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SVS..that's a good deal.
Well...you learn something new every day.
I see that Gallo also has free shipping both ways with a 60 day free trial.
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Mitch, if you're going to push Emotiva, knock yourself out, but state ALL the facts to the people you are pushing Emotiva on. Otherwise you are misleading them. That means, tells them they have to pay to ship it back if unhappy. I can't make it any plainer than that.
And SVS has free shipping and free return shipping if you're not happy. They don't have a 30 day trial though. You'll have to make do with 45 days. Look it up. |
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Runnin, I see how you conveniently left out the FREE shipping to your door. And of course they offer a 30-day free trial with no re-stocking fee.
Evmotiva's policy of free shipping and 30-day free trial is outstanding. For you to complain that they ask you to pay return shipping after they've shipped it to you free of charge....and given a 30-day free trial is petty, trivial and without merit.
I'd like to see you name the audio companies that give free shipping out the door, a 30-day free trial and paid return shipping if you don't like the product.
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Shipped to your door? Where else are they going to ship it to, EVERYONE ships to your door unless you ask for another option. Several companies will pay return shipping if you want to return it. Most of the 30 day trial companies also offer no restocking fee, it's the standard for the internet direct marketplace.
I'm not knocking Emotiva for not paying return shipping so much as I am knocking people who volunteer the 30 day trial info without telling about the return costs. It's simply a part of the details that one needs to know to make an informed decision. |
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Runnin, ...you failed to mention that Emotiva gives free
shipping to your door. That's a tremendous show of good
faith.
Having the buyer pay return shipping after a 30-day trial is
only fair.
Also, there is no restocking fee. No one else in audio is
giving the combination of free shipping to your door and no
restocking fee for returns.
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Try it with a stand alone preamp. The Onkyo receiver's preamp section for music is the bottleneck.
I've heard your amp and a Hafler Transnova amp sound compromised with the signal going through the Onkyo. |
The 30 day trial is nice, but nobody ever mentions that if you want to return it, you have to pay out of your own pocket for shipping. That's 50 bucks or more depending on where you live. |
I bought the XPA-200 via holiday promo deal when the amp came out - forgot what I paid but I recall about $150 below retail. I use the amp to power some home brew passive Usher subs and could not be happier with the performance for money spent. I also use the Emotiva Control Freak to dial in the bass supplimented to the main speakers. However, I'm not driving a difficult load with a single 8" per channel and I do not listen to crazy volume levels. |
very good point Mich4t, never thought of it like that thank you! and thank you everyone else for the input! Ill def check it out Lambeau |
More often than not it is too little power that damages speakers, not the opposite.
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Lobarski...500 watts per channel is the maximum rating. You will never run those amps to their max...what you are looking for is headroom, power on tap to meet the demand of your current speakers.
My speakers are rated at 300 watts for the mid-tweeter and 500 watts for the bass. I have them powered by 1200 watt monoblocks. Those speakers will never see all 1200 watts...I'll never turn it up that high...but I will NEVER be short on power or run out of steam.
Your car will go over 100 mph, but you rarely go above 70 mph, and most of the time you don't exceed 40 mph...but you have the extra power on tap if you need it.
You can never have too much power.
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I thought about the xpa2, but at 500 watts rms at 4 ohms, got me worried as the stratus golds are only rated for 300. Not sure what I want to do yet. Not looking to spend as much money as my main setup, but would like a little more "oomf" than what the xpa-200 supplies. |
Another option is to go for the XPR 2.
Great sound and all the power you will need with plenty of headroom .It will control those PSB Golds .
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If it's new amp, he can return it.
Lombarski, spend a few more bucks and get the XPA2. It has more testicular fortitude than the amp you purchased. If you want more balls, you'll need to spend more money.
You get a 30-day free look when you buy those amps new, so there is no risk.
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Are you able to return it? |
I'm not surprised, it's an amp built to a low budget price point. I checked the specs, it has a power supply of only 360 VA, and they expect to get 300 total watts out of it? Most of their line up is built with this philosophy. Better than the amps in a receiver, but that's not saying much. |
