You broke my brain.
How do you configure that? RMC1-L outputs to your mains, I am not understanding how you connect subs and mains together. Assuming LFE is from RCM1-L direct to subwoofer?! (quatement - question and statement at same time).
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New Emotiva XMC-2+ and RMC-1+: What is the difference, and what do you think?
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How do you configure that? RMC1-L outputs to your mains, I am not understanding how you connect subs and mains together. Assuming LFE is from RCM1-L direct to subwoofer?! (quatement - question and statement at same time).
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What you get is "clean" bass! When you get the subwoofers optimized correctly, you hear a lot more detail, and it stops being boomy. (it sounds more detailed because the boomy frequencies mask surrounding frequencies.)Since this is a thread about XMC-2+ and RMC-1+ - I've got a question specific to the speaker configuration limitation of these products.
As mentioned in an earlier post, the XMC-2+ and RMC-1+ cannot be configured for a 5.2.6 configuration.
The options are 5.1.6 and if you want to have a second sub, you would need a Y splitter for single sub out.
How significant is it to be able to have room correction for 2 subs versus only having 1 sub.
Is room correction on subs REALLY that valuable?
My motto - mo bass, mo better!! My wife and I are bass heads (not the drug bass head, but the sound bass head - you know some of you was going to twist that around).
It really depends on your specific room. A lot of people start with 20dB difference from highest peak to lowest valley, and after optimization it is more like +-4 dB.
I also had the stereo subwoofers awhile back, with a bookshelf speaker + subwoofer. They are configured so a 3 way(?) speaker works like a 4 way? That's what I did. It is better than a single subwoofer. But if it is left in phase with the main speaker, you miss some of the potential benefits of multiple subs.
NicS
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OK. My Main LCR speakers are all active (amplification inside the speaker box). I run the XLR cable from the RMC1-L to the left sub, which then daisy chains out to the left front. The I adjust the left sub to integrate with the left front. I then treat the left front / sub combination as one entity.
Ahh, the ole daisy chain out to other subwoofer trick - duh, now I feel dumb.
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Yes, I also had active studio monitors. And matchign subwoofers with integrated crossover settings. One subwoofer only got the left channel, and the other only got the right channel.
NicS
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No. I wasn't clear. I was having real trouble getting my subs to integrate properly with the fronts. I tried this method and found it sounded better than the whole enchilada DSP path. It also works for my bypass 2-channel setup that removes the RMC1-L from the signal path. Vinyl path is: phono pre-amp > pre-amp > output to sub > output to speakers.
FYI - my amp does have daisy chain functionality - so now I am back in the XMC-2+ game again
@NicS you are supposed to be helping me narrow down choices.
NicS
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Got any specifics?
Likely referring to this review:
This is a review and detailed measurements of the RMC-1+ 16 channel Audio/Video Processor for home theater applications. It was kindly drop shipped by a member and costs US $5,499.
The design language follows previous generation. I like all the bits/bytes info on the left and large volume display. The center control is actually a fancy, 4-way joystick -- something I figured out after reading the manual (and not being able to navigate the menus without). I guess it was too expensive to redo the labeling on the front panel to indicate it is the "1+" instead of the previous...
The design language follows previous generation. I like all the bits/bytes info on the left and large volume display. The center control is actually a fancy, 4-way joystick -- something I figured out after reading the manual (and not being able to navigate the menus without). I guess it was too expensive to redo the labeling on the front panel to indicate it is the "1+" instead of the previous...
Yup, just read the thread. Very disappointed in the measurements.Likely referring to this review:
This is a review and detailed measurements of the RMC-1+ 16 channel Audio/Video Processor for home theater applications. It was kindly drop shipped by a member and costs US $5,499.
The design language follows previous generation. I like all the bits/bytes info on the left and large volume display. The center control is actually a fancy, 4-way joystick -- something I figured out after reading the manual (and not being able to navigate the menus without). I guess it was too expensive to redo the labeling on the front panel to indicate it is the "1+" instead of the previous...
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Well, on the plus side (no pun intended...), you can get the same performance for $1,500 less if you buy the XMC 2+.
But yeah, a bit disappointing! They designed a new board from the ground up, or so they tell us, and they ended up with about the same performance as the old one!
But yeah, a bit disappointing! They designed a new board from the ground up, or so they tell us, and they ended up with about the same performance as the old one!
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