Full Review of Emotiva MR1: Part 2
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- Been wondering if the Emotiva MR1 is worth the money? Should you buy the MR1? What kinds of technical issues does it have? In this video, I review the Emotiva MR1 and answer those and many other questions. So grab a cup of tea (or coffee) and watch this honest, no holds barred, review.
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I apologize for the slightly out-of-focus video. In the next video that will be fixed.
Emotiva MR1
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SPEC OF TECH CHANNEL
I encourage you to watch Barrett's review of the Emotiva RMC-1L 16 Channel Processor and his other videos.
• It Sounds Amazing, BUT...
CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
01:56 What's In the Box?
04:50 Build Quality
06:59 Functionality
09:22 Sound
11:56 Issues
12:15 Boot Sequence in real time
18:19 Should You Buy It?
20:43 Conclusion and Final Recommendations
21:18 What the Wife Says
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Thank you for watching the channel my friend. I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing issues with your Emotiva unit as well. I really wish they would get their UI and OS issues sorted out, because their units do sound excellent. For me personally, I couldn't cope with all the issues of the RMC-1L, I recently returned my unit. I will be trying the Arcam AV41 instead.
Another item for the wishlist on a 50lb unit is to put the calibration mic input on the front panel.
What receiver is perfect? If features are your bag, buy something else. The MR1 and MR1L are very basic. If solid operation in HDMI, and some CODEC play issues. No integration with Sonos. No built in streaming environment. It does have a massive Linear Power Supply. All discrete output stages. Class H intelligent Power Supply rail system. Class AB output stages. Some things are mental sure. But Yamaha, Denon, Marantz have their share of odditites. HDMI switching issues just to name one. Also since Emotiva does not promise the toys work, the less they have less to fix. Emotiva does not have the bottomless pit budget like some companies do. Processor Preamplifier, and Receiver design is expensive, and compliances. I always suggest people who anything auto calibration anything especially today, observe your trims, and adjust what you need, and like. ARC of any kind is not perfect. DIRAC is amazing but you have to utilize some fine tuning to get your sound your way. No such thing of too much power where the other companies fall on their face. That massive power supply, and the core values Emotiva had been doing for years. Years and years you get oddities like the muting of pops, and clicks in the digital domain. Long boot times. EARC is on.y recently becoming more solid, and Emotiva playing nice with all TVs are a work in progress. Anytime you interface a computer with another it can be a dive into the unknown. Compliances, and Standards are plenty, and hard to live up to them. The deal is this. Want performance buy it. You want functionality above all else, buy something else. I use a Emotiva XMC-1 Processor Preamplifier and Stealth Speakers for years. HDMI switching is bullet proof. The sound is amazing because of the full Differential Balanced Stages. Yamaha, Marantz, Denon, and so on are not giving you that for the same money if at all. Yeah I have been doing longer than many have been alive. My bedroom HT has the Anthem MRX-520 as it front end, and Parasound, and Emotiva external amplifiers. Works great. I want the performance 1st. Ancillary stuff is all managed externally. My next venture is a streamer, and NAS for them all. The final party piece. I am in IT. Love it or hate it, you hang around some pretty smart people. I am a hardware, not a software guy. Have been since I was 5 years old. At 10 years of age on all my teachers relied on me asking all the AV go, because they didn't know how, or care. A nice relationship there. I enjoy this stuff, and Emotiva is the brand geeks want, and what hard core music people want, but sure it may just exasperate you no end. I started on their stereo products. Then multichannel. Once you get it, it does fine. If you need that wife will divorce me if the HT doesn't work, buy Denon, Sony, Marantz, and so on. Fun watching you.
Xray - So far I enjoy the Emotiva the few Emotiva speakers I have and I would like to own some of their electronics someday when I can afford it. The way you describe Emotiva gear is like owning a performance car. Ya gotta get the wrenches out to keep them performing well and consider the flaws as part of the product that makes it special. I may be wrong, but I think a MC1 processor and a couple BasX amps would look good in my room.
All the best to you and yours - Kevin
I was in the market for a receiver earlier this year as I was upgrading my system to Atmos, from 5.1 to 5.1.4 setup. I decided on a Sony STR-AZ5000ES after watching Andrew Robinson review of the Sony top of the line STR-AZ7000ES and am very happy with the Sony, particularly the 360SSM processing.
Very nice. Congrats on the AVR. I'm thinking of doing a short update video on my Emotiva.
I purchased a refurbished unit as well, to replace my Onkyo RZ50. The RZ50 was always just OK even after running Dirac multiple times. The Refurb MR1 has all the similar issues you had and then some. Constant popping when commercials came on, or if adjusting the volume, etc. etc. I sent it back. Even though it sounded better than the Onkyo. When new units came back in stock, and with 15%, I jumped on a new unit. I've had zero issues thus far. And the sound is still superior to the Onkyo in my opinion. For the XBOX Series X that is my only HDMI 2.1 device, I just connected it straight to my 86" LG and use eARC for game audio. Works like a charm. I would still recommend this receiver to those that are willing to tweak it and can afford it.
Ohhhhhhhh, so it might have been the refurbished ones that had the most iseeus...
@@m.c.7174Thx for the details. Please subscribe.
I have a RZ50 - I'm doing Dirac Live measurements with a UMIK-1 but it's so wonky. It set my crossovers to 150hz and my distances to 0 and the speaker levels to 0. Crazy...
@@techsamurai11Yeah, that's a strange crossover.
How's the power comparison vs the Onkyo?
This was a great review! I wish I would have seen it before purchasing the MR1L… I really hope I don’t have these same issues. They sound really annoying. I am happy to hear about the sound quality as I’m hoping it can replace my older Adcom GFA 555II for 2 channel listening since that amp is getting old and people say it could need recapping although it sounds perfect to me. I really appreciate you taking the time to make videos! 🙌🏼
Thank you! I have yet to test it for 2 channel music, but based on the multi-channel surround sound I'm betting it's excellent.
This channel is like taking LSD
I installed my MR1 this past Saturday. There is only one issue, which is the popping sound as you raise the volume. This happens randomly... and that is it. There are no other issues whatsoever.
That's great!
Don’t feel too bad! I bought the Sony STR-AZ5000ES and it is currently in its second visit to United Radio, Sony’s approved repair center. First time unit failed to boot after a loud pop. A week later had to send the unit back for loss of the HDMI output signal to the TV. Bow waiting for my receiver to come back, hopefully properly repaired, as when it works, the sound is really amazing. BTW, my fallback is a Yamaha RX-A2A and as you said, it works flawlessly. Unfortunately its sound is nowhere close to the Sony.
I understand your reasoning of not recommending the unit. I have the RMC1L, if all you have to do is turn the unit off, unplug the unit and unplug the tv as well to reset the unit, then to me is just an easy fix no matter how frustrating it may be. Which I had to do myself a few times+ too. I just keep in my mind that I'm not going to spend another $4k to 8k because I got frustrated with my unit. I had the Anthem 70, it to was not user friendly. I have and it still works great a Denon AVR 4800 that's over 20 years old+, the only reason I when to separates to have more flexibility and the HDMI connection that my old unit didn't have. Please don't take my opinion the wrong way. It is frustrating I know....
Good points.
@@ramonbmovies ... Thank You for your reply. So many other people I had questions and opinions and never answered. Thank You once again.👍👍👍
I had some of those issues but after I purchased some audioquest pearl hdmi cables (better quality) and now it’s flawless
always remember ! modern audio devices are computers ! If you have an issue always reboot !
Are you sure your connections are correct? Some of the signal issues you are mentioning were happening to a friends AVR from Denon. When I went over to help him, I noticed his connections were not 100% correct. I've seen this with other people too. Proper connectivity is key for any home theater setup.
What amplifier or processor do you have, and how does it compare to the Emotiva MR1?
So after 5 months how do you feel about the item? Are there new firmware upgrades that fixed the issues?
One odd individual, but i liked your video.
Who isn't odd? Everyone has their quarks. I'm glad you liked the video.
Is it good for a two channel music operation?
I think it is. But this is something I should test in a more consistent way. Good question.
I've been having the same problems plus a few more you didn't mention. Also you don't even have the newest firmware which made me notice a slight improvement in processing. New firmware is 1.65. Idk if I could recommend to anyone.
What are some of the issues you are having? The issues I mentioned are pretty much gone now, w/ the exception of the amp sometimes taking longer than usual to sense the signal from the TV.
@@ramonbmovies I get a volume spike when turning the volume up with the remote the pops are almost completely gone after the firmware update. Static sounds, sounds spikes, and no signal at all sometime or delayed. I hope it clears up because when it working right it's pretty epic.
Lol
I see what you did!
The wife wins!
Tea? Trying to give Randy and his coffee a run for his money?
Shhhh. Don't tell him. But I do drink tea and not coffee. The only time I drank coffee this year was as an experiment to see if it was a good source of caffeine before a table tennis tournament.
Just finished off my Murchies Earl Grey cream blend and double fudge chocolate brownie. While I also enjoy a nice Illy espresso blend Americano, sometimes more than one coffee a day is too much for my 72 year old kidneys and bladder😂
Send back the MR1 and get a emotiva basx 7 channel amp for $700, to hook up to your old yamaha receiver. The extra power of this amp going through your yamaha should make it sound just as good as the MR1. The advantages are you save money, you have a trouble free yamaha receiver which should sound much better, and now you have a 7 channel amp that you can use anytime in the future as technology changes.
Yamaha... !
Don't think the Emotiva MR1 has Tone Controls Bass & Treble
No, but it does have an EQ that you can manually adjust. It also has a feature that lets you use EmoQ to let the system set the EQ, and then you can tweak that particular setting to your liking. Plus, with my speakers I really don't need tone controls. I get plenty of mids and highs, and if I need to adjust the bass, I can adjust it on my SVS PB-2000 PRO w/ a convenient app. Otherwise, the mids and highs are plenty good w/ the EmoQ settings at least for home theater. The bass is sometimes overpowered so I recently reduced it. But I do increase the sub woofer level for war movies and the like.
I have the Emotiva BasX MC1 Processor and Emotiva BasX Power Amps, l dont have the troubles that you have with MR1
I connect my
4K Firestick & 4K Bluray Player into HDMI inputs on back of Emotiva MC1 Processor and then use HDMI EArc from TV to Processor, starts up lot quicker than MR1.
Emotiva MC1 just seems to work for my needs without problems, sounds great too.
I also have same Subwoofer as you SVS PB-2000 Pro great Subwoofer
@@justinbyrne5736 Thank you. Yes, the sub is awesome. Way overpowered for my room but that's exactly what I wanted, lol. Gives you a lot of wiggle room.
The video editing is a little strange, is it done by AI? Random zoom ins that mean nothing are kind of distracting. Same with including the mistakes. You have very good information, but your editing can use a little cleaning up.
ok, thanks for the advice. I wanted to include some of the mistakes to show a more natural delivery. But maybe next time I'll save them for the end so that you can skip that if you want.
@ramonbmovies Awesome, thanks for listening! I can't wait to see what's next :)
please
that is horrible
I can't take him seriously, sorry.