New AVR

[remo]

Finally splurged and got a new AVR, an Onkyo 1009. I've had it 2 weeks now and love it! I don't currently own any EMO merch as of yet but I plan on getting a couple UPA-1's and a XPA-5. Currently I am useing a couple Adcom GFA-555's and a GFA-2535.

[hemster]

Congrats on the receiver. Going with separates will breathe life into it!

[jackfish]

The Adcom GFA-555 is one of the better products Adcom made. In tests it outputs 260 continuous watts per channel at only 0.007% THD into 8 Ohms (both channels driven). With a fan the Adcom GFA-555 will do 600 watts into 8 Ohms from 20 - 20,000 Hz at less than 0.04% THD when bridged. Its hard to see how Emotiva UPA-1s will yield much of an improvement over even one GFA-555. In addition, with four 200 watt channels from the two GFA-555s, and one 200 watt and two 60 watt channels from the GFA-2535 you have enough juice to run seven speakers in a complete 7.1 system. If you just want something new I guess I can see that. Good luck with your new AVR!

[remo]

Apr 18, 2012 8:21:35 GMT -5 jackfish said:

The Adcom GFA-555 is one of the better products Adcom made. In tests it outputs 260 continuous watts per channel at only 0.007% THD into 8 Ohms (both channels driven). With a fan the Adcom GFA-555 will do 600 watts into 8 Ohms from 20 - 20,000 Hz at less than 0.04% THD when bridged. Its hard to see how Emotiva UPA-1s will yield much of an improvement over even one GFA-555. In addition, with four 200 watt channels from the two GFA-555s, and one 200 watt and two 60 watt channels from the GFA-2535 you have enough juice to run seven speakers in a complete 7.1 system. If you just want something new I guess I can see that. Good luck with your new AVR!

Leaky caps in the adcom 555's, its time to retire them. I'll eventually have them serviced but for now and near the same cost I can have some nice new/used Emo amps to add to the collection.

[jackfish]

Sounds like a plan!