This afternoon I had 3 long phone calls with Emotiva to get more information about the MMC and IPS and also just general company history etc. Really nice and helpful people (thanks Kathy, Lonnie and Mark if you read this) who were very professional and said nothing about Outlaw but gave me a lot of confidence in their own products.

Long story short I am getting the Emotiva (at least for free 30 day trial as Arky suggested) - they also currently offer a 40% discount on upgrading to any future pre/pro device (unlimited timeframe) which is nice for my next purchase in 3 years.

I will let you know how it goes, and thanks for all your help and suggestions. If anyone wants detailed reviews/pics etc I can try to do that.