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Upgrade my amplifier
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Evaluate a pair of Emotiva XPA-1s for 30 days and if you don't like them send them back for a refund. I bet they really make those Paradigm Studio 100s sing.

http://www.emotiva.com/xpa1.shtm
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/power-amplifiers/520-a-secrets-power-amplifier-review.html
http://rmintz.blogspot.com/2009/06/emotiva-xpa-1-review.html

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I would sign up for an account on Audiogon if you don't already have one and look there for starters. For $3k you can pick up a real nice amp to meet your needs. I got my PASS Labs X250 for less then that from there and it would surely fit the bill here

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Akuirich... You didn't say if your price was for new or used . For that price used , you could get into a Levinson , they work well with Paradigm and would suit your listening habits , don't be fooled by there power ratings , the power supply and current they deliver is more substantial than the ratings imply . dumbo's advice about Agon is sound .
I guess you have considered the old audiophile maxim , quality before quantity .

regards Tim

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Thanks - I have bought used equipment from my local retail shop, but I've been reluctant to buy online from someone I don't know. I think I will ask my local shop to keep an eye out for a used amp, meanwhile I will keep looking on Audiogon. Those Pass Labs and Levinsons look pretty sweet.

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Went with EMO XPA-5, at 200W RMS per Channel - All Channels Continuously Driven (ACCD)

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jackfish wrote:

Evaluate a pair of Emotiva XPA-1s for 30 days and if you don't like them send them back for a refund. I bet they really make those Paradigm Studio 100s sing.

http://www.emotiva.com/xpa1.shtm
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/power-amplifiers/520-a-secrets-power-amplifier-review.html
http://rmintz.blogspot.com/2009/06/emotiva-xpa-1-review.html

Jackfish -- do you have two XPA-1's? They look nice for two of them at $2K total. If I went with the XPA-2, it's less power and money at $800 for both fronts... what would you buy?
Tks,
Dennis

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