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Originally posted by gonk:
Emotiva is also working on HDMI v1.3 gear, but I have my worries about them. They look a good bit flasher than Outlaw's stuff (although I don't care for the MMC-1's front panel design), but the one processor product they developed in-house (the LMC-1, which unlike the DMC-1 and MMC-1 isn't derived from the Sunfire Theater Grand IV) has been plagued by some pretty major problems. First there was Pro Logic II/IIx, which was intentionally implemented in an incomplete manner and only fixed after a lengthy uproar (although the fix in turn breaks the bass management in a way that is still not officially documented over a year after the revision was put into production). Then there was a DTS-ES bug that was initially passed off as the only "correct" DTS-ES implementation on the market before later being acknowledged as a bug. Alongside those and a few other bugs, there was a design decision to omit per-input surround mode memory, and the firmware update dongle that was promised back in March or April (as a substitute for returning your unit to the manufacturer for firmware updates) has still not been shipped because of various delays. It'd be good to see some extra internet-direct competition in the surround processor market, but Emotiva has some work left to do before they can earn my trust after the LMC-1's problems.
Gonk,
What do you think of Emotiva amps ( MPS-1)? Would that be a good match with the 990?