Emotiva UPA-2 vs XPA-2

I got my XPA-2 in yesterday. As soon as I hooked it up to my B&W 684's and heard 5 seconds of it, I knew it was a huge improvement. The music sounded full, rich and bass was deep. It is still not as warm as my old H/K 655, but it sounds good. I'm very pleased that I upgraded.

I read on the Emotiva site how people were saying that the XPA-2 is just a UPA-2 with more power and people like me are "imagining any difference between the two amps"...... We'll I'm happily living in fantasy land......


Best Regards,
Stan

Glad to hear you like it Stan. Will you be using it with the 1.6's?

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Originally Posted by blackraven

Glad to hear you like it Stan. Will you be using it with the 1.6's?

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Yep... I wrote up a review on the 1.6's in the Planer speaker section. The 1.6's are tremendous speakers!

I am glad that you are happy with your amp. It is a very powerful amplifier that has a price that is very affordable for the amount of power you get and the sound quality that is there. I am glad that someone found an amp that will work well with these speakers and is also affordable. Very cool

Congrats on the new acquisition. If I wasn't already set for Amps, I would've considered the Emo Amps. The recent sale they had was really enticing.

I got an XPA-2 delivered from Emotiva to Oz last month.

Big heavy sucker, sounds fabulous and incredible value. I reckon it looks great too.:)

javamark, the unit you got, you didn't need a stepdown transformer or anything? the unit will work fine with the australian power supply. AS I am deciding on whether to get the XPA 5 or UPA 5

Thanks

I am seriously looking at the Emotiva UMC-1 pre-amp and the UPA-7 amp, does anyone have any experience with these two audio pieces? Just trying to get some basic opinions before I purchase these for my kids new system.

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Originally Posted by Sir Terrence the Terrible

I am seriously looking at the Emotiva UMC-1 pre-amp and the UPA-7 amp, does anyone have any experience with these two audio pieces? Just trying to get some basic opinions before I purchase these for my kids new system.

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I have the 7-channel amp, it is an incredible value. It easily outperforms my Adcom/Rotel/NAD stuff...I was using 2 Adcom's and a Rotel amp prior to purchasing and I have been very impressed. It is not the end all be all in refinement, and isn't quite as bright as my Adcom stuff was (which I tend to prefer just a tad) but not as dull as NAD either. Way better than any receiver amps.

The early UMC-1 reviews are mixed. It's been out a month or so, sound quality/video quality are said to be good, but several minor bugs prompted the first firmware upgrade. Probably needs a couple months to get through initial issues before a proper review can be done.

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Originally Posted by Time_Lord

javamark, the unit you got, you didn't need a stepdown transformer or anything? the unit will work fine with the australian power supply. AS I am deciding on whether to get the XPA 5 or UPA 5

Thanks

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I know the XPA-5 automatically detects the voltage of 120 or 230.
Is Australia 230 volt?
If so you should not need a converter.
* IEC power inlet, 120/230 VAC configurable

X-Series Amplifier Manual (PDF)

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Originally Posted by manlystanley

I got my XPA-2 in yesterday. As soon as I hooked it up to my B&W 684's and heard 5 seconds of it, I knew it was a huge improvement. The music sounded full, rich and bass was deep. It is still not as warm as my old H/K 655, but it sounds good. I'm very pleased that I upgraded.

I read on the Emotiva site how people were saying that the XPA-2 is just a UPA-2 with more power and people like me are "imagining any difference between the two amps"...... We'll I'm happily living in fantasy land......


Best Regards,
Stan

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I got the XPA-5 (for center & surround) and was impressed with it.
I recommended the XPA-2 to a friend (from another forum)
Any further musings you want to share that I can pass on to him?

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Originally Posted by BRANDONH

I know the XPA-5 automatically detects the voltage of 120 or 230.
Is Australia 230 volt?
If so you should not need a converter.
* IEC power inlet, 120/230 VAC configurable

X-Series Amplifier Manual (PDF)

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I'd call a local electrician I live in the states and had a great chance to pick up a Whompus Cat Rotel Amp. It was 230 v though. I though no big deal I'll poke a hole through the wall and plug it into our Dryer outlet. I was told yep that will work, for a bit. The damage will happen because of the 50 htz vs 60 htz difference not the voltage.
Again call someone who understands electricity
Cheers,
Bruce