Emotiva XPR-5

[KingRT]

Looks like an inexpensive way to drive your Home Theater room. 400 watts into 8 ohms. 600 watts into 6 ohms. Reviews are strong on past Emotiva XPA amps.
Between Oppo and Emotiva you can build a respectable Home Theater system on the skinny.

[LordoftheRingsEE]

---...If you don't mind no UL/SA seal of approval.

* Not sure if this new XPR series falls into the same 'destiny' as all their other products though. But I bet it does.
EDIT: It does! ...I checked earlier.

After all, it's your home, your family, and things that you are protecting...

[doggiehowser]

That's odd... isn't a safety check/mark a prerequisite for selling stuff in the US?

[LordoftheRingsEE]

Originally Posted by doggiehowser

That's odd... isn't a safety check/mark a prerequisite for selling stuff in the US?

They save money that way. ...And I just don't know how they do it!
Remember too, they are an online (Internet) company only.

* And because they sell their products in Europe as well; they are in obligation to have the CE label on the back. But Europe's regulations are different than America (Canada, USA, Central America, South America).

** In Australia, I don't know what you guys get there; probably CE as well, but I'm not 100% sure.

Anyway, most people don't know about this, and others just don't care; as long as they can save money!
And protection (for your home, family), and things having the chance of getting on fire, is secondary!

With everything in life, think twice!

[doggiehowser]

We have A Ticks and C Ticks in Australia.

Used to do product development so CE UL FCC stuff were all par for the course for approvals before we could sell our gear in these countries.

[KingRT]

I keep and play, my Emotiva system in my fireplace. I use a 3ft poker to turn it on and off.

They had a fire-clearance sale, that I could not resist.

[DonBattles]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRingsEE

---...If you don't mind no UL/SA seal of approval.

* Not sure if this new XPR series falls into the same 'destiny' as all their other products though. But I bet it does.
EDIT: It does! ...I checked earlier.

After all, it's your home, your family, and things that you are protecting...

While not UL Listed they are CE Listed. In the end I see not big difference, but like most things in life to each his own..................

[KingRT]

Is McIntosh UL listed?

Is Emotiva making "unsafe" devices or do they just not have the Seal?
2 different questions.

[DonBattles]

Originally Posted by KingRT

Is McIntosh UL listed?

Is Emotiva making "unsafe" devices or do they just not have the Seal?
2 different questions.

McIntosh is UL Listed.

[DonBattles]

By the way, my Luxman gear and Shunyata Hydra 8 are not UL Listed, guess I better toss that crap in the trash.