A New alternative to Budget Seperates: Hello AV123!

[Shane Martin]

Full specs not out yet but here is what we know:


They are calling it Emo Ultra Lite.

Processor has a Room EQ and a built in 25x2 powered zone for multiroom.

Amp they are offering:
125x6 or 5x125 and 60x2(ala old Rotel or Adcom). Then on top of that you have the 25x2 powered zone for multiroom in the pre. Amp is 70 lbs.

Price $1298 for BOTH total. This is not a typo and Not EACH. $1300 for the combo. You can buy them seperately as well. Pre is $699 and the amp is $599

Emotiva Ultra Lite!
10/27/2004
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Recently announced by Mark is the new Emotiva Ultra Lite Combo! The LMC-1 is a 7.1 Surround Sound Processor/Pre-Amp and the LPA-1 is a configurable 7 channel amplifier. The details are scarce at the moment but here is what has been released:

3 sets of Component In's... with dynamite switching etc.

Cirrus's best chip set... the works... I bought 5000 systems (and I'm not kidding about that number)... for a "15 month" first year.

Multiple digi in's with coax and optical to boot (4 total as I recall)...

The look... the feel... not like anything anyone has seen in this price category... Just beautifully finished all the way...

Does is have 8 channel in (for SACD / Multi Channel Music)... H E double toothpicks... YES, for sure...

Does it have a SPECTACULAR "Alps" AM/FM Tuner section... You betcha...

NO cheap-a** Power Supply either... HUGE Torriod doing the chores...

OSD (yes... on S-Video and Composite)

Does it have remote I/R in's and outs... YEP. We have it all under the hood..

Amp Specs:

6 X 125 watts per channel into 8 ohms

or...

5 X 125 and 2 X 60 watts also all into 8 ohms...

BTW... his Brother the Processor has a 2nd. Zone 2 X 25 watts already built in... PERFECT for those new arrivals, the OD-100 Rocket Outdoor speakers...
the "little" EMO UL amp has over 1.6kVA of Torroid Stack (Power Transformer) and it weighs in NET without shipping cartons at about 70 lbs. It's a BRUTIS...

More info will be posted as it's released!

The Emotiva Ultra-Lite combo is due in 2005 at $1298. The units can be purchased seperately...the LMC-1 is $699 and the LPA-1 is $599

All of this is due March. Preorders going on now. Supposedly it will be at the CES show. I guess it's time for me to forget about buying a reciever this upgrade....

Please note I'm don't own any AV123 products(yet). I just thought this was quite a deal for the enthusiasts.

[TrungD1020]

How come they are not on the main website? The price is very good, but I wonder about the quality.

[Shane Martin]

Trung,
It's on preorder and the specs are only premature(not official). They should be showing a working version at CES and it comes out in March.

Quality should be good given AV123 but wonders never cease.

I sincerely believe this is going to be a player in the market and will steal alot of the 1k receiver sales. Given the addition of an auto eq and PLIIX, It should be good. About the only thing I can see it lacking is firewire and that is expecting alot out of a $700 pre/pro.