Advice for power amp

[Phani24]

Hi
I am thinking of adding power amp to my chain.
Current avr is Marantz cinema 50.
Current speakers klipsch reference. Iam thinking
Of adding a 5 channel power amp. Curreng configuration 7.1.2.
By adding power amp we will get more detailing in sound stage.

Thanks
Phani

 

[efernand1]

Hi
I am thinking of adding power amp to my chain.
Current avr is Marantz cinema 50.
Current speakers klipsch reference. Iam thinking
Of adding a 5 channel power amp. Curreng configuration 7.1.2.
By adding power amp we will get more detailing in sound stage.

Thanks
Phani

Is the Cinema 50 lacking in detailing? A Power Amp is added if you feel that the output is not great as expected.

Once you finished Audyssey setup, you can manually adjust speaker levels to improve output. Also source levels can be adjusted manually to boost output. Refer to Owners manual.

As for me, once audyssey was done, I changed the setting from Reference to Flat and that works well for me.

If you really want to boost output, you can add a power amp, Emotiva would be ideal. Marantz also has power amps

 

[Phani24]

I have used a customized 3 channel power amp with my previous avr sr5015. And its good even though sound stage is little bit harsh. I havd given it to my friend and not trued with marantz 50.
What about Emotova basx?

 

[rwnano]

What about fosi v3 monoblocks please as power amplifier?

 

[Phani24]

How is O&B

 

[sayan00]

How is O&B

I am using O&B 3 channel power amp for LCR. Built quality is superb and it sounds good too. Aniket is very helpful and will answer all your questions. Comes with 3 year warranty.

 

[Phani24]

I am using O&B 3 channel power amp for LCR. Built quality is superb and it sounds good too. Aniket is very helpful and will answer all your questions. Comes with 3 year warranty.

What are tye specs. And price

 

[keith_correa]

What are tye specs. And price

https://oandbco.com/

 

[efernand1]

I have used a customized 3 channel power amp with my previous avr sr5015. And its good even though sound stage is little bit harsh. I havd given it to my friend and not trued with marantz 50.
What about Emotova basx?

SR5015 was 100 watts and the Cinema 50 (Erstwhile SR60xx series) is 110 watts 8 ohms load. It should be enough or try connecting the 3 channel power amp and see if there is a difference.

Emotiva BassX is good and clean power.

 

[Phani24]

SR5015 was 100 watts and the Cinema 50 (Erstwhile SR60xx series) is 110 watts 8 ohms load. It should be enough or try connecting the 3 channel power amp and see if there is a difference.

Emotiva BassX is good and clean power.

Considering Emotova and O&B. But price of O&B no idea.

 

[Nitin K]

Considering Emotova and O&B. But price of O&B no idea.

Pls DM Adas(Aniket). He will help you out with O&B.

 

[Phani24]

Pls DM Adas(Aniket). He will help you out with O&B.

Checked with him.

 

[Phani24]

Now in between Emotova basx 3 channel anx O&B 3 channel
Emotova 140watts
O&b 110 watts

 

[tpoddar]

Now in between Emotova basx 3 channel anx O&B 3 channel
Emotova 140watts
O&b 110 watts

Hey Phani24,
Klipsch speakers are very high sensitivity and easy to drive speakers. I doubt you will benefit from an additional power amp. I would rather spend money on room acoustics to get a better sound stage and optimise the setup using Dirac. If you have decided to go for a Power amp, do think about factors such as serviceability, resale value and brand while picking your amplifier brand. I chose O&B as it's quality is supposed to be way better than comparative Emotiva and Crown amps. I have not received my unit yet and should have it in a couple of days. I will report my listening experience on the forum and try to get emotiva/crown equipment for comparison if possible.

 

[Phani24]

Hey Phani24,
Klipsch speakers are very high sensitivity and easy to drive speakers. I doubt you will benefit from an additional power amp. I would rather spend money on room acoustics to get a better sound stage and optimise the setup using Dirac. If you have decided to go for a Power amp, do think about factors such as serviceability, resale value and brand while picking your amplifier brand. I chose O&B as it's quality is supposed to be way better than comparative Emotiva and Crown amps. I have not received my unit yet and should have it in a couple of days. I will report my listening experience on the forum and try to get emotiva/crown equipment for comparison if possible.

Previously i tried with customized power amp.
I find the difference . So now thinking of going with branded

 

[tpoddar]

Previously i tried with customized power amp.
I find the difference . So now thinking of going with branded

I'm curious. What customer power amp did you try? Do you have the specs for the same?

 

[Phani24]

Hey Phani24,
Klipsch speakers are very high sensitivity and easy to drive speakers. I doubt you will benefit from an additional power amp. I would rather spend money on room acoustics to get a better sound stage and optimise the setup using Dirac. If you have decided to go for a Power amp, do think about factors such as serviceability, resale value and brand while picking your amplifier brand. I chose O&B as it's quality is supposed to be way better than comparative Emotiva and Crown amps. I have not received my unit yet and should have it in a couple of days. I will report my listening experience on the forum and try to get emotiva/crown equipment for comparison if possible.

Which model you ordered. Specs and cost involved.

 

[Phani24]

I'm curious. What customer power amp did you try? Do you have the specs for the same?

Its locally made.150 watts each channel. Its 3 channel power amp. Trud with sr5015 my previous avr

 

[rwnano]

I still think that you should be going to class D fosi v3 monoblocks please.

 

[rwnano]

From ASR forum:
Just received 2 V3 Monos. Hooked them up in place of Emotiva PA-1s. Played a couple of Jack White's No Name album tracks, which had noticeable higher frequency harshness through the PA-1s. Harshness gone. Quite impressed. Signal path in this comparison is WiiM Pro > Emotiva XDA-3 DAC > Yamaha CX-A5100 (in pure direct mode) > V3 (XLR) > Revel Performa3 F206. It's also better balanced across the spectrum, so less to be gained by the trade-off of going to room correction on the Yamaha instead of pure direct, where the PA-1s were a bit better off with room correction on.

Those PA-1s, in turn, were better sounding than the Emotiva BasX A-300 I had in that position before them. So this is definitely going in the right direction.