wsill
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Post by wsill on Sept 18, 2013 9:11:14 GMT -5
Has anyone here tried the XPR-1 amps with Wilson Audio speakers.? I have the Sasha's and am looking for a new amp
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Post by creimes on Sept 18, 2013 9:25:04 GMT -5
I purchased my XPA-2 from a gentlemen who was using it on a pair of Wilson Sofia's and it sounded wonderful, he sold it as he was switching to an XPR series amp, he is a member here but is rarely signed in on the forum, like I mentioned though they sounded great on the XPA-2 and IMO would only sound better on the XPR series.
Chad
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Post by geebo on Sept 18, 2013 9:31:31 GMT -5
Has anyone here tried the XPR-1 amps with Wilson Audio speakers.? I have the Sasha's and am looking for a new amp Welcome to the Lounge! I don't know of anyone here with Wilson Audio speakers but everyone I know with the XPR series of amps are very pleased with their performance. They can handle the most difficult of loads. And Emotiva offers a 30 day return policy on all their new gear so if you not happy for any reason, you can return them by paying the return shipping. Keep in mind that they need a 20 amp outlet to realize their full potential but many use an adapter without problems. |
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Post by Porscheguy on Sept 18, 2013 9:59:10 GMT -5
Has anyone here tried the XPR-1 amps with Wilson Audio speakers.? I have the Sasha's and am looking for a new amp Just curious, but what sort of information do you seek? The XPR-1's, like all powerful mono bloc's sound spectacular and would sound like any other well made, high power mono bloc or even multi/chan amp. They are neutral in their presentation like all quality amps. They have no real sonic signature in my view.... BTW, Love Sasha's. Wish I could afford some  |
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Post by creimes on Sept 18, 2013 10:37:54 GMT -5
I was told what the Sofia's cost and can only imagine the Sasha's are worth as much as my 2012 SUV lol, people are always astounded when I tell them I paid $1700 for my RX6's haha
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wsill
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Post by wsill on Sept 18, 2013 11:08:07 GMT -5
All,
Thank You for acknowledging me as new member. And all your responses so far.
Ed,
The Sashas are very sensitive to everything up stream. They can sound harsh with the wrong electronics.
They have an impedance dip down to 1.8 (ohms, Z) around 90 cycles.
My room is quite large 20' wide x 24' deep x 9' ceiling.
I have a 20 year old ARC D400 now, its aging, I'm looking for Amps that can control the bass response and be very smooth.
My other options is ARC tubes, but unless you spend $12K or above hard to get enough power.
The idea of the XPR-1 is very intriguing. I'd prefer monoblocks.
Thanks,
Bill
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Post by creimes on Sept 18, 2013 11:28:38 GMT -5
All, Thank You for acknowledging me as new member. And all your responses so far. Ed, The Sashas are very sensitive to everything up stream. They can sound harsh with the wrong electronics. They have an impedance dip down to 1.8 (ohms, Z) around 90 cycles. My room is quite large 20' wide x 24' deep x 9' ceiling. I have a 20 year old ARC D400 now, its aging, I'm looking for Amps that can control the bass response and be very smooth. My other options is ARC tubes, but unless you spend $12K or above hard to get enough power. The idea of the XPR-1 is very intriguing. I'd prefer monoblocks. Thanks, Bill That's whats great about the 30 day trial Bill, as long as your okay with paying the return shipping if you are not satisfied, not many brands you can do that with. Chad |
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Post by GreenKiwi on Sept 18, 2013 13:16:39 GMT -5
The other amps to consider are the XPA-1 gen 2, 60W of class A operation might be interesting to consider.
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Post by Erwin.BE on Sept 18, 2013 13:46:12 GMT -5
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Post by garbulky on Sept 18, 2013 14:46:20 GMT -5
All, Thank You for acknowledging me as new member. And all your responses so far. Ed, The Sashas are very sensitive to everything up stream. They can sound harsh with the wrong electronics. They have an impedance dip down to 1.8 (ohms, Z) around 90 cycles. My room is quite large 20' wide x 24' deep x 9' ceiling. I have a 20 year old ARC D400 now, its aging, I'm looking for Amps that can control the bass response and be very smooth. My other options is ARC tubes, but unless you spend $12K or above hard to get enough power. The idea of the XPR-1 is very intriguing. I'd prefer monoblocks. Thanks, Bill The XPR-1's are 2 ohm stable FWIW. They also put out a TON of power at 2 ohms (more than its 4 ohm rating). What source and pre-amp do you use? I think with the Wilson's you need to have some really stellar DAC's/pre-amps. At the price of sofia's it does beg to be mentioned that you may want to shop a little higher up in the price range. The XPR-1's are NO slouch. I've never heard higher priced amps. But just saying there are bargains at even higher price ranges. Just know that simply shopping higher up isn't going to net you better audio quality than the XPR's unless you choose very carefully. But the XPR-1's are good safe bet. You may also want to consider Bi-amping. BTW your audio research amp is also fantastic |
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Post by Boomzilla on Sept 18, 2013 15:23:36 GMT -5
YES, use those Emotiva amps with the Wilson speakers, and THEN tell us all what you think of them. I'd love to know. I'm not in the market for Wilsons, but I often see Carver Amazing ribbons and Apogee ribbons discounted to virtually nothing. Based on your experience with the Wilsons, I might consider either of those ribbon options.
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Post by dally on Sept 18, 2013 17:46:41 GMT -5
XPR-1's should sound awesome driving your Wilson's. the XPR series amplifiers are outstanding. Forum member arthurz compared the XPR-5 to two Mcintosh monoblocks back in December,and the XPR-5 did EXTREMELY well in comparison. The thread title is: XSP-1+ XPR-5 vs. Mcintosh C-50 + MC-601. It is found under: Processor/ Preamp Reviews. ( Not sure how to link from my phone) Good luck in your search for new amps. |
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Post by pedrocols on Sept 18, 2013 18:06:23 GMT -5
It is so silly that the OP is asking a simple question which so far nobody seems to be able to answer and yet are populating this thread with irrelevant information.....Just in case here is again the question, as I see already this thread going to hell very fast, and quote "Has anyone here tried the XPR-1 amps with Wilson Audio speakers.?"
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Post by kse on Sept 18, 2013 18:45:36 GMT -5
At the price of sofia's it does beg to be mentioned that you may want to shop a little higher up in the price range. The XPR-1's are NO slouch. I've never heard higher priced amps. But just saying there are bargains at even higher price ranges. Just know that simply shopping higher up isn't going to net you better audio quality than the XPR's unless you choose very carefully. [/quote] Huh?  |
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Post by bootman on Sept 18, 2013 19:39:30 GMT -5
It is so silly that the OP is asking a simple question which so far nobody seems to be able to answer and yet are populating this thread with irrelevant information.....Just in case here is again the question, as I see already this thread going to hell very fast, and quote "Has anyone here tried the XPR-1 amps with Wilson Audio speakers.?" Do you honestly think he would even get one response back? How many Wilson owners do you think regularly come here? lol |
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Post by pedrocols on Sept 18, 2013 19:52:31 GMT -5
It is so silly that the OP is asking a simple question which so far nobody seems to be able to answer and yet are populating this thread with irrelevant information.....Just in case here is again the question, as I see already this thread going to hell very fast, and quote "Has anyone here tried the XPR-1 amps with Wilson Audio speakers.?" Do you honestly think he would even get one response back? How many Wilson owners do you think regularly come here? lol We should look for a Wilson forum and emojack it.... |
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Post by creimes on Sept 18, 2013 19:56:09 GMT -5
Well I have heard Wilson Sofia's on an XPA-2 and the sound was smooth and open(Sounded excellent) aka no harshness and that was just a measly little XPA-2  Enough said lol yours truly, Chad |
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Post by danny01 on Sept 18, 2013 20:04:27 GMT -5
Do you honestly think he would even get one response back? How many Wilson owners do you think regularly come here? lol We should look for a Wilson forum and emojack it.... Hahaha! Sent from my HTC6500LVW using proboards |
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Post by Lsc on Sept 18, 2013 22:59:22 GMT -5
Has anyone here tried the XPR-1 amps with Wilson Audio speakers.? I have the Sasha's and am looking for a new amp Cheap a$$  . Get outta here! Back to the Krell forum you go! Lol. |
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Post by garbulky on Sept 18, 2013 23:25:42 GMT -5
At the price of sofia's it does beg to be mentioned that you may want to shop a little higher up in the price range. The XPR-1's are NO slouch. I've never heard higher priced amps. But just saying there are bargains at even higher price ranges. Just know that simply shopping higher up isn't going to net you better audio quality than the XPR's unless you choose very carefully. Huh? [/quote] I'm not sure what you mean? |
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