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Post by KeithL on Jul 22, 2014 17:00:52 GMT -5
I would like to keep this thread specifically for requests for new features - and requests for changes in how the XMC-1 works. We really do want to hear your suggestions, and we will keep them in mind when deciding what we're going to change - and setting the priorities for planned changes. Here are a few guidelines for this thread....  1) Feel free to include both easy things (like how the menus are worded) and major changes (like hardware upgrades). You may also want to mention things that you don't like the way they work - even if you don't have a specific better idea. (However, be sure and keep it CONSTRUCTIVE..... like: "I really hate the way it does XYZ; it would be nice to find another way to do that." Outright bashing will be treated to the same - with my Delete key....  ) 2) If it makes sense, especially if there is a hardware upgrade involved, it might be nice to mention how badly you want something. (As in: "I'd pay $500 for that"; or "It would be nice, but I wouldn't pay extra for it"; this sort of info helps clarify things when we're setting priorities.) 3) This is NOT a venue for arguing whether an idea is "good" or not - at least not in an insulting or unfriendly manner.  Feel free to express your OPINION about someone else's idea, or to +1 it if you agree that you would also like it, but let's avoid actual arguments. There are no stupid ideas; only ones that you agree with.... or not. 4) Obviously, while we want to hear your suggestions, we can't promise to implement specific suggestions or ideas. 5) I, or other Emo folks, may comment on specific suggestions. (We might say: "That's already on our list"; or "That can't be done without a major redesign".) Again, I'm not promising that we will comment on every suggestion. 6) Obviously, if an idea doesn't make it into the XMC-1, it may be implemented in "the processor that will come later" - and we all know that progress never stops |
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Post by ansat on Jul 22, 2014 17:07:41 GMT -5
I would love to see an add on processor (1RU) for channels 8,9,10,11. Have it connectable through the rj45 port in the back.
Price - 300 for the hardware
I would also entertain the idea of it only being supported by the upgraded version of Dirac (the Emotiva upgraded version that is)
Tony
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Post by matty1137 on Jul 22, 2014 17:09:58 GMT -5
Can you please change/modify the position of the popup onscreen display so that it fits within a 2.35 aspect ratio image without extending into the black bars? Some of us are using the "zoom" method with our 2.35 setups, and it would be nice to view the entire popup display without part of it falling outside of our screen.
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Post by novisnick on Jul 22, 2014 17:21:36 GMT -5
I would love to see an add on processor (1RU) for channels 8,9,10,11. Have it connectable through the rj45 port in the back. Price - 300 for the hardware I would also entertain the idea of it only being supported by the upgraded version of Dirac (the Emotiva upgraded version that is) Tony I just love this idea!! somebody buy this man a beer!!!!!  |
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Post by chaosrv on Jul 22, 2014 17:22:45 GMT -5
I would love to see an add on processor (1RU) for channels 8,9,10,11. Have it connectable through the rj45 port in the back. Price - 300 for the hardware I would also entertain the idea of it only being supported by the upgraded version of Dirac (the Emotiva upgraded version that is) Tony Ooh, I like this idea! Just make sure the add on has another rj45 so we dont lose the connectivity (we'd need it for dirac anyhow) |
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Post by msamblanet on Jul 22, 2014 17:23:37 GMT -5
Can you please change/modify the position of the popup onscreen display so that it fits within a 2.35 aspect ratio image without extending into the black bars? Some of us are using the "zoom" method with our 2.35 setups, and it would be nice to view the entire popup display without part of it falling outside of our screen. +1 from an anamorphic lens user (wow - a zoom and a lens user agreeing on something ) |
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Post by dragonV on Jul 22, 2014 17:27:36 GMT -5
Can you please change/modify the position of the popup onscreen display so that it fits within a 2.35 aspect ratio image without extending into the black bars? Some of us are using the "zoom" method with our 2.35 setups, and it would be nice to view the entire popup display without part of it falling outside of our screen. +1 sure this is very important for us many zoom and lens user out there. |
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Post by ÈlTwo on Jul 22, 2014 17:32:39 GMT -5
Streaming of audio, including multi-channel audio, (FLAC, PCM, WAV) via the ethernet connection. (It's probably in the works, but since it's not here yet it still counts as a feature request) +1 for ansat's suggestion on the add-on processor, but not for using the rj45 port. From the looks of it there are three backpanes for one daughter board that contains the USB, RJ45, IR in and out , and the triggers in and out. I would suggest replacing the backpane for the USB and RJ45 with a spot that another connector from the additional daughter board, with the features ansat suggested, could run through.  |
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Post by Timster on Jul 22, 2014 17:34:03 GMT -5
Can you please change/modify the position of the popup onscreen display so that it fits within a 2.35 aspect ratio image without extending into the black bars? Some of us are using the "zoom" method with our 2.35 setups, and it would be nice to view the entire popup display without part of it falling outside of our screen. I don't have mine yet, and will be a few months down the list, but absolutely +1 on this .... Please. |
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Post by Topend on Jul 22, 2014 17:50:46 GMT -5
I would love to see an add on processor (1RU) for channels 8,9,10,11. Have it connectable through the rj45 port in the back. Price - 300 for the hardware I would also entertain the idea of it only being supported by the upgraded version of Dirac (the Emotiva upgraded version that is) Tony What a great idea. How quickly could this be ready is the question. The RMC-1 might be available sooner, albeit at a presumably higher overall price. Dave. |
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Post by igorzep on Jul 22, 2014 17:59:12 GMT -5
Streaming of audio, including multi-channel audio, (FLAC, PCM, WAV) via the ethernet connection. (It's probably in the works, but since it's not here yet it still counts as a feature request) +1, but don't forget Gapless, without it I consider it uselessly incomplete player. The best would be to implement DLNA renderer, so it can be controlled from any DLNA controller from smartphone or tablet. Considering ReplayGain if set in the file metadata would also be very nice to have, so fletcher munson loudness curves would be offsetted correctly according to the normalization level of the recording, and also there would be no volume jumps between files. Kept it all in one post as everything here is closely related. |
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Post by bootman on Jul 22, 2014 18:01:18 GMT -5
I would love to see an add on processor (1RU) for channels 8,9,10,11. Have it connectable through the rj45 port in the back. Price - 300 for the hardware I would also entertain the idea of it only being supported by the upgraded version of Dirac (the Emotiva upgraded version that is) Tony I just love this idea!! somebody buy this man a beer!!!!! I'll buy him a scotch if it can be done for $300. $500 is beer worthy. But excellent idea. |
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Post by igorzep on Jul 22, 2014 18:22:49 GMT -5
There is already a lot of talk over the Lounge about Bass Management / Dual Mono Subs / time alignment. I've already done suggestion here. But will rephrase and extend it also here: I am suggesting Emotiva to consider an addition of the option in their menu structure to set for the second MONO sub configuration the delay/phase/level settings that are counted not absolutely, but in relation to the first subwoofer. And then treat that as a single sub by the PEQ and Dirac. Why the relative? Because of the process. First subwoofers are placed and are time aligned with each other to get flattest frequency response without EQ. Here we have 'combined mono sub' that is used later in the process. After that 'combined sub' is time-aligned with other speakers, and you may want to adjust the delay also for this 'combined sub'. And it should be done together for both subs, so, relative settings for second sub have an advantage that you only need to do changes in one place (the 'first' sub in the pair). Also it can be beneficial for further automatic room EQ, that will see just one 'combined sub' and so - calibrate for one 'combined' distance. The examples where this is be useful: * Front/Rear sub placement; * Diagonal sub placement; * Any other nonsymmetric sub positioning; * Double Bass Array; Note that in this case the delay difference between subs is not corresponding to distance difference to the MLP, so, automated calibration of two arrays is not possible. This also might be the case for other configurations. |
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Post by Gary Cook on Jul 22, 2014 18:23:23 GMT -5
Drop the DIRAC, hardware & software, and reduce the price accordingly. I don't know what price "accordingly" is, $500 would be nice as that would get it below the duty and tax threshold for us Aussies. Cheers Gary |
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Post by edrummereasye on Jul 22, 2014 18:32:04 GMT -5
Drop the DIRAC, hardware & software, and reduce the price accordingly. I don't know what price "accordingly" is, $500 would be nice as that would get it below the duty and tax threshold for us Aussies. Cheers Gary They can call that the "vMC-1"...the 'v' being an 'X', with the legs kicked out from underneath it!  |
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Post by edrummereasye on Jul 22, 2014 18:39:06 GMT -5
Streaming of audio, including multi-channel audio, (FLAC, PCM, WAV) via the ethernet connection. (It's probably in the works, but since it's not here yet it still counts as a feature request) +1, but don't forget Gapless, without it I consider it uselessly incomplete player. The best would be to implement DLNA renderer, so it can be controlled from any DLNA controller from smartphone or tablet. Considering ReplayGain if set in the file metadata would also be very nice to have, so fletcher munson loudness curves would be offsetted correctly according to the normalization level of the recording, and also there would be no volume jumps between files. Kept it all in one post as everything here is closely related. I absolutely second this...and GAPLESS is important...but what's really really important, and I don't know the DLNA protocol real well, so not sure if this is renderer issue or not (but if gapless is a renderer issue...)...but absolutely no good to me without FLAC + cuesheet support, as that's pretty much all of my collection that came on, or got burned to CD at some point...I also have a large number of HDD-only stuff, live show downloads etc...but I won't ask for .shn support lol...EXCEPT for the following: Would be ***awesome*** if some part of that could be "open-source" enough that the user-base could write "plug-ins"! That would be a MAJOR "win/win" for Emotiva and XMC-1 users... |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Jul 22, 2014 18:41:20 GMT -5
Drop the DIRAC, hardware & software, and reduce the price accordingly. I don't know what price "accordingly" is, $500 would be nice as that would get it below the duty and tax threshold for us Aussies. Cheers Gary I think that will be the XMC-200 and hopefully they can pull more than $500 out, but we digress. |
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Post by Gary Cook on Jul 22, 2014 19:00:21 GMT -5
Drop the DIRAC, hardware & software, and reduce the price accordingly. I don't know what price "accordingly" is, $500 would be nice as that would get it below the duty and tax threshold for us Aussies. They can call that the "vMC-1"...the 'v' being an 'X', with the legs kicked out from underneath it! I think PMC-1 the "P" being for the People who can do their own equalisation.  Cheers Gary |
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Post by edrummereasye on Jul 22, 2014 19:37:38 GMT -5
They can call that the "vMC-1"...the 'v' being an 'X', with the legs kicked out from underneath it! I think PMC-1 the "P" being for the People who can do their own equalisation. Cheers Gary Parametric People, even... =D |
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Post by junchoon on Jul 22, 2014 19:49:17 GMT -5
I would love if either could happens, willing to pay up to USD$100 extra:
1) add another reference XLR inputs
2) replace the existing reference RCAs with reference XLR inputs instead.
Option 2 might be easier to implement. I will use a pair of good RCA-XLR adapter if I still want reference quality sound from RCA only sources. I am aware there are other RCA inputs on the XMC-1, but they are not reference level.
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