I am running a 5.1 setup with A5's as the L&R. The avr is a modest Denon 1612. The A5's sound great, but would sound even better with more power. I am considering an amp to power the L&R and the Denon has pre outs for the L&R. My info is that an Emotiva UPA-200 or a Crown XlLS 1000 are good low cost options. Some help from the experts is needed and appreciated. TIA, Bradley
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Originally posted by BandgI am running a 5.1 setup with A5's as the L&R. The avr is a modest Denon 1612. The A5's sound great, but would sound even better with more power. I am considering an amp to power the L&R and the Denon has pre outs for the L&R. My info is that an Emotiva UPA-200 or a Crown XlLS 1000 are good low cost options. Some help from the experts is needed and appreciated. TIA, Bradley
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Originally posted by gtpsuper24I would probably go with the Emotiva amp. The Crown has a fan which i've heard some say can be kind of annoying unless you mod it. The Emotiva UPA200 would give about 150-165 watts at 6ohm which should be more than enough for the A5s to really sing.
I used to work in pro audio and I can tell you that pro amps are usually designed with maximum gain and output current in mind. The last few I have experimented with had varying degrees of hiss at low volumes and always had fans which would come on under rigorous use.
The Emotiva UPA-200 is a fantastic value and would be a HUGE step-up for you. Buy the UPA-200 and enjoy. :D
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Thanks for the confirmation guys. I had come to that conclusion from previous advice, but the more you read forums the more +'s/-'s one finds. I plan on going with the Emotiva, just have to figure how to sneak it in the house. My family keeps me on a tight budget.:D Best, Bradley
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Originally posted by BandgThanks for the confirmation guys. I had come to that conclusion from previous advice, but the more you read forums the more +'s/-'s one finds. I plan on going with the Emotiva, just have to figure how to sneak it in the house. My family keeps me on a tight budget.:D Best, Bradley
Just make sure to level balance it with your other speakers. You'll probably have to reduce the output of the L+R channels to keep pace. The good news is that your Denon will be running cooler once you shut off those front two channels.
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Originally posted by BandgI am running a 5.1 setup with A5's as the L&R. The avr is a modest Denon 1612. The A5's sound great, but would sound even better with more power. I am considering an amp to power the L&R and the Denon has pre outs for the L&R. My info is that an Emotiva UPA-200 or a Crown XlLS 1000 are good low cost options. Some help from the experts is needed and appreciated. TIA, Bradley
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Originally posted by BandgI am running a 5.1 setup with A5's as the L&R. The avr is a modest Denon 1612. The A5's sound great, but would sound even better with more power. I am considering an amp to power the L&R and the Denon has pre outs for the L&R. My info is that an Emotiva UPA-200 or a Crown XlLS 1000 are good low cost options. Some help from the experts is needed and appreciated. TIA, Bradley
Best regards, Jeff
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Originally posted by jnordiBandg, I'm driving the A5's with a Crown XLS1500, with gain on the amp set to 100% and speaker levels adjusted in the receiver, dead solid quiet with tons of headroom, fan has not engaged once.
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Originally posted by BufordTJusticeAs soon as Emotiva launches a line with a class-D front end on top of a SMPS, I'm gonna be looking real hard. That's good to hear about the Crown XLS. I have experimented with Behringer, QSC, Yamaha, and Crown class A/B/G/H with std toroidal transformers and could never shake a low amount of hiss in a quiet listening room...no matter how good the dynamics were (and they were freaking amazing), I just couldn't get over that. It was a non issue in my friend's DIY subs.
Cheers Jeff
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Originally posted by BandgI am running a 5.1 setup with A5's as the L&R. The avr is a modest Denon 1612. The A5's sound great, but would sound even better with more power. I am considering an amp to power the L&R and the Denon has pre outs for the L&R. My info is that an Emotiva UPA-200 or a Crown XlLS 1000 are good low cost options. Some help from the experts is needed and appreciated. TIA, Bradley
The difference in power between the two is in my opinion negligible, I don't think it would be noticed to make a difference. The reason I suggested the 500 is that the 1612 would seem to run out of steam rather quickly! My dumb, sorry brother I just realized that the 1612 only has L&R and sub preouts. The 200 is highly recommended.
Cheers Jeff
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Originally posted by BandgAll good information. I appreciate the input. I went on the Emotiva site and noticed that they will be shipping next batch on the 25th. Thus, gives me time to work my plan.:D Regards, Bradley
Jeff
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I called and they extended the 10% sale on a new upa-200. Pays to call. Once the amp is hooked up do you re-run the room correction program on the Denon 1612, or do you simply adjust the settings manually in the eq area? Thanks for the help in advance. Regards, Bradley
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