Tonyangel, I'm curious, what is arguably better on the used market for that price?
Well, if watts equal quality, then they are offering an undeniably good deal. I was referring to sound quality. I don't typically shop for amps rated at 500wpc, but if I was looking to spend $1600 on an amp or two, I'd probably look at the amps that Emotiva is offering (as I often do) and then I would look at the classifieds here.
If you just take a look at what's being offered for sale here at the price of $1600 or less, there are more than a few that many would consider to be "better" and they would be able to make a pretty good argument in support of that point. Just pulling up the amp section I'm seeing the likes of Levinson, Belles, Linn, etc.
Like I said, ARGUABLY better. It isn't always just about the power either.
A pair of XP-1 monoblocks, 500 wpc @ 8 ohms and 1,000 wpc @ 4 ohms go for $1600 a pair at 160 lbs with free shipping, 30-day free trial and 5 year transferrable warranty.
You appear to present the above information to make the point that it is a value that can't be beat; but if this is true, then it could also be said that there is no reason to consider an amp on the used market because you won't be able to find anything better at that price. So...are you saying that the answer to all of the "which amp should I buy?" questions posted on Agon is that they should buy an Emotiva (assuming that Emotiva has a competing model)?
I hope that isn't what you're saying because that would be ridiculous.
I was only suggesting to the OP that there may be other options on the used market. I also asked what model it was that he was interested in, which we do not know yet.
The answer to that question may also make what I said more or less valid.
Don't get me wrong, Emotiva makes some good bang for the buck stuff.
