Good points, Tom. While I own an LPA-1, I'm coming to those same conclusions as well. Like their look, love their customer service, appreciate their prices, but a little suspicious about the quality. Still, for the record, I love my LPA-1.
Anyway....
If anyone's interested in taking a peek at a dedicated Emotiva discussion forum, I've got an 'unofficial' one set up that's already found a handful of users. I'd welome all of my Axiom friends that are curious for more Emotiva info to stop on by....
Unofficial Emotiva Discussion