Help Powering my Polk Audio Atrium 65 SDI's (Emotiva?)

[Toolfan66]

Have been looking on what to power my Atrium 65 SDI's and I was thinking Emotiva!! Yes I said Emotiva.. For the price of the Preamp and Amp it's not that bad.

UPA-2 UPA-2 Two Channel Amplifier (2 x 125)
$389.00

USP-1 USP-1
$449.00

I'm open to other options (Just a used receiver / something else??) I will probably need a DAC as well as I want to be able to use my LapTop for music..

[Toolfan66]

This looks nice for the price as well..

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?intatube&1312639157&/Peachtree-Audio-Decco-Free-Shi

[Toolfan66]

This is kinda local!!

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?intatube&1310315374&/Peachtree-Nova-in-Rosewood

I'm liking the Peachtree as an option!!!

[tonyb]

I saw that the other day, the Nova or an Emo....do you really need us to say which is preferred ?

If it were me bro,peachtree all day.

[Toolfan66]

I'm not asking which is preferred just throwing things out there,and the peachtree popped in my head after I posted, another thing I like about the peachtree is it's size for my needs..

[Hilbert]

I have the Emo combo in my exercise AKA mid life crisis room, driving a couple of Monitor 50s. It's OK as background noise but not frightfully musical. Every once in a while a phrase somebody used somewhere on this forum, "ice pick in the ears," comes to mind.

[polklore]

Try Sansui au717 or au919. These amps are dynamic and not as bright as the Emotivas. You can find them on ebay or cl.

[reeltrouble1]

well if you got the emotiva stuff you would have plenty of cash left to get a bunch of ear wax.

RT1

[Toolfan66]

well if you got the emotiva stuff you would have plenty of cash left to get a bunch of ear wax.

RT1

LOL!!! :biggrin: I was just looking for something on the cheap to put music in my back yard.. I will more then likely go for peachtree as it has a nice dac and I can hook up my computer to it, and go to town..:cool:

[Outfitter03]

Parasound hca-750a which are available for around $140-225 depending on whether flea bay or Audiogon. On Audiogon they go quick. 75 Watts 20A current.

http://www.parasound.com/vintage/hca750a.php

Want some more umph in the same price range and the John Curl design input hca-1000a with 125W and 45A. Avg. $340 on the gon last was $270.

http://www.parasound.com/vintage/hca1000a.php

Both are stoutly built but fairly compact.