Emotiva Xpa 2 Gen 3 power amp

Uses switching power supply.  Good for the money if you want that power.  Good resolution, but somewhat bright in the highs.   Bass is hollow sounding because of switching power supply.  I recommend looking at the Monoprice Monolith amp if you want better bass.

I had a XPA2 gen 2 for stereo in the past. Sold it. Went with Parasound A21 and never looked back. I would consider purchasing them at half the price if used. I’d save money for something better.

Good starter amp.

 Plays loud. High gain.

A friend of mine here (johnto) was using Emotiva amps in his system. When he went to Magnepan speakers, he found the amps very bright.  He has moved on to Pass Labs amps now. He may chime in if he sees your post.  

From Emotiva to Pass, I bet there was a big change.
We’re talkin’ Morris Minor vs Rolls-Royce. Have to build a fire under those things to get them going..
Take forever to start to sound good, and never quite make it..Their Ok for HT, but really not quality,
your actually better off with a Pass design.. Adcom, Threshold, Pass, First Watt, all better sounding
to me. Parasound, Most class ds, Mac, heck they all sound better come to think of it..LOL 

Sure a lot of them being sold..makes me wonder?

Regards..