Emotiva XPA-3

AR15223
AR15223 Posts: 13
edited November 2010 in Electronics
Wondering if I should get a amp with the setup i am running? Would this make a huge difference. How is the amp connected to the receiver? Are the speakers connected to the the amp or receiver still?
Home Theater Setup

Receiver: Yamaha RXV 665
Fronts: Polk Audio Monitor 60
Center: Polk Audio CS1
Rear: Polk Audio TSI 300
Sub: Polk Audio PSW 505
BluRay: PS3 Slim
Xbox 360
Display: Insignia 1080p 50" Plasma
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  • cnoat
    cnoat Posts: 315
    edited November 2010
    I don't have any exp.with the emotiva.But if your reciever has pre outs you run the pre outs to the amp.Your speakers are hooked up to the amp.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,715
    edited November 2010
    AR15223 wrote: »
    Wondering if I should get a amp with the setup i am running? Would this make a huge difference. How is the amp connected to the receiver? Are the speakers connected to the the amp or receiver still?

    If your receiver has preouts you connect an cable from the pre-outs to the amp for the channels you want run from the amp. You then connect those speakers to the amp rather than the reciever.

    Will it make a difference: YES!

    I noticed a big difference in music when listening to my Monitor 60's on a 125wpc 5 channel amp. I can only imagine the difference you would hear with the XPA-3 which has much more wpc than my Carver.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,899
    edited November 2010
    Your thread title doesn't seem to have anything to do with your questions.
    Wondering if I should get a amp with the setup i am running?

    Does your AVR have pre outs?
    Would this make a huge difference.

    Too subjective. What might be huge to one person may not be huge to another. Will adding an amp make a difference? Yes.
    How is the amp connected to the receiver?

    Thru the pre outs on the AVR.
    Are the speakers connected to the the amp or receiver still?

    The amp.
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