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Post by frontosa72 on Dec 20, 2014 14:00:30 GMT -5
Im looking to upgrade my old system and buy emotiva pre amp and amplifier system for home theater and music .
Here's my old system :
PRE AMP : Rotel RSP 1068
AMP : Rotel RMB 1075
PLAYER : oppo 105 d
SPEAKERS :
fonts : B&W 805s
center: B&W HTM2
rears :B&W DM602 S2
subs : B&W ASW 1000F and Velodyne VA 8100x
speaker wires : Kimer Kable 8TC
Here's the system im planning set up , comments and advise and very much appreciated.
PRE AMP : UMC 200
AMP : Emotiva XPA 2 ( will use this for my B&W 805s fronts)
Emotiva XPA 3 ( 1 channel for my B& W HTM2 center and 2 channels for the rear B&W 602 S2
PLAYER : oppo 105 d
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Post by jmasterj on Dec 20, 2014 14:16:36 GMT -5
Welcome to the Lounge. Looks like you've made some good choices to me. Join E-Club and save even more, I say go for it especially if you can do it now while their on sale. Good luck j.
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Post by LuisV on Dec 20, 2014 14:49:35 GMT -5
Welcome! I have a similar setup (B&W Speakers) with the XPA-2 for the mains and XPA-5 for center / surrounds and couldn't be happier. I originally had the UMC-1 and upgraded to the XMC-1 and to me, the improvement was well worth the cost. If you can swing the XMC-1, go for it; otherwise, what you have listed looks like a great combination.
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Post by Gary Cook on Dec 20, 2014 15:23:34 GMT -5
Nothing at all wrong with your plans, but maybe a few suggestions. Keeping in mind that, unlike most audio gear, power amplifiers last a long time, decades is not uncommon. So it pays to consider any future wants and needs. Firstly I had an XPA-2 + XPA-3 combo and changed to an XPA-5 for space reasons and I honestly notice no difference. I put this down to the XPA sound being similar across the range plus the XPA-2 (300 WPC with 2 Channels Driven) is hardly more powerful than an XPA-5 (275 WPC with 2 Channels Driven). So that is a consideration, just the single XPA-5 doing the 5 channels for a space and $ saving.
The second suggestion would be to consider a pair of XPA-1L's in lieu of the XPA-2. That does give a sound upgrade from the XPA-5 based on some side by side testing I've done of an XPA-1L that I currently have in for service. The 35 watts of Class A is very useful plus the usual monoblock advantage off being able to locate each amp amp in close proximity to its speaker. Short speaker cable and long interconnect seems to work better for me than the reverse.
Thirdly if there is any chance that you might want to go to 7.1 or can use the extra 2 channels for another Zone then you might want to consider the XPA-5 versus the XPA-3, on a cost per channel basis the XPA-5 is unbeatable value.
Lastly I probably shouldn't leave out the XPA-7, for the same reason as above, its power in 2 channel use, future expansion and/or additional Zone.
Whilst noting the above, you can take some comfort in knowing that there are no bad decisions in regards to Emotiva amplifiers, and that if you do ever want to upgrade they hold their value extremely well and sell fast.
Merry Xmas
Gary
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Post by vneal on Dec 20, 2014 16:40:07 GMT -5
should be a nice system
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Post by 1960broookwood on Dec 20, 2014 17:04:05 GMT -5
Unless you want to listen at levels that make your ears bleed the amp would be the last thing I would upgrade.
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Post by frontosa72 on Dec 20, 2014 22:49:32 GMT -5
thanks for all your oomments and advice. Im leaning more on XPA 3 than XPA 5 for my center and 2 rears. My living is not that huge and XPA 5 cost $200 more. Is there a huge difference sound wise if you watch movie with 5.1 vs 7.1?
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Post by moko on Dec 20, 2014 23:09:31 GMT -5
Unless you want to listen at levels that make your ears bleed the amp would be the last thing I would upgrade. +1. i think the amp is enough considering the front speakers are bookshelf speakers and the bass goes to subwoofer. a processor upgrade will give more significant improvement. an xmc-1 with dirac is a wise decision. |
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Post by novisnick on Dec 20, 2014 23:22:35 GMT -5
thanks for all your oomments and advice. Im leaning more on XPA 3 than XPA 5 for my center and 2 rears. My living is not that huge and XPA 5 cost $200 more. Is there a huge difference sound wise if you watch movie with 5.1 vs 7.1? Significant difference?,that's up to the listener, but the XPA-5 would also be great for a possible zone 2 some day! how many great two channel 200 watt amps can you purchase for $200.00?  ? Just saying!!!  Edit; I forgot to welcome you to our little corner of the web!! Great fun and friends to find here!!! |
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Post by frontosa72 on Dec 21, 2014 0:15:26 GMT -5
so XPA 2 + XPA-5 is a better option than XPA 2 + XPA 3 for my setup ?
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Post by novisnick on Dec 21, 2014 0:28:02 GMT -5
so XPA 2 + XPA-5 is a better option than XPA 2 + XPA 3 for my setup ? NOT SO!!!!! IMHO!!!!! Need a pair of MONOBLOCKS and an XPA-5 for almost any setup! Y'all knew I would say that!!!  |
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Post by vneal on Dec 21, 2014 9:46:04 GMT -5
I say sell your system and get the XPA 7 channel amp. If you just use 5 channels now it is nice to know the other 2 are there for an upgrade
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Post by yves on Dec 21, 2014 19:35:42 GMT -5
I say sell your system and get the XPA 7 channel amp. If you just use 5 channels now it is nice to know the other 2 are there for an upgrade I would wait for the XPA-9 just in case!1!!11!1! |
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? Just saying!!! 
