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Post by gus4emo on Oct 29, 2019 19:50:48 GMT -5
Hi all, I'm still debating on the amp I want for the Wides channels, the purchase is still a few months away, is the 300 an over kill, or would it be better because of more headroom, and to have it available in case it takes over duties for something else in the future...
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Post by gus4emo on Oct 29, 2019 21:56:30 GMT -5
Anyone?
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Post by davidl81 on Oct 29, 2019 23:33:52 GMT -5
I had an A-300 on some outdoor deftech speakers and it did really well. And at one point I had it running my OMD-28s for a few days while I was changing some amps around and it did a really great job. It’s most likely overkill for just wides, but for the extra $100 it is well worth that in value over the 150.
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Post by garbulky on Oct 29, 2019 23:49:46 GMT -5
What speakers? You'd be fine with A-100 even imo
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Post by gus4emo on Oct 30, 2019 8:58:24 GMT -5
What speakers? You'd be fine with A-100 even imo When I decide about the amp, I'm planning to add Deftech Promonitor 800s to make all surround channels the same speakers, for now I have the Denon power a pair of Polk T15s for the wides...I want to have the receiver to just process.... |
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Post by garbulky on Oct 30, 2019 11:11:55 GMT -5
What speakers? You'd be fine with A-100 even imo When I decide about the amp, I'm planning to add Deftech Promonitor 800s to make all surround channels the same speakers, for now I have the Denon power a pair of Polk T15s for the wides...I want to have the receiver to just process.... The A-300 wouldn't hurt things. But I'm just saying A-100 or A-150 would do just fine. The demands on surrounds are very low and I've used the A-100 with Axiom m80 and it did just fine. |
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Post by gus4emo on Oct 30, 2019 11:29:52 GMT -5
When I decide about the amp, I'm planning to add Deftech Promonitor 800s to make all surround channels the same speakers, for now I have the Denon power a pair of Polk T15s for the wides...I want to have the receiver to just process.... The A-300 wouldn't hurt things. But I'm just saying A-100 or A-150 would do just fine. The demands on surrounds are very low and I've used the A-100 with Axiom m80 and it did just fine. Thanks, I'll keep that in mind... |
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Post by emofrmcgy on Oct 30, 2019 12:58:41 GMT -5
When I decide about the amp, I'm planning to add Deftech Promonitor 800s to make all surround channels the same speakers, for now I have the Denon power a pair of Polk T15s for the wides...I want to have the receiver to just process.... The A-300 wouldn't hurt things. But I'm just saying A-100 or A-150 would do just fine. The demands on surrounds are very low and I've used the A-100 with Axiom m80 and it did just fine. What levels do you listen at though gar ? |
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Post by gus4emo on Oct 30, 2019 13:36:36 GMT -5
The A-300 wouldn't hurt things. But I'm just saying A-100 or A-150 would do just fine. The demands on surrounds are very low and I've used the A-100 with Axiom m80 and it did just fine. What levels do you listen at though gar ? I know why you asked, in my case I like it loud, that's why I asked if the A300 would be better.... |
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Post by emofrmcgy on Oct 30, 2019 13:49:43 GMT -5
What levels do you listen at though gar ? I know why you asked, in my case I like it loud, that's why I asked if the A300 would be better.... Have you used an spl meter to check your levels ? What are the peak measurements? |
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Post by garbulky on Oct 30, 2019 14:03:14 GMT -5
The A-300 wouldn't hurt things. But I'm just saying A-100 or A-150 would do just fine. The demands on surrounds are very low and I've used the A-100 with Axiom m80 and it did just fine. What levels do you listen at though gar ? Not very loud. I would about 68-71db average level with ocassional peaks nearing 80 db. Having said that the surround speakers still only get very little power demands even if you are playing a loud movie. Most of the power is taken up by the fronts and center. Any of the Emotiva amps are more than robust enough to provide the power needed for surround speakers. Don't get me wrong, if I had the choice my setup would be three XPA-1's gen 2 on the front and say monoblock PA-1's for all surrounds lol. But that's only because I like SWAG. |
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Post by rbk123 on Oct 30, 2019 14:09:04 GMT -5
Agree with both Garbulky and David - while the A100/150 will be fine, the A300 gives you future flexibility for $100. Either route is the correct answer.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2019 14:50:15 GMT -5
Why not A-500/A-700 to give you atmos flexibility
110w/ch- 2ch and 80w/ch all chs. I believe 80w/ch is a good rating for surround- plenty of headroom for an average size room.
A-800 bridged is 100w/ch x4 or 50w/ch x8
If I were starting over, I'd go XPA-3 and Basx for other chs.
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Post by emofrmcgy on Oct 30, 2019 15:43:57 GMT -5
What levels do you listen at though gar ? Not very loud. I would about 68-71db average level with ocassional peaks nearing 80 db. Having said that the surround speakers still only get very little power demands even if you are playing a loud movie. Most of the power is taken up by the fronts and center. Any of the Emotiva amps are more than robust enough to provide the power needed for surround speakers. Don't get me wrong, if I had the choice my setup would be three XPA-1's gen 2 on the front and say monoblock PA-1's for all surrounds lol. But that's only because I like SWAG. And I watch movies at 75db with peaks of 105db not including lfe.. so I would require 95 watts for my 99db speakers at 16 feet to reach that spl.. And 54watts to each of my 93db surrounds and Atmos speakers at 6feet. Apparently the a-100 isn't enough even for my high sensitivity speakers.. |
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Post by gus4emo on Oct 30, 2019 16:44:46 GMT -5
Agree with both Garbulky and David - while the A100/150 will be fine, the A300 gives you future flexibility for $100. Either route is the correct answer. That is my thinking, I would not mind extra $100 for the A300, I'm leaning towards that... |
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Post by gus4emo on Oct 30, 2019 18:42:30 GMT -5
Any other takes from anyone?
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Post by creimes on Oct 30, 2019 18:49:12 GMT -5
Any other takes from anyone? Buy my PA-1's   Sales pitch of the day  |
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Post by garbulky on Oct 30, 2019 18:50:20 GMT -5
Not very loud. I would about 68-71db average level with ocassional peaks nearing 80 db. Having said that the surround speakers still only get very little power demands even if you are playing a loud movie. Most of the power is taken up by the fronts and center. Any of the Emotiva amps are more than robust enough to provide the power needed for surround speakers. Don't get me wrong, if I had the choice my setup would be three XPA-1's gen 2 on the front and say monoblock PA-1's for all surrounds lol. But that's only because I like SWAG. And I watch movies at 75db with peaks of 105db not including lfe.. so I would require 95 watts for my 99db speakers at 16 feet to reach that spl.. And 54watts to each of my 93db surrounds and Atmos speakers at 6feet. Apparently the a-100 isn't enough even for my high sensitivity speakers.. Keep in mind most of that volume and power demands comes from your fronts. So your surrounds will not be hitting 105 db. The total volume of 105 db comes from a combination of all your speakers not from each speaker. So lower amp power requirements especially if one is going for a separate amp for just the surrounds. |
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Post by garbulky on Oct 30, 2019 18:50:50 GMT -5
Any other takes from anyone? Buy my PA-1's Sales pitch of the day Don't sell them!! You'll regret it! |
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Post by creimes on Oct 30, 2019 19:17:00 GMT -5
Buy my PA-1's Sales pitch of the day Don't sell them!! You'll regret it! Well if I could get $900 CAD for my three UPA-1 amps I would sell them and buy another PA-1 but I would need to net $300 CAD for each amp as that's what I'm into them for a few months back, the PA-1 is much lighter and cheaper to ship haha |
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