My Emotiva XPA-5 Questions Thread

Dawgfish

Caliguapolk,

Congrats on the new amp. I have been enjoying my Emotiva! You have a nice set-up there. One friendly word of advice though, I wouldn't leave the reciever stacked on top of the XPA-5 like that. As far as amps go, the XPA series runs very cool, but still it would be better to have nothing on top of it so the amp could better breath and keep cool. Also Onkyo recievers run hot, especially the 805. I know hot air rises, but having a hot running reciever sitting on top of the amp can't be an especially good thing IMHO. It looks like you have room to set the reciever to the side of the amp, I would try that instead.

Steve

devani

http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/growthcharts2/f/avg_wt_female.htm
Average weight for adult women = 162.9 pounds

to me that seem high....it's only because i see my wife everyday and that's the size I am comfortable with(average to me)....my sister is same size as my wife....

I don't know exact figures for women who can lift 66 lbs...if that much weight is for XPA-5, it would take at least 2 or 3 people size that's close to my wife....

comfortablycurt wrote: »

I would have to guess that more than 1% of the women in the world can lift 66 pounds. I wouldn't want a chick that couldn't lift 66 pounds...because that would mean she'd be small enough to be mistaken for a 12 year old girl.:rolleyes:

WilliamM2

CaligulaPolk wrote: »

I took some cool pics

What happened to the finish on the volume control and door on the Onkyo? Did it arrive scratched up like that?

WilliamM2

devani wrote: »

to me that seem high....it's only because i see my wife everyday and that's the size I am comfortable with(average to me)....my sister is same size as my wife....

So are you comfortable with your sister too?:eek:

devani

WilliamM2 wrote: »

So are you comfortable with your sister too?:eek:

:D yes, because my sister lives in AZ 2000 miles away...
believe it or not, my wife and my sister have same name....:):)

Pauly

Jeff if you are going to stack those like that id get some extra risers to add more space between them for better air flow. Not sure how hot those amps get. Looking good. Cant wait to Demo it.


Pauly

CaligulaPolk

WilliamM2 wrote: »

What happened to the finish on the volume control and door on the Onkyo? Did it arrive scratched up like that?

NO!!! my son play his toys on it, i moved it to other room so he wont bother it anymore


I bought this cable for temporary


Philips 6' Digital Audio Coaxial Cable

Did i bought right or wrong cable? I wasnt sure

WilliamM2

CaligulaPolk wrote: »

NO!!! my son play his toys on it, i moved it to other room so he wont bother it anymore

I bought this cable for temporary

Philips 6' Digital Audio Coaxial Cable

Did i bought right or wrong cable? I wasnt sure

That will work fine, as long as you have 5 of them. Why temporary? No need to change them.

CaligulaPolk

WilliamM2 wrote: »

That will work fine, as long as you have 5 of them. Why temporary? No need to change them.

only bought 3 for 3 speakrs


i will buy 7.1 signal cable or emotiva cable when they release theirs..

CaligulaPolk

WilliamM2 wrote: »

That will work fine, as long as you have 5 of them. Why temporary? No need to change them.

WRONG!!!

I called Emotiva and tehy said No it wont work..

CaligulaPolk

Pauly wrote: »

Jeff if you are going to stack those like that id get some extra risers to add more space between them for better air flow. Not sure how hot those amps get. Looking good. Cant wait to Demo it.


Pauly

No i will not stack them, i only did it to take photo and i will use the rack i was selling.

CaligulaPolk

xcapri79 wrote: »

No she was wise.

Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should!
She could easily throw out her back lifting that weight.
What if she did hurt herself or dropped the amp?

She was very wise to wait until her husband came home.

My wife will not leave the box outside til i get home

she only lifted the box from door into foyer and let me do the rest lifting.

CaligulaPolk

Am I hooking up right????? Im little confusing but am trying to follow direction.. Remind you, its my first time with receiver and AMP EVER!!!! ??? ??? ???

I taped 2 different color for each channel and other rca doesnt have tape so hopefully ya all can follow from the pic
White tape - Channel 1 (Front R)
No tape- Channel 2 (Front L)
Orange - Channel 3 (Center)












White tape - Channel 1 (Front R)
No tape- Channel 2 (Front L)
Orange - Channel 3 (Center)

CaligulaPolk

Kex wrote: »

While the Onkyo receivers apparently run rather hot, Emotiva amplifiers, in general, run extremely cool. Also, Emotiva have frequently stated you actually can stack other components on their amplifiers if you so wish. You can always e-mail them to verify this if you are worried about it, in the case of the XPA-5 specifically, but I would not be. Just a thought, since heat issues were mentioned earlier.

im not stacking it up, only did it for photo shooting and i plan seperate it

thanks for warning though... Onkyo will be placed on top of amp on the rack, seperately on shelf. Will show rack setup photo later.



i powered up amp



everything look ok?

MAN I FEEEEEL SOOOOO NEWBIE LOL

CaligulaPolk

Kex wrote: »

Everything looks fine. All channels are working (blue, not red).

BTW, do you have a 12v trigger wire, so that the Onkyo will automatically turn the Emotiva on and off, or are you intending to just leave it on all the time?

not yet.. i plan go to walmart to buy temporary one until emotiva release their cables soon.. gotta make sure its right one..


http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=9875901


is this right cable?

speakergeek

Here's the back end of my XPA-5 set up (3 ch). Running VampireWire interconnects.




I"ve really been diggin it...

WilliamM2

CaligulaPolk wrote: »

WRONG!!!

I called Emotiva and tehy said No it wont work..

Really? Did they say why? I always thought rca cables were fine for rca connections. Or did they think you wre going to try and hook it up digitally?

Toolfan66

Looks good so far, If I was you I would get a power conditioner when you can swing it, and get rid of the multi outlet strip you have. or at least upgrade to a better outlet strip for now.

Also have your amp plugged into a dedicated wall outlet if possible.

Toolfan66

CaligulaPolk wrote: »

WRONG!!!

I called Emotiva and tehy said No it wont work..

I don't know what they told you but any RCA interconnect will work. Why do you think so many guys here try all sorts of cables. Emotiva is not doing anything special to only use particular cables.

CaligulaPolk

TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »

Looks good so far, If I was you I would get a power conditioner when you can swing it, and get rid of the multi outlet strip you have. or at least upgrade to a better outlet strip for now.

Also have your amp plugged into a dedicated wall outlet if possible.

Yes i have Monster power HTS 3600 mkii but it broke, sent it to monster for replacement a week ago.. yeah it broke few months ago.. been sitting in the box for a while until i said time to send it for replacement it will place on my rack under cable box

Heres the picture of setup..



yea ps3 is dirty, i will buy clean stuff, and air cleaner can to blow dust away, i ran out...


I moved rack into other room where my son wont bother it, you can see i put gate as well. Used white duck tape to conceal wires on bottom of trim and gate.. it masked well



For fun

speakergeek

Looks good there CP! I like the light effects. Your camera seems to be top notch.

mmadden28

CaligulaPolk wrote: »

not yet.. i plan go to walmart to buy temporary one until emotiva release their cables soon.. gotta make sure its right one..


http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=9875901


is this right cable?

I don't think that will work-you'd think it would but I was never able to get it to work between my 805 and XPA5 and I recall several discussions on the Emotiva forum of similar experience. I had to use a 12v wall wart-Just plug the wall wart into the accessory outlet on the Onk and the powered side into the XPA-5 trigger in and you'll be golden. Your bound to have at least one unused one laying around somewhere.
Like this:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2552559&y=9&x=14&retainProdsInSession=1

I'm sure they can be found much cheaper--I actually picked up a few at the Sharper Image going out of biz sale last year for a buck each. It doesn't have to be high current. I'm pretty sure the 300mA one above would likely work fine. I can't tell what tips the one above has, just ensure it has the correct tip.

WilliamM2

Kex wrote: »

They both look the same, so, without reading the text, the image of what he bought above looked acceptable at first glance.

They look acceptable because they are. A digital cable is just a 75 ohm coax cable. Many analog cables are also 75 ohm coax. I think something probably just got lost in the conversation he had with emo.

WilliamM2

Kex wrote: »

That kinda sux. Is this a problem with the Onkyo, or the Emotiva, or some mysterious compatability issue between the two?

Probably the fact that it is a stereo cable, not mono. They still work sometimes, but not always, due to the way the pin lines up.

I have used mono 3.5mm cables with my 885, and many others for 12v triggers, they have always worked just fine. Something like this:


http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/DISTRIBUTED-BY-MCM-24-810-/24-810

cfrizz

Looks good congrats!

mmadden28

WilliamM2 wrote: »

Probably the fact that it is a stereo cable, not mono. They still work sometimes, but not always, due to the way the pin lines up.

I have used mono 3.5mm cables with my 885, and many others for 12v triggers, they have always worked just fine. Something like this:


http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/DISTRIBUTED-BY-MCM-24-810-/24-810

I tried both stereo and mono, neither worked, I even tried the Zone 2 trigger out, nada--I don't recall checking to see if I was actually getting any voltage out of the Onk's trigger--so it could be a problem with the Onk 805 for all I know--The wall wart did work, so I know the trigger in on the XPA-5 works so I left it at that.

mmadden28

You could also try this thing if you have more things to control (I use a Harmony One/880 for the rest of my needs)

Emotiva Trigger Expansion Module--Its only $40
http://emotiva.com/et3.shtm

mmadden28

CaligulaPolk wrote: »

Just FYI, you can control what size the images are when you upload them to Photobucket.

Here's a shot of my XPA-5 hookup. Using Monoprice interconnects. Note one is left hanging unused since they are configured as stereo pairs. I'm pretty sure they are just 75 ohm coax.


Oh and I would say to get rid of the factory provided interconnects-they make work, and you may not hear a difference for obvious reasons, but your wife might (or maybe not--I know my wife could care less) but they likely have no shielding from RF interference, etc.....There has been enough praise for Monoprice cables (for the money) and for $3 each pair-that's $9 for a set-- you simply can't go wrong.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10218&cs_id=1021803&p_id=2864&seq=1&format=2

CaligulaPolk

mmadden28 wrote: »

You could also try this thing if you have more things to control (I use a Harmony One/880 for the rest of my needs)

Emotiva Trigger Expansion Module--Its only $40
http://emotiva.com/et3.shtm

i have plans for that too


MORE MORE MORE MONEY TO SPEND ON

jimmydep

WilliamM2 wrote: »

Probably the fact that it is a stereo cable, not mono. They still work sometimes, but not always, due to the way the pin lines up.

I have used mono 3.5mm cables with my 885, and many others for 12v triggers, they have always worked just fine. Something like this:


http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/DISTRIBUTED-BY-MCM-24-810-/24-810

I have used both a stereo and mono 3.5mm cable to operate my Yammi and the Emotiva.....If the Onkyo has a problem I would get the Mono cable just to be sure. According to the Onkyo's manual there should be no compatability problems with the Emotiva..

Jimmy