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Latest Preamplifier Reviews
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Rating: 5
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Unprecedented benchmark level of performance and refinement, virtually...
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Audyssey and other processes can limit max volume, complex setup |
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Weighing in at nearly 60lbs, the AVP-A1HDCI is more massive than most flagship receivers, including their very own AVR-5308CI. Typically when I pop the cover off a so called “high end” processor, I see a lot of empty space. This is not the case with the AVP-A1HDCI. This baby is packed full of ...
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Rating: 4.5
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Aesthetics; Great balance between music and HT
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Lacks a rich feature set if compared to other "advanced" units at this... |
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AMPS: Emotiva XPA-2 2-CH amp & XPA-5 5-CH amp
SPEAKERS: Frons = Rocket 850 Signature Towers; Center = Rocket RSC200 Bigfoot Signature; Surround = Emotiva UAW 8.2 in-walls; Front Height = Rocket RS250 MKII Bookshelves
SUBS: AV123 MFW-15 15" sub; Rocket ULW-10 10" sub
MEDIA SOURCES: ...
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Rating: 0.5
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Small size, low price
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Audio drop-outs, video glitches, problematic firmware |
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I owned an Emotiva UMC-1 for about 3 months. I had a lot of problems with the unit performing its "HDMI
handshake". I tried to program my way around this unsolvable issue by creating macros on my remote.... but I
could not overcome the failure to "see" some devices. I had frequent ...
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Rating: 4
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Excellent sound quality, particularly with 192kHz/24 bit material; Ver...
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Slow startup; HDMI lock relatively slow; Minor issue with center chann... |
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- Room: 10x18 enclosed; untreated
- Pre-pro: Emotiva UMC-1
- Amp: Emotiva LPA-1 7-ch amp (5.1 configuration)
- Speakers: Emotiva ERM-1 monitors (F, L, C, SB, SL); Onix Rocket UFW-10 10” Subwoofer (internal amp bypassed and run passive using LPA-1 channels 6 & 7 bridged)
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Rating: 4
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Great DAC's, 15 user configurable inputs.
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Slow boot up, some minor firmware related problems. |
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I have been living with my new UMC-1 for 5 days now, and I'm learning new things about it daily. I use my UMC-1 as a complete A/V switching device for all my gear. I have a HD-PVR, XBox360, and Oppo BDP-80 bluray player connected to the unit, and run the video out to my LCD TV with the HDMI ...
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