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Post by repeetavx on Feb 17, 2018 12:55:45 GMT -5
Emotiva now has two top-end Monoblocks. The XPA-1 Gen. 2, and the new XPA-DR1.
One is legacy technology and weighs 73 pounds.
The other is band new, recently developed technology and weighs 35.5 pounds.
I'm hoping that soon one of us will have the abilty to hear these two side by side and be able to report the difference, if any, in the sound.
I'm betting that even at half the weight, the XPA-DR1 will best the sound of it's heavier older brother. But we won't know until someone steps up.
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Post by mshump on Feb 17, 2018 13:13:23 GMT -5
That would be an interesting shootout
Mark
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Post by garbulky on Feb 17, 2018 13:16:28 GMT -5
It would. I have a hard time thinking it sounds better, but it would be nice if it was. I think even equalling the XPA-1 gen2's sound would be an acheivement. It's the best amp I've heard.
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Post by mack71 on Feb 17, 2018 14:25:49 GMT -5
I ordered two DR1. Delivery in Poland will be at the beginning of March. However, I think that someone will share their opinion earlier  Emotiva now has two top-end Monoblocks. The XPA-1 Gen. 2, and the new XPA-DR1. One is legacy technology and weighs 73 pounds. The other is band new, recently developed technology and weighs 35.5 pounds. I'm hoping that soon one of us will have the abilty to hear these two side by side and be able to report the difference, if any, in the sound. I'm betting that even at half the weight, the XPA-DR1 will best the sound of it's heavier older brother. But we won't know until someone steps up. |
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Post by Gary Cook on Feb 17, 2018 16:56:10 GMT -5
How long is the shoot out going to last?
The problem is power amplifiers last a long time, decades even, never really go out of date and a good sounding power amplifier today will be a good sounding amplifier for a long long time. Listening tests are after all subjective, what sounds "good" to someone may sound "bad" to someone else, it's question of tastes. Not that I think any Emotiva power amplifier will ever sound bad, not based on the 20 or so that I have listened to.
The question I have is how long will the SMPS last in comparison to a linear power supply? Because that's how long I would keep an XPA-1 or an XPA-DR1 in my system. Will a shoot out tell me that, if it doesn't then it's next to worthless to me.
Cheers
Gary
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