fuzzydog Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 It will be interesting to see how well their new SMPS power supply will be received. It looks like a mistake to me. http://emotiva.com/products/amplifiers/xpa-gen3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalcomfort Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Look at the THD rating on the new vs gen 1, gen 2 stuff. Glad I have my "old" style amps. I am not liking the new direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) I am happy with my Gen 1 and Gen 2 X series equipment. 10% higher THD with the new X line has me leery. I know they are coming out with a new line to replace the U line gear and that may be worth a listen since it will be a lot more affordable. Bang for the buck I still feel it is hard to beat Emotiva. Tim Edited March 19, 2016 by teaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max2 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Emo has to change things up continually to make sales. Its great plan very similar to Apples approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Wow, I paid 799.00 for my xpa-5 gen 1's on sale and now the gen 3's are double that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I guess it makes since now that they have distribution with brick and mortar stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Yeah, the prices are getting up there now. Part of it I am sure is because they are now going to sell in retail stores across the country. Once you add the middle man you have to give them their share, which drives margins way up. I just bought another XPA-5 in January and have not even opened the box yet. I had my E-Club expiring so taking the extra 10% off made it well worth it. $700 is fine with me, $1399 not so much. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 In their description they are saying old PS with transformers are obsolete and a switching PS is an improvement. I am somewhat skeptical. I do know one thing a switching PS is much cheaper hench more profits. Maybe it will be good enough. My personal opinion is that the switching power supply will not be good enough. If you look at the new specs the power rating falls as channels are added. The same amp module rated at 300 wpc output with two channels drops to only 200 wpc output with seven modules installed. Since the amp modules are rated the same, they are in fact limited to less power output only because of the switching power supply. I will stick with my Gen 1 and Gen 2 amps until something proven to be better comes along. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzydog Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 SMPS isn't new technology, it's just cheaper and lighter weight than a big toroidal transformer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 The new class H amps should be more efficient. Kinda reminds me of the Class D amp. Time will tell how well the public receives the new models. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Even though I have been very happy with "old technology" big toroidal, big caps, abundant output transistors, type amplifiers, these "newer" design switching amps are improving daily. My personal opinion is that the switching power supply will not be good enough. If you look at the new specs the power rating falls as channels are added. The same amp module rated at 300 wpc output with two channels drops to only 200 wpc output with seven modules installed. Since the amp modules are rated the same, they are in fact limited to less power output only because of the switching power supply. If all channels are designed to use the same power supply and it is not overly regulated, power per channel will drop off a good bit from 2-channel to 7-channel. This is also common in non switching toroidal type amps. The results are similar in both designs just the way they get there are different. Not exactly sure that this is a good comparison to the EMO but take a look at these NAD M27 reviews. http://hometheaterreview.com/nad-m27-seven-channel-amplifier-reviewed/ Looks like EMO is doing something similar to NAD's design. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWS Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Thinking about getting a XPA-2 gen 3. Does anyone have one and have an opinion on it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I have only seen a couple of people weigh in on the Emotiva forum that recently bought them, not enough input yet for my liking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomnymods Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 I just purchased a XPA-5 gen 3.. still being built but should ship in the next two to three days hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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