Couple of Questions about the Fusion 8100

[LuisV]

A family member is looking at a used Arcam AVR-400 but he's also interested in the Fusion 8100 for music and Home Theater duties.  Anyone have any experience with the Arcam?  Regarding the Fusion, we have a couple of questions:

1. Warranty - Is it 3 years or 5?  On the Fusion description page it says 3 years, but under the Help section it says that All Emotiva products come with a 5 year warranty.  So, what is it... 3 or 5 years?
2. Do you feel that the Fusion has enough Power to drive Polk T90e Mains, Polk C2 Center and Def Tech BP2X surrounds? 
   

Curious as to everyone's thoughts.   Thanks in advance for your comments, opinions, etc...   

[garbulky]

May 8, 2014 18:55:58 GMT -5 LuisV said:

A family member is looking at a used Arcam AVR-400 but he's also interested in the Fusion 8100 for music and Home Theater duties.  Anyone have any experience with the Arcam?  Regarding the Fusion, we have a couple of questions:

1. Warranty - Is it 3 years or 5?  On the Fusion description page it says 3 years, but under the Help section it says that All Emotiva products come with a 5 year warranty.  So, what is it... 3 or 5 years?
2. Do you feel that the Fusion has enough Power to drive Polk T90e Mains, Polk C2 Center and Def Tech BP2X surrounds? 
   

Curious as to everyone's thoughts.   Thanks in advance for your comments, opinions, etc...   

1. I would go with what Emotiva mentions on the product page. The fusion is a new departure for them where they are jumping into the reciever scene and so it just means they haven't actually updated the help section.
2. You see what Fusion is rated as. The good news is that it's not going to sound wimpy by any means .... if ANY of their previous amplifiers is anything to go by. Their watt ratings are a lot more realistic and honest than most watt ratings you'll get out of similarly priced AVR's. A lot of these (110WX7 branded AVR's) barely squeek out 30-40 watts per channel when all channels are driven simultaneously. With Emotiva, this is really the wattage you get. The more you spend, the more you'll get in watts. I personally think you'll do reasonably well as long as you aren't having a house party, if your room isn't tremendously large, and your expectations are reasonable. If you had to get a receiver and was on a budget, there is no reason to not put the fusion right at or near the top of your list.