Yeah. You dodged a bullet with that decision. Most days I regret my decision to trade my XMC-1 (and $1.6k) for an RMC-1L. While it does sound better than I recall my XMC-1 sounding, it is flakey. If I switch inputs or pause a movie for more than a few minutes, video refuses to sync, frequently requiring a power-cycle to get things back. It's so irritating that we rarely use our home theater since the RMC-1L arrived. And, it's not like I have anything unusual connected to it: 4k LG 65" TV, Amazon FireTV, Nvidia Shield TV Pro, and a Kaby Lake Intel NUC. All standard stuff, and all using Blue Jeans certified BJC Series-FE HDMI cables.
Another note on the RMC-1L, my unit arrived with the left and right channels of the headphone jack wired out of phase. It took several tries for me to convince their support people that this was a real problem. Ultimately, Emotiva sent me a replacement ribbon cable with two of the leads crossed and some instructions on how to take the unit apart so that I can repair it myself. This, for a $4k unit??! That's pretty poor customer service. Plus, what other "high-performance" audio components use a ribbon cable internally for analog outputs like a headphone jack??
Unrelated, when my Emotiva XSP-1 analog preamp mysteriously died after a power outage, Emotiva wanted $300 plus shipping to fix it. I only paid $799 for it new during one of their sales…if I had it repaired, I doubt I could sell it for enough to cover the costs. So, I asked them if they would provide a return shipping label so that I could send it to them for spare parts (saving me the recycling fees). They said they were not interested, which tells me everything I need to know about what they think of the quality of their own gear.
Like you, I'll never buy from Emotiva again. I don't even think their amps are that great. Their service is terrible. Perhaps they were decent value for the money years ago, but I don't understand why they still exist today.