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Post by matty4blu on Oct 13, 2010 12:23:25 GMT -5
hey all, was thinking of selling my XPA5 and buying a UPA5 cause of the deal they are having. would i notice a huge difference in headroom? i live in a townhouse now and dont crank it like i use too.
i would be putting a bit over $200 back in the bank if i did this move. i have a potential buyer already.
any thoughts??
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Post by Pauly on Oct 13, 2010 12:29:20 GMT -5
What speakers are you using? If they are Maggies or something, I'd keep the XPA. Otherwise, the UPA should be all you need. I love my UPA-5. It's not powering my mains, but it does a great job with my easy to drive center and surrounds.
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Post by matty4blu on Oct 13, 2010 12:38:46 GMT -5
What speakers are you using? If they are Maggies or something, I'd keep the XPA. Otherwise, the UPA should be all you need. I love my UPA-5. It's not powering my mains, but it does a great job with my easy to drive center and surrounds. i have dali ikon 7 towers and dali ikon center and dali surrounds. i have a pioneer elite 23 receiver. i was thinking the upa would be just fine to run my system. 125 watts direct should be good enough. the ikons can handle up to 200 watts. |
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Post by Pauly on Oct 13, 2010 12:44:08 GMT -5
Oh yeah, 6 ohm 92db sensitivity? You'll be fine.
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Post by matty4blu on Oct 13, 2010 13:00:28 GMT -5
Oh yeah, 6 ohm 92db sensitivity? You'll be fine. so the upa5 should drive my 5 speakers just fine then? i am mostly home theater, like 85%. so i mostly use my setup for movies and TV watching. do you think i will notice a big difference? |
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Post by LCSeminole on Oct 13, 2010 13:46:36 GMT -5
Will you always be in a townhome? Is being a homeowner in your future plans? In this situation you might want to consider long-term as well? Having too much power has never been a problem, but not enough for your future power hungry, not-so-efficient speakers and you may be wishing you had that extra wattage and headroom. Just some thoughts to chew on!
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Post by thepcguy on Oct 13, 2010 13:56:08 GMT -5
Headroom? you only gain +3db with the XPA-5 ;D
3 clicks(?) and they would be similar. Just mt 2 cents.
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Post by matty4blu on Oct 13, 2010 14:16:49 GMT -5
Will you always be in a townhome? Is being a homeowner in your future plans? In this situation you might want to consider long-term as well? Having too much power has never been a problem, but not enough for your future power hungry, inefficient speakers and you may be wishing you had that extra wattage and headroom. Just some thoughts to chew on! inefficient speakers? what do you mean by that? |
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Post by matty4blu on Oct 13, 2010 14:20:47 GMT -5
Headroom? you only gain +3db with the XPA-5 ;D 3 clicks(?) and they would be similar. Just mt 2 cents. so your saying that the upa 5 would work as well as the xpa5? so i should not notice a difference than? |
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Post by thepcguy on Oct 13, 2010 14:36:49 GMT -5
Headroom? you only gain +3db with the XPA-5 ;D 3 clicks(?) and they would be similar. Just mt 2 cents. so your saying that the upa 5 would work as well as the xpa5? so i should not notice a difference than? Practically. The Amp is from the same Company so they would sound similar. With regards to power, doubling the amplifier power does not double the loudness. The sound from the speakers would not be "twice as loud"; it would only be "a little louder," an increase of 3 decibels. Crank the volume up a little and you're good to go. |
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Post by eljaycanuck on Oct 13, 2010 14:43:51 GMT -5
A UPA-5 will drive reasonably efficient speakers (~90dB) very well.
So it looks like the question is: Do you need the $200 enough to justify selling a perfectly good XPA-5 and replacing it with a UPA-5?
If you don't, keep the XPA-5 and enjoy it. If you do, sell the XPA-5 and enjoy your new UPA-5.
Either way, I think you'll be satisfied. ;D
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Post by matty4blu on Oct 13, 2010 14:48:42 GMT -5
so your saying that the upa 5 would work as well as the xpa5? so i should not notice a difference than? Practically. The Amp is from the same Company so they would sound similar. With regards to power, doubling the amplifier power does not double the loudness. The sound from the speakers would not be "twice as loud"; it would only be "a little louder," an increase of 3 decibels. Crank the volume up a little and you're good to go. ya thats what i thought. i dont really per say "crank my system" that much. i do enjoy some music listening from time to time, but dont blast the sound. thanks for the input. |
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Post by matty4blu on Oct 13, 2010 14:56:45 GMT -5
A UPA-5 will drive reasonably efficient speakers (~90dB) very well. So it looks like the question is: Do you need the $200 enough to justify selling a perfectly good XPA-5 and replacing it with a UPA-5? If you don't, keep the XPA-5 and enjoy it. If you do, sell the XPA-5 and enjoy your new UPA-5. Either way, I think you'll be satisfied. ;D well yes and no i guess. i could always use the money on something else for my system or for movies... |
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Post by thepcguy on Oct 13, 2010 15:04:02 GMT -5
Practically. The Amp is from the same Company so they would sound similar. With regards to power, doubling the amplifier power does not double the loudness. The sound from the speakers would not be "twice as loud"; it would only be "a little louder," an increase of 3 decibels. Crank the volume up a little and you're good to go. ya thats what i thought. i dont really per say "crank my system" that much. i do enjoy some music listening from time to time, but dont blast the sound. thanks for the input. About 'cranking the system', my UPA-5 is driving 'inefficient' towers (about 86 - 88?) in a 12' X 14' and I like my movies LOUD. And as far as my wife is concerned, the UMC-1's volume can only go up to 50 - daytime ONLY. One time I cranked the volume up to about 60 (my wife's busy doing something in the farthest corner of the yard) and she came running back to the house! I guess you have an idea how this story ended. ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by matty4blu on Oct 13, 2010 15:10:11 GMT -5
ya thats what i thought. i dont really per say "crank my system" that much. i do enjoy some music listening from time to time, but dont blast the sound. thanks for the input. About 'cranking the system', my UPA-5 is driving 'inefficient' towers (about 86 - 88?) in a 12' X 14' and I like my movies LOUD. And as far as my wife is concerned, the UMC-1's volume can only go up to 50 - daytime ONLY. One time I cranked the volume up to about 60 (my wife's busy doing something in the farthest corner of the yard) and she came running back to the house! I guess you have an idea how this story ended. ;D ;D ;D thats funny, wish i could do that. so i guess the upa5 would be plenty for my system and to run all my speakers just fine. it would be cool to have an extra $200 or so dollars to buy movies or add a new item. |
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Post by Davecski65 on Oct 13, 2010 15:22:38 GMT -5
just like too chime in here about the efficency rating I am in the market for new ht speakers and looking at orb audio as most of my veiwing will be movies and tv and some sacd the rating is 89db is that a good rating and will a UPA-5 drive them well?
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Post by LCSeminole on Oct 13, 2010 16:30:20 GMT -5
Will you always be in a townhome? Is being a homeowner in your future plans? In this situation you might want to consider long-term as well? Having too much power has never been a problem, but not enough for your future power hungry, inefficient speakers and you may be wishing you had that extra wattage and headroom. Just some thoughts to chew on! inefficient speakers? what do you mean by that? Maybe "inefficient" wasn't the best verbage here, more like "not-so-efficient".  |
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Post by eljaycanuck on Oct 13, 2010 17:03:57 GMT -5
... so i guess the upa5 would be plenty for my system and to run all my speakers just fine. it would be cool to have an extra $200 or so dollars to buy movies or add a new item. Sounds like you've decided...  |
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Post by mickeyharlow on Oct 13, 2010 17:13:30 GMT -5
Why not purchase the upa-5 for the surrounds and us the xpa-5 to bi-amp your front speakers?
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Post by matty4blu on Oct 13, 2010 17:52:06 GMT -5
Why not purchase the upa-5 for the surrounds and us the xpa-5 to bi-amp your front speakers? after all this i may just keep the xpa 5. after all the disconnecting, packing, taping, driving to get it shipped, carrying the beast, and waiting for it to arrive safe. is it really worth the $200 to do all that? i am starting to not think so. again i jumped the gun |
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