Emotiva Preamp Any good?

Is the Emotiva equipment any good? Their new XMC-1 Preamp ($1999) is all the rage at the audio shows.

vernneal12-15-2014 10:31pm

rlwainwright Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,904 posts 12-16-2014 at 02:36pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you're looking for a very good, low-cost, multichannel preprocessor, the XMC-1 is hard to beat. But, AFAIK, Emotiva have yet to provide the room correction capability they promised (Dirac) almost 2 years ago. I would be wary... -RW-
mofimadness Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,002 posts 12-16-2014 at 04:41pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete From what I understand, Emotiva is shipping all XMC-1s, ordered after December 1st, with the new Dirac Live LE room correction...
rlwainwright Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,904 posts 12-16-2014 at 04:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Well, it's about time! I am glad that Emo has finally made good on their promises, this has not always been the case with them... -RW-