I just got our daughter into bed and checked in at some of the usual forums, only to discover that Mark Schifter of AV123 had posted a rather surprising bit of news regarding some ongoing issues with Emotiva's LMC-1. It seems that AV123 has worked a deal with Outlaw to offer $350 trade-in toward an Model 970 for LMC-1 owners, plus a $350 credit from AV123 if buying a speaker system worth $2000 or more. This is a result of some long-standing issues surrounding the LMC-1, which AV123 helped bring to market originally but no longer sells or supports. It's a long, complicated story that has played out on several forums over the last year or two.

For any LMC-1 owners arriving here as a result of this offer, welcome to the Saloon! We've got a good crew around here. Some LMC-1 owners may recognize me from discussions on other forums regarding some of the LMC-1's issues. As a long-time member of this forum as well, I'm pretty familiar with Outlaw's products and try to help out where I can around here. In light of this unusual trade-in offer, I will be working on a FAQ to outline the similarities and differences between the two products and will try to get that posted here by some time early next week.