mc 700

[dougc]

Does it have a built in tuner? is it any better than the umc 200? I have to send my UMC 200 in and was thinking of pushing for a mc700 in return. any suggestions?

[The History Kid]

No built in tuner nor Bluetooth (Bluetooth requires an extra dongle).

That being said, it handles everything I need fine. There are a few quirks it has, but it seems to have fewer software issues than the Fusion or UMC's did. At least from my observations and use.

[dougc]

No built in tuner? Luckly I have 3 tuners. Is the dongle the same as the 200 because I have it. How is the pre amp output on the mc 700? on my umc200 I have to turn the volume up to 55 to hear it comfortable

[The History Kid]

Feb 11, 2018 14:08:53 GMT -5 dougc said:

No built in tuner? Luckly I have 3 tuners. Is the dongle the same as the 200 because I have it. How is the pre amp output on the mc 700? on my umc200 I have to turn the volume up to 55 to hear it comfortable

You know, I don't know the answer to the Bluetooth question, I think was like a BMK-1 or something like that to add on.

For the pre-amp, it depends on my source. I haven't had any gain issues with it though. I think I typically hang out between -50 and -65 (lowest). If I use the same scale as my Fusion, it's about the same to slightly less.

[Gary Cook]

Feb 11, 2018 14:08:53 GMT -5 dougc said:

No built in tuner? Luckly I have 3 tuners. Is the dongle the same as the 200 because I have it. How is the pre amp output on the mc 700? on my umc200 I have to turn the volume up to 55 to hear it comfortable

BTM-1 is the blue tooth module, same for UMC-200 and MC-700.

Cheers
Gary

[The History Kid]

emotiva.com/collections/accessories/products/btm-1

Here's the Bluetooth dongle. I don't use one myself though, so no feedback on it.

The BTM-1 is currently compatible with the the Emotiva BasX MC-700, the BasX PT-100, the BasX TA-100, and the UMC-200

[dougc]

In your opinion which is better? the umc200 or the mc700 ? Everyone included!!

[Gary Cook]

Feb 11, 2018 14:45:17 GMT -5 dougc said:

In your opinion which is better? the umc200 or the mc700 ? Everyone included!!

I'd guess that they sound pretty much the same, very similar specs, DAC's etc with typical Emotiva voicing. The MC-700 of course has the advantage (a big one) of being able to handle 4K.

The BTM-1 works quite well, never had an issue, it is blue tooth though so it has the blue tooth sound quality limitations, not to say that it sounds bad.

Cheers
Gary

[The History Kid]

The MC-700 is the first pre-amp that I've owned unless you count the XDA-2. It does it's job, the SQ doesn't blow me away or anything, but the 4K passthru has been noticeable on it, which I didn't think it would be.