LSi9 + Emotiva UPA-200

boardreader
boardreader Posts: 6
edited September 2012 in Electronics
Hi to all.

I Just bought LSi9's on sale and just discovered that driving them costs more than these speakers :(

I use them for music and occasional movie watching. movie is not priority.
Digging the web, most affordable amp I could find to drive them is Emotiva UPA-200, costing 350$ and producing 200Watts@4ohm.

How do you think, how well this amp gonna work with these speakers?
next thing is XPA-3, producing 300Watts@4ohm and costing twice as much.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited September 2012
    IMO your better off looking for a used amp. Parasound, Adcom, Carver are a few options.
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited September 2012
    Yes, you can get good quality used to push those suckers just fine.
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  • Monster Jam
    Monster Jam Posts: 919
    edited September 2012
    Adcom GFA-555. $300 online. Done.
    Do you hear that buzzing noise? :confused:
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  • boardreader
    boardreader Posts: 6
    edited September 2012
    thanx for the replies, but I forgot to mention that I need 220V power source unit.

    Is emotiva that bad?:rolleyes:
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited September 2012
    It's overpriced considering the used market. I paid 250 for a 5 channel carver amp that drives my entire LSi 5 channel setup. A comparable Emotiva amp would have been 1k
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    edited September 2012
    Plenty of 2-3 channel amps out there for cheap. Not so with the 5 channel.....I know!!
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited September 2012
    Emotiva doesn't have a great following around here but that amp will be just fine. I owned the XPA-2 and the UPA-2 and they were good amps. The XDA-1 DAC I owned from Emotiva wasn't all that great but the amps are good.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited September 2012
    tophatjohnny wrote: »
    Plenty of 2-3 channel amps out there for cheap. Not so with the 5 channel.....I know!!

    Sure about that ?

    http://app.audiogon.com/listings/multi-ch-b-k-components-av-5000-5-channel-power-amplifier-2012-09-02-amplifiers-80907

    Under 300 bones for a 5 channel amp sounds "cheap" to me.
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    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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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    edited September 2012
    tonyb wrote: »
    Sure about that ?

    http://app.audiogon.com/listings/multi-ch-b-k-components-av-5000-5-channel-power-amplifier-2012-09-02-amplifiers-80907

    Under 300 bones for a 5 channel amp sounds "cheap" to me.

    Dang, I really missed that one Tony. I have so on the hunt for the adcom 7500 (not hijack this thread) because it fits in my cabinet ane delivers 150 watts per channel. I have heard that one rocks!! But if one is okay with 125 watts per channel and lower as far as 5 channel amps go, yes, I have seen plenty. Just looking for that jewel. That is hard for me to find!!
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
    *****************************
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited September 2012
    tophatjohnny wrote: »
    Dang, I really missed that one Tony. I have so on the hunt for the adcom 7500 (not hijack this thread) because it fits in my cabinet ane delivers 150 watts per channel. I have heard that one rocks!! But if one is okay with 125 watts per channel and lower as far as 5 channel amps go, yes, I have seen plenty. Just looking for that jewel. That is hard for me to find!!

    Watts isnt the end all spec for an amp. My Carver puts out a max of 125 watts per channel and its driving LSi 15's, LCiC and LSi F/X speakers with NO PROBLEMS. It does have something called power steering though which might help it out a bit, but still.

    That B&K would make you super happy IMHO.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited September 2012
    Deals come and go, but the good stuff at a good price comes too, you just have to jump on it or it will be gone pronto. So know exactly what your looking for, have coin in hand, patience, and they pop up all the time. You can always resell if something doesn't float your boat at no to minimal loss.
    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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