Emotiva definitely has their fan base. They are cheap and when things work they are worth the cheap price. I have a pre-pro on my main floor. It isn't as seamless in some ways as the old Cambridge, but then again the Cambridge wasn't very quick compared to my 20 year old Onkyo or the current Denon.
I'll go with Trevor on this one though. If you are contemplating that much, then don't go to cheap on the electronics. My Emo is fine, but if i had an extra $3k for kicks, i probably would have gotten something very different even though i would not have used a tenth of its abilities.
