KeithL
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Post by KeithL on Oct 1, 2013 9:59:56 GMT -5
Nah... If you really wanted to drive people nuts, you'd connect the decoder to a randomizer which would randomly assign the different channels to different speakers every time; you could also make the hole in the sub output move around randomly - from minute to minute  I'd love to see a sinister XMC-1 , I believe Emotiva could do it You mean the putting the volume knob on the left side? Plus these other great features... ...turning the volume dial clockwise decreases the volume, while turning it counter-clockwise increases the volume. ...the front panel input buttons are attached to a chance wheel--you never know what'cha gonna get! Pressing "CD" might actually switch the input to phono or AUX 2. ...the right surround and left back surround pre-outs are reversed. ...the subwoofer output passes 5 Hz to 300 Hz, with the exception of a -30 dB hole from 41 Hz to 49 Hz. ...the headphone output is wired directly to the mains. and last, but certainly not least... ...the Arm9 32 bit 375MHz processor doesn't actually run custom Linux software, it runs Windows Vista. |
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Post by bolle on Oct 1, 2013 10:25:23 GMT -5
Don´t forget random channel mute, random PEQ with every startup and also random crossover frequencies. Let us also not forget about video - random scaling to anything between 480i and 1080p, if a Video EQ is integrated a gamma change would be nice and seldom reduction to 16 colors max...
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Post by darien87 on Oct 1, 2013 10:37:24 GMT -5
Blame the cable box. That's all I have to say. When I was fighting a ground loop, the stupid coax line to the cable box wasn't grounded properly. Logically, disconnecting the HDMI from the cable box - demonstrated where the issue started. Already tried disconnecting all of my sources. Even tried unhooking EVERY cable that was involved with DirecTV. Tried the ground cable last night. Still no joy. I'm going to try XLR cables tonight but I don't have high hopes that will fix it. And even if it does it won't fix the issue for my 2-ch Onkyo amp that's driving my surrounds. Marantz tech support believes there's an issue with the AV7005 itself, which means trying to get it exchanged, (doubt Best Buy will want to do this since it was an open box), or sending it out for a warranty repair. Kind of a bummer since that means I'd be without it for at least a couple of weeks and I haven't even gotten a chance to hear the unit and evaluate its sound quality. One things for sure the UMC-1 seems to have a better design when it comes to ground loops. |
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Post by Jim on Oct 1, 2013 10:40:50 GMT -5
Blame the cable box. That's all I have to say. When I was fighting a ground loop, the stupid coax line to the cable box wasn't grounded properly. Logically, disconnecting the HDMI from the cable box - demonstrated where the issue started. Already tried disconnecting all of my sources. Even tried unhooking EVERY cable that was involved with DirecTV. Tried the ground cable last night. Still no joy. I'm going to try XLR cables tonight but I don't have high hopes that will fix it. And even if it does it won't fix the issue for my 2-ch Onkyo amp that's driving my surrounds. Marantz tech support believes there's an issue with the AV7005 itself, which means trying to get it exchanged, (doubt Best Buy will want to do this since it was an open box), or sending it out for a warranty repair. Kind of a bummer since that means I'd be without it for at least a couple of weeks and I haven't even gotten a chance to hear the unit and evaluate its sound quality. One things for sure the UMC-1 seems to have a better design when it comes to ground loops. Ugh. Sorry to hear that. Exchanging or warranty repair aren't fun. Good luck! Hope it's not too painful. |
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Post by autocrat on Oct 2, 2013 4:41:26 GMT -5
Blame the cable box. That's all I have to say. When I was fighting a ground loop, the stupid coax line to the cable box wasn't grounded properly. Logically, disconnecting the HDMI from the cable box - demonstrated where the issue started. Already tried disconnecting all of my sources. Even tried unhooking EVERY cable that was involved with DirecTV. Tried the ground cable last night. Still no joy. I'm going to try XLR cables tonight but I don't have high hopes that will fix it. And even if it does it won't fix the issue for my 2-ch Onkyo amp that's driving my surrounds. Marantz tech support believes there's an issue with the AV7005 itself, which means trying to get it exchanged, (doubt Best Buy will want to do this since it was an open box), or sending it out for a warranty repair. Kind of a bummer since that means I'd be without it for at least a couple of weeks and I haven't even gotten a chance to hear the unit and evaluate its sound quality. One things for sure the UMC-1 seems to have a better design when it comes to ground loops. My money is on a fault with the Marantz unit. Boxes being open aren't a random event. On the bright side, it'll get fixed or replaced so you got a good price on it even if it gives you some hassle for a while. |
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Post by darien87 on Oct 2, 2013 13:43:02 GMT -5
Went and got another AV7005 last night and hooked up a couple of cables to it and no hum. So it indeed looks like the first one was defective.
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Post by music1st on Oct 2, 2013 16:25:26 GMT -5
I'd be interested in your opinion of the 7005 if you're willing to share.
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Post by Priapulus on Oct 2, 2013 16:30:23 GMT -5
> Don´t forget random channel mute, random PEQ with every startup and also random crossover frequencies. Let us also not forget about video - random scaling to anything between 480i and 1080p,
The UMC-1 already has all these features, and many more...
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Post by darien87 on Oct 2, 2013 17:37:26 GMT -5
> Don´t forget random channel mute, random PEQ with every startup and also random crossover frequencies. Let us also not forget about video - random scaling to anything between 480i and 1080p, The UMC-1 already has all these features, and many more... Any my personal favorite, the random complete audio loss. |
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Post by darien87 on Oct 2, 2013 17:38:13 GMT -5
I'd be interested in your opinion of the 7005 if you're willing to share. Haven't even had time to set it up yet. I'm planning on doing it tonight. I'll let you know once I've had a chance to audition it. |
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Post by wrbreland on Oct 9, 2013 14:21:49 GMT -5
Does anyone know if the Emotiva XMC-1 HDMI v1.4. switcher be updated to HDMI v 2.0 in order to handle 4K at 60 fps? I understand this would require a new PWA. Estimated cost?
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Post by roadrunner on Oct 9, 2013 16:58:00 GMT -5
During Emofest, Emotiva said that the XMC-1 would offer an upgrade board for HDMI 2.0 and it will have 2 HDMI out connections. No date has been released for when to expect the update card nor has a price been mentioned. There was unofficial discussions floating around that it may even ship with the duo HDMI 2.0 card installed. Sure would be nice if they are able to slip-stream the duo HDMI card into the initial production XMC-1.
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Post by wrbreland on Oct 9, 2013 22:14:57 GMT -5
Thank you roadrunner for that info.
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Post by 2muchht on Oct 10, 2013 11:28:10 GMT -5
Does anyone know if the Emotiva XMC-1 HDMI v1.4. switcher be updated to HDMI v 2.0 in order to handle 4K at 60 fps? I understand this would require a new PWA. Estimated cost? Note that, within reason and depending on the specific semiconductors used in a product's design, it is possible to do 2160p/60 with 8-bit colour and 4:2:0 encoding through the current hardware. This is due to the fact that the clock speed and bandwidth required for that can be passed through without the need for new chips. There are some other things that would need a firmware upgrade, however. However, that is where the line in the sand is drawn. To do anything at 60fps with 10- or 12-bit color and/or 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 will absolutely require new chips, a very different layout and new firmware. There are many moving parts here that would have to fall into place carefully. Current thought is that the chips needed to do the newer, faster, higher data formats will not be generally available until into 2014, so it is doubtful that you'll see them from anyone until later into the new year. What the TV set people are doing now is almost certainly as described above to 2160/60/8-bit/4:2:0. |
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Post by Spiky on Oct 12, 2013 18:52:44 GMT -5
Congrats on the new toy Darien!  Isn't exercising one's options great?! Yeah but I'm kinda bummed about not sticking with Emotiva. I like pulling for the "little guy" and when the UMC works it's a great unit. But it's quirks really bug me. Just today, the audio cut out while watching the OZ the Great and Powerful BD. I rewound a scene and the audio cut out and came back as weird static. Pretty sure in this case your device is simply helping you by blocking crappy movies from your system. |
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Post by seraphic on Oct 13, 2013 12:04:51 GMT -5
Emotiva posted a video on YouTube about the XMC-1 price and release date from EmoFest 2013. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQJcskDpJcISigh... release is still four and a half months out. |
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Post by ausman on Nov 6, 2013 3:10:14 GMT -5
Biggest issue i've seen sat/cable STU/STB and FTA STB's is hdmi standards can vary greatly causing all sorts of issues never mind signal strength, most of what I;ve seen in pay tvboxes here, 14:9 isstandard wide screen, hdmi can be hit and miss authenticating to standard TV (pending on brand) hdmi handshake can be a big issue between stu-avr/processor-monitor (whether it tv or projector..
signal strength can be a bigger issue for tv distribution, signal amplifier may help or hinder signal quality..
streaming content can be from 320x240p-720 for general tv watching, unless series is in a widescreen format then 1080i will likely be standard with 1080p being reserved for sport and movies..
4-8k presentation material will likely require screens to support it 1st of all and will be restricted to bd or better media mediums, as a streaming service, you will be looking past rf medium connection for service..
copper lan restriction to less than 50 meter or basic fibre home networking will be standard options given coppers limited bandwidth..
current sat and terrestrial mediums don't have the capacity in them to support 4k if they did we'd be running around with imax presentations of everything..
this is what what I've seen within the Australian FTA and paytv industry, with looking at the quad tuner coming out in pvr's in recent years I'd say 4k isn't you're only problem supplying enough bandwidth to run 4-7 1080p streams will be a bigger issue...
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Post by Glenee on Nov 17, 2013 9:37:02 GMT -5
Is this going to have the World Class MC/MM Phono Stage or has that been Canceled ?
Thanks
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Post by petew on Nov 17, 2013 9:45:58 GMT -5
No phono stage in the specs.
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Post by geebo on Nov 17, 2013 10:38:37 GMT -5
Is this going to have the World Class MC/MM Phono Stage or has that been Canceled ? Thanks There will be no phono preamp. However, Emotiva is going to be releasing a standalone phono pre for those that need one. |
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I'd love to see a sinister XMC-1 , I believe Emotiva could do it
You mean the putting the volume knob on the left side?Plus these other great features...
Isn't exercising one's options great?! 
