Hello, just looking For opinions on Emotiva amplifiers. I’m looking at a BasX A2 and a BasX A2M to power some active bookshelf speakers. My luck hasn’t been so great with Emotiva, a few years ago I bought an XPA-5 and it died within a month, they sent me a new one at no cost but that one kept going into protection at least once or twice every time I used it. I am still using that it now but it’s annoying having to get up to power cycle it, and I didn’t want to pay more than $100 to have it shipped back to them. So my question is is it just a coincidence that I had two bad units in a row, or is this a known issue? The only reason I am considering Emotiva again is because they have mostly favorable reviews and good power to price performance.
I need at least 150 watts rms at 8 or 2 ohms since the woofers are dual 4 ohms. Is there anything else in the price range that has good sound quality and is reliable? I was also looking at Schiit Vidar 2 but the price will add up quick since I will need one for the woofers and one for the tweeters, and the power will be cut in half to 100 watts since the speakers are 8 ohm
I need at least 150 watts rms at 8 or 2 ohms since the woofers are dual 4 ohms. Is there anything else in the price range that has good sound quality and is reliable? I was also looking at Schiit Vidar 2 but the price will add up quick since I will need one for the woofers and one for the tweeters, and the power will be cut in half to 100 watts since the speakers are 8 ohm
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Comparing retail price of the A2, for $100 more you can get a pair of Outlaw 2220 monoblocks which are really good amplifiers.
Why do you need power amplifiers for active speakers?
Two problems with a company's products does not bode well.
Two problems with a company's products does not bode well.
Basically I need 4 channels of amplification, two for the woofers and two for the tweeters. The crossovers will be handled by a Dayton Audio DSP-408.
Dayton Audio Epique 180 for woofers and CSS LD25X for tweets. Although the tweeters are excellent, people have been giving me the business for using those woofers in a two way. I have tested them and they can play up to 3K smoothly, this will be nothing more than a fun build to rock out on but they are power hungry at 83 db sensitivity. To make it worse they are dual 4 ohm so my options are either 2 or 8 ohm. I know there may be better woofers out there but I saw the Epique’s and had to have them haha.