To start with, you get 600 discrete watts into 8 ohm both channels driven or 1000 watts into 4 ohms. That\'s a huge amount of power. It sports a 2.5 kVA toroidal power transformer which alone weighs 30 pounds. This is connected to a 240,000 uF low ESR capacitor bank feeding a pair of optimized class H power amplifier modules. Class H assures high efficiency and low heat, meaning more of the power from the wall outlet is converted to watts to your speakers than conventional Class A/B designs. According to Emotiva, the XPR-2 \"Effortlessly drives complex speaker loads with ease; stable with virtually all real-world speakers.\" All in all, the XPR-2 is 17\" wide, 9.5\" high, 19.5\" deep and weighs in at 100 pounds.
The front of the XPR-2 has dimmable blue lights with a fully controllable LED bar graph metering system with selectable ballistics; VU and peak reading with auto release. There are also channel state LEDs which indicate high temperature and fault conditions. The soft touch power button powers on the unit while in-rush limiting protects your gear and speakers. The front of the XPR-2 features a precision machined, 1\" billet aluminum, multi-element faceplate with laser embossing and hand polished detailing. This is truly a reference quality amplifier.
The back of the XPR-2 has independently selectable balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (RCA) inputs for both channels. The Emotiva speaker binding posts have clear acrylic insulators and heavy duty gold plated contacts. There is a button to select 115 VAC or 230 VAC for worldwide use. Due to the high current in the power supply, you have to select the mains voltage with a switch. Emotiva does not use the auto-commutator on the XPR Series. Nearly all models self select, and ALL products are \"world\" products, designed for use in all markets.
There is also a trigger input and output.
The XPR-2 requires a 20 Amp circuit and standard IEC 20 Amp outlet (which is different than a 15 Amp outlet). If you don’t have a proper circuit and outlet, we recommend you have one installed by a qualified electrician. We recommend that the XPR-2 be plugged into its own dedicated 20 Amp circuit.
The Special Edition Upgrade includes:
1) New high-end electronic parts
2) New Wiring
3) Our RFI/EMI Shielding
4) Our RFI/EMI Dissipation
5) Our RFI/EMI Dampening
6) Our RFI/EMI Attenuation
7) Vibration Dampening
8) New Furutech IEC inlet
9) Banishment of digital and analog jitter
10) Dramatic increase in available power supply storage
11) 100% Guaranteed State of the Art performance
12) Clean & deoxidize all jacks with DeOxit
13) Tighten all fasteners inside and out
14) Ensure unit exceeds all factory specifications
15) Certify and document unit as \"Signature Edition upgraded\"
16) Clean unit both inside and out
17) Issue serialized & dated Signature Edition upgrade certificate
This amp is as good or better than Krell or Pass Labs. With these upgrades it far exceeds standard performance for Emo amps.
