Having owned an Emotiva XPA-5 and now a Class D Audio SDS-470, the 470 is far superior in air, detail, imaging and overall sound balance than the XPA-5. As another person said, it is a bit bright and probably is not a good match with your Klipsch. When I owned a set of Klipsch Heresy II's, I ran them with a Parasound HCA-1205 amp. Smoother sounding than the Emotiva that I had. For me, the Class D Audio is the best sounding Class D amp that I have owned. Even better sounding than my Wyred4Sound ST-250 or Rotel Class D amp.
Emotiva XPA5 Gen 1
Hi, I am a newbie here and also in the world of music. I started a stere system last month, Just bought a pair of Klipsch R28F and a sub. I only listen to music and now use a Onkyo TX-8555 for Stereo. I would like to have a power amp and use the Onkyo as a Preamplifier. There is a local guy has a Emotiva XPA5 Gen 1 wants to sell it for me for $400. My question is: should I buy it ? Or should I buy 2 channel amp only for stereo music? This gets me to another question: I saw ClassDAudio has A 2 channel amp, 250wpc, for over $500, is it a good amp and should buy it instead of the Emotiva?
Please hepl me!
Thanks in advance for your help!
Please hepl me!
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Both of these amps are very old. I used to own Adcom amp (GFA545) and it was great for a first amp in my journey. However, I found it was very dirty sounding and low resolution. Both of these amps (Adcom/Acurus) are very warm and laid back sounding. If you want that kind of sound, then I would probably recommend Acurus as the better quality component. Sounds like you are looking for local ads only? Do you have a dislike for internet sales? Parasound 2125 from TMR Audio ($400): http://tmraudio.com/components/power-amplifiers/parasound-model-2125-stereo-power-amplifier/ Parasound 275 V2 (newer model) from TMR Audio ($379) Odyssey Khartago ($525): https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis90340-odyssey-audio-khartago-tube All of these are from reputable sellers (TMR is a retailer that has excellent customer service). Any of these will be better than Adcom/Acurus. They will have more resolution and attack (more detail in the music). |
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