Quick poll

fyrn
fyrn Posts: 146
edited October 2011 in Electronics
I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but here it goes:

Which one would you prefer with the LSI9's. I know the emo is a three channel but wattage is similar.

Parasound HCA1500 or Emotiva XPA3
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  • PrazVT
    PrazVT Posts: 1,607
    edited September 2011
    I haven't heard Emotiva amps, but I've had great experiences with Parasound amps - warm, great midrange, great bass. And you can't really go wrong w/ the John Curl designed amps.

    I actually use a NAD 375 integrated (NAD 272/275 would be the amps) with my LSi9s (which is a great combo as well), but I did have the A21 hooked up to them briefly and they of course rocked. They sounded like tower speakers w/ the bass coming out of them.
    Dali Optikon 1Mk2
    NAD D3020 V2
    Schiit Bifrost 2/64

    ..the rest are headphone setups.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,064
    edited September 2011
    parasound
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited September 2011
    The only time i've got to hear Lsi9's they were running off dual Emotiva monoblock UPA-1's, 350wpc. They sounded really nice, but I have nothing else to compare them to. I know Parasound are typically favored on this forum and they make very nice gear, if I was going to buy another amp i'd go used Parasound vs new Emo personally.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,678
    edited September 2011
    parasound hands down.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,384
    edited September 2011
    Parasound.

    You don't list any other criteria about your room, listening habits, type of music, 2ch, HT, associated gear, etc., etc., so I even hesitate to comment.

    That said, Emo is a good bargain for an HT based system. Parasound is good for HT and 2ch music. Overall I'd pick the Parasound everytime.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,577
    edited September 2011
    Neither
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited September 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    Neither

    How did I know you would say that Jesse? :smile:

    Greg
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    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,279
    edited September 2011
    Parasound.
    Dan
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  • niente
    niente Posts: 68
    edited September 2011
    Thanks to this forum for it's help when i was adding amp for all the suggestions / replies

    i'll vote with my rig
    Onkyo TX-SR804 receiver
    Parasound 5250
    LSI 15's
    LSI C
    LSI FX's
    PSW1000 Sub
    OPPO 93
    Sony CDP-C315 CD
    Monster AC line cond
    Audioquest, Blue Jeans & Monster wires/connects
    40" Sony Bravia XBR6
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited September 2011
    I've never heard the Emo's, but I'm pretty familiar with Parasound, and that HCA-1500 is a particularly special piece.
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 2,016
    edited September 2011
    sorry for slight topic shift: a few years Rotel sold a really sweet 3 channel amp

    http://www.rotel.com/content/manuals/rb993_eng.pdf

    good luck finding someone willing to part w/it.

    my $.02 cheers tony
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    *all connected w/Premiere ICs
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,850
    edited September 2011
    Gotta go with the 'nut on this one.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited October 2011
    parasound without a doubt
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