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Post by DavidR on Mar 21, 2016 20:01:44 GMT -5
These Gen 3 amps have got me itching to finally replace my Adcom GFA7500. I like the look and the specifications. Been reading and looking at the product page all day. Don't forget to post your review. |
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Post by gzubeck on Mar 21, 2016 23:57:32 GMT -5
I wonder how the longevity of the power switching supply will last compared to a quality linear power supply. Im guessing its half! Comments welcome.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Mar 22, 2016 0:35:34 GMT -5
I wonder how the longevity of the power switching supply will last compared to a quality linear power supply. Im guessing its half! Comments welcome. So other than caps I've never needed to replace a power supply in an amp, what's half of forever? |
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Post by assy74 on Mar 22, 2016 5:24:50 GMT -5
When will the amps be on the market, so people can give feedback and reviews  |
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Post by audiosyndrome on Mar 22, 2016 8:13:16 GMT -5
I wonder how the longevity of the power switching supply will last compared to a quality linear power supply. Im guessing its half! Comments welcome. And your guess is based on??? Russ |
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Post by Ctuna on Mar 22, 2016 8:58:41 GMT -5
I will wait for the verdict from others on the new amps, meanwhile I am jamming my XPA 2 Gen 2 and it sounds great. At this point unless my amp has trouble I am just fine. I am more interested at this point in upgrading my speakers.
I also have a UPA 5 that is doing just fine as well. I do like the look and the flexibility of the new amps however.
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Post by ntculenuf on Mar 22, 2016 9:39:54 GMT -5
I figure with the a 30 day in home audition it would be worth hearing any difference from the Adcom to the Emotiva. I have been following Emotiva and listening to all you guys on here for about 4 years now. I was really interested in the XPR5 and watched the price bounce around from sale to sale and just never committed.
Now, I feel the price is fair compared to competition in the 200-300w x 5 range (and I am felling a little more financially secure). I have been looking at 5 channel amps for a few years and always come back to Emotiva. I have been in the Phoenix valley for a few years and have worked for a few different A/V companies (and currently am working in the industry) I have yet to hear one, always figured I would stumble across someone that has them in there system. My original thought was I have to at least double my wattage to hear a difference but the more I think about it the more I believe even a 100w difference and old technology to new technology is going to be an audible difference.
And again if I don't hear or feel a difference then I ship it back and I'm only out the cost of shipping one way (audition cost).
Well a few more days of reading and I may finally commit to this.
Thank you all for the forum
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Post by pedrocols on Mar 22, 2016 10:46:48 GMT -5
Someone mentioned and important point that has not been addressed or considered. For how many years looking forward is Emotiva going to offer this upgrgradeable amp modules? It seems to me a lot of people already getting super excited to later be very disappointed....
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Post by Bonzo on Mar 22, 2016 10:59:44 GMT -5
Someone mentioned and important point that has not been addressed or considered. For how many years looking forward is Emotiva going to offer this upgrgradeable amp modules? It seems to me a lot of people already getting super excited to later be very disappointed.... Me.  emotivalounge.proboards.com/post/806777/thread |
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Post by pedrocols on Mar 22, 2016 11:06:26 GMT -5
Someone mentioned and important point that has not been addressed or considered. For how many years looking forward is Emotiva going to offer this upgrgradeable amp modules? It seems to me a lot of people already getting super excited to later be very disappointed.... Me. emotivalounge.proboards.com/post/806777/threadYes you.... |
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Post by KeithL on Mar 22, 2016 11:41:56 GMT -5
No matter what we promised - would you actually believe us?  I can tell you that we have plans for a "monoblock module", with even more power; and, down the road, for a two-channel module. Obviously, how long we keep producing these will depend to some degree on how many we sell - and whether they continue to sell in the future or not. (And which modules we come out with, and when, will depend on where the demand lies.) Business doesn't operate in a vacuum..... By bringing production back to the US, we've eliminated some of the variables associated with foreign production costs. And, by implementing a modular architecture, we've made it possible to adapt to new situations (for example, different amp modules, or a different power supply). So, assuming we sell plenty of these, and people continue to upgrade them in the future, then there's no reason for us NOT to continue to offer upgrades for a long time. Someone mentioned and important point that has not been addressed or considered. For how many years looking forward is Emotiva going to offer this upgrgradeable amp modules? It seems to me a lot of people already getting super excited to later be very disappointed.... |
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Post by pedrocols on Mar 22, 2016 12:07:28 GMT -5
No matter what we promised - would you actually believe us? I can tell you that we have plans for a "monoblock module", with even more power; and, down the road, for a two-channel module. Obviously, how long we keep producing these will depend to some degree on how many we sell - and whether they continue to sell in the future or not. (And which modules we come out with, and when, will depend on where the demand lies.) Business doesn't operate in a vacuum..... By bringing production back to the US, we've eliminated some of the variables associated with foreign production costs. And, by implementing a modular architecture, we've made it possible to adapt to new situations (for example, different amp modules, or a different power supply). So, assuming we sell plenty of these, and people continue to upgrade them in the future, then there's no reason for us NOT to continue to offer upgrades for a long time. Someone mentioned and important point that has not been addressed or considered. For how many years looking forward is Emotiva going to offer this upgrgradeable amp modules? It seems to me a lot of people already getting super excited to later be very disappointed.... Please be mindful I am not pointing this out as to be a "flawed" but as a topic that is imperative to be discussed not only from a business point of view but from a customer's point of view as well. This needs to be as clear as business can allowed as it can potentially deter potential buyers... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2016 12:55:37 GMT -5
And if potential buyers ARE deterred then the future of producing modules is more grim. It's a vicious cycle.
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Post by monkumonku on Mar 22, 2016 12:57:33 GMT -5
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Post by Bonzo on Mar 22, 2016 13:09:26 GMT -5
And if potential buyers ARE deterred then the future of producing modules is more grim. It's a vicious cycle. Hence part of why my thought that the really cool potential for the modularity thing actually lies during the original purchase. Being able to choose between doublewide, single wide, and double channel blades leads to lots of possibilities, all within less and lighter chassis' that all look identical. |
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Post by Bonzo on Mar 22, 2016 13:10:46 GMT -5
No matter what we promised - would you actually believe us? What do you think? |
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Post by repeetavx on Mar 22, 2016 13:17:54 GMT -5
No matter what we promised - would you actually believe us? What do you think? I want to believe. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2016 13:36:59 GMT -5
If the MPS-1 history makes anyone feel better I know that they had modules for sale years after they quit selling the amp itself.
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Post by KeithL on Mar 22, 2016 13:44:25 GMT -5
By making the XPA Gen3 amps modular, we can offer our customers more variety, while, at the same, time, manufacturing and supporting fewer SKUs (item numbers). This means both that you have more options at purchase time, and that you have more upgrade options later on - and it also means that we can offer the upgrades themselves without the need to stock lots of different module part numbers. (So, even when we finally stop updating the model, we only need to keep stocking a few part numbers to support later upgrades). All of this conspires together to keep the model "relevant" for quite a long time. However, it goes even further than that. Even though the basic requirements for a great power amp don't change very quickly, because the XPA Gen3 is modular, it's even possible that somewhere down the line we might offer digital input options, or other advanced features, for it. Therefore, it's REALLY true that, as long as you guys keep buying them, we'll probably keep making them - and upgrading them. But, since you ask, my guess - based on previous experience - is that the model will remain current for at least five years.... (and, again, I think that we might be able to offer upgrades well beyond then). No matter what we promised - would you actually believe us? What do you think? |
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Post by rbk123 on Mar 22, 2016 14:17:21 GMT -5
So this is all well and good but lets cut to what's really important now that the amps are for sale: when are the speakers and EMP-1 going to be available?  |
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