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Post by fishingdude on Nov 28, 2015 23:19:40 GMT -5
Okay I have made my decision on the amp to use with the Marantz receiver, but before I purchase it and to make sure the amp will work properly with the receiver. I read in the spec's in the manual the Marantz analog output is 1.2 on the output gain and the XPA-5 is much higher, will this be a problem and will it effect the performance in any way? The reason I am buying the amplifier is the Marantz receiver will not adequately power my Martin Logan's and the extra power is what I need to my them sing. My only concern is that they are the right match, I don't want to by the amp and have to send it back if the don't work together. Any help on this matter would greatly appreciated.
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Post by Lsc on Nov 28, 2015 23:37:59 GMT -5
Yes it'll work fine
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Post by dally on Nov 28, 2015 23:59:53 GMT -5
Your marantz should be just fine driving the xpa-5. Emo amps are still fairly high gain at 29db. If I recall, xpa amps are designed to be driven to full power with 1.0 v rms.
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Post by fishingdude on Nov 29, 2015 12:03:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the input guys, I try not to over analyze on these things, but I want to make the proper choice the first time. I also noticed the XPA-5 is on back order, wondering if I should just get the XPA-3 for the front channels seeing that it is in stock. Any thoughts between the two?
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Post by LCSeminole on Nov 29, 2015 12:25:19 GMT -5
Thanks for the input guys, I try not to over analyze on these things, but I want to make the proper choice the first time. I also noticed the XPA-5 is on back order, wondering if I should just get the XPA-3 for the front channels seeing that it is in stock. Any thoughts between the two? According to the Emotiva website, the XPA-5 will "Ship On Or Before December 8". If I were you, I'd wait for the XPA-5. |
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Post by novisnick on Nov 29, 2015 13:52:33 GMT -5
Thanks for the input guys, I try not to over analyze on these things, but I want to make the proper choice the first time. I also noticed the XPA-5 is on back order, wondering if I should just get the XPA-3 for the front channels seeing that it is in stock. Any thoughts between the two? According to the Emotiva website, the XPA-5 will "Ship On Or Before December 8". If I were you, I'd wait for the XPA-5. I agree with you! Just order the XPA-5 and wait, it will be well worth it!! No HT system should be without a XPA-5! Patience really is a virtue! |
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Post by fishingdude on Nov 29, 2015 21:53:38 GMT -5
Thanks for the input, I will wait a get the XPA-5 to drive my L/C/R and surrounds. To say I'm excited is a understatement. I do have one last concern about the physical size of the amp, I have a Mid Atlantic audio rack in our cabinet, it's shelf dimensions are 17 1/2 wide by 16 1/2 deep. I noticed that the XPA-5 in 19 inches deep, can any tell me what the dimensions are from the faceplate to the back feet is. I need it to be less than 16 1/2 for the amp to work. Thanks in advance.
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Post by novisnick on Nov 29, 2015 22:02:49 GMT -5
Thanks for the input, I will wait a get the XPA-5 to drive my L/C/R and surrounds. To say I'm excited is a understatement. I do have one last concern about the physical size of the amp, I have a Mid Atlantic audio rack in our cabinet, it's shelf dimensions are 17 1/2 wide by 16 1/2 deep. I noticed that the XPA-5 in 19 inches deep, can any tell me what the dimensions are from the faceplate to the back feet is. I need it to be less than 16 1/2 for the amp to work. Thanks in advance. Read the resource page. here emotiva.com/products/amplifiers/xpa-5 |
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Post by fishingdude on Nov 29, 2015 22:46:57 GMT -5
I went to the resources page and it was test specs for the amp, when I downloaded the manual it says the depth of the amp 19 inces which includes speaker terminals. I no one can answer I will call the factory tomorrow and maybe the can help.
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Post by novisnick on Nov 29, 2015 22:58:57 GMT -5
I went to the resources page and it was test specs for the amp, when I downloaded the manual it says the depth of the amp 19 inces which includes speaker terminals. I no one can answer I will call the factory tomorrow and maybe the can help. Sorry bud, misread your post. I just measured, faceplate to back of rear foot is 15", No sweat!!  |
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Post by fishingdude on Nov 29, 2015 23:24:21 GMT -5
Great news!!! Thanks for the help on the measurements and finally looking forward to getting the amp into my system. I've got a lot of movies to catch up on. As soon as I get the amp installed I will post my thoughts, I'm sure it will be positive!!!
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Post by smarties on Mar 3, 2016 4:09:49 GMT -5
Choosing 3 or 5 just depends how many channels you need, what speakers you have for front three, and rears, what AVR you have.
ie if you have easy to drive, efficent side & rears, but very hard to drive inefficient front three, then go for a XPA3 then use your AVR for side & rears.
If all speakers are hard to drive and inefficient get a XPA5 or XPA7, or a XPA 5 + 2
I have amps of another brand, a three channel and a four channel.
As for gain, 29db is THX standard. The ones I have are 34dB. I believe higher gain means it's more suited to avr with poor quality pre-outs, can't output much voltage.
I also chose the 3 channel as when listening to stereo I don't have lots of idle channels using power (amp is switched off) plus when I watch old movies like westerns I just use front three (mono or logic 7 mono)
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Post by garbulky on Mar 3, 2016 8:42:48 GMT -5
Choosing 3 or 5 just depends how many channels you need, what speakers you have for front three, and rears, what AVR you have. ie if you have easy to drive, efficent side & rears, but very hard to drive inefficient front three, then go for a XPA3 then use your AVR for side & rears. If all speakers are hard to drive and inefficient get a XPA5 or XPA7, or a XPA 5 + 2 I have amps of another brand, a three channel and a four channel. As for gain, 29db is THX standard. The ones I have are 34dB. I believe higher gain means it's more suited to avr with poor quality pre-outs, can't output much voltage. I also chose the 3 channel as when listening to stereo I don't have lots of idle channels using power (amp is switched off) plus when I watch old movies like westerns I just use front three (mono or logic 7 mono) The nice thing about the XPA-5 is the unused channels don't consume power. It routes the unused power to the front channels which use it. For instance the XPA-5 gets close to the power of the XPA-2 when only two channels are being used. I think it's something like 350 watts per channel or something like that? This is due to its large power supply. The XPA-3 and 5 are both good choices. |
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Post by smarties on Mar 3, 2016 9:02:41 GMT -5
"The nice thing about the XPA-5 is the unused channels don't consume power."
Actually they do. Otherwise a 7ch power amp at idle wouldn't use any power, but it does.
It's not class A, so not like using 2000W "idle" as it's class AB- but it would be a certain amount. That's why I liked to use a 2 channel amp for L/R, then more amps for the remaining channels.
ie if you have a 11 channel power amp but you listen to 2 channel as well, just seems pointless having all those other channels powered up, and using some idle power.
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