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Anthem AVM 30 or Emotiva UMC-1

I currently own an Anthem AVM-30 which I use primarily for home theater. I have a separate two channel system. My issue is that I am tired of manually pushing the two separate 3-HDMI switches that I have for the 5 following pieces of equipment. (Sony Play Station 3, Oppo BDP-83SE, Verizon FIOS, Apple Mac Mini and D-Link Boxee). I heard that the Emotiva sells direct and was wondering if it is a myth that the $699 UMC-1 is equivalent to the $2999 AVM 30. Also, one of my primary reasons for switching is that I can do away with the two HDMI switch boxes and simply use the inputs on the UMC-1. Unfortunately, I will have to get new S/E cables or adapters instead of balanced cables. Am I missing anything important?
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robbob
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Check the Emotiva forums for the CURRENT status on the UMC-1 and it's now repaired bugs. There are people here who lie like rugs. I have clearly pointed out negative aspects of Emotiva gear (which I own) and better/lesser gear (which I also own). For Example, I don't suggest using Emotiva for music only. But then I wouldn't reccomend Rotel, Parasound, Anthem, Outlaw, Bryston either. I'm in the tube camp for serious listening.

Don't let anyone sway you either way. Do research on the CURRENT unit and then make a decision for a test drive.

All I can say is that I wish I had all the money back wasted on those overpriced processors. And again, I'm suggesting you WAIT for the newer unit and NOT buy the UMC-1 if possible.

The resident trolls will attempt to skew this advice. Like I said: Do your own research on the unit's performance today.

Rob
robbob
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As I like to say from time to time...."it's just audio gear and today's good stuff is tomorrow's garbage."

So relax, peoples.

And happy new year to all.

Ron
robbob
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Sthomas....same story here. I waited for the bugs to settle and get cured. Now I have a processor that cost a fraction of what my previous units cost and I have tested it against the Onkyo directly.

If you cane about sound quality, go with the UMC-1. The bugs are gone for most people.

BTW, I have the Onkyo back because it's got an issue with Apple TV and my buddy wants me to do the update! Now try and get help from Onkyo to do it.

Cheers,

Rob
robbob
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Chandnlz, you have not heard the UMC-1 vs. some of the "big" brands, so you don't know about the sound quality. All you know is that the unit had bugs that were worked out. This doesn't effect anyone buying one today.

With the UMC-1 now working well I've got to question what we get when we pay 2-6K for a processor. I've owned quite a few and heard others. So when Emotiva releases their killer processor (which may cost around 1200 dollars) I'm not worried about bugs as I won't be first in line. Bugs get fixed. Sound quality will be the issue. It will have to be better than the UMC-1 to be worth the change.

Cheers,

Rob
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