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Post by foggy1956 on Jan 28, 2016 9:49:26 GMT -5
I bet some WD 40 will fix it. It fixed my pickup truck when I drove it in the pond. That stuff will fix anything. Are you suggesting Emo now ship a can of wd-40 with every purchase? |
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Post by amt on Jan 28, 2016 9:58:19 GMT -5
I am with you all on the sound quality. I don't want to give that up. And I am not exactly in a position to audition both in my home (my wife would kill me). On the other hand, the pops/clicks I hear is like a nagging scab that wont go away. That and I will still have to upgrade HDMI, and for all ports, who knows, maybe $600? If I factor that in, and what I can sell the XMC-1 for, then we are talking about $600-700 for gaining Atmos, having ARC with 4 presets, but with unconfirmed (but supposedly excellent) sound quality.
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Post by millst on Jan 28, 2016 11:08:14 GMT -5
Anthem offers a 30-day money back guarantee so it's only your time and return shipping if it doesn't meet (exceed?) your expectations.
-tm
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Post by cwt on Jan 28, 2016 11:53:21 GMT -5
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Post by Axis on Jan 28, 2016 13:58:29 GMT -5
I bet some WD 40 will fix it. It fixed my pickup truck when I drove it in the pond. That stuff will fix anything. Are you suggesting Emo now ship a can of wd-40 with every purchase? Heck no. I worked hard and got my own WD 40. I even got a little straw with it. You just spray what's causing noise and it stops making noise. |
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Post by foggy1956 on Jan 28, 2016 14:37:36 GMT -5
Are you suggesting Emo now ship a can of wd-40 with every purchase? Heck no. I worked hard and got my own WD 40. I even got a little straw with it. You just spray what's causing noise and it stops making noise. did that work on your xmc-1? |
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Post by Axis on Jan 28, 2016 14:44:06 GMT -5
Heck no. I worked hard and got my own WD 40. I even got a little straw with it. You just spray what's causing noise and it stops making noise. did that work on your xmc-1? Shoot I ain't got no use for no XMC-1. I just want something that's small and does 5.1 for watching tv and movies. I don't listen to music on it and all that stuff. That's what I got a stereo for. |
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Post by Bonzo on Jan 28, 2016 14:45:56 GMT -5
Has anyone tried blue duct tape?  |
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Post by foggy1956 on Jan 28, 2016 14:46:55 GMT -5
did that work on your xmc-1? Shoot I ain't got no use for no XMC-1. I just want something that's small and does 5.1 for watching tv and movies. I don't listen to music on it and all that stuff. That's what I got a stereo for. So what is the basis for your suggestion? |
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Post by millst on Jan 28, 2016 14:49:35 GMT -5
Yup, that's one of the threads I was thinking of. They have one for the new MRX line, too. I think the latter is the one where Nick from Anthem was responding to questions. I strongly considered the MRX line before I ended up with the XMC-1. It looks like they've done a great job improving on the original line (as far as my complaints went). Today, with the XMC-1 pricing so much higher, I'd have a tougher time deciding between the two brands. -tm |
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Post by Axis on Jan 28, 2016 14:50:02 GMT -5
Shoot I ain't got no use for no XMC-1. I just want something that's small and does 5.1 for watching tv and movies. I don't listen to music on it and all that stuff. That's what I got a stereo for. So what is the basis for your suggestion? What ? |
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Post by foggy1956 on Jan 28, 2016 14:56:25 GMT -5
So what is the basis for your suggestion? What ? Now your suggestion makes sense |
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Post by Axis on Jan 28, 2016 14:57:12 GMT -5
Now your suggestion makes sense What ? |
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Post by monkumonku on Jan 28, 2016 15:39:23 GMT -5
Are you suggesting Emo now ship a can of wd-40 with every purchase? Heck no. I worked hard and got my own WD 40. I even got a little straw with it. You just spray what's causing noise and it stops making noise. Can we spray that on politicians and lawyers, too? |
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Post by foggy1956 on Jan 28, 2016 15:45:52 GMT -5
Heck no. I worked hard and got my own WD 40. I even got a little straw with it. You just spray what's causing noise and it stops making noise. Can we spray that on politicians and lawyers, too? I still want someone who owns an xmc-1 to tell us if it works on that, all about getting rid of the pops and clicks which this thread is about |
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Post by amt on Jan 28, 2016 16:44:25 GMT -5
If you use WD40, keep spraying the XMC-1 until you hear one very big pop, then should you not hear pops anymore (or anything else)
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Post by Lsc on Jan 28, 2016 17:14:31 GMT -5
Can we spray that on politicians and lawyers, too? I still want someone who owns an xmc-1 to tell us if it works on that, all about getting rid of the pops and clicks which this thread is about I own an XMC-1 and I don't get the pops and clicks 99.9% of the time. I usually get it when I pause my Directv for a while then unpause it. I think the problem is with the Directv genie box that outputs crap or sputters on the unpause. The once in a long while occurrence I just ignore as it doesn't matter. I'm surprised to hear that people continue to have this issue. I listen to FLAC files on Jriver... |
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Post by LCSeminole on Jan 28, 2016 17:30:27 GMT -5
As I've already said, I only get the "clicks"(which I liken to a tone arm dropping on to vinyl) when going directly from either of my two CD transports(Emotiva ERC-1/Sony CDP-X111ES) to the XMC-1 with a coaxial or optical connection. I have however since put a DC-1 between the ERC-1 and XMC-1, then balanced outputs from the DC-1 to XMC-1 balanced in, and this(along with the WD-40)  , eliminates the "clicks". |
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Post by audiosyndrome on Jan 28, 2016 17:36:49 GMT -5
I do not have this problem with my ATV Gen3 when using Air Play. I use the ATV optical out to stream my iTunes Music Library. I use the ATV HDMI out for any other content. Always flawless operation. Russ Is Dirac enabled? Please confirm you hear zero pop/clicks by simply navigating the start screen icons and zero pop/clicks on song changes? I have gen2 Apple TV that is jailbroken for Kodi/XBMC. I could try optical or even a gen3/4 to see if its better. Otherwise I'm expecting there must be something wrong with my setup or unit if its not happening to others. I don't think its fair to dismiss the XMC due to this quirk...its really not that big of deal and probably sounds worse reading about it. I wouldn't make your decision to purchase solely on this. Dirac is NOT enabled (yet, no laptop). Zero pops / clicks when navigating anywhere in ATV. Russ |
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Post by foggy1956 on Jan 28, 2016 19:03:39 GMT -5
Is Dirac enabled? Please confirm you hear zero pop/clicks by simply navigating the start screen icons and zero pop/clicks on song changes? I have gen2 Apple TV that is jailbroken for Kodi/XBMC. I could try optical or even a gen3/4 to see if its better. Otherwise I'm expecting there must be something wrong with my setup or unit if its not happening to others. I don't think its fair to dismiss the XMC due to this quirk...its really not that big of deal and probably sounds worse reading about it. I wouldn't make your decision to purchase solely on this. Dirac is NOT enabled (yet, no laptop). Zero pops / clicks when navigating anywhere in ATV. Russ This phenomenon only occurs with Dirac engaged to my knowledge. |
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, eliminates the "clicks".
