Emotiva xpa 1 monos

Spirialling costs for marginal improvements just doesn't make sense to me anymore!Im going to get the most out of the Xpa-1 monos and have a Coke and a smile!👍

I bought a  pair of xpa-100's and being I am not terribly familiar with Emo offerings I would venture to guess that xpa-1  is a different amp.   I think thats the one twice the size of my xpa-100?   
My xpa-100's  sound great and are pretty much my daily player although I do switch out to Pass xa30.5  and a Burgess 2a3 50lb SET.    Being what my other amps are this may  lead other members to consider  that I am not over rating mine.     They are good sounding mono's.   bass, mids,  and maybe not quite as sparkly in the highs  as my Pass amp  but I would really have to A/B to get more of a sense .  

I have multiple XPA1 gen 2 and XPA 100 amps.   They power two separate music systems and a five channel home theatre. For listening to music I run a pair of XPA 1's in class A mode with a Cary tube pre and an Oppo 105D as one source. Speaker are Van L Quartettes (modified).  For me It is a joy to listen to everytime I fire it up.  The XPA-1s have a strong attack, and reveal detail and subtleties through out the spectrum.   The XPA 100s run an older set of Martin Logans and in the sweet spot they offer a powerfully detailed sound.  Also Emotiva has been great on customer support.

 Yes the xpa-1 amps are nice!The only complaint so far are the wide spread speaker posts.The posts are way to far apart for most wires!

Yes I have compared their sound, through B&Ws, using high def digital and Mac2500 tube pre, to other amps -tube Primaluna and Audio Space,; solid state Mac, Marantz and Bryson----- they hold their own and I would say lower Hi-Fi, definitely not midfi (which you hear once in awhile sadly), but not the very best, except for the price and there they really are best for the buck by a very very large margin!!