Replacing Emotiva XPA-2 & XPA-5 power amps in HT system with class D

In my case I needed a ton of power (running B&W 800s bi-amped front and B&W 803s rear)) so I opted for 6X1000w/4ohm for the front and rears and 500W for my smallish center channel.

Your proposed config doesn't sound unreasonable if you are running power-hungry speakers as I am, and for the price is very very reasonable IMHO.

In any event, you should consider giving Dennis a call and he can be helpful suggesting the right configuration for your needs.

I seem to recall at the time of my purchase that Dennis spent a couple of hours with me over a few different calls and was great to deal with.

Even a few years later we have been in touch recently via email - he's very responsive.

If there's any more input I can provide, I'm happy to help.

BTW- I'm not in any way affiliated w/ D-Sonic, just a very happy customer.

Take care

Greg

Anthem Audio has many options for multi channel and mono's for your application. It is a bit pricier than Emotiva, however I am confident Anthem will outperform Emotiva in all aspects.  Good luck in your search.

N 

The only Class D amplifier Anthem sells is the M1 mono.  The only seven channel amplifier they sell the the PVA-7 which is class A/B.  

I have the 5 channel D-Sonic based on B&O Ice modules.  I have a MarkII version.  I'm very happy with it.  I have  three 1100 Watt modules for the fronts and two 500 Watt modules for the rears.  Before purchasing the D-sonic, I was Using Bel Canto Ref1000MKII's for the front two channels.  The D-Sonic is 98% of the Bel Canto's.  I was able to sell my Bel Cantos and the other amps,  purchase the D-Sonic, and put some money in the bank.

Dennis was very easy to deal with and I'm very happy with the product and experience.  I'm currently saving to replace my current 5 channel amp with the new version based on the Pascal modules.  I would already own it if it wasn't for a medical emergency.

Sounds so far that d-sonic may be the best affordable way to go
may just go with the 3x800w and 4x400w as i have very easy to drive focal 807v fronts and martin logan center.
the only other one i had researched a little so far was the primare c30.7 but that "only" has 7x150w.
i think i like the idea of flexibility on more power for the main 3 channels than the outright power numbers per se

I bet that would be plenty of power (and more than likely overkill for your ML center, which I also have).  One thing you should obviously do if this is the setup you're after is simply get a 7X unit with the modules that you want versus one 4X and one 3X.  Save a few bucks and a bunch of rack space.

Let us know how it works out for you!

PS - Not sure where you're located, but if you happen to be in the NYC area, you're welcome to come give a listen.

Greg