polk rti12 with carver pm-1.5 or emotiva xpa-5

serch
serch Posts: 2
edited February 2013 in Speakers
hello, im new to the forum, first let me say that i dont know if its the right place to post this question, my apologies if it isn't, i hope you guys can give me some advice it will be much appreciated
this is my set up:

fronts: rti12
center: csi5
rears: rti4
sub: psw505
receiver: rx-a810

would an emotiva xpa-5 be better option for the rti12 or a carver pm-1.5 i listen to music 60% 40% movies and i care more about music listening than moives, i know they both have different specs, if i connect only the fronts to either amplifier would i notice any difference between the two?
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  • trav0810
    trav0810 Posts: 1,056
    edited February 2013
    I don't know about the emotiva, I have never owned one, but I had a Carver M1.0t hooked up to a pair of RTi8's and was really impressed with what it brought out int those speakers. I think the 1.5 would pair very nicely with the RTi12's.
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  • serch
    serch Posts: 2
    edited February 2013
    i know there is a similar post but the difference between the two amps is like 150wpc and the ones im trying to decide the difference is 250wpc and dont know if emotiva would have less power and better quality maybe i wont notice the difference, this would be my first amplifier, thanks for the input trav0810
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,470
    edited February 2013
    I have the RTiA9's, and although a lot of members run their 12's and A9's with either an XPA-5 or XPA-3 and like it, I had the XPA-3 but prefer the XPA-2 on my mains for music.
    Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2

    Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)

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