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Post by Jessica on Feb 25, 2013 17:25:43 GMT -5
Emotiva was mentioned in a Lifehacker article: "Five Best A/V Receivers" (Yes, you read that correctly). Based on nominations, we were listed as one of the top 5 receiver brands. Many of you may find it amusing that Emotiva is on a top 5 receiver list when we don't even have a receiver. ;D I'm personally a big lifehacker and gizmodo fan, so this definitely made my day. You can vote for Emotiva in their "Best A/V Receiver" poll. We're currently in last place... and I couldn't be more thrilled. After all, this is a vote for the best receiver. Check out the discussions and posts after the article as well. lifehacker.com/5986358/five-best-av-receiver |
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Post by geebo on Feb 25, 2013 17:32:17 GMT -5
Emotiva was mentioned in a Lifehacker article: "Five Best A/V Receivers" (Yes, you read that correctly). Based on nominations, we were listed as one of the top 5 receiver brands. Many of you may find it amusing that Emotiva is on a top 5 receiver list when we don't even have a receiver. ;D I'm personally a big lifehacker and gizmodo fan, so this definitely made my day. You can vote for Emotiva in their "Best A/V Receiver" poll. We're currently in last place... and I couldn't be more thrilled. After all, this is a vote for the best receiver. Check out the discussions and posts after the article as well. lifehacker.com/5986358/five-best-av-receiverAlready voted and you'll never guess who for.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2013 17:35:52 GMT -5
I had to vote for a "receiver", so i went with Onkyo. They make great AVR's.
Maybe Emo should make an AVR. That'd get my vote.
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Post by brubacca on Feb 25, 2013 17:40:45 GMT -5
Personally can't wait to replace my Onkyo receiver with some Emotiva amps and I'll use an old processor until I can afford XMC-1. I'll be going backwards from HDMI codecs., but the increase in quality will be worth it.
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Post by geebo on Feb 25, 2013 17:57:24 GMT -5
I had to vote for a "receiver", so i went with Onkyo. They make great AVR's. Maybe Emo should make an AVR. That'd get my vote. They can also make the best room heaters. At least mine did... |
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Post by ribbonking on Feb 25, 2013 18:23:14 GMT -5
I voted for Emotiva - twice.
Newer Onkyo models don't generate heat like older units. I have a TX-NR818 and it runs at cool temps. Think they made this change beginning with the X09 series.
I had an TX-SR805 and it ran warm. I always used a PC-type cooling fan on top to dissapate the heat and never had an issue.
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Post by weigle2 on Feb 25, 2013 18:44:44 GMT -5
The receivers in the article are all lower end units. Emotiva (even my DMR-1) sounds better than any of these.
I voted (twice) for Emotiva.
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Post by GreenKiwi on Feb 25, 2013 19:09:57 GMT -5
I think that the vote already happened, in this post: lifehacker.com/5985887/best-av-receiver?tag=hive-fiveThat being said, I think that some placement at the end was simply because it was only supposed to be a vote for receivers and there were enough people who voted for Emotiva that they figured it should be moved into the list. Weird... didn't see the poll in Chrome. Must be some bug on my machine. At any rate, voted to get it into the high five. Now to vote it up. |
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Post by geebo on Feb 25, 2013 20:21:35 GMT -5
I think that the vote already happened, in this post: lifehacker.com/5985887/best-av-receiver?tag=hive-fiveThat being said, I think that some placement at the end was simply because it was only supposed to be a vote for receivers and there were enough people who voted for Emotiva that they figured it should be moved into the list. Weird... didn't see the poll in Chrome. Must be some bug on my machine. At any rate, voted to get it into the high five. Now to vote it up. Chrome works okay for me with Win 8. |
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Post by suffolk112000 on Feb 25, 2013 20:26:49 GMT -5
Personally can't wait to replace my Onkyo receiver with some Emotiva amps and I'll use an old processor until I can afford XMC-1. I'll be going backwards from HDMI codecs., but the increase in quality will be worth it. Love it. Your well timed comment gets my vote. Vote cast for Emotiva.  |
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Post by calvinhobbe on Feb 26, 2013 9:29:03 GMT -5
Personally can't wait to replace my Onkyo receiver with some Emotiva amps and I'll use an old processor until I can afford XMC-1. I'll be going backwards from HDMI codecs., but the increase in quality will be worth it. If you save $1.00 per day you will have more than enough cash to buy one when the XMC-1 is eventually released. ;D You gotta love it when a company doesn't even make an AVR and they are on the list. Makes you wonder how "valid" they really are in this field. Now if they labelled it as "cost effective HT systems" or such...lol |
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Post by GreenKiwi on Feb 26, 2013 10:59:36 GMT -5
Personally can't wait to replace my Onkyo receiver with some Emotiva amps and I'll use an old processor until I can afford XMC-1. I'll be going backwards from HDMI codecs., but the increase in quality will be worth it. If you save $1.00 per day you will have more than enough cash to buy one when the XMC-1 is eventually released. ;D You gotta love it when a company doesn't even make an AVR and they are on the list. Makes you wonder how "valid" they really are in this field. Now if they labelled it as "cost effective HT systems" or such...lol It's a user submitted list. They asked users what the top receivers were. Enough people said emotiva that they then decided to add them to the list. I think it's perfectly appropriate for what the side is. A general life hacking site. How to make the most out of life |
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Post by roadrunner on Feb 26, 2013 12:31:15 GMT -5
I have Windows 7, 64 bit, and I use Chrome and had no problem with Lifehacker... or any other site I have tried to use for the past year or so. I imagine there are some sites that are not compatible with Chrome, but I have not run into any so far.
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Post by dennis99 on Feb 26, 2013 12:39:38 GMT -5
Many VIPs here have enormous amount of posted comments ranging from a thousand plus, an example like Geebo, world record 10,000+. How do you guys find time to enjoy your rig when you're reply, reading all comments, articles, making post?. So my question is, do you attach your entire rigs to PC speakers? Just curious.
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Post by jmilton on Feb 26, 2013 12:46:50 GMT -5
Many VIPs here have enormous amount of posted comments ranging from a thousand plus, an example like Geebo, world record 10,000+. How do you guys find time to enjoy your rig when you're reply, reading all comments, articles, making post?. So my question is, do you attach your entire rigs to PC speakers? Just curious. ...basically, we have no life. |
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Post by monkumonku on Feb 26, 2013 12:55:12 GMT -5
Many VIPs here have enormous amount of posted comments ranging from a thousand plus, an example like Geebo, world record 10,000+. How do you guys find time to enjoy your rig when you're reply, reading all comments, articles, making post?. So my question is, do you attach your entire rigs to PC speakers? Just curious. ...basically, we have no life. Yes, the lettering on the F5 key of my keyboard is worn off from pressing it to refresh the most recent 60 posts once every 10 seconds or so.  |
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Post by geebo on Feb 26, 2013 12:58:39 GMT -5
Many VIPs here have enormous amount of posted comments ranging from a thousand plus, an example like Geebo, world record 10,000+. How do you guys find time to enjoy your rig when you're reply, reading all comments, articles, making post?. So my question is, do you attach your entire rigs to PC speakers? Just curious. I just buy Emo stuff so I can hang out here. I never listen to music. I hate music. But I like lookin' at the blue lights while typing. ;D |
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Post by garbulky on Feb 26, 2013 16:27:46 GMT -5
All my emo products are used as a keyboard rest and nothing else |
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Post by calvinhobbe on Feb 27, 2013 7:57:57 GMT -5
If you save $1.00 per day you will have more than enough cash to buy one when the XMC-1 is eventually released. ;D You gotta love it when a company doesn't even make an AVR and they are on the list. Makes you wonder how "valid" they really are in this field. Now if they labelled it as "cost effective HT systems" or such...lol It's a user submitted list. They asked users what the top receivers were. Enough people said emotiva that they then decided to add them to the list. I think it's perfectly appropriate for what the side is. A general life hacking site. How to make the most out of life As you said, "they" decided to add Emo to the list...they approved Emo as a AVR. ;D Under your logic if "they" added a 1960s transister radio or a Krell AVP & AMPs because a lot of users said they were the best "AVR" then ...  I just love the evaluations/reviews/etc on the Internet. My two tin cans & string are THE BEST phone system ever made... ...it said so on the Internet.  I have a poor old (one of the last sold on clearance) UPA5s sitting in it's box used once to make sure all was working, but I can't part with it. Maybe I should hook it up to my laptop & PC speakers so I can watch the blue lights...lol. Once the XMC-1 ships I will move it to the theatre room with the XPA5 and move the UMC-1 to the office with the UPA5. LOL |
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