Anyone in Victoria with Emotiva Amps?

[airwolf77]

Hi all, I'm thinking of getting either an XPA-5 or XPA-3 to power my KEF Q900s & Q600 center. My Yamaha RX-A3000 is pretty good, but I'm thinking with the Q900's I could use a little more grunt when I've got the system running a movie and all 7 channels going. I have Q300s as side channels and Polk RTi-A3 as rear's. The Yamaha is good, but I think the Emo XPA-5 would spice things up. Anyone in Victoria with Emo amps they wouldn't mind showing off? I'd like to hear them before ordering even if it's with different speakers. I'm going to ask on the US site if anyone is running KEF with Emo to get some opinions of the match-up. Thanks in advance for any reply's.

[rcnmoose]

Hi,

Funny thing I have the RX-A3000 as well and just got an XPA-3. Haven't had a ton of time to play around with it yet. For normal viewing like TV or when things are at low volumes I don't notice a difference. However, put in an action or dynamic bluray and turn up the volume and their is definitely a difference. The extra umphff really fills in the front channels.

Fred

Should add that I am in Victoria. Shipping costs to the door were actually cheaper than getting it sent to Pt Roberts and then doing a round trip ferry as well. Also our high dollar doesn't hurt either.

[airwolf77]

Thanks for the reply, well the Secret warehouse sale is ON NOW, check the news section, I ordered the XPA-5 today!!! And your right rcnmoose, unless you are going over to Point Roberts anyway, the shipping worked out less to my door. It was $74.95 shipping + $32 brokerage + $30 duty + tax. Shipping was going to be $35 in the USA for the sale, and then they charge about $15 to hold your package in Point Roberts when they are this heavy. And the ferry for us Islander's costs you $150ish round trip... now if I was in Vancouver I would have gone to get it . I figure for the difference of about $90 not including the ferry and wasting a day to get it. By the way if you read this and haven't heard about the sale on today through saturday and you might want something... call them, it's sooo worth it. Better than Black Friday prices. I wish I had more money to buy more, like a couple monoblocks, or just more toys.