Emotiva Takes High Performance, Feature-Packed Multichannel Pre-amplification to New (And Affordable) Levels

New XMC-1 Preamp/Processor Offers True 7.2-channel Decoding, TacT Dynamic Room Correction, Plus A Wide Array Of Top-Shelf Features

FRANKLIN, TN, March 22, 2012 — Emotiva Audio Corporation, the company whose passion for impeccable sound and unrivaled value is epitomized in every product bearing its name, is now preparing the XMC-1 preamp/processor for Summer 2012 release. As the first product of a new generation of high-performance digital audio products developed under the guidance of legendary digital systems architect Ray Dennison, the XMC-1 represents a technological milestone for Emotiva, and a new high-water mark for feature-rich, audiophile-caliber, multichannel pre-amplification at an affordable price.
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The work of Audio Engineer Andrew Welker and Axiom President and Founder, Ian Colquhoun, the linear field radiating omnidirectional speaker marks a departure from Axiom’s traditional loudspeaker designs. Among the many innovations used in this speaker, it features 11 drivers, front and rear, which are controlled by a total of two stereo DSPs. The sophisticated tailoring of each DSP section provides the incredible depth of soundfield audiophiles crave in a speaker, but with the same neutral tonal balance and pinpoint imaging for which Axiom speakers are renowned.
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