Emotiva UMC-200 vs Primare SP31?

I don't know, but I sure wish someone here could compare, say, the Emotiva and or Primare, VS USING AN OPPO DIRECT FROM IT'S ANALOG OUT'S - bypassing an external pre/pro, and using DD/DTS and internal processing in the OPPO - DIRECT TO A MULTICH AMPLIFIER FOR MOVIES AND MUSIC!!!
...lay this thing to rest, for goodness sake, why doesn't someone?!! -tired of hearing audiophiles say they don't think they need a preamp at all!!
LET'S GET A SHOOT OUT GOING! My 2 cents

Thanks for the responds, very helpful. I will go for the Emotive as I already have a very good 2 channel and looking to add a 5 channel power to get 7.1. Best SQ is what I needed and not extra functions.

Salut,

J'ai eu l'emotiva umc200 et le primare sp31, la différence est énorme.
Il y en a un qui est musical (sp31) et l'autre froid et sans âme (umc200).
La section pré ampli de l'emotiva est médiocre contrairement à celle du primare excellente.
Le décodage de l'emotiva est correcte, celle du primare assez bonne, meilleure que umc200 mais manque un peu de définition, le meilleur résultat sera avec une oppo haut de gamme genre 93nxe en analogique sur le sp31.

I had an Emotiva UMC-200 and it was quite good. I found the calibration to be way off though for EQ'ing. I now use my Oppo 103 hdmi with extremely good video, but the analogue isn't great, awfull volume control. I am awaiting Emotivas XMC-1 processor. I need XLR's especially for sub connectivity and 2 channel analogue.

I just wonder how older generation high end AV processor or the emotiva!