Amp to befriend my yammy rxv 3800

[dan001]

thinking of getting a 2 channel amp for my yamaha 3800...emotiva rpa-1 and nad c272 apples and apples?

 

[jcPanny]

Power upgrade

I would wait for the emotiva XPA-2 amp. It should start shipping soon and will have more power (500 Watts x 2 or 1000 Watts bridged) than the RPA model.

 

[Seth=L]

I would wait for the emotiva XPA-2 amp. It should start shipping soon and will have more power (500 Watts x 2 or 1000 Watts bridged) than the RPA model.

Yes, but the RPA-1 runs cooler. They are both good amplifiers.

 

[dan001]

are the emotiva and nad apples and apples?

 

[mtrycrafts]

are the emotiva and nad apples and apples?

Are they outputting the same power? Perhaps they are not a to a

By the way, why do you think you need a 2 ch amp on top of what you now have?

 

[rcpilot_971]

Im thinking of getting an amp also to add to my 3808 I need more power to my fronts ( Infinity Kappas )



Tim

 

[dan001]

well...the 3800 just doest seem to be doing it for me, not enough punch...could be my speakrs...may soon upgrade to totem forests, currently running 10 year old paradigm studio 60's...and...need to get to almost full volume to get it to kick...we'll see..thinkibg a good amp would do it..thinking bryston perhaps

 

[brulaha]

well...the 3800 just doest seem to be doing it for me, not enough punch...

I found the same thing with my paradigm studio 60 v2's. At the time I had a 85 wpc receiver and upgraded to a dedicated 250 wpc amp. The difference was quite profound. Better tighter bass and much clearer highs. Given that the 3800 is considerably more powerful that my 85 wpc receiver, the difference may not be as big. I was thinking of getting rid of the dedicated amp when I upgraded to the Denon 3808, but I decided not to.

 

[dan001]

thanx for that input..i previously ran a yammy rxv 850..with 85 wpc..and the paradigms sounded very good for..well..10yrs..lol...was expecting more when i purchased the 3800....now...the sound is quite muddy