Considering Emotiva X (XPA) series amps for my 11.2 GE system. How would the surrounds react to this many watts?

How would the surrounds react to this many watts? They would absolutely love the higher wattage. Higher wattage amps will yield cleaner/clearer sound at higher volumes with much less distortion. It's better to have an over powered amp than an under powered one. It may surprise you, but very watts are used when listening to most movies, and when more watts are used/needed, its only for a brief period. I believe most speakers are damaged with under powered amps driven into excessive distortion.

With all this being said, have no fears...order an Emotiva xpa series amp and have complete confidence that the power your surrounds are receiving will be much appreciated.

Let us know what you decide, and report back on how she sounds.

Correct - just make sure they have the appropriately high-pass crossover setting in your bass management setup.

Fred1942,

+1 on what Anthem said. Additionally, my GET speakers sound terrific with my Emotiva XPA amps. I have an XPA-5 and two XPA-1Ls running my 7 channels and I am very happy with the results. You get good clean power that is within the power range of the GET speakers. As long as you have a good source feeding the amps, it will sound great! Emotiva, like GET, will play the signal that you feed them with brutal honesty. In my experience, both manufacturers create products that reproduce music and movies in a neutral and revealing manner.

Run a search on the forum for Emotiva and see what others have had to say. I was particularly impressed with the difference an XPA-1L made with my SuperCenterXL. I was originally planning to keep my center on a multi-channel amp but after having it hooked up to a monoblock amp, there is no comparison. I use my system for about 80% home theater and 20% 2-channel music.

With a 30-day, money back guarantee, trying the Emotiva amps is fairly low risk. Some local dealers have also started carrying Emotiva so that you can take the Pepsi challenge for yourself and see if you like the sound. Best to judge with your own ears, in your own environment to be sure. Let us know how you get on and what you decide. Happy hunting!

Cheers,

T Cobe

I have nearly the same setup. Triton Twos in front and SS50s all around except the SS60 for center. I have 200 watt/channel amps x5 using nearly the same power amplifier - mine is a Sherbourn 5/5210. My Trtions are powered by a Yamaha M-80 (250x2). I haven't had an issue with the power, or found that the loudspeakers were having trouble at high volumes. Having them crossed over properly is important though. The 4.5" drivers could easily be overrun with too much bass, and it's pretty pointless to do that anyway.

Fred1942,

I came across your post on the Emotiva forum asking about the XPA-1L for your Triton 2s. I use that amp for my Triton Ones and am extremely happy with the results. I have not listened to the XPA-3, but the XPA-1Ls are definitely better than the XPA-5. The difference was even more noticeable on my SCXL. The center improved significantly with the monoblock amp. As far as I'm concerned, the 1L is a great amp and as much power as 99% of us need. My space is quite large as I have a fairly open home theater space in my basement. It is about 2,000 sq ft. Hopefully you receive this here.

Cheers,

T Cobe