RTiA9 When 300wpc is not Enough

Geoff4rfc

Not much to say here. I've provided a little eye candy for the A9 users at this forum.

By slapping an Emotiva XPA-2 on my mains, I've always been able to blast the crap out of 'em. Now, with an XPA-2 on each main, I can really blast the crap out of 'em.

These 2ch amps, now in bridged mode, supplies an acclaimed 860wpc!!!!! The head room is pretty awesome. Audyssey had my mains set at -3.5 and -4 while on 300w. They are now set at -9 and -8

So.......here's a little treat for A9 power must haves............

cnh

Nice setup, love the "clean" look! Can't imagine that much power in what looks to be not a very big room?

Also, a little overkill with A9s as back speakers? Personally I would have gone smaller back there.

Enjoy!

cnh

ThirdWorldGuy

Don't you or your guests feel the rear A9s are too close? Is it even safe to sit there during movies at or near reference levels?? Like 1 feet away from the drivers?

Geoff4rfc

cnh wrote: »

Nice setup, love the "clean" look! Can't imagine that much power in what looks to be not a very big room?

Also, a little overkill with A9s as back speakers? Personally I would have gone smaller back there.

Enjoy!

cnh

ThirdWorldGuy wrote: »

Don't you or your guests feel the rear A9s are too close? Is it even safe to sit there during movies at or near reference levels?? Like 1 feet away from the drivers?

Boys boys, especially you cnh, don't you know me by now????

1st lesson in "MY" H.T......Too much is NEVER enough

2nd lesson.................No such thing as overkill

And to 3rdwrldguy, Audyssey sets everything up pretty well, I tweak here and there, but you get immersed very well.

ThirdWorldGuy

Wow is Audyssey that good? Cool, by the way awesome setup! All those cherry speakers look fantastic and also those black Emotiva's.

EndersShadow

Geoff used to have 2 sets of nines up front one as wides. He moved and this is the new configuration

cfrizz

HOLY....Words fail!!

Goes off to take a cold shower!

ThirdWorldGuy

To OP,
How do you deal with that glare on the TV's screen? Turning off that particular light? Or does it not bother you?

tonyb

Cool man, but I smell new tweets in your future.

With the subwoofers taking up the power hungry lower regions, why do you need all that horsepower for the mids and top end ? Just curious is all, looks cool but imho you need harder to drive speakers to bring those amps out of sleep mode.

Polkie2009

I'd be afraid to put a rear speaker that close to my head , unless you are ok getting hearing damage.

jbooker82

Why not just run a mono bock on each main instead of a bridged 2 channel.

pretzelfisch

I find the lack of symmetry disturbing. You need another amp

Geoff4rfc

cfrizz wrote: »

HOLY....Words fail!!

Goes off to take a cold shower!

Why....thank you

ThirdWorldGuy wrote: »

To OP,
How do you deal with that glare on the TV's screen? Turning off that particular light? Or does it not bother you?

I have a huge curtain over the back bay windows and I never have the lights on when viewing. The glare is never an issue.

tonyb wrote: »

Cool man, but I smell new tweets in your future.

With the subwoofers taking up the power hungry lower regions, why do you need all that horsepower for the mids and top end ? Just curious is all, looks cool but imho you need harder to drive speakers to bring those amps out of sleep mode.

The head room I gained is unreal. I'm using way less volume for both 2ch and H.T.........and 2ch is pretty awesome

Polkie2009 wrote: »

I'd be afraid to put a rear speaker that close to my head , unless you are ok getting hearing damage.

Lol really? The rears are on 10" platforms so the mids and highs are overhead and blend seamlessly with the FX's. Of course, the bass coming through the seats are an added bonus.

jbooker82 wrote: »

Why not just run a mono bock on each main instead of a bridged 2 channel.

Well, bridged, they are mono blocks. And price turned out to be the biggest factor. I paid 1249. for the pair, with warranty's and 860wpc as a mono block.

Yes, next question please

hochpt21

With all that audio bliss...I think you need a projector and screen to match!

Geoff4rfc

Lol, you don't know how long I've been avoiding THAT door, yes, another cavity in the rabbit hole :O

One day however, I feel it will become unavoidable.

PolkieMan

I always here nothing but bad about those amps
I try to keep an open mind, besides I like new stuff that I can afford.
I noticed you have an 808 do you use the 2 channel mode with those amps?
Are you happy with them?

Geoff4rfc

Absolutely!! The AVR is actually an 807, does have "pure audio" mode which is pretty awesome. Always has been even before the monos.

I got the 3ch amp about three years ago, the first 2ch amp close to two years and just picked up the 2nd 2ch amp.

They have done great in my set up and I have no complaints.

Of course, the greatest benefit of these amps won't be realized until I get to move my stuff into a larger dedicated room, but for now, I'm enjoying the extra head room.

PolkieMan

Sounds like they holdup pretty good. I need (want) more for my 2.3tls that the 808 can deliver.

Geoff4rfc

Sure, there are much higher quality amps out there, but for the price, a guy like me on a budget can't go wrong with the emos, they come with 5year warranty's and are transferable if you sell it.

Those 2.3's I bet are some pretty bad a** speakers, Zane is in the process of upgrading a pair, I'd like to hear those bad boys.

Inspector 24

350wpc from the Parasound is enough to play music at a solid clean and clear 100db, and doesn't get unbearably loud until almost 104db, can't imagine needing more power!

Of course I've been wrong in the past…

Erik Tracy

Power is and always be your friend....

cnh

Geoff4rfc wrote: »

Boys boys, especially you cnh, don't you know me by now????

1st lesson in "MY" H.T......Too much is NEVER enough

2nd lesson.................No such thing as overkill

And to 3rdwrldguy, Audyssey sets everything up pretty well, I tweak here and there, but you get immersed very well.

Yeah, you're right! What was I thinking?

Pump up the Volume!

cnh

Thorton

Very Nice Geoff. More Power to Ya! And I love my A9's with power.

ken brydson

I'm local (Puyallup), Love to invite myself over for a listen sometime. I'll bring the beverage...

Geoff4rfc

Heck yeah, you're welcome to come over most anytime. I'm in Ruston, just up the street from Pt. D.

EDUBAG

Nice setup. Could you tell me which chairs are those? I have been looking for something like that for my mancave.

Thanks,

Eduardo

danz1906

Nice System!

Inspector 24

Definitely go Projector, or some massive 80"+ TV, big sound with big picture can't be beat.

polk500

Nice set up Geoff I had towers for back surrounds a while ago just not as big as yours. Must sound fantastic.

Cheers
Roger

hochpt21

Geoff4rfc wrote: »

Lol, you don't know how long I've been avoiding THAT door, yes, another cavity in the rabbit hole :O

One day however, I feel it will become unavoidable.

You can actually get into it fairly affordably. Your mind will be blown the minute you fire up that 100" screen......shove.....

NJPOLKER

What are the antlers doing on the floor??