new emo amps, so what's new?

afterburnt
afterburnt Posts: 7,892
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They say their xpa5 is new, I dont see what's new
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,418
    Maybe ask on the Emo boards...
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    I did but that BB is kindda slow lol
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited December 2015
    It appears that Emotiva is going with expandable amps like those of ATI. The gen3 xpa's will use the the topology from the xpr line, but share one chassis. They will offer 2-7 channel products with the ability to add channels to the amp as needed.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    thanks jeremy, sounds interesting I have never heard of such a thing
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  • RamZet
    RamZet Posts: 792
    edited December 2015
    Modular amps make the most sense to me. As a installer I can say it sucks having to pull a 100 pound multi channel amp out of a rack, carry it up a flight of steps and to the van when a channel dies.
    Ohhh and shipping a 100 pound amp can stink too if you dont have the box for it.

    I think this is why we have moved to class D amps, 12 channel Rotel is all of about 20 pounds Vs. a custom ATI (Crestron) amp at 99 pounds.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    I'd be surprised if this is the way they are headed.
    Is there a fan in that thing?
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    edited December 2015
    It just makes sense to move towards class D. Most dedicated HT systems average 7.2 channels. Yes there is something to be said about the sound. IMO, the Elite SC units have BALLS for days....only 200 watt/ch+ monster amps pound better. The damn units even sounded louder overall than a comparable Onkyo unit. However, my ears slightly liked the sound of the Onkyo over the Pioneer....especially for receiver only music listening....if one has a single system and little rack space.

    However, the future of great multi channel sound and efficiency seems to be with modules like the Hypex ,Ncore, etc. Would love to go the DIY route with five of their modules and two of the plate amps. Some in the 2 channel world have said some iterations have presentation, midrange, and less sterile sound that approaches a good tube amp.

    The 7 ch nCore NAD M27 is one dreamy HT Beast:
    http://nadelectronics.com/products/home-theatre-amplifiers/M27-Seven-Channel-Power-Amplifier received a lot of great feedback and reviews...one fellow even said it clearly bested his Sony 3000ES unit but he had a hard time hearing major differences between it and Classe and McIntosh amps!


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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    Good idea for strictly HT, but not so much if you are looking for a musical 2 ch amp, that type of topology can be (and usually is) detrimental to getting the most musical sound from the amp.

    Flexibility is what wins at the expense of a really refined, musical sounding amp. If that is what floats your boat and what your system build is, then it might be worth checking out for HT.

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