to keep amp or not keep amp??

cstmar01
cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
edited January 2010 in Electronics
sooo I decided I have to upgrade my AVR. I was trying to decide if I wanted to get an AVR or save a bit and get a pre/pro. I decided to go with an AVR as I'm sick of the one I currently have and can't decide for the life of me what pre/pro to go with and wanted to give myself some time to see if I can get my ears on one and play with them a bit to see what I like and then decide.
SO the AVR I will be getting will mostly likely be the Pioneer Elite SC-05 or 25. Now I had a 2 channel amp for my rears which I sold, 3 channel for the center and surrounds, and the mono blocks for the front. I won't get rid of the mono blocks as I have RTIA9's and want to give them a bit of power. I sold the 2 channel as I can run those rear surrounds easily off the new AVR. However I don't know if I should get rid of the 3 channel. Its an Emo XPA-3. I would be upgrading it anyways once I decide on a pre/pro with probably parasound or something similar but just don't' know if I should shed it now or later.
A lot of people said that I would probably not notice a difference between the pio's amp section for the surrounds and the XPA-3s. My main concern is the center but that's just me.
What do you guys think? I'm just kinda stuck because if I can sell it thats fine and dandy and if I don't sell no big deal but just need a little push one way or the other.
Thanks!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,249
    edited January 2010
    There is A LOT life outside Emotiva as far as amps go. Sell it and try something different or try something different and then sell which ever one you like least.

    H9
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  • rcrook317
    rcrook317 Posts: 280
    edited January 2010
    emotiva is the BEST WAY TO GO !




    j/k just like seeing people on here bitching bout emo, its 2 funny! demo around find what u like.....ur ears are the judge,i dont hav enough knowledge to pick one or the other for ya
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited January 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    There is A LOT life outside Emotiva as far as amps go. Sell it and try something different or try something different and then sell which ever one you like least.

    H9

    oh trust me, emo was my first amps and I just wanted to try to see what I thought of them. I feel like they lacked some detail to be honest. Ya they got power but I also want something that has a lot of detail. I was thinking about trying Parasound or Rotel once I get my pre/pro and go from there. I really like McIntosh but want to try some others before I would go there.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2010
    My vote is for Adcom. Nice choice on AVR.
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  • anhchungdoan
    anhchungdoan Posts: 760
    edited January 2010
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    My vote is for Adcom. Nice choice on AVR.

    Go for the Carver/Sunfire if extra power is needed. They are light weight and running cool.
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  • anhchungdoan
    anhchungdoan Posts: 760
    edited January 2010
    rcrook317 wrote: »
    emotiva is the BEST WAY TO GO !




    j/k just like seeing people on here bitching bout emo, its 2 funny! demo around find what u like.....ur ears are the judge,i dont hav enough knowledge to pick one or the other for ya

    Why? Is it because it is in-expensive :rolleyes:?
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited January 2010
    We can get together sometime, I'll bring my Pioneer SC-07 up by you if you want to compare it to your emotiva amp. In my current HT I'm running all my RTI's off the receiver and the receiver is doing a great job.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited January 2010
    Never mind what other people say, keep it & check it out with your own ears between all the speakers. Once YOU determine the difference, THEN decide what you want to do.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    Dump the amp, get a Pioneer SC, and just enjoy the movies. :)
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited January 2010
    Well after some thought, I decided to sell it and put it up as of last night, and well already have someone that is probably going to be sending me the money tonight. I decided because I do want to move away from Emo amps because like I said they are alright but I really want to expand my horizon a bit and test out other stuff. I will for now just use the mono's for the front L/R and then the SC for the other 5 channels. If I find it doesn't do what I want to do I think I'll just pick up a nice 3 channel parasound or adcom and try that out and see if it gives me the sound I want. Thanks for the advice guys!
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