Help Powering my Polk Audio Atrium 65 SDI's (Emotiva?)

Toolfan66

Have been looking on what to power my Atrium 65 SDI's and I was thinking Emotiva!! Yes I said Emotiva.. For the price of the Preamp and Amp it's not that bad.

UPA-2 UPA-2 Two Channel Amplifier (2 x 125)
$389.00

USP-1 USP-1
$449.00

I'm open to other options (Just a used receiver / something else??) I will probably need a DAC as well as I want to be able to use my LapTop for music..

Toolfan66

This looks nice for the price as well..

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?intatube&1312639157&/Peachtree-Audio-Decco-Free-Shi

Toolfan66

This is kinda local!!

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?intatube&1310315374&/Peachtree-Nova-in-Rosewood

I'm liking the Peachtree as an option!!!

tonyb

I saw that the other day, the Nova or an Emo....do you really need us to say which is preferred ?

If it were me bro,peachtree all day.

Toolfan66

I'm not asking which is preferred just throwing things out there,and the peachtree popped in my head after I posted, another thing I like about the peachtree is it's size for my needs..

Hilbert

I have the Emo combo in my exercise AKA mid life crisis room, driving a couple of Monitor 50s. It's OK as background noise but not frightfully musical. Every once in a while a phrase somebody used somewhere on this forum, "ice pick in the ears," comes to mind.

polklore

Try Sansui au717 or au919. These amps are dynamic and not as bright as the Emotivas. You can find them on ebay or cl.

reeltrouble1

well if you got the emotiva stuff you would have plenty of cash left to get a bunch of ear wax.

RT1

Toolfan66

reeltrouble1 wrote: »

well if you got the emotiva stuff you would have plenty of cash left to get a bunch of ear wax.

RT1

LOL!!! :biggrin: I was just looking for something on the cheap to put music in my back yard.. I will more then likely go for peachtree as it has a nice dac and I can hook up my computer to it, and go to town..:cool:

Outfitter03

Parasound hca-750a which are available for around $140-225 depending on whether flea bay or Audiogon. On Audiogon they go quick. 75 Watts 20A current.

http://www.parasound.com/vintage/hca750a.php

Want some more umph in the same price range and the John Curl design input hca-1000a with 125W and 45A. Avg. $340 on the gon last was $270.

http://www.parasound.com/vintage/hca1000a.php

Both are stoutly built but fairly compact.