Emotiva XPA 3 ?

motobman
motobman Posts: 32
What does everyone think of the Emotiva line ? Seems hard to find an EMOTIVA XPA 2 but what about the Emotiva XPA 3 ? Are the specs ok and would that help my A9 fronts ???

Thank you,


-Moto
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited January 2010
    I run my a9s off an xpa-3. made a huge difference in sq even at lower volumes. much more detailed. what are using for a center?
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  • motobman
    motobman Posts: 32
    edited January 2010
    Right now it is a large, Proficient Audio and I don't think it is rated very high. I plan to upgrade to a CSI A4 or A6.
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,717
    edited January 2010
    As if we didn't have enough emo threads. The search function is your friend and specs mean nothing.
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited January 2010
    motobman wrote: »
    Right now it is a large, Proficient Audio and I don't think it is rated very high. I plan to upgrade to a CSI A4 or A6.

    go with the a6 if you got the space
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    sda 2b's
    fronts - rti a9's
    center - csi a6
    surrounds - fxi a6's
    sub - polk dsw pro 600
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  • motobman
    motobman Posts: 32
    edited January 2010
    Say I bought a Emotiva XPA 5 (5 channel amp), simply for my front RTI A9's and center speaker. Could you, or "Would" you bi wire the A9's like I am doing presently off of my Yamaha RX-V1900 ? If I get an XPA 5, should I bridge the speaker posts, or bi-wire them and run one channel to each of the speaker's posts (using four of the five amp outputs). Thanks again, you guys are a real help,

    -Moto
  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited January 2010
    Good "bang for buck" product's, work extremely well with Polk's.

    My a9's sounded good running off my AVR (same as your's), sounded better when i added an xpa5, and sound even much better since adding a pair of xpa1's! :D

    a6 for center duty is the way to go IMHO, match's beautifully with the a9's.

    xpa5 for the front soundstage would be interesting. Use 4ch's for the a9's and the final ch for the a6 :) I would say that it would sound good, most likely better than the xpa3 alone.
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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited January 2010
    If you want the best solution for 2ch then the xpa1's are the way to go. ;)

    Glad i picked mine up :D

    If you want to maximize a rig's potential for music/HT then go with a multi channel amp, xpa5 for the front 3 as i mentioned in my earlier post should be more than adequate. IIRC the xpa5 has more capacity and a larger transformer as compared to the xpa3....
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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited January 2010
    Didn't try it as it didn't interest me because i knew i was getting mono block's :o

    The xpa5 would be better than the xpa3 IMHO, but best for 2ch is xpa1's or xpa2 it's the way to go :cool:
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited January 2010
    motobman wrote: »
    Say I bought a Emotiva XPA 5 (5 channel amp), simply for my front RTI A9's and center speaker. Could you, or "Would" you bi wire the A9's like I am doing presently off of my Yamaha RX-V1900 ? If I get an XPA 5, should I bridge the speaker posts, or bi-wire them and run one channel to each of the speaker's posts (using four of the five amp outputs). Thanks again, you guys are a real help,

    -Moto

    I had my LSi-15's and the XPA-5 wired in a Bi-amp (seperate channel for each set of binding posts) configuration, There was only a very slight difference in the low end, I don't think it's worth the extra wire.

    Jimmy
  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited January 2010
    Use the search function your questions have been answered atleast a 1/2 doz times.

    H9
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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited January 2010
    To the O/P you should not base opinion's solely on paper spec's of ANY product, regardless of the manufacturer :cool: IMHO Emotiva provide's an option to many people who want better performance than integrated component's offer without "breaking the bank" and also give's many the piece of mind you get with NEW component's as opposed to the uncertainty of used item's. They definately are NOT the be all, end all but definately a quality product for the price :)

    The O/P's question's are valid, there is NO need to "police" the forum and discourage new member's from posting :)

    I will agree with you that yes one can obtain much information from doing a search but if everyone only used the search we would have no "traffic" on the forum and it would stagnate.

    If you feel the need to "police" maybe you can get a grip on all of the spam post's and all of the ignorant flaming and useless post's that go on here by a few member's simply for the sake of upping their post count ;)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited January 2010
    I'll reiterate,

    USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION the questions have been answered many, many times.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited January 2010
    Can you use a larger font and brighter colour? It's kinda hard to read :rolleyes:
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,988
    edited January 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    I'll reiterate,

    USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION the questions have been answered many, many times.

    H9


    The man has a point. Nobody is trying to discourage people from posting, just teaching them how to use the forum to best answer their questions. Nothing more, nothing less. It may rub some the wrong way when the same questions are asked every day,over and over again. Learn how to use the forum, specifically the search feature, first,before posting repeat questions.
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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited January 2010
    tonyb wrote: »
    The man has a point. Nobody is trying to discourage people from posting, just teaching them how to use the forum to best answer their questions. Nothing more, nothing less. It may rub some the wrong way when the same questions are asked every day,over and over again. Learn how to use the forum, specifically the search feature, first,before posting repeat questions.

    If that is the case then 99% of the post's on this forum would not be here, there is a thing called Google that can answer ANY question anyone has. He has some deep seeded issues that he is refusing to acknowledge so he act's out against other's to feel better. I pitty him :o
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,988
    edited January 2010
    If that is the case then 99% of the post's on this forum would not be here, there is a thing called Google that can answer ANY question anyone has. He has some deep seeded issues that he is refusing to acknowledge so he act's out against other's to feel better. I pitty him :o

    Really ? Google ?

    If that were true, then why are you here ? I mean, if Google can answer all your questions, all these audio clubs should just go away then.

    The poster you question is well respected around these parts. He, myself, and others may get testy from time to time at the lack of newbs to learn how to use a forum,ask a question, or use manners. You may have a personal issue with Heiney, none of my buisness, and even though this is an internet forum, a tad bit of respect goes along way.
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,050
    edited January 2010
    This is the age-old thing with internet forums...happens on every one I've been on. Long standing members who get tired of seeing the same stuff repeated versus noobs looking for info.

    Why not let these guys have their thread? Easy enough to skip over it if you've BTDT.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,988
    edited January 2010
    This is the age-old thing with internet forums...happens on every one I've been on. Long standing members who get tired of seeing the same stuff repeated versus noobs looking for info.

    Why not let these guys have their thread? Easy enough to skip over it if you've BTDT.

    Not exactly, more like noobs being too lazy to search and have everyone else do their leg work for them. They can have their threads, nobody says otherwise, just when it gets repeated over and over, they will be called on it to search for the answer as it has been talked about a million times over. Much like cable debates.
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  • klennop
    klennop Posts: 30
    edited January 2010
    In the time it took you to log on, reply to this post 2 times, change your font size and color, you could have just put links to the answer using the search function.

    Not trying to jack the thread, sorry about this. I agree with trying to use the search function but compared to other forums this one seems really picky. On another note it is also nice to have information brought up again every once in a while, if you don't want to post about it then you don't have to, just skip over it.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,717
    edited January 2010
    Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah.......did I mention Blah?
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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited January 2010
    F1nut wrote: »
    Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah.......did I mention Blah?

    Hey i want another post too, so blah! :)

    YAY! My e-peen is bigger now :D
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  • motobman
    motobman Posts: 32
    edited January 2010
    Makes sense, and sorry, just a new Polk owner and a new poster as well.....
    I remember when my frien Sean in high school raved about Polks........I always wanted a pair.. Now I have fronts and a sub, and just want the right amp, amps to run them.

    Thanks guys,


    -Moto
  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited January 2010
    Are there a lot of Emo threads here? Yes. Could someone use the search function? Yes. Perhaps folks asking these redundant questions are just wanting to chat audio? If everybody used the search, where would all these "spirited" discussions happen?

    I think if a guy who is obviously new here posts a repeated question he's looking for info and way to stimulate some discussion and really doesn't deserve to be blasted right off the bat.

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  • BigA524
    BigA524 Posts: 63
    edited January 2011
    We dont want another cyber Emo fight..
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2011
    Hawkeye wrote: »
    Are there a lot of Emo threads here? Yes. Could someone use the search function? Yes. Perhaps folks asking these redundant questions are just wanting to chat audio? If everybody used the search, where would all these "spirited" discussions happen?

    I think if a guy who is obviously new here posts a repeated question he's looking for info and way to stimulate some discussion and really doesn't deserve to be blasted right off the bat.

    Gordon

    Who blasted the OP? When I recommend the search function it is because there is plenty of info on the subject already:cool:
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,988
    edited January 2011
    We dont want another cyber Emo fight..

    Yeah,from a year ago.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,454
    edited January 2011
    BigA524 wrote: »
    We dont want another cyber Emo fight..

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    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,327
    edited January 2011
    I knew something was up!!!!
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2011
    Oops I quoted from over a year ago. So many of these damn EMO threads I thought I was posting in the other one. No not that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, but the other one:biggrin:
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  • angelsfann02
    angelsfann02 Posts: 589
    edited January 2011
    Maybe someone should post a "sticky" thread regarding Emotiva Amps entitled, "So you're thinking about buying an Emotiva amp? Read this first before posting." Just a thought......
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