Emotiva Preamp Any good?

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-

Seasoned audio buddies of mine really love the Emotiva USP-1 preamp especially the phono section of it.

I have tested the XMC-1 which had all the Dirac capabilities codes, mics, and it works flawlessly. In fact it outshines my very expensive Krell gear. I am thinking about selling the Krell to fund an all Emotiva system though I will keep my Krell amo. I dont need a nameplate to be in THE CLUB my system speaks for itself. Just wanted to know others thoughts on it. Thanks

The XMC is over FOUR years late. They tried EmoQ and TacT before Dirac, if that says anything about the situation. They announced that Dirac was finally ready to ship shortly after Minidsp announced the release of a competing Dirac product.

Because it's 4 years late, the platform is sadly lacking. The new Marantz 7702 is much better at the same price. Dolby Atmos and Audyssey XT32. 11.2 channels of processing instead of 7.2, with 13.2 preouts. Video processing, the XMC has none. Wifi and blutooth built in. The list goes on and on.

Marantz low end