Emotiva XPA-5 Gen3 5 Channel Power Amplifier

Description

XPA-5 Gen3

The XPA-5 Gen3 is a five-channel audiophile-grade power amplifier designed to serve as the backbone of a high-performance home theater or multichannel music system. While a power amplifier’s role may appear simple boosting the output signal from a preamp or processor to drive your loudspeakers its performance is critical to the overall sound of your system. Any weakness or distortion in the amplifier stage will directly impact your audio experience. That’s why the XPA-5 Gen3 is engineered to deliver exceptional technical precision, outstanding sound quality, and an accurate, dynamic presentation of music and cinematic audio alike. Whether you're listening to a symphony or watching an action-packed blockbuster, this amplifier ensures your system performs at its absolute best.

Perfect for powering a high-end 5.1 channel system, the XPA-5 also excels as the core amplifier for Dolby Atmos or DTS:X configurations, handling the five main channels in setups such as 5.1.2, 5.1.4, or 5.1.6. Its modular design means it can be tailored to your current setup while remaining fully expandable. You can add channels or increase power in the future simply by adding additional modules or companion chassis, giving you unmatched flexibility and room to grow with your system. With the XPA-5 Gen3, you're not just investing in a power amp you're investing in a scalable, reference-grade amplification platform built to deliver stunning performance for years to come.

System Integration Tip

For audiophiles seeking the ultimate in both two-channel and surround sound performance, a powerful system configuration can be achieved by combining the XPA-5 Gen3 with an XPA-DR2. The XPA-DR2, dedicated to the front left and right channels, provides unmatched dynamics and headroom for critical stereo listening. Meanwhile, the XPA-5 takes on the remaining surround or height channels in a 5.1, 7.1, or Dolby Atmos setup. This combination ensures uncompromised clarity, impact, and musicality across every channel of your system.

Configuration: 5 x High-Powered Single-Channel Modules

Two module slots remain available for future expansion. The XPA-5 Gen3 features five high-powered single-channel amplifier modules installed within a robust modular chassis. Two additional module slots are left available for future expansion, allowing you to easily add more channels as your system grows. This modular design delivers both flexibility and scalability, giving you the freedom to customize your amplification solution to meet your exact needs now and in the future.

Power Output

Designed to deliver consistent, high-performance power across all channels, the XPA-5 Gen3 outputs 250 watts RMS per channel into 8 ohms when all five channels are driven. When operating two channels, it delivers 300 watts RMS per channel into 8 ohms, and up to 490 watts RMS per channel into 4 ohms. This ensures effortless performance even with demanding speaker loads, maintaining precision, control, and dynamic impact across your entire home theater or music system.

Regulated Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS)

One of the design enhancements shared by all of Emotiva’s new XPA power amplifiers is their new, specially designed, high current, switch mode power supply (SMPS). Emotiva’s powerful, intelligent new power supply offers all of the benefits of a classic transformer-based design, but avoids virtually all of the limitations. It can deliver over 3 kW of fully regulated power, which ensures optimum performance under a wide range of load conditions, and plenty of dynamic power to ensure that musical peaks will never be compressed or limited. However, it’s also more efficient, more reliable, and much lighter.

Class A/B Sound Quality Meets Optimized Class H Efficiency

The High-Powered Single Channel Modules used in the XPA-5 utilize a fully analog Class A/B output stage, and Emotiva’s highly regarded Soft-Switch™ Optimized Class H power supply topology, which increases their efficiency significantly without compromising their superb Class A/B performance and sound quality. At low power levels, each channel operates on a relatively low supply voltage, to minimize quiescent power consumption and standby power losses. Then, when the demand for power increases, it instantly and seamlessly switches to a higher voltage rail to ensure that the signal passes cleanly and without clipping. This process happens on a continuous basis - in real time, allowing greater overall efficiency, cooler operation, longer component life, reduced power consumption, and increased reliability.

Protection

The XPA-5 Gen3 is equipped with audiophile-grade fault protection that remains completely transparent under normal listening conditions, preserving your system's performance while safeguarding your amplifier and connected components. This advanced protection circuitry is designed to guard against virtually all common electrical faults, ensuring reliable operation and peace of mind. In the event of an AC line fault, the amplifier is protected by a rugged, resettable push-button circuit breaker located on the rear panel eliminating the need for fuses and simplifying recovery. With a full five-year warranty backing its build quality and reliability, the XPA-5 Gen3 is built to deliver powerful, uninterrupted performance for years to come.

Technical Specifications