Emotiva Xpa 1 Gen 1- Buy it or save for something else?

dalylaleahthor
dalylaleahthor Posts: 322
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A pair of came up on CL for 1200. Called and talked to the owner and he said it was like new with about 20 hours play. Also stated that 1 side of the on light was dead but once the music start going it'll display. Worth the 1200? Wait for another buy? It'll be powering the a9.
Epson 3020 projector. Da Lite screen. Oppo 103. Yamaha CXA5000. B&K 7250ii. HSU VTF2. Def Tech Supercube 4000. Polk Rtia9 CsiA6 FxiA6. Monster hts 2600. Home theater.

Bedroom consist of NHT model 2 powered by Parasound hca1200ii coming from my computer.

Stuff laying around. Too much to list but don't want to sell either.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,418
    I would not buy an Emo to pair with those speakers...
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  • dalylaleahthor
    dalylaleahthor Posts: 322
    Reason being Noonshinjohn?
    Epson 3020 projector. Da Lite screen. Oppo 103. Yamaha CXA5000. B&K 7250ii. HSU VTF2. Def Tech Supercube 4000. Polk Rtia9 CsiA6 FxiA6. Monster hts 2600. Home theater.

    Bedroom consist of NHT model 2 powered by Parasound hca1200ii coming from my computer.

    Stuff laying around. Too much to list but don't want to sell either.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,561
    Inherently bright amps are not a good match for inherently bright speakers.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,418
    Emo amps tend to run on the bright side, and the speaker you are going to be using with it tend toward a brighter sound with the highs. The combination will be quite harsh in the higher frequencies. The other thing is the amp admittedly already has issues, regardless of how small. I would look elsewhere.

    Caveat emptor.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    edited July 2016
    Buy! Run! Buy!
    On second thought, this may be a re-ferb.
    Sounds odd that their is something wrong w/ an amp w/ 20 hours on it.
    Plus, if you are buying used you could probably do
    better with another amp and save about $700.00
    It would hurt to demo it to see if it is what you want for sound.

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  • dalylaleahthor
    dalylaleahthor Posts: 322
    Thanks guys. Guess I'm avoiding the buy.

    Epson 3020 projector. Da Lite screen. Oppo 103. Yamaha CXA5000. B&K 7250ii. HSU VTF2. Def Tech Supercube 4000. Polk Rtia9 CsiA6 FxiA6. Monster hts 2600. Home theater.

    Bedroom consist of NHT model 2 powered by Parasound hca1200ii coming from my computer.

    Stuff laying around. Too much to list but don't want to sell either.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited July 2016
    That A23 Halo is worth every penny while the 2250 is a deal that deal on the Halo is a better way to go, a high current amp that's a Halo at that price nab it. I'm pretty sure it is immaculate.
    Home Theater
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    The XPA-1's are amazing even on a9's. I know from experience. Get a decent pre amp while your at it.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    edited July 2016
    Hi @jeremymarcinko though we might hear from you >:)
    Hope this note finds you do well.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    I do think that $1200 may be a little steep though, for a gen 1, which doesn't have the 60w class a.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • RamZet
    RamZet Posts: 792
    http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/173428/monoprice-monolith-7-amp-on-sale-1199-00#latest

    I would buy this MonoPrice/ATI amp new for 1,200 bucks.
    I have the Crestron variant of this amp and its hands down one of my favorite amps.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    I can agree with that. The ATI AT1202 with only 120wpc sounded really nice on my Rti12s.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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