Rokzi
Stunt Coordinator
Hi all,
'been out of the forums for long while; looking for advise on the amp mentioned in title,but
I could not find any thread about Emotiva's A500 amp.
I've recently purchased their A300 ( to drive my mains instead of my old Denon 3312CI. I almost thought the amp was still weak as it sounded quieter, but a few moments later and as I turned it up I just realized that the sound coming out was just clearer/cleaner! As I was also planning to get another receiver for my bedroom I decided to return the A300 and get the MC-700 along with the A500 (rated at 80wpc @8om @ 5-channels) and just move my denon to the bedroom.
I really want to move the denon away from my main viewing room as i don't really like the way it sounds with my speakers (there's always something missing/too bright/thin/canny,whatever). For reference, I always loved the HK525 it replaced (replaced to upgrade to HDMI trechnology). The HK sounded warmer.
So my chance to upgrade to modest separates at least.
For stereo music I don't think I have a problem (the A500 is rated at 110w@8om/190w@4-ohm, so that's plenty).
The question is would the A500 still drive my speakers cleanly @ reference levels (more or less). My speakers are rated at 90db/100watt (RMS)/6-ohm and not clip during movie peaks? The amp is rated at 80wpc @ 8ohm @ 5channels. No 4ohm rating for 5 channels driven.
How loud can the speakers go cleanly without clipping/distortion with this amp?
Also, the A500 is currently cheaper on the discount than Outlaw's 5000 which is rated with higher wattage.
Thank you for any input.
'been out of the forums for long while; looking for advise on the amp mentioned in title,but
I could not find any thread about Emotiva's A500 amp.
I've recently purchased their A300 ( to drive my mains instead of my old Denon 3312CI. I almost thought the amp was still weak as it sounded quieter, but a few moments later and as I turned it up I just realized that the sound coming out was just clearer/cleaner! As I was also planning to get another receiver for my bedroom I decided to return the A300 and get the MC-700 along with the A500 (rated at 80wpc @8om @ 5-channels) and just move my denon to the bedroom.
I really want to move the denon away from my main viewing room as i don't really like the way it sounds with my speakers (there's always something missing/too bright/thin/canny,whatever). For reference, I always loved the HK525 it replaced (replaced to upgrade to HDMI trechnology). The HK sounded warmer.
So my chance to upgrade to modest separates at least.
For stereo music I don't think I have a problem (the A500 is rated at 110w@8om/190w@4-ohm, so that's plenty).
The question is would the A500 still drive my speakers cleanly @ reference levels (more or less). My speakers are rated at 90db/100watt (RMS)/6-ohm and not clip during movie peaks? The amp is rated at 80wpc @ 8ohm @ 5channels. No 4ohm rating for 5 channels driven.
How loud can the speakers go cleanly without clipping/distortion with this amp?
Also, the A500 is currently cheaper on the discount than Outlaw's 5000 which is rated with higher wattage.
Thank you for any input.
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