Emotiva equipmet, how good is it?
For what is worth I own a pair of Emotiva differential monoblock amps [XPA-1L] powering a pair of B&W CM1 [84db] and they sound great in my room to my ears. I use an ARC LS28 preamp and the trio is superb. Emotiva is good bang for the buck. Here is a review [https://goo.gl/Gi8hF9] in the review their most egregious complaint was the finish, but my amps were perfect. |
I think Emotiva equipment is excellent. If you don’t have $20K+ speakers you can’t tell the difference. Maybe not even then. Don’t get me started on ABX experiments. Sources and speakers far outweight any amp. Buy them. Try them. Send them back if you don’t like them. Plenty of reviewers have praised the company. Find out for yourself. |
As sbank said, your speakers are definately up to the task - I found a good review on the, this was the conclusion. `The Dreamcatchers are very attractive, and are not fussy about set up. They deserve to be mated with high quality electronics despite their diminutive size and moderate price. They are musically involving in a way that makes the listener really want to focus on listening. They are tough speakers to relegate to background music. To sum up, there is certainly lots of competition in the “budget” book shelf speaker market. But I feel the Totem Dreamcatchers are a step ahead of the class when compared to similarly priced models from Paradigm, Epos, B&W, and PSB. If shopping for speakers in the $500-$600 range, the Totem Dreamcatchers are a must listen.` |
The Emotiva pieces I have liked the best are their CD players. In your position, I would consider the following: Musical Fidelity M2si Integrated amplifier @ $600. Super deal at the price. I own this amp and MF products for the last 20 years. Reliable and nice sounding. https://www.upscaleaudio.com/collections/sweet-deals/products/musical-fidelity-m2si-integrated-ampli... Or and here comes the Class D flames. No matter, great sounding amp. CDA 250 power amp @$450 https://classdaudio.com/cda-250c-class-d-audio-power-amplifier.html with this preamp Parasound Zphono @ $250 https://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PAZPHOUSB All in at $700. I own both set-ups and these would do your speakers justice and allow you add a turntable at some point. Rich |
