Emotiva in Winnipeg?

[duffb6]

HI,
I live in Winnipeg and i am wondering if anyone here is also from Winnipeg and has some emotiva stuff. I am considering buying a pair of UPA-1s, but i have never heard emotiva and wouldn't mind hearing some first or at least hearing a few testimonials. Thanks in advance guys

[NorthStar]

Hi and welcome to the Lounge!

Nathan (N8DOGG) is from Winnipeg as well, but he has the Emo XPA-5 multichannel amplifier.

* As for the UPA-1 monoblocks, everyone who own them are very pleased with them.
I am totally sure that you would also.

Cheers & Happy Holidays,
Bob

P.S. Please, can you tell us about your speakers, room, and all that Jazz? ...TY

[lar]

Dec 18, 2011 16:20:29 GMT -5 duffb6 said:

HI,
I live in Winnipeg and i am wondering if anyone here is also from Winnipeg and has some emotiva stuff. I am considering buying a pair of UPA-1s, but i have never heard emotiva and wouldn't mind hearing some first or at least hearing a few testimonials. Thanks in advance guys

UPA-1`s are a fantastic sounding power houses, i think you will be happy with a pair. GO JETS GO! ;D

[Deleted]

Hey duff, I have a emo xpa-5 and have had a xpa-2. If you jave any questions or want to come buy to check it out, I'd be glad to help you out. I live in St.Vital.

[rjpoint]

I'm in Regina and I have 2 x UPA-1's and a UPA-7 and they're the most amazing amplifiers. The build is excellent and the sound is clear, concise and powerful. Wouldn't change a thing. Can't wait for the XSP-1 !!!

Cheers--RJ ;D

[duffb6]

Thanks for the input guys. Maybe i wouldn't mind having a listen to the XPA-5 you have N8dogg. St.vital isnt too far of a drive. I could get a feel for what the emotiva brand sounds like.

Currently, i would be using it to run a pair of Klipsch Heresy speakers, and sometimes i swap them out with my other Klipsch RF-82's. Both fantastic speakers. I am running a harman kardon 3600 right now with the Heresys but it isnt enough power, once it really gets loud, i feel like i don't have enough head room, seeing as it is only rated at 80wpc. The 350 from the UPA would be great. I listen in a room 11x18 feet and listen to every kind of genre. Looking for something super clean, crisp and powerful. So the UPA's seem to be the choice. How much longer until the "XPS-1"? should i be waiting? $600 is not that bad for a pair of monoblocks in my opinion. Keep the input coming, thanks guys

[sharkman]

Just leave your mom at home as Nathan has some kind of issue there.

[NorthStar]

...And you're in for a real "LIFTING" experience!!! ... Woooooooooooooooo, you gong to luv it, ...
big time baby! ;D

* HINT: Just look at Nathan's sig.

[Deleted]

Dec 19, 2011 16:59:03 GMT -5 duffb6 said:

Thanks for the input guys. Maybe i wouldn't mind having a listen to the XPA-5 you have N8dogg. St.vital isnt too far of a drive. I could get a feel for what the emotiva brand sounds like.

Currently, i would be using it to run a pair of Klipsch Heresy speakers, and sometimes i swap them out with my other Klipsch RF-82's. Both fantastic speakers. I am running a harman kardon 3600 right now with the Heresys but it isnt enough power, once it really gets loud, i feel like i don't have enough head room, seeing as it is only rated at 80wpc. The 350 from the UPA would be great. I listen in a room 11x18 feet and listen to every kind of genre. Looking for something super clean, crisp and powerful. So the UPA's seem to be the choice. How much longer until the "XPS-1"? should i be waiting? $600 is not that bad for a pair of monoblocks in my opinion. Keep the input coming, thanks guys

I'm actually on vacation this week from work but have Jets games tonight, Thurs and Fri. Next week on boxing day would work or during the day any day this week would work too but I'm busy during the evenings.
I've had about 15 different people come over to check out Emo stuff over the years and it's always been a great experience for both parties.

[norgateoiler]

I have a pair of UPA-1's. PM me if you want to come by and hear them.

[jtc]

need advice... i just got my xpa-2 last week, i hook it up last saturday. does it need a break-in period? if yes, how long? i find it harsh and thin sounding. i"m using it to drive a magnepan 1.7 with a mcintosh c220 preamp. all wire connections are double checked.

anybody here with the same experience? please let me know. btw, i'm 2 hours drive away from winnipeg.

thanks!

[G-Man]

I'm from the camp that says solid state equipment does not require a break in period like tube equipment. Others may disagree.

Perhaps the XPA-2 is just exposing some weaknesses in your system, e.g. your source material, source device, or cabling. It's not typical for the XPA-2 to sound thin or harsh in and of itself. You'll need to do some troubleshooting to isolate the problem.

[Deleted]

May 22, 2012 14:47:02 GMT -5 jtc said:

need advice... i just got my xpa-2 last week, i hook it up last saturday. does it need a break-in period? if yes, how long? i find it harsh and thin sounding. i"m using it to drive a magnepan 1.7 with a mcintosh c220 preamp. all wire connections are double checked.

anybody here with the same experience? please let me know. btw, i'm 2 hours drive away from winnipeg.

thanks!

No break in. You will adjust to the sound, the amp will always sound the same.

[macromicroman]

So maybe it's the listener that needs breaking in. ;D ;D ;D

[Jean Genie]

jtc,
FWIW, I drive my 1.7s with the XPA-2. My pre is Emo USP-1. It NEVER has sounded thin or harsh. I also route CDs thru an XDA-1 with volume set full (80). Sometimes, if a particular CD sounds a bit shrill, I'll back the XDA-1 down to 77 or 78 and that'll ease the shrillness enough. I used an HK AVR65 via pre-out before I got the USP-1 and it might've been a SLIGHTLY warmer tone, but the noise floor was nowhere close to the USP-1 - it's DEAD SILENT!
Hope you can glean something useful here.

[jtc]

thanks for your replies... i'll try to do testing and tweaking this week... btw, just incase, are we also(in canada) entitled to their 'return policy'? ...their return policy link is not presently not working.

[garbulky]

I have the UPA-2 which also don't lack in power driving a set of axiom m80's which are known to dip quite low in impedance. The UPA-1's are considered significantly more powerful than these.
I don't know what you've had before but something to note is the audio quality of these units. They don't just put out the power but have an instant "right" sound to it. Nothing is out of balance. It's very capable of good amounts of detail. In fact, I'm more impressed in their detail than their power which is saying a lot. Every time I upgrade my source, these amps clearly show that it was the source and not the amp that was the bottleneck. They can deliver room ambience and depth information. They are also good at reproducing dynamic range without being strained. Cymbals sound fantastic. They can also easily differentiate between good and fantastic recordings as well as poor recordings.
Anyway, as to the quality, this is how I feel like it sounds. It's feels like a microscope. Turning the volume up just makes the sound "bigger". Almost like a cinema camera slowly zoom in to a picture while retaining the sharpness and clarity. The definition (which already is razor sharp) just increases as more details are raised above the noise floor. It's pretty incredible to my ears. It's hard to describe without listening to it. There's no mid-range boominess, no loose bass, no slow reactions to loud sounds. As my friend put it within 10 seconds of listening to it, "it's just RIGHT."
More on the quality I've listened to recordings that have obviously decided to use pinpointed positioning for multiple notes and the amp has reacted with ease. It really can pin point an instrument on the soundstage.
My wife has on accident sent a line level signal to these amps (which means FULL POWER possible) and they didn't distort one bit, but the house did shake. She told me later that it was amazing that she couldn't hear a hint of distortion as she scrambled to turn it down.
Anyway both the UPA-2 and the XDA-1 has been fully worth the money. And I find that their biggest strength is audio quality. Rest assured that whatever you get, especially if it's a UPA-1 or higher, you won't be dissapointed or long for something better.

[garbulky]

May 22, 2012 14:47:02 GMT -5 jtc said:

need advice... i just got my xpa-2 last week, i hook it up last saturday. does it need a break-in period? if yes, how long? i find it harsh and thin sounding. i"m using it to drive a magnepan 1.7 with a mcintosh c220 preamp. all wire connections are double checked.

anybody here with the same experience? please let me know. btw, i'm 2 hours drive away from winnipeg.

thanks!

I don't see why the return policy will not work. BTW, I don't know much about your pre-amp or more importantly your source, but it's possible that either one of these is the culprit rather than the XPA-2. Also if you are using a power conditioner or similar unit like a UPS, take the XPA-2 out of the power conditioner and plug it directly into the wall. That may do the trick. Even if your power conditioner is rated to deliver the power, just plug the XPA-2 (and your pre-amp and source) directly into the wall. Are you using adequately thick wire guage (18 guage or thicker)?