What emotiva amp would be best for cerwin vega ve-15f

[love4music]

i am purchasing two cerwin vega ve-15f tower speakers they are rated at 6 ohms impedance each and are 400 watts each i need to know what amp would be best emotiva amp preferred to power them and drive them to their max output and i also want a onkyo receiver that i can use along with the emotiva amp for music im planning on doing a receiver/amp setup and eventually a emotiva preamp/amp setup can anyone help me out please!!!!!!!!!! Thanks in advance i will be on tomorrow to check out your replys i appreciate all the help that you can spare for a complete Noob

[creimes]

Hey man welcome to the forum, as far as info for an amp to power those vega's we need more info like room size, listening habits and budget, I could say for any application the XPA-2 is a majestic and rock solid amp for $899, next i line is the XPA-1's or an XPR-2 for added power and headroom. One question I have is why buy a Onkyo receiver instead of say a UMC-200 or PT-7030, is this for a 2 channel setup only or for a 2ch/HT system, and are your sources analog or digital. If 2ch is all you are going for the DC-1 Stealth DAC and/or the XSP-1 analog preamp are well reviewed pieces.

Chad

[Lsc]

If you didn't buy the speakers yet, I would consider other speaker options first.

[love4music]

its for a 15x20 room i listen to alot of hiphop and rap i like alot of bass and loud music i have a maximum price of 600 dollars for an amp but preferred closer to 400 dollars and about 400 dollars for the preamp most of my sources are digital but i do have a couple of analog sources too i hope this helps out with my situation

[stiehl11]

For $400 to $600 dollars there isn't an Emotiva amp that you can buy new that will best power your speakers. There are amps that you can buy new that will power them and give you a good sound. If you're vigilant, you should be able to pick up a used XPA-2 for around $600 - $650 that would make your speakers sing at full song. Yes, you can go with the XPA-1/XPA-1L, or the XPR-1/XPR-2 but, quite honestly, you'll be able to meet your budget and your goals with a used XPA-2.

[deltadube]

Oct 13, 2013 10:23:48 GMT -5 love4music said:

its for a 15x20 room i listen to alot of hiphop and rap i like alot of bass and loud music i have a maximum price of 600 dollars for an amp but preferred closer to 400 dollars and about 400 dollars for the preamp most of my sources are digital but i do have a couple of analog sources too i hope this helps out with my situation

the xpa 2 and the usp 1 stereo amp.. 899 and 449 a little over budget but will do very well for you..

or for a bit more get the dc 1 dac as it handles digital and 1 analog input for 699.. holiday sale i heard is starting
oct 15 too..

you can always add parts to the system later

cheers

[stiehl11]

Oct 13, 2013 8:54:48 GMT -5 Lsc said:

If you didn't buy the speakers yet, I would consider other speaker options first.

Yes, he should consider Phase Tech PC series speakers; they are the best on the market at their price and blow away most speakers costing 2-3 times the cost. The person I bought my PC-9's from commented that they had the most hard hitting bass than any CV that he had ever owned. But, just as you didn't buy (or likely seek out) Phase Tech and got what you wanted, the OP has a certain speaker that he owns or in mind that he feels fits, not only his budget, but what he hopes to achieve for his personal sound. Some people just enjoy the music.

[Lsc]

I never considered phase tech but who cares lots of great speakers at that price point. And they are good speakers but I certainly wouldn't recommend $2k speakers to someone with a total budget of $1200. But IF they haven't made a purchase yet, I'd tell them to spend the majority of their budget on speakers.

My other subtle point is if you have cerwin vegas...other components can only do so much. Perhaps get a $300 receiver and save for better speakers.