XMR-1

[house72]

Mar 11, 2015 13:24:30 GMT -5 novisnick said:

Mar 11, 2015 12:20:57 GMT -5 house72 said:

Hello

Thanks for the post. Knowing me, I can say one thing. I am impatient. I want to install over head speakers this summer and if XMR-1 gets delayed, it would make me go nuts and negative. By me moving to 8802 and then get an XMR-1, I can do comparison and if Dirac blows me away can keep it.

This will save me from posting every day, when XMR-1 will come and write negative things about if delayed. This approach helps me keep my sanity. Not sure if it makes sense.

Cheers

Sanity? Surly you jest! 
This hobby? Sanity? Really? Wow!!   ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nice try!

I agree with what you mean. I just hate to put myself in a situation, where my impatience will drive me nuts and people around me

So better to avoid.

Cheers

[novisnick]

Mar 11, 2015 13:33:09 GMT -5 house72 said:

Mar 11, 2015 13:24:30 GMT -5 novisnick said:

Sanity? Surly you jest! 
This hobby? Sanity? Really? Wow!!   ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nice try!

I agree with what you mean. I just hate to put myself in a situation, where my impatience will drive me nuts and people around me

So better to avoid.

Cheers

See my last few entries on my thread CC-690! 
My patience has been taxed,,,,,,,, but I'll get over it,,,,,,,,,,,,,eventually.  8)

[cwt]

Mar 11, 2015 12:20:57 GMT -5 house72 said:

Hello

Thanks for the post. Knowing me, I can say one thing. I am impatient. I want to install over head speakers this summer and if XMR-1 gets delayed, it would make me go nuts and negative. By me moving to 8802 and then get an XMR-1, I can do comparison and if Dirac blows me away can keep it.

This will save me from posting every day, when XMR-1 will come and write negative things about if delayed. This approach helps me keep my sanity. Not sure if it makes sense.

Makes sense with emo's 30 day trial policy too a sound strategy -sorry ; would be nice to get some more data on the xmr1 in any case . When Dan said all channels fully balanced did that refer to dual differential input to output like the denon avpa1 or just single ended converted to xlr via transformer etc ? Just curious Ime sure it will sound ace if its anything like the xmc1 from what I read

[Erwin.BE]

Fully balanced = dual differential from input to output. Input is not very important to me, as I cannot imagine using anything else than digital inputs. So fully balanced from internal DAC to output...

[Erwin.BE]

24-channel set-up DTS-X ready

A build for Atmos + Auro-3D + DTS-X using 24 B&W speakers and the Trinnov Altitude 32.
The green hemisphere is the theoretical position. The in wall speakers are orange, the 7 ceiling speakers in black lines.

[cwt]

Mar 12, 2015 13:50:22 GMT -5 Erwin.BE said:

Fully balanced = dual differential from input to output. Input is not very important to me, as I cannot imagine using anything else than digital inputs. So fully balanced from internal DAC to output...

Thanks Erwin ; Emo has a predilection for using the term quad differential for some of its balanced power amps so its all in the wording ..

Dont have any balanced sources anyway so more of a curiosity for those very rare completely balanced systems

[wizardofoz]

I'm glad Lonnie and now Dan have touted at least an indicative date for the earliest we might see the XMR/RMC so I can now bite down on getting a 2nd XMC-1 for my other room and replace my aging but still going UMC-1. Sadly the XSP-1G1 and DC-1 have been displaced by the XMC-1 ... so good is the 2 channel operation. plus I save a little extra space and a remote footprint. My wife wants to keep the DC-1...maybe for the bedroom with a PA2-50

Having to jump the gun a little to get the %25 off on the pre 1st May rise is OK I guess...my wife said so birthday buy is it? Just a shame the US$ is so high right now.

I still have my 40% card to drop on the next iteration when it is good and ready. I might be the only one on a 2nd XMC-1 - but thats fine...its a great processor and will serve me well as I doubt I'll be needing anything past 7.1 for the next year or 2 at least. 4K will be for a PJ only as I can't see any benefit for replacing my plasmas at this stage unless suddenly all broadcast cable goes 4K overnight...there just isn't enough content out there to justify 4k ... even decent 1080P movies don't grab me more than one or 2 a month if that.

I just hope they will ship on fedex and not Bongo...

[amaheshw]

Mar 26, 2015 11:10:55 GMT -5 wizardofoz said:

I'm glad Lonnie and now Dan have touted at least an indicative date for the earliest we might see the XMR/RMC

I didn't realize they provided this info -- what timeframe did they indicate? Any other new info about the XMR?

[Erwin.BE]

"Early 2016" but only if everything goes smoothly.

[novisnick]

Apr 2, 2015 15:24:27 GMT -5 Erwin.BE said:

"Early 2016" but only if everything goes smoothly.

Like it always does!!   



                                                                                

[jacketfan]

We have been around long enough to know "Early 2016" could mean anytime in 2016 or 2017. I know I am cynical, but I recall waiting on the Outlaw 950. I hope all goes smoothly, as I am interested in the XMR-1. Time to settle in for the long tumultuous wait. To me, the real question will be, as other companies come out with features we want, can we wait for this one?

[lrobertson]

So can anyone tell me whether the XMR-1 will be an Atmos lite and dts x lite concept with limited speaker placements or are you able to adjust your speaker positions as the codec has been designed for? And is there a plan for a flagship prepro (RMC-1) for the few of us like me that desire more than 16 channels/expandability with infinite speaker placement options and assignable speaker types? I'd much rather see Emotiva compete with Trinnov's conceptual design over the Marantz 8802/8803. If the XMR-1 is just the intro into 3d audio for Emotiva and it's a early 2016 release that's a cool concept but they better step up their game after that for those of us they told they would stand toe to toe with the best. And I'm sure they will with such a early release date. I only bought the pt-7030 for the 40% discount card to put towards what I imagined would be a atmos/dts x/auro prepro with all the benefits of the new codec at my disposal.

[danr]

XMR-1 = RMC-1 is our understanding. The RMC-1 was never an official name, just the name given to what is supposed to be their "Reference" Pre/Pro.

[brand]

Apr 4, 2015 19:42:30 GMT -5 lrobertson said:

So can anyone tell me whether the XMR-1 will be an Atmos lite and dts x lite concept with limited speaker placements or are you able to adjust your speaker positions as the codec has been designed for? And is there a plan for a flagship prepro (RMC-1) for the few of us like me that desire more than 16 channels/expandability with infinite speaker placement options and assignable speaker types? I'd much rather see Emotiva compete with Trinnov's conceptual design over the Marantz 8802/8803. If the XMR-1 is just the intro into 3d audio for Emotiva and it's a early 2016 release that's a cool concept but they better step up their game after that for those of us they told they would stand toe to toe with the best. And I'm sure they will with such a early release date. I only bought the pt-7030 for the 40% discount card to put towards what I imagined would be a atmos/dts x/auro prepro with all the benefits of the new codec at my disposal.

Nobody knows at this point but as the poster above me pointed out: RMC-1 = XMR-1. Personally I believe Atmos etc will be implemented but I don't think the XMR-1 will be as "up to date" compared to other more popular receivers by Denon, Marantz etc. Doesn't fit into Emotivas philosophy for me so you might set yourself up for a disappointment with your expectations. Like I said at this point we know nothing.

[danr]

Apr 4, 2015 21:16:15 GMT -5 brand said:

Apr 4, 2015 19:42:30 GMT -5 lrobertson said:

So can anyone tell me whether the XMR-1 will be an Atmos lite and dts x lite concept with limited speaker placements or are you able to adjust your speaker positions as the codec has been designed for? And is there a plan for a flagship prepro (RMC-1) for the few of us like me that desire more than 16 channels/expandability with infinite speaker placement options and assignable speaker types? I'd much rather see Emotiva compete with Trinnov's conceptual design over the Marantz 8802/8803. If the XMR-1 is just the intro into 3d audio for Emotiva and it's a early 2016 release that's a cool concept but they better step up their game after that for those of us they told they would stand toe to toe with the best. And I'm sure they will with such a early release date. I only bought the pt-7030 for the 40% discount card to put towards what I imagined would be a atmos/dts x/auro prepro with all the benefits of the new codec at my disposal.

Nobody knows at this point but as the poster above me pointed out: RMC-1 = XMR-1. Personally I believe Atmos etc will be implemented but I don't think the XMR-1 will be as "up to date" compared to other more popular receivers by Denon, Marantz etc. Doesn't fit into Emotivas philosophy for me so you might set yourself up for a disappointment with your expectations. Like I said at this point we know nothing.

Exactly. Emotiva's pre/pros are highly likely to NOT be as up to date as other companies offerings. Emotiva is a small company, and needs to be more deliberate in what they do. In addition, one only needs to look at the history of Theta Digital to get a good sense of how this is likely to play out. Why? Because the same guy who designed Theta's pre/pros was hired by Big Dan & is running this platform at Emotiva. Now, that being said, I'm pretty sure Emotiva will do a better job than Theta did.

We'll get great sound out of the Emotiva pre/pros, but it may just take a little longer for the updates/upgrades. If someone is willing to live with that trade-off, then there is no better price/performance ratio component out there than the Emotiva XMC-1 (and likely the XMR-1 too when it's released).

[Erwin.BE]

32 channels is easy, get two XMR-1. There you go! Want 64? Do the math...

[lrobertson]

Erwin trust me when I say I wish it was as easy as buying two. I'd do that in a heart beat. But that would mean they could cross communicate and I could assign my own speaker locations. I just hope they pursue something like this as soon as they see an opportunity. I don't want to make permanent speaker installations in locations that don't make sense when I increase the speaker number processing in the future. I'll have to rip apart my room and waist a lot of my time and money. It would be great to see a company step up and create a generic linux type of brain that could be sold to Emotiva and other companies. I imagine that is the greatest hurdle that would make the r&d cost jump if emotiva took that on by itself. Sign me up for two XMR-1's if I can daisy chain though! That would be a hell of a lot smarter than signing a loan for the altitude 32.

[lrobertson]

Maybe they wouldn't even have to cross communicate if you can just feed them with the same signal and assign speaker locations. Maybe seperate the two systems in halves but would then would need ability to assign 1 center channel and 1 vog channel... might get into some strange interactions when the speakers merge.

Wouldn't want the left front to try and close the gap with the left rear for sounds on the right. Not knowing it's the other systems responsibility.

[LCSeminole]

It appears according to this article by Audioholics that Emotiva has signed on to have DTS:X in the upcoming XMR-1 in Early 2016.

www.audioholics.com/audio-technologies/dts-x-immersive-surround-format

[teaman]

Apr 11, 2015 0:25:45 GMT -5 LCSeminole said:

It appears according to this article by Audioholics that Emotiva has signed on to have DTS:X in the upcoming XMR-1 in Early 2016.

www.audioholics.com/audio-technologies/dts-x-immersive-surround-format

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