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Post by roflcatdown on Oct 20, 2010 22:50:58 GMT -5
This is probably an amazingly silly question, but I'm I've finally managed to drag my old Fosgate Audionics (Rebranded Hafler VRM home theater gear that most of you have very likely never ever even heard of existing...) speakers out of storage and am considering either the XPA-5 or UPA-5. I have three FA62.0 speakers and two FA61.0 speakers. They're 6 ohm rated, and supposedly according to the info they stay at 6 ohms. fosgateaudionics.com/products/documents/2001_PointZeroSats_MAN.pdfBoth of these amps are obviously rated to 4 ohm stable, but in my neurotic level of research on gear that I do I've occasionally come across reviews of amps where for some reason they just really don't like a 6 ohm load and either sound quality suffers greatly... And just in case I figured it would be prudent to ask if the amps themselves are perfectly happy running at 6 ohms. |
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Post by NorthStar on Oct 20, 2010 23:13:35 GMT -5
Hi Cat (or Ron, Rob...) and Welcome to the Lounge.  I'd say the UPA-5 will provide all that is necessary to fill your speakers with all the power they need. And yes, the UPA-5 can safely run your 6 Ohm speakers, and even 4 Ohm ones as well. It is not only rated to do so but also concretely prooven. Cheers, Bob |
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Post by Pauly on Oct 21, 2010 0:17:30 GMT -5
I agree with Bob. The UPA will provide plenty of power. The XPA will do even better at very loud volumes, but I wouldn't think you would need it personally.
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Post by roflcatdown on Oct 21, 2010 9:26:09 GMT -5
Hi Cat (or Ron, Rob...) and Welcome to the Lounge. I'd say the UPA-5 will provide all that is necessary to fill your speakers with all the power they need. And yes, the UPA-5 can safely run your 6 Ohm speakers, and even 4 Ohm ones as well. It is not only rated to do so but also concretely prooven. Cheers, Bob I figured the UPA-5 would work just fine. The only reason I'm considering the XPA-5 is to potentially future-proof myself if I should upgrade to more demanding speakers later. |
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Post by roflcatdown on Oct 21, 2010 9:27:22 GMT -5
I agree with Bob. The UPA will provide plenty of power. The XPA will do even better at very loud volumes, but I wouldn't think you would need it personally. Well, the XPA fills less of an immediate need, but should I upgrade my speakers later the extra $200 might be a good investment upfront. Thus the conundrum. |
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Post by carlp336 on Oct 21, 2010 10:08:11 GMT -5
the upa-5 is currently sold out. looks like XPA5 for you.
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Post by roflcatdown on Oct 21, 2010 11:55:45 GMT -5
the upa-5 is currently sold out. looks like XPA5 for you. You're assuming that I HAVE to have it right now. My speakers are still in storage (only here instead of there where they were) for about another week. From what I've seen it looks like Emotiva has a pretty regular holiday sale as well that I could potentially take advantage of, but sale prices don't tend to make or break my purchasing decision. |
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Post by Pauly on Oct 21, 2010 16:37:16 GMT -5
Emo said the UPA-5 will back in stock next month for the holiday sales.
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