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Main gain=main volume control. What is its minimum and maximum range?

Also, what is the minimum and maximum range of your channel off-sets?

Having the dedicated amp has really helped for music for me. If you say 90% is movies for you, you may not see as much difference. My 80's really sing now. For movies, especially ones with lots of dynamic action and explosions I've noticed some difference in the impact.

I think the main gain is like...-60db to 20db...i could be wrong. Channel off sets?

I think im just gonna have to order and see...By your reccomendations, should I get the two channel 200 X 2? or the 7 channel lpa-1 125 X 5 + 75 X 2?

Get the one big amp for the front mains and join the big ass amp club

Normally I would say get the 200x2. But since your Yammi is distorting the highs at -6 and since you bought it refurbished, I am sure something needs fixing. So I wouldn't rely on it and I'd move on to the LPA-1 multi-channel.

Alternatively, you can get the 200Wx2 now and live with your Yammy for your centre and surrounds until you are ready to upgrade the receiver.

I love being a member of the Big Ass Amp Club! Thanks Rick for letting me join....

My original plan was to get a 5 or 7 channel amp setup to drive all of my speakers. But after giving it some thought, and based on the problems I was having with a multi channel amp and my 80's. I decided on monoblocks for my 80's and let the AVR do the rest. After all it does all the surround decoding.

You can always get a new receiver, but I don't see why your Yammy should have issues with the center and surround channels.

My vote is for Odysseys, oh wait, you are looking at Emotiva. I think the RPA-1 looks pretty cool, and for 699 that is a bad ass amp for a good price.

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Normally I would say get the 200x2.

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Say what I thought you were in the 1/4 watt club Never mind you are the 1/4 watt club

Maybe he should send his Yammy into Sean at Stereo Daves for a modification, then it would be like a Bad Ass Rotel.

No, Drew; unless your present use is exceeding the capacity of the amplifier in your 2600(highly unlikely from your description of the level that you're using)neither the Emotiva nor any other replacement amplifier can give you an improvement in sound quality; that isn't the way amplification works. The 2600 is transparent at levels below its max and doesn't contribute to the "harsh" highs that you mention. Unless an amplifier is defective you should look to other possibilities, such as the source materials or the speakers, to find the cause of harshness in the sound.

That RPA really does look nice. And no break-in is required on the capacitors so you can start enjoying it right away .

I think Emotiva really has found the sweet spot on the value curve. I just don't understand how it makes any money. I have never heard one but...oh, wait...I don't need to hear it. All amps sound the same .

It looks like I wasn't able to convince him to join the 1/4 Watt club so I figured I'd steer him to the full meal deal .

My next amp will be an A1400-8...playing at a 1/4 Watt .