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Post by bborzell on Jul 24, 2014 1:35:47 GMT -5
All set up with everything except my older Xbox360 that lacks HDMI. Somewhere I have a component-HDMI adaptor. Manual might be preliminary, but it was conceived by thoughtful and logical folks. Remote is not back lit, but the removable cover held on with magnets is a stroke of genius. Bottom line is that, for me, this box would be worth the asking price if Dirac were not on the table at all. I have a dedicated HT with pretty simple acoustic challenges. CDs in Direct mode are entirely different experiences. Both voices, strings and piano come through as though you are in the studio. This is the cleanest sound I have heard, period. The most complicated part of the setup was breaking down the UMC-1 and cleaning out the nest of cables. I decided to start out with HDMI for everything including audio just to make the introduction simple and less cluttered. Given the sound quality, I am not sure that I will put the 7.1 analog cables back in the mix. Used the on board test tone for relative levels with a SPL meter. Took no time to get things balanced for a not too good Jason Statham movie with fairly decent sound. From unboxing to turning the system off for the night (after several CDs and the Statham movie took 4.5 hours. While I have only scratched the surface of the capabilities of the box, what I have learned thus far results in a highly functional pre-pro. Looking forward to more tweaking tomorrow.  |
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Post by bborzell on Jul 24, 2014 1:41:43 GMT -5
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Post by dragonV on Jul 24, 2014 4:32:47 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing and the great pictures!! Looking forward to hearing more from you and all the other lucky new owners!
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Post by bootman on Jul 24, 2014 7:10:05 GMT -5
Can you check if you get any output on the digital out with a HDMI source. (it should be downmixed 2ch)
Thanks
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Post by siggie on Jul 24, 2014 7:25:22 GMT -5
That's a serious system!
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Post by geebo on Jul 24, 2014 7:25:44 GMT -5
Can you check if you get any output on the digital out with a HDMI source. (it should be downmixed 2ch) Thanks I was going to try that for you but didn't have anything that I could plug a digital signal into without tearing the XDA-2 out of the bedroom system. Sorry... And congrats to bborzell on the XMC! Nice system there. |
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Post by hemster on Jul 24, 2014 8:06:39 GMT -5
Can you check if you get any output on the digital out with a HDMI source. (it should be downmixed 2ch) Thanks Like geebo, I don't have anything I can test digital output with easily. |
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Post by bootman on Jul 24, 2014 8:16:54 GMT -5
Maybe the OP can use his UMC as a test bed feeding toslink out from the XMC while using a HDMI source and seeing what the UMC displays as an input.
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Post by bborzell on Jul 24, 2014 8:32:27 GMT -5
Maybe the OP can use his UMC as a test bed feeding toslink out from the XMC while using a HDMI source and seeing what the UMC displays as an input. I'd be happy to give it a try. But, first I need to wake up and understand what outcome you are seeking to create. Not sure what to look for. |
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Post by monkumonku on Jul 24, 2014 9:04:42 GMT -5
I am sorry but I'm gonna have to call your bluff on this one. Where's that blue glow inside the box??? Geebo had an authentic one as we saw from his picture but your so-called XMC-1 is lacking that blue glow. That's not a real XMC-1, now is it?
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Post by drtrey3 on Jul 24, 2014 9:13:10 GMT -5
Great system. Thanks for your thoughts, keep us posted as you use more of the options.
Trey
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Post by bborzell on Jul 24, 2014 9:16:10 GMT -5
I am sorry but I'm gonna have to call your bluff on this one. Where's that blue glow inside the box??? Geebo had an authentic one as we saw from his picture but your so-called XMC-1 is lacking that blue glow. That's not a real XMC-1, now is it? Actually, Geebo did the Photoshop. If you look at the pic of my rack and compare it to the pic of my lit XMC-1, you will see a clearly different blue hue. Yes, Emotiva has introduced a variation on the blue hue for the XMC-1. And, Geebo, in his zeal to be the firstest with the mostest, appears to have planted a phony blue light source in his box. I think it was an old UMC-1 in there.  |
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Post by monkumonku on Jul 24, 2014 9:26:51 GMT -5
I am sorry but I'm gonna have to call your bluff on this one. Where's that blue glow inside the box??? Geebo had an authentic one as we saw from his picture but your so-called XMC-1 is lacking that blue glow. That's not a real XMC-1, now is it? Actually, Geebo did the Photoshop. If you look at the pic of my rack and compare it to the pic of my lit XMC-1, you will see a clearly different blue hue. Yes, Emotiva has introduced a variation on the blue hue for the XMC-1. And, Geebo, in his zeal to be the firstest with the mostest, appears to have planted a phony blue light source in his box. I think it was an old UMC-1 in there. My profuse apologies - you are so right, we never really did verify what was inside the box causing that glow. Now that I think of it, that was probably the same XMC-1 he had in his rack from a year or two ago. So how are we going to verify the authenticity of these pictures? This thing is out of control already.  |
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Post by geebo on Jul 24, 2014 9:27:23 GMT -5
I am sorry but I'm gonna have to call your bluff on this one. Where's that blue glow inside the box??? Geebo had an authentic one as we saw from his picture but your so-called XMC-1 is lacking that blue glow. That's not a real XMC-1, now is it? Actually, Geebo did the Photoshop. If you look at the pic of my rack and compare it to the pic of my lit XMC-1, you will see a clearly different blue hue. Yes, Emotiva has introduced a variation on the blue hue for the XMC-1. And, Geebo, in his zeal to be the firstest with the mostest, appears to have planted a phony blue light source in his box. I think it was an old UMC-1 in there. Nope, it was somewhat obscured by the black sock on the XMC.  |
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Post by Hair Nick on Jul 24, 2014 9:46:02 GMT -5
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Post by bborzell on Jul 24, 2014 9:59:25 GMT -5
Can you check if you get any output on the digital out with a HDMI source. (it should be downmixed 2ch) Thanks OK, I am awake now. Are you looking to see whether a Toslink cable plugged into the Digital Out on the XMC-1 will be active constantly or only after having set up a given HDMI source to route to Digital Out? Or, maybe something else? |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Jul 24, 2014 10:28:26 GMT -5
Can you check if you get any output on the digital out with a HDMI source. (it should be downmixed 2ch) Thanks OK, I am awake now. Are you looking to see whether a Toslink cable plugged into the Digital Out on the XMC-1 will be active constantly or only after having set up a given HDMI source to route to Digital Out? Or, maybe something else? The expectation (or desire) is that it is always active, regardless of the input selected - including HDMI. You'll need a digital input on another device (like your UMC-1) to 'listen' on. |
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Post by adam631 on Jul 24, 2014 10:37:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the pics! Reminds me of that 80's song from the tubes...She's a beauty  |
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Post by bborzell on Jul 24, 2014 10:46:20 GMT -5
OK, I am awake now. Are you looking to see whether a Toslink cable plugged into the Digital Out on the XMC-1 will be active constantly or only after having set up a given HDMI source to route to Digital Out? Or, maybe something else? The expectation (or desire) is that it is always active, regardless of the input selected - including HDMI. You'll need a digital input on another device (like your UMC-1) to 'listen' on. Sorry if I am sounding dense on this, but wouldn't plugging into my UMC-1 to "listen" require amps and speakers? I was thinking that I could check the activity of the Digital Out of the XMC-1 by using a Toslink cable that will glow at the other end when it is active. Is the idea to confirm that the output is constantly active or that it is appropriately down mixed? |
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Post by geebo on Jul 24, 2014 10:55:34 GMT -5
Can you check if you get any output on the digital out with a HDMI source. (it should be downmixed 2ch) Thanks OK, I am awake now. Are you looking to see whether a Toslink cable plugged into the Digital Out on the XMC-1 will be active constantly or only after having set up a given HDMI source to route to Digital Out? Or, maybe something else? I think what he wants to know is simply is there signal at the digital outputs with an HDMI acting as a source and containing audio information. You should not have to configure anything that I know of. |
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