The Onkyo PR-SC885P (& PR-SC886P) are #1, period!
Two weeks ago, the Onkyo PR-SC885P was selling for $529!, at Onkyo own shopping web site.
Balanced outputs for all channels, balanced inputs for 2-channel, Audyssey MultEQ XT, THX Ultra2, HQV Reon-VX50 video processor, TI PCM-1796a Dacs for all channels, toroidal transformer, separate power supply for video and audio, gold plated jacks all around, great remote control, good ergonomics, great build with top grade parts, VLSC for all channels, and much more...
Anybody knows what you have to pay to even come close to that?
Emo UMC-1 (non-existent) or any other surround processor by any other manufacturer are not even in the same playing field with their feature's list below the 885 and prices way above the 885.
The 885P (or 886P) are in a class of their own, same as all the Emotiva amps, period! They cannot be touch performance and value wise.
Bob