Spiffyfast,
Being an Emotiva owner, I can say that I truely believe the Emo ULs will be something very special. Mark is very good at delivering products that have a lot of bang for your dollar. While the Emo ULs don't have all the bells & whistles of the $1000 -$1500 receivers, they do have what most everyone will really need. When I took a look at some other pre/pros say the Rotel 1068 for example the Emo UL offers very similar hookup options.
mtrycrafts,
Don't confuse a 125Watt 63 LBS amp with a 30 LBS 120 watt receiver. I would take that amp hands down over any mid level receivers internal amp, Just my opinion.
petesgti,
As far as being better than a receiver it's hard to say. What kind of receiver are you talking about? Receivers will have some connections the EMO ULs simply won't, this may or may not be important to you. Mark @ AV123 is trying to concentrate on delivering excellent sound quality for this price range. However the EMO ULs also have some neat add ons that most people probably have not heard much about. One of them is you can get a fully HDCP compliant HDMI/DVI Gefen switch with the ULs for $99. There is also a second zone transceiver that will be available.
Here is a photo:
There was a get together in Dallas recently and the ULs were there and being tested for the first time. The hosts main system is a Pioneer Elite 55TXI with an ATI 2505 (250 watt x 5) amp. He shared some very honest comparisons and the EMO UL seemed pretty good to me from what I was reading. Keep in mind that receiver & amp combo would cost most people about 2.5 times what the EMO ULs cost.
