Hello Guys,
Back after a long time since was on tour...
So, hooked it up finally. Ran the EMO-q and it calculated distances perfectly except for the sub which was off by about 3', dont know why. My living room size is 14 X 18 and have a 7.1 set up.
I know my speaker set is not upto the mark but what was satisfying though that the crossovers calculated by EMO were exactly as per speaker specifications. So emo-q is working fine in comparison to what I read on emo forum. I think the new FW is much more improved and have not faced s single issue (already reported on the forum) over 4-5 days use. Tried switching sources, modes and other parameters. Flawless and no locks, no center channel drops.
The overall eq performance is also as per my liking and did not find any need to modify it. Excellent performance across the spectrum, great midrange, vocals. Kishor Kumar voice sounds much more deep and juicy than it used to sound on my earlier Denon 2106. Watched the India - Aus match on tata sky hd connected to Sony 40W300A and it was an awesome exp. The center & sourrounds were very active and it sounded like we were actually watching it live. Had some guests that day, so praise from them and also from wife was like icing on the cake. ha ha ha....
May be with more familarity, I will be able to tune it further, if need be.
All sources (Tata sky HD, PS3 & Denon 1940 CI) are connected via Emo HDMI and profigold analog interconnects for RCA connections from analog sources and also between UMC-1 & UPA-7.
The input set up was little complicated to begin with but proved very easy once understood fully. The flexibility is awesome and one can select different sound output formats depending on the incoming stream from the same source.
I think, apart from processing quality of UMC-1, UPA-7 is making all the difference while driving speakers @ 125 watts, 8 ohms in a multichannel environment. So emo gear delivers as described. Movies sound much more life like and real.
Apart from all the good things only concern as of now is that the UMC is getting relatively hot over a period of 2-3 hours continuous usage at normal volume. It has been housed in its own compartment in the equipment rack beside ps3 and has about 2.5 inches space above it, plenty at the back. However the amp (housed at the bottom of the rack) remains at room temp at all times.
Will post pictures in my next post, in the meantime any thoughts regarding above concern would be highly appreciated.
As regards to warranty, have received bill and 5 year warranty certificate along with 40% discount certificate for processor upgrade. Have read on many forums that these products are built like a rock and nothing happens to them. This was witnessed when lifted the amp from the box. It weighs 38 kg and the UMC also around 10 kg. Experienced Emo's customer service during issues faced during wire transfer. They kept the poducts reserved for me (for atleast a week) till the time made other payment arrangements, even though other customers were in Q (specifically for UPA-7) and not a single ruppe was paid to them. Great gesture.
Anyway, i am very happy of my decision to go with emo and hope to enjoy it for years to come....