Emotiva xpa 1 monos

I recently picked up two XPA-1 Gen 1's in trade with the intent of selling them.  I gave them a run with a pair of B&W 803S's and I was happily surprised.  I ended up keeping them. 

I've run older McIntosh amps (tube and SS), a few Audio Research tube amps, Krell stuff, and some Manley tube gear in the past and the XPA-1's hold up.  They spacing of the binding posts is truly ridiculous but that's my only real complaint.  

Had a pair of 1L mono amps that just kept blowing trying to power my Maggie 1.7 speakers. Upgraded to Parasound Integrated and everything improved.

Own a first gen pair, more reliable thatmlater models. 
I have the limited edition models, they are GREAT for what they are. 
  Affordable 1000W monos’ 
but the hiss and high gain does get anoooying at times.
i am currently using the sunfire instead.  

 I’ll keep them for my son, as I have the lifetime warranty on mine, as I purchased them from the St. Jude limited edition first 10 units sold many years back, they will make a killer first intro to real audio for my son. 

With the warranty, and what they are, they are worth the keep for a long time use, and keepers. I have since moved into McCormack , and packed the Emotivas’ in their boxes as stand by’s (back ups)

or til my son is old enough to have his own system.

is there better:? Hell yes are. They r great for what they are?: hell Yes!

loud playing amps with gobs of power. 
Yes, they are good, I just found better. 

Great beginner audio, or keepers if that’s your budget. 
Either way, for what u spend, it’s hard to find better for the money if you get reliable products.
their warranty is sketchy, be cautious of warranty work, as they will send you b-stock as a warranty, or used equip.
   Either way, I’m happy with my purchase I made, 
st Jude received a good payment on my behalf. 

McCormack is golden. 
Roger sanders is golden!
odyssey is golden.