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Post by mgbpuff on Jan 12, 2018 5:58:40 GMT -5
What a design team you guys are - let's change Emotiva's name to Tower of Babel Audio!
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Post by stephen on Jan 12, 2018 6:43:22 GMT -5
Looks like the new XMC-1 will be a great next iteration, hopefully not too expensive though!
1. Echoing earlier posts -- I do enjoy the UMC-1's logical input mapping flexibility. On the legacy input argument, however, perhaps just keeping a UMC-1 and connecting its HDMI output to the XMC-1 would suffice for those of us with a VCR, Nintendo 64, Wii, or other legacy sources?
2. Any talk of HD/digital FM radio? I admit I use my UMC-1 to listen to over the air radio a lot.
3. I'm finally up to a 5.1 system, maybe 7.1 someday if surrounds built into the ceiling, so I like having a pre-pro with high-end DACs and processing without necessarily paying for a large number of output channels.
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Post by flamingeye on Jan 12, 2018 10:39:44 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that's a typo. They meant to say "RMC-1" and not "XMC-1" (in reference to the $5k price). It also says it's a( XMR-1 ) and that it's a receiver |
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Post by bigsam411 on Jan 15, 2018 12:19:16 GMT -5
I'm hoping this comes out sometime this year. My GF and I are potentially going to buy a house and I want to build a theater in it. This is the pre-processor I want. Looked great when I saw it at CES.
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Post by Casey Leedom on Jan 15, 2018 13:39:53 GMT -5
Hhmmm, looks like the XMC-1, Gen3 will have some competition that may grab Bonzo's eye. Sound and Vision just reported on the new Marantz AV8805 also using the AK4490, 13 channels, and HDMI 2.1 ... Apparently available late February for $4499. Casey |
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Post by enricoclaudio on Jan 15, 2018 14:25:21 GMT -5
Hhmmm, looks like the XMC-1, Gen3 will have some competition that may grab Bonzo 's eye. Sound and Vision just reported on the new Marantz AV8805 also using the AK4490, 13 channels, and HDMI 2.1 ... Apparently available late February for $4499. Casey Ummm.. a $4499 Marantz processor with the same crappy Audyssey room EQ? No thanks... |
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Post by Gary Cook on Jan 15, 2018 16:01:31 GMT -5
Hhmmm, looks like the XMC-1, Gen3 will have some competition that may grab Bonzo 's eye. Sound and Vision just reported on the new Marantz AV8805 also using the AK4490, 13 channels, and HDMI 2.1 ... Apparently available late February for $4499. Casey Ummm.. a $4499 Marantz processor with the same crappy Audyssey room EQ? No thanks... Alternate view, a $4499 Marantz processor + $500 for a Professional to REW it.  Or a $4499 Marantz processor with DIY REW + $500 of Jack Daniels to drink  Cheers Gary |
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Post by enricoclaudio on Jan 15, 2018 16:59:21 GMT -5
Ummm.. a $4499 Marantz processor with the same crappy Audyssey room EQ? No thanks... Alternate view, a $4499 Marantz processor + $500 for a Professional to REW it. Or a $4499 Marantz processor with DIY REW + $500 of Jack Daniels to drink Cheers Gary Alternate view: a $3000 XMC-1 Gen 2 with HDMI v3 board + Atmos Upgrade (when available) + Dirac Live + $500 for a Professional to REW it + $1500 of Jack Daniels to drink  Or a $3500 XMC-1 Gen 3 with Dirac Live (when available) + $500 for a Professional to REW it + $1000 of Jack Daniels to drink |
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Post by klinemj on Jan 15, 2018 17:26:43 GMT -5
Who needs a pro to do REW?
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Post by richb on Jan 15, 2018 17:50:41 GMT -5
Who needs a pro to do REW? Mark Nobody. I was able to balance out my sub using the built in controls and REW to take measurements in about 1/2 hour. - Rich |
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Post by enricoclaudio on Jan 15, 2018 18:45:45 GMT -5
I don't need a pro to do REW for me but I do have a lot of customers that need professional help calibrating their systems because they don't have either the time or the knowledge to do it.
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Post by klinemj on Jan 15, 2018 19:02:39 GMT -5
pro or not, bourbon does help aid the process (within limits).
Mark
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Post by foggy1956 on Jan 15, 2018 21:26:46 GMT -5
Who needs a pro to do REW? Mark Nobody. I was able to balance out my sub using the built in controls and REW to take measurements in about 1/2 hour. - Rich Would you mind posting the graphs of your measurements after the finish of that half hour?😎 |
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Post by knecht on Jan 15, 2018 21:58:26 GMT -5
Alternate view, a $4499 Marantz processor + $500 for a Professional to REW it. Or a $4499 Marantz processor with DIY REW + $500 of Jack Daniels to drink Cheers Gary Alternate view: a $3000 XMC-1 Gen 2 with HDMI v3 board + Atmos Upgrade (when available) + Dirac Live + $500 for a Professional to REW it + $1500 of Jack Daniels to drink Or a $3500 XMC-1 Gen 3 with Dirac Live (when available) + $500 for a Professional to REW it + $1000 of Jack Daniels to drink The key word hear is when available. Unfortunately, I have lost that optimism. The Marantz will be out in February. |
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Post by richb on Jan 15, 2018 22:26:06 GMT -5
Alternate view: a $3000 XMC-1 Gen 2 with HDMI v3 board + Atmos Upgrade (when available) + Dirac Live + $500 for a Professional to REW it + $1500 of Jack Daniels to drink Or a $3500 XMC-1 Gen 3 with Dirac Live (when available) + $500 for a Professional to REW it + $1000 of Jack Daniels to drink The key word hear is when available. Unfortunately, I have lost that optimism. The Marantz will be out in February. Sure, you can find them in my review here: www.audioholics.com/av-preamp-processor-reviews/xmc-1-7.2-av-processor- Rich |
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Post by foggy1956 on Jan 15, 2018 22:45:02 GMT -5
Thank you, will have to spend more time with this article, did you time align the sub with your mains also with REW? |
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Post by enricoclaudio on Jan 15, 2018 22:45:36 GMT -5
Again, to me there is more than Atmos and 4K. With the XMC-1 you get a MUCH better room EQ system (Dirac) compared to what you get with Marantz/Denon. You also get two presets totally configurable with REW. Plus the promise of Atmos and 4K upgrade. Yes, one year late but it will arrive any time soon. When I made my decision for the XMC-1, I had in my place a Marantz SR7008 + Parasound Halo P5 combo and an Anthem AVM60. I choose the XMC-1 over the AVM60 and over any Marantz/Denon with Audyssey XT32 + SubEQ HT not because the XMC-1 future upgrade promises, I choose the XMC-1 only because in terms of sound, it's miles ahead of any Marantz/Denon and Anthem pre pro or receiver I ever owned or listened to. Future upgrade promises are a bonus for me.
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Post by Gary Cook on Jan 16, 2018 1:06:29 GMT -5
Again, to me there is more than Atmos and 4K. With the XMC-1 you get a MUCH better room EQ system (Dirac) compared to what you get with Marantz/Denon. You also get two presets totally configurable with REW. Plus the promise of Atmos and 4K upgrade. Yes, one year late but it will arrive any time soon. When I made my decision for the XMC-1, I had in my place a Marantz SR7008 + Parasound Halo P5 combo and an Anthem AVM60. I choose the XMC-1 over the AVM60 and over any Marantz/Denon with Audyssey XT32 + SubEQ HT not because the XMC-1 future upgrade promises, I choose the XMC-1 only because in terms of sound, it's miles ahead of any Marantz/Denon and Anthem pre pro or receiver I ever owned or listened to. Future upgrade promises are a bonus for me. To me Atmos + DTSX + Auro + 4K + REW easily beats DIRAC + waiting for an undisclosed amount of time (~ a year so far) for 4K and Atmos and DTSX and who knows about Auro. Put another way, for ~ a year I could have been watching 4K (without stress) listening to Atmos, DTSX and Auro via a Marantz or watching 2K and listening to inferior non object oriented movie mixes via an XMC-1. Sound quality is not superior on the XMC-1 if it can’t even process it. Cheers Gary |
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Post by richb on Jan 16, 2018 14:02:08 GMT -5
Thank you, will have to spend more time with this article, did you time align the sub with your mains also with REW? No, I did not. I just dialed flattened out the room modes. - Rich |
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Post by musicfan on Jan 16, 2018 14:20:52 GMT -5
Again, to me there is more than Atmos and 4K. With the XMC-1 you get a MUCH better room EQ system (Dirac) compared to what you get with Marantz/Denon. You also get two presets totally configurable with REW. Plus the promise of Atmos and 4K upgrade. Yes, one year late but it will arrive any time soon. When I made my decision for the XMC-1, I had in my place a Marantz SR7008 + Parasound Halo P5 combo and an Anthem AVM60. I choose the XMC-1 over the AVM60 and over any Marantz/Denon with Audyssey XT32 + SubEQ HT not because the XMC-1 future upgrade promises, I choose the XMC-1 only because in terms of sound, it's miles ahead of any Marantz/Denon and Anthem pre pro or receiver I ever owned or listened to. Future upgrade promises are a bonus for me. To me Atmos + DTSX + Auro + 4K + REW easily beats DIRAC + waiting for an undisclosed amount of time (~ a year so far) for 4K and Atmos and DTSX and who knows about Auro. Put another way, for ~ a year I could have been watching 4K (without stress) listening to Atmos, DTSX and Auro via a Marantz or watching 2K and listening to inferior non object oriented movie mixes via an XMC-1. Sound quality is not superior on the XMC-1 if it can’t even process it. Cheers Gary best post i have read on here ....pretty much ever |
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