Emotiva Establishes New Ship Date for Its RMC-1 16-Channel Processor

Emotiva Establishes New Ship Date for Its RMC-1 16-Channel Processor​

(Emotiva) The new RMC-1 Processor is set to ship in November(August 22, 2018) Having missed its first predicted ship date, Emotiva Audio Corporation says the all-new – not to mention highly anticipated – RMC-1 16-Channel Processor is set to begin shipping to dealers and customers on November 15, 2018.

Priced at $4,999, the RMC-1 delivers 16 fully balanced channels, including an all-analog preamp section, premium digital to analog conversion operated in a Differential Reference balance mono mode, audiophile grade componentry, and room correction featuring DIRAC Live. And for those owners looking for a more micro-level of tweaking, every channel carries an 11-band parametric equalizer along with full Room EQ Wizard (REW) compatibility.

The RMC-1 ships with eight HDMI inputs and dual HDMI outputs, all of which support the HDMI 2.0b standard. That makes for management of all current 4K video standards, including HDCP 2.2 copy protection and Dolby Vision compatibility. And while HDMI 2.1 remains notability absent, the RMC-1 is designed to be fully upgradeable with a modular design that can accommodate upgrades (such as HDMI 2.1) in the future.

“Since we first announced the RMC-1, it has been one of the most requested of our upcoming models, especially by custom professionals who understand the amount of performance and value packed in its chassis,” said Dan Laufman, President and Founder, Emotiva Audio Corp. “We achieved our goal of designing and building the best AV processor in our company’s history. Of course, we’re talking about Emotiva, so the price is drastically lower than what you would expect for such an extraordinary product.”

Codec-wise, Emotiva says the RMC-1 carries onboard processing for Dolby Atmos and DTS-X object-oriented surround formats (up to 9.1.6 speaker configurations). The company had originally stated that Auro-3D would be included as a separate purchasable add-on, however Auro does not appear to have made the cut.

Stay tuned for more photos of the RMC-1 at CEDIA 2018.

 

[Isaac Sykes]

FINALLY!!

 

[phillihp23]

Only one sub hookup???? That surely is a problem for those of us that already run 4 subs on two hookups.

 

[ddude003]

Only one sub hookup???? That surely is a problem for those of us that already run 4 subs on two hookups.

A photo I saw had a Left Sub, Right Sub and LFE connection... Haven't seen specifications... Don't know if these are all PreOuts or what... And they look like all fully differential balanced connections...

 

[Sonnie]

Just in time for x-mas... although it will likely be next year before I can indulge.

 

[Isaac Sykes]

Just in time for x-mas... although it will likely be next year before I can indulge.

I just bought two Marantz 8805's . I was hoping that RMC-1 would have been released last Christmas and grew impatient...curse you Emotiva!!

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

Only one sub hookup???? That surely is a problem for those of us that already run 4 subs on two hookups.

The first expansion card that will be made available should be the card that offers 4 additional balanced outputs, which can be configured as 4 additional sub channels. Or 1 additional sub channel and 3 full range, or however you want.

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

Also, on the product page (https://emotiva.com/products/rmc-1), the photos show the R and L height channels can be configured as two additional subs out of the box.

 

[phillihp23]

Ok so it should be able to do 11.4 which is what I am looking for when I do my next upgrade.