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Emotiva amplifiers review/experience?

Anyone had a chance to try out the Emotiva amplifiers and compare them to some of the more well known brands? How are the sound quality of the amps and how do they compare to other brands? Are they significantly worse or by some slight margin? Please let me know as I'm very interested in their products! Thank you!
garrettni
josh358
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I have an XPA-2. I'd say it's a shade less transparent in the upper midrange than the very best -- it's a sweet sounding amp with immense reserves, but it has a very slight hint of fine grain. For the money, I don't think it can be touched.
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chadnliz
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Its not that they are bad, just bright or cold sounding, if you had a tube pre and speakers of a warmer relaxed ilk they may be a good budget option IMO.
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rok2id
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'How are the sound quality of the amps and how do they compare to other brands? Are they significantly worse or by some slight margin?'

Why do you assume they will be WORSE?
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