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Had mine for a few weeks now, love it!

I drive my rf-63 with a emotiva xpa-5. I have dual subs but don't use them for music because the rf-63 simply has plenty of thump without them. I do believe any speakers sound better with a quality external amp.

I own a 200.00 meter and a 3.00 meter. It just depends what your going to use it for. My 3.00 meter sets on my work bench and is used for general troubleshooting and works great.

I too have a UMC-1 and love it! Sounds better than any pre/pro or receiver I've owned. As long as your components play well with the UMC-1 its an outstanding buy. Im on the XMC-1 pre-order list, but on the fence about replacing the UMC-1.

I place mine where they sound the best, then my wife where they can stay and where they can not,[]

I updated because Dolby Volume wasn't correct. Now I seldom turn off Dolby Volume.

With the new firmware, I personally think the UMC is a unbeatable bargain. I can afford a 2-3k processor, but feel there is no need to spend the extra money. The UMC does everything I need and the sound is simply amazing. How many companies let you upgrade to 3D without buying a new processor? At this point I wondering if updating to the future XMC is worth while, I'm certainly in no hurry to upgrade. It seems most issues are related to what is being connected to the UMC. If you can avoid the problems source componets, the UMC should perform great. Gee, now I'm sounding like a fanboy.......... How much is the UMC worth? 1000.00 - 1500.00.

Loving the new firmware. Believe it or not, the SQ improved. BIG improvements in Dolby Volume. IMO the value on the UMC just went up.

Loving the new firmware. Believe it or not, the SQ improved. BIG improvements in Dolby Volume.

Received my new BJC sub cable today, ZERO HUM!

My room is 20x25 with 8-16 foot vaulted ceilings. The room has large three openings, a half wall and a large free standing brick fireplace. It's hard for the room to hold bass with all the openings. Also this is a very hard room to setup a HT in due to wall space, furnitue, a patio door and WAF. I have two Emotive ultra 12s. For the last year I've placed them where they just physically fit the best. Last weekend I move them around and found out they are capable of producing much more bass when place in different locations. I thing I need todo the bass crawl and find out where the bass works the best and where I can actually place these subs. I think it's going to be a compromise between sound and WAF.

Wont be discounted any more, but maybe some new products.

I was also trying to setup two subs this week. I had a spl meter and used REW for the tones. I played the crossover tone and checked the level on the SPL meter at 0 degrees and 180 degrees, did not see any difference on the SPL meter. Maybe it was bad placement? I've read that that a very good position for two subs is 1/4 in from each of the front corners. Does anyone know how 1/4 in on the front wall and 1/4 in on opposite back wall would work.?

What's its worth today maybe different then what's its worth next week when the new firmware comes out.

I believe you are correct. The Sub does not hum unitl I plug the RCA cable into it (with the other end disconnected). Its acting like a antenna. Last night I ordered a much better cable from Blue Jean Cables, I believe this will solve my issue. Although Ive always had good luck with Monoprice cables, but Ive had two bad cables in two weeks. Im thinking about swapping out all my Monoprice cables with DYI interconnect cables, but thats for a different post. Oh, LarryC nice drawings! thx

Sub AC plug only had 2 prongs, no ground. At this point I believe Im a victom of a bad/cheap cable.

Yeah, tried that. Funny thing is the sub continues to hum when the cable is disconnected from the processor. Its only when I disconnect the cable from the sub the hum stops. The cable should be shielded, but now Im have doubts. Maybe its just a crappy cable and 50 foot is why to long for a crappy cable.

Spent this weekend moving the subs around looking for the best sound. Found the sound, but now I have a hum. Ive found the problem, just dont know the best way to fix it. My 2nd sub is 30 feet away from the amp. If I use my cable from Monoprice, I get a hum. If I use my Monster cable with the little directional arrow, I get NO hum. From my research, Ive found that the arrow on the Monster cable means the shield is only connected at one end (I think). How do I make a sub cable with the shield disconnected on one end? As far as I know, a coax cable has two conductors (core and shield). If I disconnect the shield on one end, I will loose the one conductor resulting in no sound. thx.

All my EQ settings are 0 OR less. I bassically ran EMO-Q then manually adjusted levels and distances and then decreased any boost in the EQ to 0. My front crossover is set to 60hz all other crossovers are set to 80hz. The only reason I ran EMO-Q was to set the DV offset value. Also, I have the RF-63. They sounded kind of flat until I adjusted the terble/bass. I increased the bass by +2 and then the rf-63s came alive! Oh, the treble/bass is on the second page of "parameters" in the setup menu. It took me a few hours to find it.

Youthman, becareful with the EQ. Several people (including me) have reported distortion when boosting the EQ to much. Since your playing with the EQ could you do a test? Here is the test: Boost several mid range freq (5-7) to above +3. The theory is to much total boost in the EQ will cause distortion. While in STEREO MODE, play some test music. The music needs to be a strong womans voice (Diana Krall, Norah Jones, etc). I use Norah Jones -Dont Know Why. At 1:57 into the song I get distorion. The above is the only major issue I have with my UMC. At this point I dont not have any boost in my EQ.

Below is a link to a damage rf-83 speaker on ebay. Maybe make a offer just for the crossover and drivers. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Klipsch-RF-83-Floorstanding-Speaker-Single-/180653939398?pt=Speakers_Subwoofers&hash=item2a0fd05ac6

Starting to get the upgrade bug. Just wondering if I would see a noticable difference upgrading from RF-63 to RF-7s.

HDMI, becuase Its only one cable.

The question is, would you rather pay 699.00 with a 30 day trial? Thats a tuff question to answer.

I have and SPL meter and a tape measure. Don't have any of them and don't have any plans to. So was said about the UMC-1 itself. To be honest, if they offered the 30 day in home trial, I would buy it today but I'm just really hesitant to buy a product that has continual known issues. Just doesn't put much confidence in my mind. I appreciate you adding your comments and thoughts. I was in the same position as you several weeks ago, the 40% off coupon was the deal maker for me. Also, the UMC will be manufactured for another year, so I expect to see a few more firmware updates before the product is discontinued. The no return policy is a bummer, but there are several people willing to buy the UMC on ebay for a discount. IF your not happy with the UMC, sell it and take a $50 loss, keep the 40% off coupon and use it or sell it when the XMC comes out. If you sell the UMC and sell the 40% off coupon, you might even make money. Also, Big Dan (Emotiva Pres) promissed to fix all outstanding issues with the UMC for what thats worth. My end goal is to purchase a XMC-1 after its been tested by others, Im in no hurry.