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Post by Canuck_fr on Jan 19, 2015 15:33:19 GMT -5
Does anyone know when/if we will see the new UPA amplifiers (specifically the replacement of UPA-500 and UPA-700)?
Any information is appreciated as I have a friend looking to purchase in the next few weeks.
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Post by macromicroman on Jan 19, 2015 15:42:58 GMT -5
I believe that the Ultra lineup is no longer going to be produced. I remember reading somewhere on this forum that they are trying to sell the last of the UMC-200 and UPA-200 and then they will all be gone.
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Post by Canuck_fr on Jan 19, 2015 16:01:02 GMT -5
I think it would be sad to not have an entry level series to replace the UPA amplifiers...
Dan please pitch in...
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Post by broncsrule21 on Jan 19, 2015 16:34:24 GMT -5
Maybe they consider the XPA-100, 200, ETC their entry level...
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Post by Canuck_fr on Jan 19, 2015 17:13:35 GMT -5
yeah, but those at 2 channel amps...
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Post by broncsrule21 on Jan 19, 2015 17:32:52 GMT -5
Xpa-100 is not a 2 channel amp...but, Maybe they will come out with xpa-700...xpa-500....xpa-300 etc. Just a thought.
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Post by garbulky on Jan 19, 2015 18:11:09 GMT -5
If they revise the UPA line up, I wouldn't be unhappy. Maybe a mini-x line up.
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Post by stiehl11 on Jan 19, 2015 18:38:14 GMT -5
Likely to be something from their "Fusion" line up to replace the "UPA" line up. Remember that the XPA-x00 series used to be their entry level products (and damn good if I say so myself) and carried the "UPA" branding.
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Post by doublej on Jan 24, 2015 13:35:13 GMT -5
The discontinuance of the UPA-500 has created a bit chaos for LXmini builders, given the price point of it and how well regarded it was by Sigfreid Linkwitz. www.linkwitzlab.com/LXmini/Amplifiers.htmBut business is business and life moves on. Perhaps a Chinese manufacturer will step in and fill the void. |
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Post by copperpipe on Jan 24, 2015 17:47:07 GMT -5
The discontinuance of the UPA-500 has created a bit chaos for LXmini builders, given the price point of it and how well regarded it was by Sigfreid Linkwitz. www.linkwitzlab.com/LXmini/Amplifiers.htmBut business is business and life moves on. Perhaps a Chinese manufacturer will step in and fill the void. Business is business; but I am quite nervous with Emotiva products at this point. I can never be certain that the product I buy today can be purchased 6 months down the road. This is a problem for those people who don't buy everything in one shot, but add to the system over time. I've lost track of the amps, speakers, and subs that they've introduced, sold, and discontinued, all in the few years that I've been frequenting this forum. Not good...  |
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Post by boomzilla on Jan 24, 2015 17:53:32 GMT -5
If they revised the UPA line to a set of INTEGRATED amplifiers with preamp built in, they'd sell like hotcakes!
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Post by 1960broookwood on Jan 24, 2015 18:09:37 GMT -5
Sort of like NAD--30 years or so later?
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Post by boomzilla on Jan 24, 2015 18:11:01 GMT -5
Nope - I'm thinking more of a media-streamer / integrated!
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Post by petew on Jan 26, 2015 19:34:05 GMT -5
I'll be watching for a used or B-stock UPA-500 to pair with my UMC-200. I don't need it now, but would like to have an amp waiting in the wings for when I replace the UMC-200 in my theater and move it to the living room. Somehow I'm pretty sure I've got another Emotiva processor in my future. One with Atmos.
Updated 1/28, snagged a b-stock at the clearance sale. Be here Monday. Woot!
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Post by eirik84 on Feb 10, 2015 7:00:52 GMT -5
Emotiva is well known for affordable multi-channel poweramps, so to have the XPA-5 as the cheapest at 999$ would not make sence I like the idea of a 3RU XPA-500 with at least 600VA transformer though  |
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Post by bootman on Feb 10, 2015 8:45:01 GMT -5
Emotiva is well known for affordable multi-channel poweramps, so to have the XPA-5 as the cheapest at 999$ would not make sence I like the idea of a 3RU XPA-500 with at least 600VA transformer though If it had enough secondary capacitance the transformer could be 300VA. Or better yet an all digital design. |
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Post by vcautokid on Feb 10, 2015 9:24:21 GMT -5
It will amazing. If the previous U series is built up upon, and lessons learned from this successful line. You can bet your bottom JFET, it is going to be special. I think allot of people will love them. The Emotiva Revolution continues.
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Post by Dark Ranger on Feb 10, 2015 13:18:23 GMT -5
I would be seriously surprised if Emotiva has pulled the plug on the UPA series. Based on history and their value philosophy, I just cannot see Emotiva abandoning their entry level. I'm pretty sure we'd get a podcast from Big Dan confirming the plug-pull and explaining why they did it.
Personally, I wouldn't stress about it. Maybe Emotiva is preparing a "Gen 2" UPA series, just like they did with the X series over the last year.
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Post by Jim on Feb 10, 2015 13:47:53 GMT -5
I would be seriously surprised if Emotiva has pulled the plug on the UPA series. Based on history and their value philosophy, I just cannot see Emotiva abandoning their entry level. I'm pretty sure we'd get a podcast from Big Dan confirming the plug-pull and explaining why they did it. Personally, I wouldn't stress about it. Maybe Emotiva is preparing a "Gen 2" UPA series, just like they did with the X series over the last year. I sure hope that they fill it. My first amp was a UPA-7. At the time wouldn't have considered (or been able to afford) one of the bigger amps. Besides, I need some series of amps to try to coax my friends into buying - who don't quite "get" the value of a power amp. |
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Post by doublej on Feb 12, 2015 20:29:20 GMT -5
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