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[bytesiz]

Hi All,

Been a long time since I visited here.  I'm glad to see the community is still going strong.  A lot has changed in 7 years!

I've been enjoying my old Emotiva gear.  I have a RSP-1 preamp and used a BPA-1 for an amp.  I'm starting to have issues with the BPA-1 so it's time for me to upgrade.  

I believe something along the line of the UPA-200 is all I need for an amp, but I'm also considering an XPA-200.  I generally like to buy stuff used and I'm surprised by the prices that used UPA-200 amps are selling for!  It really doesn't make sense to buy one of them used.  I do however see some UPA-2 amps here and there.  My understanding is the the UPA-2 and the UPA-200 are really quite different and that the XPA-200 is a closer match to the UPA-2.  So, my question is, should I be looking for a used UPA-2 or XPA-200?  Another alternative would be just get a new UPA-200. 

Thanks All!

Aaron

[garbulky]

It honestly depends on your budget. The UPA-2 and the XPA-200 are very very similar. You can see it from the pictures.
But there are differences. The XPA-200 has XLR inputs (though not fully balanced like the XPA-1). The XPA-200 has more capacitance - 80,000 mf which may help.

THe UPA-2 has a line out passthrough for daisy chaining. For instance you can couple your BPA-1 and the UPA-2 togeher as a bi amp unit. It also has a gain matching knob (or volume control). They likely are both 32 db gain anyway. You can use the BPA-1 to amp the treble unit and the UPA-2 to amp the bass woofers.
Both the UPA-2 and the XPA-200 share two amp blades from the XPA-5 series.

The UPA-200 has a fan and uses single amp blade. It is claimed to have a "shorter signal path".
IMO if budget is a concern I would get a used UPA-2.

If you can at all - try a used XPA-2. Your RSP-1 should do a real treat with it. The BPA-1 (well mini-x) I found had a smiliar sound signature to the XPA-2.

[bytesiz]

Good info!  I'm intrigued by the XPA-2.  Should I be looking for Gen 1 or Gen 2?

[bytesiz]

Turns put I don't think the BPA-1 is dead yet. Seems the problem was with the RSP-1 with a "dirty" volume control I have a few other issues with the RSP-1, so I'm going to look into getting it fixed and then maybe upgrade the amp later. Seems like the RSP-1 is still a nice analog 2ch pre, so it's worth getting fixed.


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[bytesiz]

Well finally got the RSP-1 back. Sounds great, especially since it's now match up with an XPA-2.


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