i hope not to open a can of worms, but is there any reason NOT to buy an emotiva amp

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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited May 2010
    I've tried to refrain from commenting on Emo threads. One of the guys I work with recently purchased a XPA5 for his HT/2 channel rig. He bought all of his speakers from me which was/is a Paradigm Studio 100 line, so I know how these speakers sound with different amplification.

    I can honestly say the Emo almost equalled my B&K 7250 in the HT arena. It was a tad bright but not tote point where I would rule it out for HT.

    Straight 2 channel and the Emo fell on it's face compared to the B&K. The B&K was much more rich and full compared to the Emo sterile and forward presentation.

    HT, Emo is not bad, music, I'd look somewhere else.

    Gordon
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