Post by KrellAV on Feb 10, 2010 18:40:09 GMT -5
I have had the XPA-5 for about two weeks. It replaces a Denon AVR-5805. Which is up for sale (any interest, lol?). I am pairing it with the Denon AVP A1HD processor. From a cost standpoint you would not naturally pair these two but I have been reading the site for a few months and thought what the heck. If I don't like it I am not out much and, if I do, then that is a great bargain!
Sonically it seems to match the Denon receiver internal amps pretty well. If you are not familiar with the 5805 suffice it to say it is a beast of it's own weighing ~100 lbs with 10 internal powered channels. I have never been displeased with the sonics of the 5805. Just wanted separates and more flexibility. The XPA-5 is driving Mirage OMD5s (4) and OMD-C1 (center). Sonically it gets out of the way and that is the biggest compliment. I do not detect any signature, again you're hearing the music. It has light duty in that it is driving smaller bookshelf speaker. Many thanks to Emotiva for providing a product at a price point with performance that is not equaled! Bravo.
I am contemplating the possibility of adding (5 or 6) XPA-1s to my other main theater. I am debating buying these and trying them similar to my XPA-5 experiment. My existing OCMs (800s & 500s) have been excellent over the years but you get an itch to try something new. The price point is impressive for a true differentially balanced amp! I'll save this for the XPA-1 thread but wanted mention here in case there are others monitoring that have any thoughts.
Sonically it seems to match the Denon receiver internal amps pretty well. If you are not familiar with the 5805 suffice it to say it is a beast of it's own weighing ~100 lbs with 10 internal powered channels. I have never been displeased with the sonics of the 5805. Just wanted separates and more flexibility. The XPA-5 is driving Mirage OMD5s (4) and OMD-C1 (center). Sonically it gets out of the way and that is the biggest compliment. I do not detect any signature, again you're hearing the music. It has light duty in that it is driving smaller bookshelf speaker. Many thanks to Emotiva for providing a product at a price point with performance that is not equaled! Bravo.
I am contemplating the possibility of adding (5 or 6) XPA-1s to my other main theater. I am debating buying these and trying them similar to my XPA-5 experiment. My existing OCMs (800s & 500s) have been excellent over the years but you get an itch to try something new. The price point is impressive for a true differentially balanced amp! I'll save this for the XPA-1 thread but wanted mention here in case there are others monitoring that have any thoughts.
You would not be disappointed with the XPA-1's ;D
