novisnick
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Post by novisnick on Jul 7, 2015 16:58:09 GMT -5
Hey!!,,,,,,Booooommmmm!! Let me share,,,,again. I've owned the exact speakers that the OP has/had, and I can/will attest that the amp makes a difference, in my case a huge difference. Going from an XPA-5 to a XPA-1Ls to XPR-1 makes a bigger and bigger improvement IMHO! Dynamics, depth, clarity and sound stage all improved with each step up. I absolutely believe you, Nick. All I'm saying is that the improvements may NOT be just from the power increases. In fact, were available power the one simple factor that provided audio "improvement," then a 3,000 watt industrial auditorium amp would sound better than anything else on the market. It doesn't (voice of experience, here). Therefore the improvements you hear as you move up the Emotiva food-chain are from something else in addition to just "more power." Capeesh? Boom LMAO!! Capeesh!!,,,,,he,,,,he,,,,,he,,,,,,
yep, there's definitely something more.
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Post by maseline98 on Jul 15, 2015 14:07:25 GMT -5
I'm not saying that if you have the means to not get an XPR amp, but you could power the rf7s with a puny headphone amp....can you say miniX?...lol
EDIT: I'm mad at myself that I saw a pair of XPA-1s go on ebay for about $790 shipped and did nothing about it.
Also...I find it hysterical that you even bought them and don't live in a SFH. My neighbors are constantly at my door and mine are in the basement(underground) with foam insulation walls...HAHA
EDIT 2: The first Friday we moved in, my wife is bumping some Destiny's Child(Bills, Bills, Bills) and our neighbor rang our buzzer and asked, "Can you please turn down the bass? It's shacking my bedroom." We felt horrible, but you couldn't even really hear it outside. The power of the wavelength...
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Post by garbulky on Jul 15, 2015 14:32:38 GMT -5
If you are planning to spend so much money on the amp....I would instead spend money on a speaker upgrade. Your XPA-2, XPA-5 are just fine and can power many good speakers. However an upgrade on your speakers may get you better results
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