Emotiva xpa 1 monos

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!!

One of the better reviews of the original xpa -1 amp is called Ryan's Banter.I enjoyed the honest and tell it like it is type of review of these amps.No more sales at Emotiva anymore and prices are going up!I still believe in buy the best speakers you can!