I dont know if this belongs here or not but since the topic is Emo processors and specifically the RMC1 and 1L I have some doubts if this belongs here in the way most folks think about it. But I have an MR1L from Emo that is sonically wonderful but it has issues. Comparing it to what I have read here about the Rmc1 and its lesser brother, it seems all too similar though with different problems. I have owned the Mr1L for something like 5 months now and while in many ways it is good, it leaves a lot to be desired in some ways too. Sound quality is quite good. S/N ratio and SINAD I have no clue how my unit measures...the bottom line is that noise is non existent from a users standpoint at the listening position. When using this as intended I can hear no noise from the speakers...nothing...its as black a background as you could ask for. But there are issues...when switching sources or choosing a particular video to watch in youtube for example, sometimes I get horrendous pops in the speakers as the new selected source comes online. This bothers me greatly and enough so that I refuse to connect very high quality speakers to the unit because I never know when this will occur and how loud those pops will be. This makes the switching source so suspect that I will never get the sonic quality I bought this piece to get. Im pretty aggravated about it, and Emo is not going to honor their warranty for this problem. Further, I have found that sometimes I can turn on the TV and processor and there is no sound at all...this makes no sense at all because the connections are new cables and properly connected but sometimes there is NO SOUND...and that is unacceptable in a product that costs 1600 bucks in round numbers. That said, I initially saw the MR1 and its siblings as a more up to date solution compared to the previous generation processors/receivers from Emo and something I would feel good living with, sadly I am disappointed by this piece. Im not selling it due to its audio quality but it will not meet the standard for a premium system in my home...its relegated to 2nd or 3rd place or possibly worse. I find it hard to step up to the AV10 but that seems to be the ONLY sub 10k processor that will do the job and live up to the hype spread by the marketing department. My question to you guys...have I mis-stepped here? Am I on point and is my assessment accurate? Please, if there are other processors that do their job without glaring issues as I have presented here, then please let me know. I hate throwing money at a problem when the money is wasted. Give me a reasonable solution to a decent processor that does not have the glaring issues or other glaring issues exhibited by the MR1L. I need something that works without aggravating me with eccentricities. Sorry for the long rant but this is important, at least to me. I am sure there are others who can contribute to this discussion in a positive and helpful way. Please speak up
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