Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater XPA 2 Now! A Keeper?

I would think that by law, if an amp required more than a 15 amp outlet could put out, it would have a 20 amp plug. AFAIK, this one does not. Sounds more like a design flaw to me than a problem with your house wiring.

Alan, I don't think we ever took it to 115dB when I was there--I'm pretty sure we topped out at 105, and that was quite loud enough for me.

SatKartr,

I don't think the wiring in your home would have any influence on the performance of the amplifier cutting out, unless the circuit into which you had the amplifier plugged was clearly overstressed--you'd have indications of that with lights on the same circuit dimming on peaks if thr circuit was overloaded or inadeequate.

Alan

Oh, you mean like what happens when my laser printer prints something?

This is more or less unrelated to the conversation at hand, but I wanted to comment again on how nice it is that people like Alan from Axiom actively participate in these discussions, even when discussing problems that Axiom customers are having with non-Axiom products. It definitely keeps me coming back as I find that I'm always learning new things as I peruse the forums. <group hug over>

Jason

It sucks when one person has a problem with somthing that a hundred people before didn't and it turns people off. I have said this before and will say it again. my mmc1 and xpa5 are wonderful at running my m80,vp150, and qs8's. I have never had a problem with anything from emotiva. The louder I turn it up the better the m80's sound and the xpa5 seems to never run out of juice. As soon as the xmc1,cd player and dual subs are on the market they will probably end up in my living room.
I have been thinking about the ep350 and ep500 for a few years now but the thought of duals at 999.00 that come with a cool seperate amp and auto room correction. seems like a dream. maybe it is... only time will tell, I just have to wait for a audioholics.com review. To sum it up i think axiom and emotiva are both great companys that bring great products to consumers at amazing prices. They also stand behind their stuff and have great customer service.... Thanks

You are correct, of course, Turbo... I shouldn't have said design flaw, I should have said issue with this particular unit.

It was not my goal to turn people off, merely to find answers, by posting here on the board I have learned that high current appears to be the trigger for the unit going into protect. I haven't given up on the xpa 2 yet and plan to contact emotiva early next week. No one on the emotiva lounge has responded to my query suggesting it seems to be an unusual problem with regard to the xpa2, and could in fact be a fluke.

Alan states that a number of amps, not just emotiva, have not paired well with the m80s so it is also an Axiom issue to understand just what type of amp works well with the m80s. The xpa2 is supposed to be "completely stable into 4 ohms" and with the power rating it is hard to understand what the problem could be. Perhaps it is coincidental or something unique to my setup, time may bring answers or not, I will let you all know what happens.

With a 30 day risk free trial I think it was worth it to check out the amp and it is quite an amazing piece of electronics, I'm still hoping the issue can be resolved. Hopefully Lonnie will extend the trial period if necessary as he did for Randy to give me a chance to solve the mystery. Turbo I'm glad you spoke up as you did before, people need to know that emotiva can work well together with axioms, especially since you are running the m80s. I was tempted by the dual subs as well, the price/value equation is just amazing with emotiva!

If I had the money I would buy an XPA2 just to see if I get the same results as you or I could get lucky and have no issues and one very cool amp, but Christmas is coming and the wallet is very dry at the moment.

If the wallet is dry, may we infer you've made a significant non-audio purchase you've been hinting about for some time now?

Jason

Non-audio purchase, you sure that was me? I am still recovering from too much summer spending on my new patio and some work out on my parents property.