Re: Emotiva amps
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I have ran my m80's wit the emotiva LPA-1, XPA-5, and XPA-1 monoblocks and have yet to trip the protection circuit. If you want to run an Emotiva amp with M80's please give them a call an order one.
M80,VP150,QS8,ERD-1,XPA-2,XPA-5,UMC-10,PS3,XBOX360,Dish VIP622,PB13 Ultra,Panasonic PT-AE3000U
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Re: Emotiva amps
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The problem is not with just the 80's, other brands 4ohm speakers have issues as well. Those that have been around a long time know the fun I had diagnosing with Lonnie at Emo. Your mileage may vary. I would not recommend this combination.
M80s VP180 4xM22ow 4xM3ic EP600 2xEP350 AnthemAVM60 Outlaw7700 EmoA500 Epson5040UB FluanceRT85
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Re: Emotiva amps
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Meh. Again with another "Emotiva amps suck" thread... Some have had problems, others have not. Those that have had problems are obviously going to be very vocal about it. Those that have not, less so. Ergo, the problems stand out. There's also been a bit of a spat between Axiom and Emotiva over M80's and the high-end Emo amps. Emo claims that M80's dip below 2-ohms at certain frequencies, due to a substandard crossover design. Axiom (and most here) claim that Emo is full of you-know-what and are over-rating the specs on some of their amps or have QC problems. So a little bad blood to add fuel to the fire. Personally I'm not buying another Emo product because of their ongoing incompetence in bringing the UMC prepro to market. I simply have no tolerance for a company that has demonstrated such a gross mismanagement of a project. Delays are expected and missed-deadlines are tolerable, but the multi-year UMC debacle has entered into the realm of the ridiculous. I'm just not drinking any more Emo Kool-aid. Ranting aside, I must let the facts be facts... I've been running my M80V2's bi-amped with the "cheap" $499 Emotiva LPA-1 for over 2 1/2 years now. My 'can't run 4-ohm speakers' circa-2002 Pioneer Elite AVR truly isn't able to run M80's at loud volume. I needed an amp that promised it would run them without breaking the budget. I gave the LPA-1 a shot, and have been extremely pleased with it. No problems at all, up to ear-splitting 110db+ levels. Sounds great. No shutdowns. It was worth it. So, truly, YMMV.
M80v2 | VP150v2 | QS8v2 SVS Pci+ 20-39 Emotiva UMC-1 & LPA-1 M22ti + T-Amp, in the Office
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Re: Emotiva amps
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Still the best advice to give is to let people know that problems do exist between the M80's and EMO amps. It really doesn't matter who is right or wrong on why. Buyer beware I guess.
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Re: Emotiva amps
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hi all,
noted in the forumers signatures that there are some forumers still using the emotiva power amps with their axiom speakers..
can these ppl share their opinion please?
AxiomM80,M22,VP150,QS8|SvsPC13Ultra|YamahaRXV1800|HarmanKardonPA2400 2BEmotiva@X2BEmotiva?Tats d Q
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Re: Emotiva amps
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I'd say the people that are still using them like them, and the people that aren't, don't. There are many opinions on Emotiva on the forums, and most are represented in this thread.
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Re: Emotiva amps
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Sapro, the problems with the Emotiva line for some people, have been when driving the M80's, you won't have a problem with the speakers you own. Why do you think you need extra power, isn't your 1800 fine?
M80s VP180 4xM22ow 4xM3ic EP600 2xEP350 AnthemAVM60 Outlaw7700 EmoA500 Epson5040UB FluanceRT85
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Re: Emotiva amps
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Sapro, the problems with the Emotiva line for some people, have been when driving the M80's, you won't have a problem with the speakers you own. Why do you think you need extra power, isn't your 1800 fine? Why do you ask this every time someone wants info on an amp Randy. It could just mean, he wants an amp. Nothing wrong with that. Even you, when you were an amp guy, noted some positives when running an external amp. No?
Rick
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hi all,
noted in the forumers signatures that there are some forumers still using the emotiva power amps with their axiom speakers..
can these ppl share their opinion please? Sapro, I will say when my RPA-2 was working I really like it. If emo's work out for you, the value for performance is excellent. FYI. Dana
M80's, QS8's, M22's, CHT SHO-10, Dual CHT SS-18.1's, Onkyo NR3008, Mitsubishi WD-73740
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Why do you ask this every time someone wants info on an amp Randy. Because its a reasonable question? How much amp power you need is a simple physics problem and there are calcuators out there that will give you a very close approximation of your power needs given room size, listening habits, distance from the speaker and speaker efficiency. I'll crawl back under my bridge now.
Fred
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