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Emotiva UMC-1 Pre/Pro To Ship This June |
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 |
 Emotiva Audio is refreshing their entire lineup in 2008. The first of two new pre/pros, the Emotiva UMC-1 (formerly designated LMC-2) will be shipping this June instead of April, as previously anticipated.
Early April we receive the final code set and chips from
Cirrus. Advance prototypes should be finished in 10 days to 2 weeks
after the chip delivery. Approvals from Dolby and DTS will be ongoing
during final testing which should take roughly 2 to 3 weeks. Once it is
fully tested and has all approvals production can begin and will take 7
to 10 days. Then it will take about 3 weeks by fast boat to get them
here (yes, believe it or not the fast boat takes 3 weeks). Once it
arrives in port then we have another 3 days for customs approval and 7
days by overland carrier to our warehouse. So the bottom line is we now expect to ship them June.
The Emotiva UMC-1 will offer 4 HDMI inputs, 1 HDMI output, 4 each composite and s-video, and 3 component inputs. All analog video sources can be upscaled and output over HDMI. The UMC-1 will also sport a DVI and a VGA input. The UMC-1 also will feature auto room correction, and an AM-FM tuner. A full color OSD via HDMI will provide the interface for users to custom tailor their settings. The Emotiva UMC-1 will also support all advanced audio codecs. Those interested in snagging a UMC-1 will want to pre-order. The initial run is set to sell for $699, but according to Dann, component prices have risen 25%, so we're sure to see a higher asking price after that first shipment is sold.
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