Yet Another Emotiva UMC-1 &/or XPA-5 Problem

[28BlusLater]

Well, it's multiple problems. I'm getting sick of dealing with this.

Here are the problems I've had with the UMC-1 and XPA-5 combo:

1. Most of the time, I put in a movie and I'll get NO audio whatsoever. I have to unplug the UMC-1 and plug it back in to get ANY audio.

2. Sometimes, I'll put in a movie and I'll get nothing but LOUD crackling sounds from all speakers.

3. Sometimes, all audio will stop out of nowhere and I'll get loud crackling from only the front 3 speakers.

4. Dolby TrueHD tracks are VERY soft (with all speakers) but especially with very sloppy and soft bass when my subwoofer is turned halfway up and I get VERY aggressive bass during DTS-HD flicks.

The XPA-5 always has the 5 full blue lights on, so it's not reading an issue. What the hell is going on? Over time, I'm noticing NONSTOP problems with that UMC-1 especially. I'm almost ready to just get rid of it and get something that I don't need to keep unplugging and plugging back in every single damn time I watch a movie.

This is ridiculous. Anybody have any ways to fix this or if I should just get rid of this problematic processor?

I kind of want to get a Pioneer Elite to go with my XPA-5, since those seem a lot more trustworthy than the UMC-1. I'm getting sick and tired of plugging and unplugging every single day.

When I first purchased this, it was great and worked perfectly. Over time, it slowly started developing problem after problem after problem. Emotiva has tried to help many times, but nothing is working.

Advice please?

With Feast, when the kid is taken by the creature at the beginning and the monster vomits, nothing but crackling. Ive tried EVERYTHING, restarting, unplugging, etc. and NOTHING is working.