Anyone have a Emotiva A300

CH46E
CH46E Posts: 3,591
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Anyone hear one? Own one? Likes, dislikes?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    Depends on who you ask, some love them, others not so much. Having heard a few, My opinion is they will do just fine for HT use, but lack some refinement for music. That opinion of mine, is also mirrored by others so I'm not alone in that assessment.

    They can also be a tad bright in the upper registers, so matching them with brighter speakers like RTIA's may not be the best match. LSI's which are more laid back might match up better.
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    edited May 2018
    I have an A300 driving my Signature S60. For the $400 it is a very nice amp with good power. I also found it to good with music and not bright at all.

    What I like;
    Cost
    better power than my Marantz on it's own
    Fits in small area
    Sounds great for both music and movies
    Runs very cool

    Don't like;
    RCA input are spread far apart, hard to use Audioquest cables


    This amp is a stop gap for me. I can't afford a nice big amp yet so I got the A300, this is to take stress off my SR5010 which didn't like pushing all 7 speakers @ -10db. I don't go that loud most of the time. when it's wanted, it will now go up with no problem.

    When I do get funding for a big amp, A300 will be moved to the bedroom where I think it will do nicely on my S20.
    When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.
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    Bed Room; Marantz SR5010, BDP-S270Main: Polk Signature S20Center: Polk Signature S35Rear: Polk R15 Sub: SVS SB2000
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  • dolbyd
    dolbyd Posts: 430
    I have one in my office and it is a great amp for the money.
    I have run it with LS90s, RT16s and infinity Kappa 600s. I feel it has a good Neutral tone to it.

    I am also running it with the Marantz 5010 like mrloren.
    So with a Marantz it might be a good matchup.
    I agree with mrloren in the rca inputs being spread out. Go single ended on your cables. I am using Transparent Link cables.



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