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Post by disturbed on Dec 3, 2012 19:27:11 GMT -5
unsure which to buy. running Paradigm Studio 100s v5 as fronts and Studio CC - 590 as center. have a pair of Paradigm 9seMK3 as my sides and Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 as rears. my amp is a Marantz SR6004. would the XPA-3 be fine or should i go XPA-5 and power the sides as well. cheers.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 20:33:56 GMT -5
Get the XPA-5, the extra $170 for the two additional channels is a good buy, IMHO. And, think real hard bout replacing those Wharfedales with anothe set of Paradigm spkrs, the voicing will be a better match and your soundfield will improve noticeably...
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Post by Coach KG on Dec 4, 2012 9:28:11 GMT -5
The XPA-5 will bring new life to your whole room. I went through the same decision and am very glad I went with the 5. ;D
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Post by cawgijoe on Dec 4, 2012 12:30:13 GMT -5
Get the XPA-5 while it's on sale. You will also have the option in the future to either use a receiver or an av preamp. You will glad you did.
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Post by dksosku on Dec 4, 2012 13:57:15 GMT -5
+1 for XPA-5. You'll love it.
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Post by disturbed on Dec 4, 2012 22:40:43 GMT -5
XPA-5 it is than. when listening to music will only 2 channels power up or will all 5 be always on. not sure about replacing the wharfedale rears. not many 7.1 bluray movies in australia and the ones that i have watched very little sound was sent through them.
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Post by michaels on Dec 10, 2012 15:44:43 GMT -5
All (five) channels will be on, but the ones driving speakers will be using most of the power (i.e., idle channels shouldn't use much power at all.)
If you only drive two channels, they'll be able to provide more power than rated for 5. As has been discussed before, this shouldn't harm the amp channels unless you continuously overdrive them.
Search the forums for more info...
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Post by disturbed on Dec 15, 2012 1:18:53 GMT -5
have ordered the XPA-5. now the waiting begins.
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Post by ocezam on Dec 15, 2012 8:22:10 GMT -5
The XPA-5 will bring new life to your whole room. I went through the same decision and am very glad I went with the 5. ;D Ditto. Get the XPA-5 while it's on sale. You will also have the option in the future to either use a receiver or an av preamp. You will glad you did. You have that option as long as you stay at 5 channels. I've got 9.1 and am soon upgrading to 11.1. ;D |
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Post by Magicmonger on Dec 23, 2012 21:11:01 GMT -5
have ordered the XPA-5. now the waiting begins. Congrats on your XPA-5 |
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Post by danny01 on Dec 28, 2012 5:30:25 GMT -5
Congrats... You will love it. Before getting UPA-1's(monoblock version of the XPA-3/5), I was using a Pioneer Elite receiver, and the amps made a HUGE improvement in dynamics and bass.
Wow, we are both running Paradigm fronts and Wharfedale Diamond 9.x surrounds, although I have them as sides in a 5.1 setup. I have Paradigm Signatures up front and Wharfedale Diamond 9.6's as surrounds, and what rlw said a few posts up is true. I loved the Wharfedales for music before I got my Paradigms, but the two brands have completely different sound signatures(I would even go as far as to say that they are polar opposites) that IMHO shouldn't be used together, even if its just for surrounds. I find the difference in voicing to be very distracting that I sometimes just turn off the UPA-2 that drives them. I've been looking to replace them with S2 v.1's but cannot find them in Maple to match my fronts.
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Post by flashman on Dec 29, 2012 13:40:03 GMT -5
I just purchased this from Emotiva last night. I figured with the sale price and free shipping it would be worth it. Also picked up their CMX-6 power strip to plug this into. I figure it would be better than using my monster strip I own. Any suggestions on use with my equipment? I am not upgrading for many years at this point based on budget and my wife lol. Here is what I have. Mitsubishi Diamond 57" rear projection Yamaha Rx-V861 receiver Emotiva XPA-5 (not arrived yet) PS3 for games and Blu ray play back B&W 703 tower (front) B&W HTM 62 center channel (only until I get a new setup for my TV) B&W 685 bookshelf (rear) B&W HTM 7 center channel (will be used eventually with new TV setup) Any suggestions from you all would be very beneficial. Any thoughts to make my setup better, or used more efficiently IE: not using the HDMI from my receiver. If that is a better way to go I am all ears. Otherwise, this is my gear and I am proud of it, even though my boys touched the tweeter on three of my speakers when they were younger. Otherwise, everything is wonderful and works great. I am just really excited to get the amp and make a flexy rack to start changing up my HT and give me more options. One question, would these cables be fine to use for connecting the Emotiva to my receiver? www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10236&cs_id=1023603&p_id=2681&seq=1&format=2Brian |
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Post by danny01 on Dec 29, 2012 14:17:07 GMT -5
I just purchased this from Emotiva last night. I figured with the sale price and free shipping it would be worth it. Also picked up their CMX-6 power strip to plug this into. I figure it would be better than using my monster strip I own. Any suggestions on use with my equipment? I am not upgrading for many years at this point based on budget and my wife lol. Here is what I have. Mitsubishi Diamond 57" rear projection Yamaha Rx-V861 receiver Emotiva XPA-5 (not arrived yet) PS3 for games and Blu ray play back B&W 703 tower (front) B&W HTM 62 center channel (only until I get a new setup for my TV) B&W 685 bookshelf (rear) B&W HTM 7 center channel (will be used eventually with new TV setup) Any suggestions from you all would be very beneficial. Any thoughts to make my setup better, or used more efficiently IE: not using the HDMI from my receiver. If that is a better way to go I am all ears. Otherwise, this is my gear and I am proud of it, even though my boys touched the tweeter on three of my speakers when they were younger. Otherwise, everything is wonderful and works great. I am just really excited to get the amp and make a flexy rack to start changing up my HT and give me more options. One question, would these cables be fine to use for connecting the Emotiva to my receiver? www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10236&cs_id=1023603&p_id=2681&seq=1&format=2Brian I used to use those exact cables for all of my analog and digital coax connections. That is until one of them nearly blew my speaker. When I plugged the cable from my AVR, at the time a Pioneer Elite, to my UPA-1, there was a very very loud hum from the speaker as soon a the asp was turned on. It was probably about 150hz and 100+ dB. It also burned out the preout board on my receiver, which I had to get repaired. Switched all of my analog cables to BLue Jeans since then. But I still use Monoprice for digital, HDMI Cat5 etc. Sent from my DROID RAZR using proboards |
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Post by bond007 on Dec 29, 2012 14:23:06 GMT -5
NICE Congrats on your XPA-5 good luck with it.
cheers
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Post by flashman on Dec 29, 2012 14:52:18 GMT -5
I just purchased this from Emotiva last night. I figured with the sale price and free shipping it would be worth it. Also picked up their CMX-6 power strip to plug this into. I figure it would be better than using my monster strip I own. Any suggestions on use with my equipment? I am not upgrading for many years at this point based on budget and my wife lol. Here is what I have. Mitsubishi Diamond 57" rear projection Yamaha Rx-V861 receiver Emotiva XPA-5 (not arrived yet) PS3 for games and Blu ray play back B&W 703 tower (front) B&W HTM 62 center channel (only until I get a new setup for my TV) B&W 685 bookshelf (rear) B&W HTM 7 center channel (will be used eventually with new TV setup) Any suggestions from you all would be very beneficial. Any thoughts to make my setup better, or used more efficiently IE: not using the HDMI from my receiver. If that is a better way to go I am all ears. Otherwise, this is my gear and I am proud of it, even though my boys touched the tweeter on three of my speakers when they were younger. Otherwise, everything is wonderful and works great. I am just really excited to get the amp and make a flexy rack to start changing up my HT and give me more options. One question, would these cables be fine to use for connecting the Emotiva to my receiver? www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10236&cs_id=1023603&p_id=2681&seq=1&format=2Brian I used to use those exact cables for all of my analog and digital coax connections. That is until one of them nearly blew my speaker. When I plugged the cable from my AVR, at the time a Pioneer Elite, to my UPA-1, there was a very very loud hum from the speaker as soon a the asp was turned on. It was probably about 150hz and 100+ dB. It also burned out the preout board on my receiver, which I had to get repaired. Switched all of my analog cables to BLue Jeans since then. But I still use Monoprice for digital, HDMI Cat5 etc. Sent from my DROID RAZR using proboards Which cables from bluejeans do you recommend? Looking at the website it doesn't jump out at me. |
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Post by danny01 on Dec 30, 2012 3:09:41 GMT -5
On the left, click on "surround audio". I use the LC-1, since they seem to recommend that one. If you need different lengths for whatever reason, click on "stereo audio" or "subwoofer cables" on the side menu. The LC-1 cables are all the same.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2012 4:37:22 GMT -5
Get the XPA-5, the extra $170 for the two additional channels is a good buy, IMHO. And, think real hard bout replacing those Wharfedales with anothe set of Paradigm spkrs, the voicing will be a better match and your soundfield will improve noticeably... -RW- Agree 100% and also with rlw and danny01 on the Paradigm surrounds! |
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Post by cawgijoe on Dec 30, 2012 8:30:10 GMT -5
Just a note.....I personally have several Of the very same Monoprice cables mentioned above and have had no issues with them. They simply work.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2012 9:06:21 GMT -5
Great choice! Mine has worked flawlessly since 2008 and was the first purchase that began this Emotiva addiction. FAIR WARNING ;D   have ordered the XPA-5. now the waiting begins. |
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Post by flashman on Dec 30, 2012 10:12:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the info. I went with monoprice for now just because of cost and many people have said they work well. I try not to spend too much on cables if I don't have to and this saves me $40 for the time being. Hopefully that isn't a bad choice based on your experience danny01. Edit: Quick question, is it better to use rca to rca or would these xlr to rca be better? I have zero experience with HT amps, only car audio so this is new to me. www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10244&cs_id=1024404&p_id=4776&seq=1&format=1#largeimage |
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