My personal observation about this upa-1” is that it might be the answer to my needs, and also it will be my last power amp purchase. (I’m thinking) anyways I have sold my Acurus 150x2 & 100x3 the proceeds from this can buy me a set of these UPA-1s with some beer money left over” so I’ll be pulling the trigger by now and February 15Th 2010.

That been said” I already have two very good receivers that will be fine for my home theater system in 5 or 7.1 modes, in my present set up I used the pioneer elite receiver” because I’m able to used the (Surround Back speakers binding posts to bi-amp my fronts) when in 5.1 mode!! To get a better cross over performance” (but It is still missing something)

I came very close to buying the XPA-5 or XPA- 3 during the emotiva December sale but I pass” because I need to have good bi-amping results (and from personal experience I don’t think those five and three channel amplifiers were designed for Bi-amping!!) (Others may say different but that’s just my opinion) the XPA-1 would have been the way to go, but buying two of those beasts’ (would have been an over kill for my needs) and way too much more than I wanted to spend!! Subsequently there was a buzzing about a poor mans mono-block power amplifier coming from emotiva after the success of the UPA-2!! Well its almost here now” and all things been even the XPA-1 and UPA-1 are the two amplifiers from emotiva that are truly Bi-amp able IMO” and the UPA-1 is my choice.

(XLR, balanced, unbalanced are of very little concerned to me" as I'm not big on the DIN" connection family.