb-dacdigital-preampheadphone-amp

 

[blasjw]

Just finished a "blackout" mod for my XDA-2 and it's remote control.  Now I just need to figure out how to disable those garish blue halo LEDs.  

 
 

 

[blasjw]

Here's a fresh XDA-2 review by Michael Lavorgna on AudioStream:
 
http://www.audiostream.com/content/emotiva-xda-2-usb-dacdigital-preampheadphone-amp

 

[ben_r_]

So is it really worth the upgrade from the XDA-1?

 

[chapa6sigma]

I have the emotiva airmotiv 5's and just setup the xda-2 today. I think it sounds awesome.

 

[WhiteThanatos]

Hey guys, I'm interested in this dac, but I was wondering that if I connected my speakers and an amp to it, can I switch between the amp and speakers? Or will both play at the same time? Also, does anyone know if Emotiva has more refurbished XDA-2s around or if another sale might go on again? Thanks alot!

 

[wlvca]

Can you clarify that a bit - is your amp a speaker amp or a headphone amp?  Will you be using the headphone out on the XDA-2? Not certain what you are trying to do. I can tell you that both the single ended and balanced outputs are active at the same time.
 
You have to call Emotiva to see if they have any B-Stock units on hand.
 
Their next sale will most likely be for the 4th of July.
 
They have had a couple of warehouse sales for B-Stock items pop up at different times but you never know until they announce it.

 

[WhiteThanatos]

Thanks for the quick response! It's a schiit asgard that I was planning on connecting to the rca outputs, while using the balanced outputs for a pair of active studio monitors that I have. I wanted to be able to be able to switch between the rca and the balanced outputs so that when I use the studio monitors, the headphone won't be active and vice versa. I don't believe I'd be able to use the headphone out on the xda itself because I was planning on using the asgard to drive a pair of HD650s.
 
I'll probably try to give them a call or something when I have time, and ask about how often their sales are, really sucks that I missed out on the deal that happened not too long ago for that xda-2 refurbished haha. Thanks again!

 

[wotts]

The outputs are always on with the XDA-2. You will need to turn the amp or speakers on when using either.